| FILM | NOMINEE | MY ODDS | MY PICK | COMMENTS | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHICAGO | MIRAMAX | CAN YOU SAY "MOMENTUM"? | THE MOST NOMINATIONS AND LOADS OF BUZZ ABOUT THE RETURN OF THE MUSICAL...COULD BE ALL IT NEEDS. | ||
| GANGS OF NEW YORK | MIRAMAX | CAN YOU SAY "OVERBLOWN PUSH"? | POLITICS PUT THIS FILM IN THE TOP FIVE. | ||
| THE HOURS | PARAMOUNT AND MIRAMAX | CAN YOU SAY "OSCAR LOVES A DRAMA"? | A MAGNIFICENT FILM WITH A STELLAR CAST. THE TOP COMPETITION TO CHICAGO. | ||
| THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS | NEW LINE | CAN YOU SAY "IF IT WEREN'T A SEQUEL.."? | THE TRUTH IS THAT THIS WAS BETTER THAN THE FIRST... BUT IS THE BOX-OFFICE ITS AWARD? | ||
| THE PIANIST | FOCUS FEATURES | CAN YOU SAY "UNDERDOG"? | THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY PIECE OF WORK.. HAVE ENOUGH SEEN IT? IS IT'S DIRECTOR A DETRACTION? |
| FILM | NOMINEE | MY ODDS | MY PICK | COMMENTS | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PIANIST | ADRIEN BRODY | THE ONE THAT MAY PULL THROUGH | POSSIBLE SURPRISE VICTORY AS JACK AND DANIEL SPLIT VOTES. THE ONLY NEW NOMINEE IN A BLISTERING, STUNNING BREAKTHROUGH ROLE. | ||
| ADAPTATION | NICOLAS CAGE | A LONG SHOT... BUT WOULD BE A WORTHY VICTOR | FINALLY NICOLAS CHOOSES A ROLE WORTHY OF HIS TALENTS. IT'S BEEN A WHILE AND HE WAS BRILLIANT AS THE TWINS. ONE PREVIOUS LEAD WIN. | ||
| THE QUIET AMERICAN | MICHAEL CAINE | ANOTHER LONG SHOT... POSSIBLY THE LONGEST. | ALWAYS BRILLIANT THIS IS AN OSCAR WORTHY ROLE IN A YEAR WITH MANY TO CHOOSE FROM. - TWO PREVIOUS SUPPORTING WINS. | ||
| GANGS OF NEW YORK | DANIEL DAY-LEWIS | MORE THAN LIKELY A VICTOR HERE | A CONSUMATE ACTOR... WHO BLENDS INTO HIS CHARACTERS... HE WAS THE BEST PART OF THE FILM. - ONE PREVIOUS LEAD WIN. | ||
| ABOUT SCHMIDT | JACK NICHOLSON | MANY ARE SAYING THIS WILL BE #4 | ANOTHER ABSOLUTELY EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCE. COULD JACK WALK AWAY WITH AN AMAZING FOURTH ACTING OSCAR? |
| FILM | NOMINEE | MY ODDS | MY PICK | COMMENTS | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIDA | SALMA HAYEK | THE UNDERDOG | A WONDERFUL ACTRESS WHO POURED HER HEART AND SOUL INTO A ROLE. EXEMPLARY. THE NOMINATION IS HER AWARD. - FIRST TIME NOMINEE | ||
| THE HOURS | NICOLE KIDMAN | THIS IS HER AWARD TO LOSE | SHE GETS BETTER AND BETTER. AFTER LAST YEARS MOULIN ROUGE SHE PULLS OFF A STUNNING TRANSFORMATION AND AN AWARD WINNING PERFORMANCE. - ONE PREVIOUS LEAD NOMINATION | ||
| UNFAITHFUL | DIANE LANE | ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE... BUT... | A MUCH DESERVED CAREER NOTICE FOR AN ACTRESS WHO DESERVES TO BE IN FILMS THAT ATTRACT NOMINATIONS - HER FIRST NOD | ||
