2002 oscars

[skye_storm]

Since i have just heard that the bbc have obtained the television rights for the oscars on march 25th ( lol@sky) what is everyones predictions on:

1. Best actor

2. Best actress

3. Best picture

4. Best foreign film

5. Best animated film

6. Best director

And any other award you may have a view on, heres mine:

1. Billy bob Thornten, for his role in the man who wasnt there

2. Nicole kidman for the others or moulin rouge

3. Moulin Rouge or Vanilla sky ( cant wait to see this one)

4. Amelie

5. close one between shrek and monsters inc. Monsters inc by a whisker, keep it up Pixar.

6. Difficult one, hmmm, my pick is......... cant decide, gonna put an accumulator on at the bookies help me pick this one, calling all movie critics, please help me i just cant choose.

[Jazzatola]

Well, judging by the awards being announced in the US right now, it looks like Mullholland Drive might be in with a chance. Can't wait to see it in the new year. :)

[McD]

Sadly, 51st State hasn't been released in time for the voting in the USA!

I'm one of the ones who enjoyed Moulin Rouge but I don't think it was quite good enough to pick up any Oscars.

Denzel Washington might be in with a shout for Training Day. It's not the best film in the world, but he gives a great performance. Quite similar to Ben Kinglsey in Sexy Beast actually, which might nab a Best Supporting Actor nom.

I have to say, despite a dull and almost unnecesary midsection (the Jude Law parts), I think A.I. might be the best mainstream film I saw all year. That, and Hannibal I suppose!

[Tim Fleming]

Originally posted by McD
I'm one of the ones who enjoyed Moulin Rouge but I don't think it was quite good enough to pick up any Oscars...

Have to disagree here.

I would say that it would have to be a cert for the Costume and Set Design awards. It must also rate as being a good chance for the Best Film and Best Director gongs and additionally, both Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor must be in with a good chance at snaring the Best Female and Male gongs respectively.

I think that with all of the badness that has been going on in the world of late, the time is certainly right for an uplifting musical to come to the fore.

For similar reasons Amelie will probably take the Best Foreign Language film award (apart from the fact it is just plain brilliant).

But hell, what would I know - I am a parent with a two and a half year old at home and have barely managed to get to a cinema in the last three years!! :)

regards, Tim...

[tj_director]

i didn't hate Moulin Rouge at all -- but i'd hate to see it win Best Film or Best Director. But as for Costume etc.. i can see it happening.

I think Amelie is dead cert to win Best Foreign, and although i'm slightly against it (it's only a 4 out 5 film to me) it may pick up Best Film if lucky.

BTW -- what's the date before films have to be released to count for 2002 nominations???

[Richie]

tj_director

Films have to have had a minimum 7 day run in the US to qualify for the Oscars. In other words they have to open no later than Dec 25th.

[Ronan]

In The Bedroom is practically a lock for nominations Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Script and possibly Supporting Actress.

At the moment I would guess it has the best chance of winning Picture, Actress (only Tilda Swinton comes close to Sissy Spacek) and Script.

Altman could eventually get his Oscar, although David Lynch and Todd Field will likely push him for this.

Actor is difficult to predict, but Billy Bob Thornton, Brian Cox and Denzel Washington have been particularly lauded.

Steve Buscemi would be my favourite for Supporting Actor, with either Cameron Diaz or Naomi Watts as Supporting Actress.

Lord of the Rings could easily pick up 10 nominations (mainly for technical prizes), and at the moment seems a dead cert for a Best Picture nomination.

[BenH]

I wouldn't count out Will Smith for Ali either. He fits the perfect patern in the Julia Roberts/Kim Basinger role of hugely popular stars who make that breakthrough role into "proper"acting.

The academy loves this.....

[Rollo Tomassi]

I think Chris Nolan is also in with a change of Best Adapted Screenplay (is it adapted, or based on?) for Memento .

I'd like Nicole Kidman to get a nomination for The Others too - I thought she was superb.

[Rollo Tomassi]

Oh, and maybe Michael Mann will get a director nomination...

[Rob]

Jerry Bruikheimer is a name not normally associated with the words "Best","Picture" and "Oscar", but "Black Hawk Down" may just do it for him ....

It's release has been bumped forward in both the US and the UK (to JAN 18th) to qualify for Oscar.

It tells the true story of the US Special Forces raid on Mogadishu in Somalia. It's based on an acclaimed book and some bloke reporting for "Coming Attractions" was gobsmacked that the whole thing is literally a word-for-word version of the book.

Oh, and Ridley Scott's the director.

[Arch Stanton]

Originally posted by Rob
Jerry Bruikheimer is a name not normally associated with the words "Best","Picture" and "Oscar", but "Black Hawk Down" may just do it for him ....

It's release has been bumped forward in both the US and the UK (to JAN 18th) to qualify for Oscar.

It tells the true story of the US Special Forces raid on Mogadishu in Somalia. It's based on an acclaimed book and some bloke reporting for "Coming Attractions" was gobsmacked that the whole thing is literally a word-for-word version of the book.

Oh, and Ridley Scott's the director.


but the early reviews have not been good. :(

But at least Eric 'soon to be the Hulk' Bana is geting good reviews from it. :)

[Neil Irving]

Originally posted by Jazzatola
Well, judging by the awards being announced in the US right now, it looks like Mullholland Drive might be in with a chance. Can't wait to see it in the new year. :)

Caught MULLHOLLAND DRIVE at the London Film Festival and David Lynch fans will not be disappointed, but I cannot see the Academy awarding it anything, unless there's a category for 'On another planet'. My head's still spinning...
(Can't wait to see it again!)

