The Best & Worst of The 2001 Oscar Nominees

[Antonio]

I'M HAPPY ABOUT THE INCLUSIONS OF
Tom Wilkinson
Halle Berry
Ben Kingsley
Nicole Kidman
David Lynch
The screenplay nominations for Memento and Ghost World

I'M HAPPY ABOUT THE EXCLUSIONS OF
Shrek and Amelie as Best Picture Contenders

I'M UNHAPPY ABOUT THE INCLUSIONS OF
Ethan Hawke
Will Smith
Jon Voight
Sean Penn
All of the Best Picture nominees

I'M UNHAPPY ABOUT THE EXCLUSIONS OF
Naomi Watts
Gene Hackman
Jude Law
Tom Cruise
Mulholland Drive as a Best Picture nominee
Todd Field and Baz Luhrmann as Best Director contenders



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[Big Screen Fan]

I am happy with more nominations this year than I usually am, which will make for a really fun annual Oscar Party.

However, I am not pleased with Ethan Hawke, Renee' Zellweger (cute movie, but OSCAR???)and Marisa Tomei. I liked In the Bedroom alot, but don't know why it is an Oscar Movie...so that cancels out Sissy Spacek, Tom Wilkinson and the film itself for me. A really great movie, again, but not for Oscar.

I am sorry Ewan McGregor was overlooked for his fantastic performance in Moulin Rouge.

I have yet to see some of the films, but will see them all asap.

I liked Lord of the Rings, but feel it is overhyped & don't pull for it.

I also am pleased that Memento was listed for screenplay - very fresh.

I wish Come What May was up for song (Moulin Rouge)

I will not be pulling for Will Smith - Hope Russell Crow or Sean Penn win that one.

Judi Dench will be hard to beat.

Harry Potter/stone is left out of make-up, as well as visual effects.

I also am pleased Shrek was not a Best Picture contendor, but pull for it in the animation realm.


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[arto_j]

I think that Lord of the Rings is getting way too much praise. It's really just overhyped, and though it was a good film, it ain't quite that great. Memento was terribly overlooked, but I was expecting that.
I'm surprised about some of the nods to Amelie, and I think terrible misjustice has happened, when Man Who Wasn't There got just a few nominations.
Ethan Hawke was a surprise, Ian McKellen not so much, I don't think Will Smith or Jon Voight, especially Voight have such deserved nominations.
I'm happy that they included Sean Penn, but In The Bedroom sort of caught me off guard, I didn't seriously think it would get a whole lot more than the acting nods, but 7...that's a lot. I think I should go see the film...

[momentomanic]

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[momentomanic]

Gossford Park over Memento???? Gossford Park over Mulholland Drive?????

[momentomanic]

[ColinM]

There are some I am sort of happy and sort of sad about, but I'm only pointing out the ones I am very much happy and very much sad about. This doesn't have to be mentioned, but I won't include people/movies I haven't seen.

I'M HAPPY ABOUT THE INCLUSIONS OF:
A Beautiful Mind for Best Picture
For the Birds for Best Animated Short Film
Ghost World for Best Screenplay
Jennifer Connelley for Best Supporting Actress
Memento for Best Screenplay
Monsters, Inc. for Best Animated Film
Moulin Rouge for all it's nominations
Nicole Kidman for Best Actress
Paul McCartney for Best Song
Peter Jackson for Best Director
Renee Zellweger for Best Actress
Ridley Scott for Best Director
Ron Howard for Best Director
Russell Crowe for Best Actor
Shrek for Best Animated Picture

I'm happy about Jim Broadbent's nomination too, but for the person and not the role. I haven't seen Iris yet...

I'M HAPPY ABOUT THE EXCLUSIONS OF:
Ali for Best Picture
Jamie Foxx for Best Supporting Actor
Michael Mann for Best Director (he OVERdirected)
Vanilla Sky for Best Picture

I'M UNHAPPY ABOUT THE INCLUSIONS OF:
Ethan Hawke for Best Supporting Actor
Jon Voight for Best Supporting Actor
Randy Newman for Best Song
Sting for Best Song

I haven't seen Jimmy Neutron, but I have a feeling I'll be unhappy about it's Best Animated Picture nomination. Same goes for Robert Altman about his nomination.