| FAR FROM HEAVEN | JULIANNE MOORE | SHE IS THE ONE THAT COULD STEAL THIS FROM NICOLE | A WONDERFULLY TALENTED ACTRESS IN A BREATHTAKING ROLE... BUT STIFF COMPETITION CONSIDERING MERYL WILL NOT SPLIT VOTES WITH NICOLE... JULIANNE COULD WIN THE SUPPORTING OSCAR - TWO PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS AND TWO THIS YEAR. | ||
| CHICAGO | RENEE ZELLWEGGER | DOUBTFUL BUT WORTHY | THE LAST TIME THIS TYPE OF ROLE WON THE OSCAR WAS LIZA MINELLI'S SALLY BOWLES... IT IS POSSIBLE, BUT COMPETITION LOVES A DRAMATIC ROLE AND THERE ARE MANY IN THIS CATEGORY THAT WILL MORE THAN LIKELY SHINE. - ONE PREVIOUS NOMINATION. |
| FILM | NOMINEE | MY ODDS | MY PICK | COMMENTS | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAPTATION | CHRIS COOPER | HIS AWARD TO LOSE | WINNER OF MOST OF THE CRITICS AND YEAR END AWARDS FOR THIS ROLE, THIS IS A CAREER-MAKING TURN. HIS FIRST NOMINATION. | ||
| THE HOURS | ED HARRIS | COULD SURPRISE US | OSCAR LOVES MR. HARRIS AND THE ROLE IS A SHOWY AND MEMORABLE ONE. THIS IS HIS FOURTH OVERALL NOMINATION, THIRD FOR SUPPORTING ACTOR. | ||
| ROAD TO PERDITION | PAUL NEWMAN | COULD PULL THROUGH AND GRAB THIS GOLDEN BOY | THE PERFORMANCE IS A STAND OUT AND THE ACTOR IS A SENTIMENTAL FAVORITE AT 78. THIS IS HIS 10TH NOMINATION. HE WON BEST ACTOR FOR 'THE COLOUR OF MONEY' AND ALSO TOOK HOME TWO HONORARY AWARDS. | ||
| CHICAGO | JOHN C. REILLY | GOOD SHOWING BUT NOT LIKELY TO WIN | A WORTHY NOMINATION. REILLY HAD ROLES IN 3 OF THE FIVE FILMS NOMINATED FOR BEST FILM (CHICAGO, GANGS OF NEW YORK AND THE HOURS) - HIS FIRST NOMINATION. | ||
| CATCH ME IF YOU CAN | CHRISTOPHER WALKEN | UNDERDOGGIE | A PECULIAR TURN... PERSONALLY I WOULD HAVE PICKED DENNIS QUAID FOR THIS SLOT... - HIS SECOND NOMINATION, HE WON THE FIRST TIME FOR 'THE DEER HUNTER'. |
| FILM | NOMINEE | MY ODDS | MY PICK | COMMENTS | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABOUT SCHMIDT | KATHY BATES | THIRD IN LINE... | A MEMORABLE AND SHOWY PERFORMANCE THAT COULD PULL THROUGH.. - BATES WON BEST ACTRESS FOR 'MISERY' - THIS IS HER THIRD NOMINATION. | ||
| THE HOURS | JULIANNE MOORE | MORE THAN LIKELY THE WINNER | JULIANNE IS UP FOR TWO ACTING AWARDS THIS YEAR. I BELIEVE SHE WILL WIN THIS ONE IN ORDER TO GIVE THE ACTRESS AWARD TO KIDMAN - HER FOURTH NOMINATION. | ||
| CHICAGO | QUEEN LATIFAH | BREAKTHROUGH ROLE, SPLIT VOTE | QUEEN IS WONDERFUL AND DESERVED OF THE NOMINATION. THE NOMINATION IS ONE OF TWO IN THE CATEGORY, WHICH COULD SPLIT THE VOTE. THIS IS HER FIRST NOMINATION. | ||
| ADAPTATION | MERYL STREEP | IT COULD VERY WELL HAPPEN | MERYL REALLY CAN DO ANYTHING, INCLUDING TAKE THIS CATEGORY IN A ROLE LIKE NONE OTHER SHE'S EVER DONE. MS. STREEP BREAKS KATHERINE HEPBURN'S RECORD FOR MOST NOMINATIONS WITH 13. SHE HAS PREVIOUSLY WON TWO OSCARS. | ||
| CHICAGO | CATHERINE ZETA-JONES | THE OTHER SPLIT VOTE | ANOTHER VERY WELL DESERVED NOMINATION. THE OTHER OF THE TWO UP IN THIS CATEGORY FROM 'CHICAGO'. - THIS IS HER FIRST NOMINATON. |