[tj_director]

cheers for the info Richie! :)

so maybe LOTR will get a few nods in then. If the current reviews are accurate (fingers crossed)-- it may just get Best Picture, and maybe even Best Director, Epics have that effect really. I mean Gladiator and Titanic, certainly not bad films, but not exactly the cream of the film-making industry -- but by God do they sell well in foreign markets!!! :eek:

As for Will Smith getting a nomination, who knows -- i've only seen clips, but there were times when i could have swore i was listening/watching the real Ali!!! I hope the film turns out to be a good one, which is very likely with Mann at the helm!!

[Yonathan Gal]

These aren't that will necessarily win it, but here are what i think should.. or maybe should if the film hasn't been released yet :)


1. Haley Joel Osment (A.I.) or Will Smith (Ali)
2. Audrey Tautou (Amelie) or The Others (Nicole Kidman)
3. Amelie
4. Amelie
5. Shrek
6. Amelie or Ali (Michael Mann)

[AndyWilson]

I really hope my favourite film of 2001, Ghost World get some nominations - probably for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Buscemi) and possibly Best Score or whatever the award is...

It'd be nice for something like this to be recognised in the Best Costume Design category too - the costumes just make Thora Birch sooooooo Enid!

[Gozer]

Best actor
Ian Mckellen for Gandalf
Best picture
Fellowship of the Ring
Best director
Peter Jackson

Yes, I've just seen Lord of the Rings and it is that damn good compared to some of the **** I've seen this year :D (Fast & The Furious, Mummy Returns etc.)

[Mike]

I dunno if he was nominated last year, but Jack Nicholson should have walked it as Best Actor for "The Pledge".

This year, I'd like to see "AI", "Last Orders", "The Man Who Wasn't There", "Shrek" and "Lord Of The Rings" nominated for Best Picture.

Billy Bob Thornton, Michael Caine and Ian McKellen for Best Actor.

Nicole Kidman deserves a Best Actress nod for "The Others"

Joel Coen, Peter Jackson, Fred Schepsi, Spielberg and Baz Luhrmann for Best Director (I don't much like "Moulin Rouge" but it is an extraordinarily accomplished film).

[01keith]

Moulin Rouge- Best Costumes
Best Film- Lord Of The Rings
Best Actor- Ian Mckellen- LOTR
Best Makeup- Planet Of The Apes (Ape Makeup)

BYE
Keithy.
:clap:

[GK]

Bearing in mind that so may of these being mooted are still awaiting UK releases, the only 2 I'd be genuinely keen to see at this stage are Nicole Kidman in The Others, where she's just glorious - "kinetic Kidman" as Uncut put it; and Tilda Swinton for The Deep End.

[Tim Fleming]

Well, the Golden Globe nominations (http://www.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/20/golden.globe.nominations/index.html) are up at the CNN site... these may give some indiaction to the direction the OScars might be going?

regards, Tim...

[mikeyb0]

I think "Waking Life" should win best animated feature.

[Tob]

Originally posted by BenH
I wouldn't count out Will Smith for Ali either. He fits the perfect patern in the Julia Roberts/Kim Basinger role of hugely popular stars who make that breakthrough role into "proper"acting.

The academy loves this.....

I will eat my hat if Smith doesn't win or at least get nominated. Same goes for Mann, I reckon Ali will do well.

[Cap'n Al]

If <i>Moulin Rouge</i> doesn't win either best film or best director, I'll eat my hat. Otherwise, I'd like to see <i>The Man who wasn't there</i> win best actor for Billy Bob Thornton, for Nicole Kidman to win for either <i>The Others</i> or, oh yes, <i>Moulin Rouge</i>, and for AI to get something, possibly best adapted screenplay.

[Ron Hill]

Best films for me this year are AI,Shrek and Lord Of The Rings.

AI for being so daringly different and intense for a mainstream movie.
Shrek for pure unashamed exuberant entertainment.
LOTR for vision,bravery and scope.

For best actor i'd tip my hat to Ian McKellen for Gandalf.
Best supporting actor, i'd nominate Eddie Murphy for Donkey in Shrek or Ian Holm for Bilbo in LOTR.

[EdgeOfVictory]

If LotR doesn't win at least 1 effects award it is a crime

But if Ian McKellan doesn't win an award for playing Gandalf then it is an even bigger crime. He was absolutely amazing - even better than other parts which I have seen him play and that is saying something!

[Yonathan Gal]

Don't you think his(McKellan) role was more a best supporting actor role than best actor. No-one else has said it, but I think Elijag Wood has never been better and deserves the best actor award... :) read my review at the 900th in the sig :)

[Michael Brooke]

<B>If Moulin Rouge doesn't win either best film or best director, I'll eat my hat. </B>

Werner Herzog made a bet like that once, and had the good grace to keep his side of the bargain, as documented in the self-explanatory short <I>Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe</I>.

Is a sequel in prospect? :D

[Cap'n Al]

Originally posted by Michael Brooke
<B>Werner Herzog made a bet like that once, and had the good grace to keep his side of the bargain, as documented in the self-explanatory short <I>Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe</I>.

Is a sequel in prospect? :D</B>

Oh dear God, yes; if it's good enough for the director of <i>Nosferatu, Aguirre</i> and <i>Fitzcorraldo</i>, it's good enough for me! Just one proviso, though; I intend to pick the sort of hat I eat...(not that I will, of course!)