01/27/04 My Picks for the Oscars
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Judy Thorburn
My Picks for the Oscars
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MY PICKS FOR THE OSCARS
MY CHOICE - MY PREDICTIONS (if not the same)
Actor in a leading role |
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Johnny Depp in "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" |
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Ben Kingsley in "House of Sand and Fog" (DreamWorks in association with Cobalt Media Group) |
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Jude Law in "Cold Mountain" (Miramax) |
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Bill Murray in "Lost in Translation" (Focus Features) |
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Sean Penn in "Mystic River" (Warner Bros.) |
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Actor in a supporting role |
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Alec Baldwin in "The Cooler" (Lions Gate) |
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Benicio Del Toro in "21 Grams" (Focus Features) |
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Djimon Hounsou in "In America" (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox) |
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Tim Robbins in "Mystic River" (Warner Bros.) |
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Ken Watanabe in "The Last Samurai" (Warner Bros.) |
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Actress in a leading role |
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Keisha Castle-Hughes in "Whale Rider" (NewMarket Films) |
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Diane Keaton in "Something's Gotta Give" (Sony Pictures Releasing) |
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Samantha Morton in "In America" (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox) |
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Charlize Theron in "Monster" (Newmarket Films) |
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Naomi Watts in "21 Grams" (Focus Features) |
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Actress in a supporting role |
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Shohreh Aghdashloo in "House of Sand and Fog" (DreamWorks in association with Cobalt Media Group) |
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Patricia Clarkson in "Pieces of April" (MGM) |
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Marcia Gay Harden in "Mystic River" (Warner Bros.) |
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Holly Hunter in "Thirteen" (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox) |
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Renée Zellweger in "Cold Mountain" (Miramax) |
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Animated feature film |
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"Brother Bear" (Buena Vista) |
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"Finding Nemo" (Buena Vista) |
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"The Triplets of Belleville" (Sony Pictures Classics) |
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Art direction |
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"Girl with a Pearl Earring" (Lions Gate) |
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"The Last Samurai" (Warner Bros.) |
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"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line) |
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"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (20th Century Fox) |
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"Seabiscuit" (Universal/DreamWorks/Spyglass) |
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Cinematography |
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"City of God" (Miramax) Cesar Charlone |
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"Cold Mountain" (Miramax) John Seale |
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"Girl with a Pearl Earring" (Lions Gate) Eduardo Serra |
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"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (20th Century Fox) Russell Boyd |
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"Seabiscuit" (Universal/DreamWorks/Spyglass) John Schwartzman |
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Costume design |
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"Girl with a Pearl Earring" (Lions Gate) Dien van Straalen |
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"The Last Samurai" (Warner Bros.) Ngila Dickson |
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"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line) Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor |
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"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (20th Century Fox) Wendy Stites |
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"Seabiscuit" (Universal/DreamWorks/Spyglass) Judianna Makovsky |
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Directing |
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"City of God" (Miramax) Fernando Meirelles |
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"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line) Peter Jackson |
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"Lost in Translation" (Focus Features) Sofia Coppola |
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"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (20th Century Fox) Peter Weir |
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"Mystic River" (Warner Bros.) Clint Eastwood |
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Documentary feature |
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"Balseros" (Seventh Art Releasing) |
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"Capturing the Friedmans" (Magnolia Pictures) |
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"The Fog of War" (Sony Pictures Classics) |
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"My Architect" (New Yorker) |
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"The Weather Underground" (Shadow Distribution) |
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Documentary short subject |
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"Asylum" |
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"Chernobyl Heart" |
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"Ferry Tales" |
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Film editing |
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"City of God" (Miramax) Daniel Rezende |
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"Cold Mountain" (Miramax) Walter Murch |
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"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line) Jamie Selkirk |
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"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (20th Century Fox) Lee Smith |
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"Seabiscuit" (Universal/DreamWorks/Spyglass) William Goldenberg |
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Foreign language film |
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"The Barbarian Invasions" |
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"Evil" |
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"The Twilight Samurai" |
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"Twin Sisters" |
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"Zelary" |
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Makeup |
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"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line) |
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"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (20th Century Fox) Edouard Henriques III and Yolanda Toussieng |
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"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" (Buena Vista) |
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Music (original score) |
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"Big Fish" (Sony Pictures Releasing) Danny Elfman |
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"Cold Mountain" (Miramax) Gabriel Yared |
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"Finding Nemo" (Buena Vista) Thomas Newman |
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"House of Sand and Fog" (DreamWorks in association with Cobalt Media Group) James Horner |
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"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line) Howard Shore |
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Music (original song) |
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"Into the West" from "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line) |
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"A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" from "A Mighty Wind" (Warner Bros.) |
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"Scarlet Tide" from "Cold Mountain" (Miramax) |
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"The Triplets of Belleville" from "The Triplets of Belleville" (Sony Pictures Classics) |
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"You Will Be My Ain True Love" from "Cold Mountain" (Miramax) |
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Best picture |
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"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line) |
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"Lost in Translation" (Focus Features) |
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"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (20th Century Fox) |
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"Mystic River" (Warner Bros.) |
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"Seabiscuit" (Universal/DreamWorks/Spyglass) |
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Short film (animated) |
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"Boundin'" |
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"Destino" (Buena Vista) |
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"Gone Nutty" (20th Century Fox) |
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"Harvie Krumpet" |
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"Nibbles" |
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Short film (live action) |
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"Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket)" |
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"Most (The Bridge)" |
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"Squash" |
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"(A) Torzija [(A) Torsion]" |
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"Two Soldiers" |
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Sound editing |
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"Finding Nemo" (Buena Vista) Gary Rydstrom and Michael Silvers |
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"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (20th Century Fox) Richard King |
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"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" (Buena Vista) Christopher Boyes and George Watters II |
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Sound mixing |
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"The Last Samurai" (Warner Bros.) Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Jeff Wexler |
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"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line) Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek |
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"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (20th Century Fox) Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill and Arthur Rochester |
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"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl " (Buena Vista) Christopher Boyes, David Parker, David Campbell and Lee Orloff |
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"Seabiscuit" (Universal/DreamWorks/Spyglass) Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Tod A. Maitland |
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Visual effects |
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"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line) Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke |
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"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (20th Century Fox) Dan Sudick, Stefen Fangmeier, Nathan McGuinness and Robert Stromberg |
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"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" (Buena Vista) John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Terry Frazee |
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Adapted Screenplay |
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"American Splendor" (HBO Films in association with Fine Line Features) Written by Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman |
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"City of God" (Miramax) Screenplay by Braulio Mantovani |
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"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line) Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson |
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"Mystic River" (Warner Bros.) Screenplay by Brian Helgeland |
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"Seabiscuit" (Universal/DreamWorks/Spyglass) Written for the Screen by Gary Ross |
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Original Screenplay |
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"The Barbarian Invasions" (Miramax) Written by Denys Arcand |
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"Dirty Pretty Things" (Miramax and BBC Films) Written by Steven Knight |
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"Finding Nemo" (Buena Vista) Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson |
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"In America" (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox) Written by Jim Sheridan & Naomi Sheridan & Kirsten Sheridan |
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"Lost in Translation" (Focus Features) Written by Sofia Coppola |