| FILM | NOMINEE | MY ODDS | MY PICK | COMMENTS | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHICAGO | ROB MARSHALL | ONE OF THE TWO SHOULD WINS | THIS IS ROB'S FIRST FILM... WOW. HERE WE HAVE A CLASSIC CAREER BLOSSOM WITH A RESURGENCE OF THE HOLLYWOOD MUSICAL. FIRST NOMINATION. | ||
| GANGS OF NEW YORK | MARTIN SCORCESE | WILL WIN | IT ISN'T LIKE I DON'T FEEL MR. SCORCESE IS A GREAT DIRECTOR... IT'S JUST THAT I DISAGREE WITH CAREER ACHIEVEMENT REWARDS FOR A FILM THAT IS NOT THE BEST OF THE YEAR... AS A WHOLE OR IN DIRECTION. - HIS SIXTH CAREER NOMINATION. | ||
| THE HOURS | STEPHEN DALDRY | THE OTHER OF THE TWO SHOULD WINS | MR. DALDRY IS AN AMAZING TALENT THAT SHOULD TAKE THE GOLD... BUT MAY BE OVERSHADOWED BY THE VOTE OF CAREER ACHIEVEMENT ABOVE. FORTUNATELY WE KNOW THAT DALDRY WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE EXCELLENT FILMS... HIS SECOND NOMINATION FOR HIS SECOND FILM. | ||
| THE PIANIST | ROMAN POLANSKI | NOT LIKELY | A BRILLIANT JOB AND A DESERVED NOMINATION. I'D LIKE TO SEE HOW ROMAN WOULD ACCEPT THE AWARD... HIS FIFTH CAREER NOMINATION. | ||
| TALK TO HER | PEDRO ALMODOVAR | LONG SHOT... BUT WHAT AN HONOR | CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ACADEMY FOR RECOGNIZING THIS MAN. THIS IS RECOGNITION LONG OVERDUE AND AN EYE OPENER FOR THE WORLD CINEMA. - HIS FIRST NOMINATION IN THIS CATEGORY. |
| FILM | STUDIO | MY ODDS | MY PICK | COMMENTS | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICE AGE | 20TH CENTURY FOX | XX | XX | ||
| LILO AND STITCH | BUENA VISTA | XX | XX | ||
| SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON | DREAMWORKS | XX | XX | ||
| SPIRITED AWAY | BUENA VISTA | XX | XX | ||
| TREASURE PLANET | BUENA VISTA | XX | XX |
| FILM | ORIGIN | MY ODDS | MY PICK | COMMENTS | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EL CRIMEN DEL PADRE AMARO | MEXICO | XX | XX | ||
| HERO | PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA | XX | XX | ||
| THE MAN WITHOUT A PAST | FINLAND | XX | XX | ||
| NOWHERE IN AFRICA | GERMANY | XX | XX | ||
| ZUS & ZO | THE NETHERLANDS | XX | XX |
| FILM | NOMINEE | MY ODDS | MY PICK | COMMENTS | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAR FROM HEAVEN | TODD HAYNES | XX | XX | ||
| GANGS OF NEW YORK | JAY COCKS AND STEVE ZAILLIAN AND KENNETH LONERGAN. STORY BY JAY COCKS | XX | XX | ||
| MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING | NIA VARDALOS | XX | XX | ||
| TALK TO HER | PEDRO ALMODOVAR | XX | XX | ||
| Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN | CARLOS CUARON AND ALFONSO CUARON | XX | XX |
| FILM | NOMINEE | MY ODDS | MY PICK | COMMENTS | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABOUT A BOY | PETER HEDGES AND CHRIS WEITZ & PAUL WEITZ | XX | XX | ||
| ADAPTATION | CHARLIE KAUFMAN AND DONALD KAUFMAN | XX | XX | ||
| CHICAGO | BILL CONDON | XX | XX | ||