I'M UNHAPPY ABOUT THE EXCLUSIONS OF:
Baz Luhrmann for Best Director
Cameron Diaz for Best Supporting Actress
Ewan McGregor for Best Actor
Haley Joel Osment for Best Actor
Jude Law for Best Supporting Actor
Memento lack of nominations
Moulin Rouge for the lack of music nominations!
Steve Buscemi for Best Supporting Actor
Thora Birch for Best Actress

I'M ROOTING FOR:
For the Birds for Best Animated Short Film
Ghost World for Best Adapted Screenplay
Ian McKellean for Best Supporting Actor
Jennifer Connelley for Best Supporting Actress
Memento for Best Original Screenplay
Moulin Rouge for Best Picture, Editing, Coustumes, Makeup, Cinemateography, Sound, etc.
Nicole Kidman for Best Actress
Paul McCartney for Best Song
Peter Jackson for Best Director
Russell Crowe for Best Actor

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[dicaprio_travolta_man]

I'M HAPPY ABOUT THE INCLUSIONS OF:

A Beautiful Mind for all it's nominations
Moulin Rouge for all it's nominations
Fellowship of the Ring for Best Picture
Ethan Hawke for Best Supporting Actor
Pearl Harbor for all it's nominations
Denzel Washington for Best Actor
Will Smith for Best Actor

I'M HAPPY ABOUT THE EXCLUSIONS OF:

Cameron Diaz for Best Supporting Actress
Todd Field for Best Director

I'M UNHAPPY ABOUT THE INCLUSIONS OF:

In The Bedroom for all it's nominations
Gosford Park for Best Picture
Jimmy Neutron for Best Animated Feature
Monsters Inc. for Best Animated Feature
"Vanilla Sky" for Best Song
"May It Be" for Best Song

I'M UNHAPPY ABOUT THE EXCLUSIONS OF:

Black Hawk Down for Best Picture and Best Score
Pearl Harbor for Best Score
Viggo Mortensen for Best Supporting Actor
Hayden Cristensen for Best Supporting Actor

I'M ROOTING FOR:

A Beautiful Mind for Best Picture
Russell Crowe for Best Actor
Jennifer Connelly for Best Supporting Actress
Ian Mckellan for Best Supporting Actor
Ron Howard for Best Director
Pearl Harbor for Best Song
Beautiful Mind for Best Adapted Screenplay[/b]
Memento for Best Original Screenplay
A Beautiful Mind for Best Score

[SteveSzyk]

GOODS:
NICOLE KIDMAN!
IAN MCKELLEN!
Jennifer Connelly
David Lynch's Best Director nod.
Ghost World's Best Screenplay nomination.
Halle Berry
Shrek not getting a best picture nod.
LOTR getting 13 noms.
Denzel and Ethan
Fifty Percent Grey's Best Animater Short nomination.
Monster's Ball's screenplay.

BADS:
Planet of the Apes left out of the Makeup catergory.
Gosford Park over Memento or Mulholland Drive
SEAN PENN!
Jimmy Neutron?
Best Makeup: ABM over POTA
Memento gets left out!
NAOMI WATTS left out!
STEVE BUSCEMI left out!
BAZ LUHRMAN left out!
Wheres GENE?
CAMERON DIAZ is no where in sight!
Nothing for The Others

ROOTING FOR:
Nicole or Halle, Ian, Jennifer, Russell, LOTR, David Lynch

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[ColinM]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by dicaprio_travolta_man:
I'M HAPPY ABOUT THE INCLUSIONS OF:
Ethan Hawke for Best Supporting Actor</font>

DTM, maybe you can help me out here because for the life of me, I cannot see what the Academy sees in Ethan Hawke's performance in Training Day. I thought it was good (more like average, really), but absolutely nothing more. I can think of a dozen or two supporting actor performances better that it. What did you like so much about it?

(Hey, I didn't know you saw Gosford Park and Life as a House.)

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[Muha]

LOTR got 13 noms... very good for such a great movie. the reason why it was hyped so much was because its a good movie. it deserves all the praise in the world.


bad... guy pearce got snubbed... wtf??

[Lazycouch]

I want to see all the foreign and Indie films lose at the oscars so I can watch all the self-righteous artsy movie buffs bitch about it on AICN and other message boards.

I think LOTR deserved all its nominations. Unlike some people here (namely, everyone who thought it was overrated), I don't automatically hate a movie because it has a lot of hype and a big budget.

The Others should have been nominated for at least SOMETHING.

Black Hawk Down deserved a nomination for Best Picture.

Oh, and I don't think something as pathetic as an Indie movie deserves to be nominated for Best Picture, so I'm unhappy about the inclusion of Godsford Park.

[chinton]

happy:
-Nicole Kidman
-all of Moulon Rouges nomination
-inclusion of Shrek and Amelie.
-Rene Zellwegger

bad:
-13 nominations for LOTR. Its a great movie but not that great in my opinion.
-Ewan Mcregor and Baz being dissed
-The Man Who Wasnt There Getting the Shaft like best director and actor Billy Bob Thorton.
-Where the Hell is Hayley Joel Osmet
-Where the hell is Guy Pearce
-Cameron Diaz was my favorite part of Vanilla Sky

[dicaprio_travolta_man]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by ColinM:
DTM, maybe you can help me out here because for the life of me, I cannot see what the Academy sees in Ethan Hawke's performance in Training Day. I thought it was good (more like average, really), but absolutely nothing more. I can think of a dozen or two supporting actor performances better that it. What did you like so much about it?

