[Robert Crawford]

Well, it's that time of the year again. This thread is for the posting and discussion of the 2004 Academy Award Nominations.

Official 2004 Academy Award Winner Prediction Thread




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[Robert Crawford]

Which member is going to be the first to post the nominations?







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[Seth Paxton]

Well, I have 1 minute to go per my clock. Sitting on E! waiting for the action.

[Seth Paxton]

Wow, Vera Drake with 2 big surprise nominations.

SHARK TALE over Polar Express???

Ray beats Rwanda into the big dance. Not a shock, but somewhat of a surprise.


Giamatti gets bumped for Eastwood. That is a big shock to me.

I forgot about Alda but at the time I saw the film I really thought he had a legit shot.

[Chuck Mayer]

Shark Tale??? Did Dreamworks do some big promotion? I heard not one good thing about that film. Was Imelda Staunton one of Vera Drake's surprises? And no Giamatti? Put him on the "due" list with Johnny Depp (who might get taken off this year, if he gets the nom).

Ahhh, the "due" list...growing every year

Take care,
Chuck

[Seth Paxton]

No. I think it was direction and screenplay? Cripes, I already forgot, but I was surprised.

hey, I have TIVO, I can just go back and check

[Tony-B]

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Which member is going to be the first to post the nominations?

Me!

77th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINEES

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Don Cheadle - HOTEL RWANDA
Johnny Depp - FINDING NEVERLAND
Leonardo DiCaprio - THE AVIATOR
Clint Eastwood - MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Jamie Foxx - RAY

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Alan Alda - THE AVIATOR
Thomas Haden Church - SIDEWAYS
Jamie Foxx - COLLATERAL
Morgan Freeman - MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Clive Owen - CLOSER

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Annette Bening - BEING JULIA
Catalina Sandino Moreno - MARIA FULL OF GRACE
Imelda Staunton - VERA DRAKE
Hilary Swank - MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Kate Winslet - ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Cate Blanchett - THE AVIATOR
Laura Linney - KINSEY
Virginia Madsen - SIDEWAYS
Sophie Okonedo - HOTEL RWANDA
Natalie Portman - CLOSER

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
THE INCREDIBLES
SHARK TALE
SHREK 2

ART DIRECTION
THE AVIATOR
FINDING NEVERLAND
LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT

CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE AVIATOR
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT

COSTUME DESIGN
THE AVIATOR
FINDING NEVERLAND
LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
RAY
TROY

DIRECTING
THE AVIATOR
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
RAY
SIDEWAYS
VERA DRAKE

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
BORN INTO BROTHELS
THE STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL
SUPER SIZE ME
TUPAC: RESURRECTION
TWIST OF FAITH

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
AUTISM IS A WORLD
THE CHILDREN OF LENINGRADSKY
HARDWOOD
MIGHTY TIMES: THE CHILDREN'S MARCH
SISTER ROSE'S PASSION

FILM EDITING
THE AVIATOR
COLLATERAL
FINDING NEVERLAND
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
RAY

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
AS IT IS IN HEAVEN
THE CHORUS
DOWNFALL
THE SEA INSIDE
YESTERDAY

MAKEUP
LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST
THE SEA INSIDE

MUSIC (SCORE)
FINDING NEVERLAND
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST
THE VILLAGE

MUSIC (SONG)
"Accidentally In Love" - SHREK 2
"Al Otro Lado Del Río" - THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
"Believe" - THE POLAR EXPRESS
"Learn To Be Lonely" - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
"Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)" - THE CHORUS

BEST PICTURE
THE AVIATOR
FINDING NEVERLAND
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
RAY
SIDEWAYS

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
BIRTHDAY BOY
GOPHER BROKE
GUARD DOG
LORENZO
RYAN

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
EVERYTHING IN THIS COUNTRY MUST
LITTLE TERRORIST
7:35 IN THE MORNING
TWO CARS, ONE NIGHT
WASP

SOUND EDITING
THE INCREDIBLES
THE POLAR EXPRESS
SPIDER-MAN 2

SOUND MIXING
THE AVIATOR
THE INCREDIBLES
THE POLAR EXPRESS
RAY
SPIDER-MAN 2

VISUAL EFFECTS
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
I, ROBOT
SPIDER-MAN 2

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
BEFORE SUNSET
FINDING NEVERLAND
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
SIDEWAYS

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
THE AVIATOR
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
HOTEL RWANDA
THE INCREDIBLES
VERA DRAKE

[Chuck Mayer]

Awesome to me:
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Don Cheadle - HOTEL RWANDA

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jamie Foxx - COLLATERAL
Clive Owen - CLOSER

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Catalina Sandino Moreno - MARIA FULL OF GRACE
Imelda Staunton - VERA DRAKE
Kate Winslet - ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (All are awesome)
Cate Blanchett - THE AVIATOR
Laura Linney - KINSEY
Virginia Madsen - SIDEWAYS
Sophie Okonedo - HOTEL RWANDA
Natalie Portman - CLOSER

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
No surprises except Shark Tale, which is irrelevant to the voting

CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST

FILM EDITING
COLLATERAL

MAKEUP
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (good choice, better than VFX)

MUSIC (SCORE)
FINDING NEVERLAND
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST
THE VILLAGE

!BEST PICTURE
THE AVIATOR
FINDING NEVERLAND
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
RAY
SIDEWAYS)
I predict this Oscar ceremony will be the least watched since 1996 (seen in 1997). Based solely on these titles. It does crack my theory, but nothing they could do. There was no fitting "popular" film. PotC and F911 were too controversial

VISUAL EFFECTS
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
I, ROBOT
SPIDER-MAN 2
Good choices here.

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
THE INCREDIBLES

I am glad to see Passion for Score and Cinematography. I understood it could never get BIG noms, but these efforts really deserved it. Also very excited about all of the supporting actress nominees, and The Incredibles nominations (score and screenplay!)

Two noms for Foxx. Bet he wins BA, though. Unless the Depp is "due" train gets going

Cool,
Chuck

[Seth Paxton]

Okay, by announcement, my thoughts.

S. Actress - no surprises
Portman got the nom that SAG skipped, and I'm thrilled.

S. Actor - forgot Alda, but not surprised. He deserves it.
Owen, same as Portman.

Actress - I had Winslet here, but feared that she and the film might get overlooked. Very pleased.

Actor - how did Giamatti get beat out by Eastwood?

Direction - Hackford shows up again. Very surprised. But I swear as they said "Mike..." I was certain it was Nichols, it would have worked alphabetically. When Leigh popped up I couldn't believe it. I haven't seen VDrake yet, but I guess I need to.

O. Screenplay - Vera Drake again, a suprise to me.
Incredibles getting the nom (I realize Craig and maybe other predicted it) was a pleasant surprise.

A. Screenplay - how did I forget about Before Sunset in my predictions? This seems an obvious choice actually, but I was surprised somehow.

Foreign Film - was Flying Daggers not actually up for a nom, or is this just a mild suprise?

Animated - again, Shark Tale? Over Polar Express? Was it due to the rotoscope approach I wonder. I still can't believe that nom at all.

Best Pix - Ray has been going stronger than I thought it would when I saw it. I'm even more surprised that it beat out Rwanda at this point since it is also doing very well.

[Jan H]

Snubbed: Giamatti for Best Actor, Collateral for Cinematography, and House of Flying Daggers for Costume Design (TROY???).

[Edwin Pereyra]

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