| THE HOURS | DAVID HARE | XX | XX | ||
| THE PIANIST | RONALD HARWOOD | XX | XX |
| FILM | NOMINEE | MY ODDS | MY PICK | COMMENTS | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIDA | BURN IT BLUE BY ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL. LYRIC BY JULIE TAYMOR | XX | XX | ||
| THE WILD THORNBERRYS MOVIE | FATHER AND DAUGHTER BY PAUL SIMON | XX | XX | ||
| GANGS OF NEW YORK | THE HANDS THAT BUILT AMERICA BY U2 | XX | XX | ||
| CHICAGO | I MOVE ON BY JOHN KANDER AND LYRIC BY FRED EBB | XX | XX | ||
| 8 MILE | LOSE YOURSELF BY EMINEM, JEFF BASS AND LUIS RESTO, LYRIC BY EMINEM | XX | XX |
| FILM | NOMINEE | MY ODDS | MY PICK | COMMENTS | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATCH ME IF YOU CAN | JOHN WILLIAMS | XX | XX | ||
| FAR FROM HEAVEN | ELMER BERNSTEIN | XX | XX | ||
| FRIDA | ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL | XX | XX | ||
| THE HOURS | PHILIP GLASS | XX | XX | ||
| ROAD TO PERDITION | THOMAS NEWMAN | XX | XX. |
| FILM | NOMINEE | MY ODDS | MY PICK | COMMENTS | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHICAGO | DION BEEBE | XX | XX | ||
| FAR FROM HEAVEN | EDWARD LACHMAN | XX | XX | ||
| GANGS OF NEW YORK | MICHAEL BALLHAUS | XX | XX | ||
| THE PIANIST | PAWEL EDELMAN | XX | XX | ||
| ROAD TO PERDITION | CONRAD L. HALL | XX | XX |
| FILM | NOMINEE | MY ODDS | MY PICK | COMMENTS | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHICAGO | COLLEEN ATWOOD | XX | XX | ||
| FRIDA | JULIE WEISS | XX | XX | ||
| GANGS OF NEW YORK | SANDY POWELL | XX | XX | ||
| THE HOURS | ANN ROTH | XX | XX | ||
| THE PIANIST | ANNA SHEPPARD | XX | XX |
| FILM | NOMINEE | MY ODDS | MY PICK | COMMENTS | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHICAGO | MARTIN WALSH | XX | XX | ||
| GANGS OF NEW YORK | THELMA SCHOONMAKER | XX | XX | ||
| THE HOURS | PETER BOYLE | XX | XX | ||
| THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS | MICHAEL HORTON | XX | XX | ||
| THE PIANIST | HERVE DE LUZE | XX | XX |
| FILM | NOMINEE | MY ODDS | MY PICK | COMMENTS | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHICAGO | ART:JOHN MYHRE/SET:GORD SIM | XX | XX | ||
| FRIDA | ART:FELIPE FERNANEZ DEL PASO/SET:HANNIA ROBLEDO | XX | XX | ||
| GANGS OF NEW YORK | ART:DANTE FERRETTI/SET:FRANCESCA LO SCHIAVO | LONG SHOT | XX | ||
| THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS | ART:GRANT MAJOR/SET:DAN HENNAH AND ALAN LEE | XX | XX | ||
| ROAD TO PERDITION | ART: DENNIS GASSNER/SET:NANCY HAIGH | XX | XX |
| FILM | NOMINEE | MY ODDS | MY PICK | COMMENTS | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIDA | JOHN JACKSON AND BEATRICE DE ALBA | XX | XX | ||
| THE TIME MACHINE | JOHN M. ELLIOT, JR. AND BARBAR LORENZ | XX | XX |
| FILM | NOMINEE | MY ODDS | MY PICK | COMMENTS | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHICAGO | MICHAEL MINKLER, DOMINICK TAVELLA AND DAVID LEE | XX | XX | ||
