tugmcmartin
01-28-2004, 07:22 AM
So, now that the nominations are out, what would you consider as surprises (if you think there were any)? Who/What are your picks for the big categories?
A few surprises for me:
No "Cold Mountain" for Best Picture. I thought Cold Mountain was a much better movie than Master and Commander so i'm surprised to see one in and the other out.
No Nicole Kidman for her Cold Mountain role and no Tom Cruise for his Last Samaurai role. I didn't particularly like Nicole in Cold Mountain, but thought for sure the "Academy" was gonna cream their collective shorts over her. Haven't seen Last Samaurai, but from the buzz i thought Cruise might've been nominated.
Two relative no-names get the nod for best actress. Keisha Castle-Hughes and Samantha Morton? Who are these gals? Haven't seen either movie they're in so can't really comment on their performances.
Fernando Meirelles getting a nod for best director for his City of God. Nice to see the "Academy" can get away from the traditional big studio crap.
My picks (not who/what i think should win, but who/what i think will win):
Best Picture - Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (more for the collection of the trilogy as a whole)
Best Actor - Bill Murray gets an "upset" win over Penn.
Best Actress - Charlize Theron
Supporting Actor - Tim Robbins
Supporting Actress - Rene Zellweger
Director - Coppola seems to be this years darling so she gets the nod over Jackson.
T-
A few surprises for me:
No "Cold Mountain" for Best Picture. I thought Cold Mountain was a much better movie than Master and Commander so i'm surprised to see one in and the other out.
No Nicole Kidman for her Cold Mountain role and no Tom Cruise for his Last Samaurai role. I didn't particularly like Nicole in Cold Mountain, but thought for sure the "Academy" was gonna cream their collective shorts over her. Haven't seen Last Samaurai, but from the buzz i thought Cruise might've been nominated.
Two relative no-names get the nod for best actress. Keisha Castle-Hughes and Samantha Morton? Who are these gals? Haven't seen either movie they're in so can't really comment on their performances.
Fernando Meirelles getting a nod for best director for his City of God. Nice to see the "Academy" can get away from the traditional big studio crap.
My picks (not who/what i think should win, but who/what i think will win):
Best Picture - Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (more for the collection of the trilogy as a whole)
Best Actor - Bill Murray gets an "upset" win over Penn.
Best Actress - Charlize Theron
Supporting Actor - Tim Robbins
Supporting Actress - Rene Zellweger
Director - Coppola seems to be this years darling so she gets the nod over Jackson.
T-