THE BEST & WORST COUPLES OF 2001

[Antonio]

BEST COUPLE
Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly in A BEAUTIFUL MIND

WORST COUPLE
David Boreanaz and Marley Shelton in VALENTINE

MOST INTRIGUING COUPLE
Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman in MOULIN ROUGE

BEST MARRIED COUPLE
Tom Wilkinson and Sissy Spacek in IN THE BEDROOM

BEST SAME-SEX COUPLE
Naomi Watts and Laura Elena Harring in MULHOLLAND DRIVE

BEST INTERRACIAL COUPLE
Billy Bob Thornton and Halle Berry in MONSTER’S BALL

WORST INTERRACIAL COUPLE
Danny Glover and Anjelica Huston in THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS

BEST ODD COUPLE
Steve Buscemi and Thora Birch in GHOST WORLD

BEST TEEN COUPLE
Jay Hernandez and Kirsten Dunst in CRAZY/BEAUTIFUL

BEST DIVORCED COUPLE
Kevin Kline and Kristin Scott Thomas in LIFE AS A HOUSE

BEST MAY-DECEMBER COUPLE
William H. Macy and Neve Campbell in PANIC

WORST MAY-DECEMBER COUPLE
Nick Stahl and Marisa Tomei in IN THE BEDROOM

BEST LOVE TRIANGLE
Penelope Cruz/Tom Cruise/Cameron Diaz in VANILLA SKY

WORST LOVE TRIANGLE
George Clooney/Julia Roberts/Andy Garcia in OCEAN’S ELEVEN

MOST BIZARRE LOVE TRIANGLE
Luke Wilson/Gwyneth Paltrow/Bill Murray in THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS

[Antonio]

Aside from the Oscar aftermath, I vow not to create any more 2001 topics on this board. This is the last one.

[FilmBuff84]

Scott Caan and Casey Affleck - OCEAN'S ELEVEN (Best Brotherly Duo)

Reese Witherspoon, Jessica Cauffiel and Alanna Ubach - LEGALLY BLONDE (Best Girlfriends) + Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid and Rosario Dawson - JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS

Alan Cumming and Parker Posey - JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS (Best Villains)

Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt - HEARTBREAKERS (Best Mother/Daughter Duo)

[Hannibal21]

BEST:
Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge!
Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly in A Beautiful Mind
Elijah Wood and Sean Astin in LOTR: FOTR
Billy Bob Thornton and Halle Berry in Monster's Ball
Naomi Watts and Laura Elena Harring in Mulholland Drive

WORST:
Nicolas Cage and Penelope Cruz in Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts in The Mexican

[Antonio]

Hannibal21, only you would sense sexual tension between Frodo and Rudy.

[The Other]

Originally posted by Antonio
Hannibal21, only you would sense sexual tension between Frodo and Rudy.
But, I'd add them to the Worst list!

[BadCoverVersion]

Best Couple (OVERALL)
Tom Wilkinson and Sissy Spacek - In The Bedroom

Best 'BESSY MATE' Couple
John Goodman and Billy Crystal - Monsters Inc.

Best COMIC Couple
Dame Maggie Smith and Kelly MacDonald - Gosford Park

Best CAMP Couple
John Cameron Mitchell and Michael Pitt - Hedwig & The Angry Inch

Best AWKWARD (yet INSPIRING) Couple
Jake Gyllenhaal and Jena Malone - Donnie Darko

Best REAL Couple
Anthony LaPaglia and Kerry Armstrong - Lantana

Best RUG-MUNCHIN' Couple
Naomi Watts and Laura Elena Harring - Mulholland Drive

Best DISTANT Couple
Emilio Echevarría and Lourdes Echevarría- Amores Perros

Best BEAUTIFUL Couple
Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor - Moulin Rouge

Best Couple +ONE
Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna and Maribel Verdú - Y tu mamá también

[Trinity]

BEST:
Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge!
Piper Perabo and Jessica Pare in Lost & Delirious
Naomi Watts and Laura Elena Harring in Mulholland Drive

WORST:
Freddie Prinze Jr and Monica Petter in Head Over Heels
Kate Beckinsale and Ben Affleck/Josh Hartnett in Pearl Harbour

[A Canadian ThereWolf]

Best All Around Couple(s):
Sissy Spacek & Tom Wilkinson/In The Bedroom
Russell Crowe & Jennifer Connelly/A Beautiful Mind
Naomi Watts & Laura Elena Herring/Mulholland Drive
Steve Buscemi & Thora Birch/Ghost World
Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor/Moulin Rouge!

Best Same Sex Couple:
Do you have to ask?
Watts & Herring/Mullholland Drive

Most Likable Couple(s):
John Cusack & Kate Beckinsale/Serendipity
Ewan McGregor & Nicole Kidman/Moulin Rouge!

Best "Time Warped" Couple(s)
Meg Ryan & Hugh Jackman/Kate & Leopold
Marisa Tomei & Vincent D'Onofrio/Happy Accidents

Worst Inter-Species Couple(s):
Tom Green & EITHER The horse OR The elephant/Freddy Got Fingered
Mark Whalberg & Helena Bonham Carter (As an ape!)/Planet Of The Apes
Chris Klein & The cow he gets his hand stuck in the ass of/Say It Isn't So!

Worst "Triangle" Couple(s):
Kevin Costner, Courtney Cox, & Kurt Russell/3000 Miles To Graceland
Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, & Kate Beckinsale/Pearl Harbor

Worst All Around Couple(s):
Sylvester Stallone & Burt Reynolds/Driven
Chris Klein & Heather Graham/Say It Isn't So!
Mariah Carey & Max Beesley/Glitter
Keanu Reeves & Charlize Theron/Sweet November
Nicolas Cage & Penelope Cruz/Capt. Corelli's Mandolin