| GANGS OF NEW YORK | TOM FLEISCHMAN, EUGENE GEARTY AND IVAN SHARROCK | XX | XX | ||
| LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS | CHRISTOPHER BOYES, MICHAEL SEMANICK, MICHAEL HEDGES AND HAMMOND PEEK | XX | XX | ||
| ROAD TO PERDITION | SCOTT MILLAN, BOB BEEMER AND JOHN PATRICK PRITCHETT | XX | XX | ||
| SPIDER-MAN | KEVIN O'CONNELL, GREG P. RUSSELL AND ED NOVICK | XX | XX |
| FILM | NOMINEE | MY ODDS | MY PICK | COMMENTS | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS | ETHAN VAN DER RYN AND MICHAEL HOPKINS | XX | XX | ||
| MINORITY REPORT | RICHARD HYMNS AND GARY RYDSTROM | XX | XX | ||
| ROAD TO PERDITION | SCOTT A. HECKER | XX | XX |
| FILM | NOMINEE | MY ODDS | MY PICK | COMMENTS | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS | JIM RYGIEL, JOE LETTERI, RANDALL WILLIAM COOK AND ALEX FUNKE | XX | XX | ||
| SPIDER-MAN | JOHN DYKSTRA, SCOTT STOKDYK, ANTHONY LAMOLINARA AND JOHN FRAZIER | XX | XX | ||
| STAR WARS EPISODE II ATTACK OF THE CLONES | ROB COLEMAN, PABLO HELMAN, JOHN KNOLL AND BEN SNOW | XX | XX |
| FILM | NOMINEE | MY ODDS | MY PICK | COMMENTS | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE COLLECTOR OF BEDFORD STREET | ALICE ELLIOT | XX | XX | ||
| MIGHTY TIMES: THE LEGACY OF ROSA PARKS | ROBERT HUDSON AND BOBBY HOUSTON | XX | XX | ||
| TWIN TOWERS | BILL GUTTENTAG AND ROBERT DAVID PORT | XX | XX | ||
| WHY CAN'T WE BE A FAMILY AGAIN? | ROGER WEISBERG AND MURRAY NOSSEL | XX | XX |
| FILM | NOMINEE | MY ODDS | MY PICK | COMMENTS | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE | MICHAEL MOORE AND MICHAEL DONOVAN | XX | XX | ||
| DAUGHTER FROM DANANG | GAIL DOLGIN AND VINCENTE FRANCO | XX | XX | ||
| PRISONER OF PARADISE | MALCOLM CLARKE AND STUART SENDER | XX | XX | ||
| SPELLBOUND | JEFFREY BLITZ AND SEAN WELCH | XX | XX | ||
| WINGED MIGRATION | FRANCE 2 CINEMA | XX | XX |
| FILM | NOMINEE | MY ODDS | MY PICK | COMMENTS | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAIT D'HIVER | DIRK BELIEN AND ANJA DAELEMANS | XX | XX | ||
| I'LL WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE (J'ATTENDRAI LE SUIVANT...) | PHILLIPE ORREINDY AND THOMAS GAUDIN | XX | XX | ||
| INJA (DOG) | STEVEN PASVOLSKY AND JOE WEATHERSTONE | XX | XX | ||
| JOHNNY FLYNTON | LEXI ALEXANDER AND SLEXANDER BUONO | XX | XX | ||
| THIS CHARMING MAN (DER ER EN YNDIG MAND) | MARTIN STRANGE-HANSEN AND MIE ANDREASEN | XX | XX |
| FILM | NOMINEE | MY ODDS | MY PICK | COMMENTS | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE CATHEDRAL | TOMEK BAGINSKI | XX | XX | ||
| THE CHUBBCHUBBS | ERIC ARMSTRONG | XX | XX | ||
| DAS RAD | CHRIS STENNER AND HEIDI WITTILINGER | XX | XX | ||
| MIKE'S NEW CAR | PETER DOCTER AND ROGER GOULD | XX | XX | ||
| MT. HEAD | KOJI YAMAMURA | XX | XX |
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