(Hey, I didn't know you saw Gosford Park and Life as a House.)

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I don't think Ethan Hawke gave the best supporting role of the year (That was by Viggo Mortensen) But, I just felt that he brought alot of power and emotion to the role and really made me belive what he was going through. I never in a million years thought he would get a nomination but when I heard Marcia Gay Harden say "Ethan Hawke... Training Day" I was really happy and felt that he deserved it. Oh, and yes I saw Gosford Park (6/10) and Life As A House (8/10) during the month vacation I took away from the board.

[ColinM]

Kick ass, DTM. I still want to see those two movies. Damn my small-town environment!!! http://www.joblo.com/ubb/wink.gif

But I can think of so many supporting performances that were way better than Hawke. From what I've heard, Ving Rhames and Hayden Christensen deserve nominations but I have not seen either one. As you pointed out, Viggo Mortensen deserved it more. Steve Buscemi, Jude Law, Ed Harris, James Gandolfini, Joe Pantoliani, Ray Liotta all deserved it more IMHO.

Eh, this is just one of inevitable times I sincerely disagree with the Academy.

[Kami]

I'm one of those scary people that has gone to see Lord of the Rings 5x and plans to go again when the TT trailer is released. So for those still reading my lil post here:

My YaYs go to:

Tom Wilkinson
Peter Jackson
Lord of the Rings
A Beautiful Mind
Jennifer Connelly
Russell Crowe
Halle Berry
Ian McKellen
Ron Howard
Christopher & Johnathan Nolan
Monsters, Inc.
A.I.

My WTFs go to:

Ethan Hawke
In the Bedroom for Best Picture (!?!?!)
Marisa Tomei (please tell me what she did with her teeny role besides politely decline make-up?)
Sting (add Sting winning the Golden Globe)
Ridley Scott for BHD

My sympathies go out to:

Jude Law for A.I.
Steve Buschemi for Ghost World
Harry Potter for Make-Up
Memento for Best Picture
Guy Pearce for Best Actor
Gene Hackman

[thompsoncory]

The Good:
- Moulin Rouge getting 8 nominations and Nicole Kidman getting nominated!
- Ian McKellen for FOTR
- Pearl Harbor for Visual Effects
- Jennifer Connelly & Russell Crowe
- A Beautiful Mind nominations
- For The Birds in Short Film

The Bad:
- Jude Law getting robbed for A.I.
- Monsters, Inc. getting more nominations than Shrek
- MR getting robbed for Song & Score.
- LOTR:FOTR getting 13 nominations! Come on people, it wasn't that great!

[QUENTIN]

I'M HAPPY ABOUT THE INCLUSIONS OF
Tom Wilkinson
Halle Berry
Jennifer Connely
Nicole Kidman
Russel Crowe
Denzel Washington
Marisa Tomei
Ridley Scott
David Lynch
The screenplay nominations for Memento, Royal Tenenbaums, In The Bedroom and Ghost World
The technical nominations for A.I.


I'M HAPPY ABOUT THE EXCLUSIONS OF
Baz Luhrman
The Shipping News, Shrek, and Amelie as Best Picture Contenders
Kevin Spacey


I'M UNHAPPY ABOUT THE INCLUSIONS OF
Will Smith
Sean Penn
Moulin Rouge, Gosford Park, and LOTR as Best Picture nominees
Robert Altman
Judi Dench
Kate Winslet
Jimmy Neutron as Best Animated Film
Moulin Rouge for Best Editing
All of the Best Supporting Actor nominations


I'M UNHAPPY ABOUT THE EXCLUSIONS OF
Steve Buscemi
Naomi Watts
Thora Birch
Gene Hackman
Jude Law
Tom Cruise
Mulholland Drive, Black Hawk Down, Memento, and Vanilla Sky as a Best Picture nominees
Endurance as Best Documentary
Todd Field as a Best Director nominee
Lack of Ghost World nominations

I'M ROOTING FOR
In The Bedroom
David Lynch
Tom Wilkinson
Halle Berry
Ben Kingsley
Jennifer Connelly
The Memento and Ghost World screenplays
No Man's Land for Best Foreign Film
Vanilla Sky for Best Song
The A.I. visual effects



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[Scarface989]

IM HAPPY ABOUT THE INCLUSIONS OF
Ridley Scott for Best Director (but will sadly lose)
McKellan getting a nomination
LOTR's 13 nominations
Memento and Ghost World at least getting some sorta nod
Connelly and Crowe being nominated
Royal Tenenbaums getting a nod for screenplay

IM HAPPY ABOUT THE EXCLUSIONS OF
Baz Luhrman for Director
No Gosford Park actors/actresses getting a nod for Best actor, supporting actor, and actress
Todd Field for best director
Ewan McGreggor not getting best actor

IM UNHAPPY ABOUT THE EXCLUSIONS OF
no Black Hawk Down for best movie/best adapted screenplay (and w/o best movie, no best director)
Cameron Diaz for Best supp. actress in Vanilla Sky (the cum line shoulda gotten the nom alone.)
Memento was snubbed for actor, supp. actor, and Best Picture
no Steve Buscemi to be found
Ghost World snubbed

IM UNHAPPY ABOUT THE INCLUSIONS OF
anything dealing with Gosford Park (Im lookin at u Robert Altman)
Moulin Rough for Best movie
Ethan Hawke and Voight for best supp. actor
In the Bedroom getting the big noms.
Jimmy Neutron, Boy Dumbass getting a nod for animation

[dicaprio_travolta_man]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Scarface989:


IM HAPPY ABOUT THE EXCLUSIONS OF

No Gosford Park actors/actresses getting a nod for Best actor, supporting actor, and actress


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I think you're mistaken, both Maggie Smith and Helen Mirren got Best Supporting Actress nominations for Gosford Park

[dicaprio_travolta_man]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Scarface989:


IM HAPPY ABOUT THE EXCLUSIONS OF

No Gosford Park actors/actresses getting a nod for Best actor, supporting actor, and actress


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I think you're mistaken, both Maggie Smith and Helen Mirren got Best Supporting Actress nominations for Gosford Park

[Scarface989]

i was saying i was glad it didnt get noms for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actor. i knew it got a nod for Best Supporting Actress

[Nate6]

I'M HAPPY ABOUT THE INCLUSIONS OF:
Will Smith
Tom Wilkinson
Halle Berry
Jon Voight
Sissy Spacek
Russell Crowe
Ridley Scott
Robert Altman
A.I. in the technical/effects categories

I'M HAPPY ABOUT THE EXCLUSIONS OF:
VANILLA SKY, SHREK, and THE SHIPPING NEWS for Best Picture
Cameron Diaz
Tom Cruise
Jim Carrey

I'M UNHAPPY ABOUT THE INCLUSIONS OF:
Ethan Hawke
Sean Penn
Ian McKellen
Judi Dench
Sting
Randy Newman

I'M UNHAPPY ABOUT THE EXCLUSIONS OF:
Naomi Watts
Gene Hackman
Gwyneth Paltrow
ALI for Best Picture
BLACK HAWK DOWN for Best Picture
MEMENTO for Best Picture
A.I. for Best Picture
PLANET OF THE APES for Best Makeup (horrible movie, terrific makeup)

I'M ROOTING FOR:
A BEAUTIFUL MIND
Russell Crowe
Halle Berry
Ben Kingsley
Marisa Tomei
Ridley Scott
The MEMENTO and A BEAUTIFUL MIND (or GHOST WORLD) screenplays
A.I.'s beautiful visual effects

[dicaprio_travolta_man]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Scarface989:
i was saying i was glad it didnt get noms for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actor. i knew it got a nod for Best Supporting Actress</font>

Awwwww, I see! Sorry about that, I didn't know!

[Antonio]

After careful, consideration, I decided that I am rooting for:

BEST PICTURE: A Beautiful Mind
BEST DIRECTOR: David Lynch for Mulholland Drive
BEST ACTOR: Tom Wilkinson in In The Bedroom
BEST ACTRESS: Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Ben Kingsley in Sexy Beast
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Jennifer Connelly in A Beautiful Mind
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Christopher and Jonathan Nolan for
M E M E N T O
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Terry Zwigoff and Daniel Clowes for Ghost World
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: S H R E K
BEST ART DIRECTION: Moulin Rouge
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Man Who Wasn't There
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Moulin Rouge
BEST SOUND: Black Hawk Down
BEST EDITING: M E M E N T O
BEST SOUND EDITING: Monsters, Inc.
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: A.I.
BEST SONG: "Until" by Sting, from Kate & Leopold
BEST MAKEUP: Moulin Rouge
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Randy Newman for Monster's Inc.

Of my list of faves, I am especially rooting for all four acting hopefuls: Kidman demonstrated the best range not only in Moulin Rouge, but also in the excellent ghost story The Others; as my friend QUENTIN said, Tom Wilkinson is the "real" best actor of the year; Ben Kingsley's blazing, daring, career-altering performance in Sexy Beast was my personal favorite of 2001; and Jennifer Connelly, who held her own against the dynamic Russell Crowe, should have won in this category last year (she wasn't even nominated) for Requiem For A Dream.

Also, the visual FX in A.I., the cinematography from The Man Who Wasn't There, the Memento and Ghost World screenplays and the Randy Newman score from Monsters, Inc. are high on my "rooting value" list. Mr. Newman has been nominated for eleven Oscars in his category, but has never won!!!




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