THE UK CRITIC: 74th Oscar Nominees Announced (12/02/02)

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74th Oscar Nominees Announced

by Ian Waldron-Mantgani, February 12, 2002

Russell Crowe got his third Best Actor nomination in a row this afternoon, when the shortlist for the 74th Academy Awards was announced. The film in which he starred, the factual emotional drama "A Beautiful Mind", picked up eight nominations including Best Picture.

Leading the pack with thirteen nominations was Peter Jackson's epic literary adaptation "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", which dominated the technical categories and also received a Best Picture nomination. Also in the race for the top prize are "Moulin Rouge", "Gosford Park" and "In the Bedroom".

Three of the Best Picture contenders saw their directors nominated, but not Baz Luhrmann for "Moulin" or Todd Field for "Bedroom". Ridley Scott was mentioned for his depiction of contemporary warfare in "Black Hawk Down" and David Lynch for the dreamlike oddity "Mulholland Drive". In the acting categories, Marisa Tomei picked up her first nomination in nine years for "In the Bedroom", both Maggie Smith and Helen Mirren were Supporting Actress nominees for "Gosford Park", and the Best Actor race made history by nominating two black leading men in the same year -- Denzel Washington for "Training Day" and Will Smith for "Ali".

Oscar gave us a new and entirely unnecessary category this year, Best Animated Feature. With only nine eligible films in the running, the Academy should have been trusted to nominate obviously worthy choices, but the Farrelly Brothers' brilliantly inventive "Osmosis Jones" and Richard Linklater's groundbreaking "Waking Life" were both left out in the cold for "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius" and "Monsters, Inc.", which joined front-runner "Shrek" on the list of nominees.

Today's nicest surprise was the nomination of Terry Zwigoff's quirky independent film "Ghost World" for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film deserved to be nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting actress -- but considering only five prints of the film were released in the United States, we should be grateful for that one nomination.

Below is a full list of nominees. The Academy Awards will be presented on March 24.

ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR 2001

Picture
"A Beautiful Mind"
"Gosford Park"
"In the Bedroom"
"Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
"Moulin Rouge"

Directing
"A Beautiful Mind" - Ron Howard
"Black Hawk Down" - Ridley Scott
"Gosford Park" - Robert Altman
"Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" - Peter Jackson
"Mulholland Drive" - David Lynch

Actor
Russell Crowe, "A Beautiful Mind"
Sean Penn, "I Am Sam"
Will Smith, "Ali"
Denzel Washington, "Training Day"
Tom Wilkinson, "In the Bedroom"

Actress
Halle Berry, "Monster's Ball"
Judi Dench, "Iris"
Nicole Kidman, "Moulin Rouge"
Sissy Spacek, "In the Bedroom"
Renee Zellweger, "Bridget Jones's Diary"

Supporting Actor
Jim Broadbent, "Iris"
Ethan Hawke, "Training Day"
Ben Kingsley, "Sexy Beast"
Ian McKellen, "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
Jon Voight, "Ali"

Supporting Actress
Jennifer Connelly, "A Beautiful Mind"
Helen Mirren, "Gosford Park"
Maggie Smith, "Gosford Park"
Marisa Tomei, "In the Bedroom"
Kate Winslet, "Iris"

Foreign Language Film
"Amelie" - France
"Elling" - Norway
"Lagaan" - India
"No Man's Land" - India
"Son of the Bride" - Argentina

Animated Feature
"Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius"
"Monsters, Inc."
"Shrek"

Original Screenplay
"Amelie"
"Gosford Park"
"Memento"
"Monster's Ball"
"The Royal Tenenbaums"

Adapted Screenplay
"A Beautiful Mind"
"Ghost World"
"In the Bedroom"
"Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
"Shrek"

Cinematography
"Amelie"
"Black Hawk Down"
"Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
"The Man Who Wasn't There"
"Moulin Rouge"

Film Editing
"A Beautiful Mind"
"Black Hawk Down"
"Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
"Memento"
"Moulin Rouge"

Original Song
"Until" - music and lyrics by Sting - from "Kate & Leopold"
"May it Be" - music and lyrics by Enya, Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan - from "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
"If I Didn't Have You" - music and lyrics by Randy Newman - from "Monsters, Inc."
"There You'll Be" - music and lyrics by Dianne Warren - from "Pearl Harbor"
"Vanilla Sky" - music and lyrics by Paul McCartney - from "Vanilla Sky"

Original Score
"A.I."
"A Beautiful Mind"
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
"Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
"Monsters, Inc."

Art Direction
"Amelie"
"Gosford Park"
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
"Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
"Moulin Rouge"

Costume Design
"The Affair of the Necklace"
"Gosford Park"
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
"Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
"Moulin Rouge"

Visual Effects
"A.I."
"Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
"Pearl Harbor"

Makeup
"A Beautiful Mind"
"Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
"Moulin Rouge"

Sound
"Amelie"
"Black Hawk Down"
"Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
"Moulin Rouge"
"Pearl Harbor"

Sound Effects Editing
"Monsters, Inc."
"Pearl Harbor"

Documentary Feature
"Children Underground"
"Lalee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton"
"Murder on a Sunday Morning"
"Promises"
"War Photographer"

Documentary Short Subject
"Artists and Orophans: A True Drama"
"Sing!"
"Thoth"

Live Action Short Film
"The Accountant"
"Copy Shop"
"Gregor's Greatest Invention"
"A Man Thing"
"Speed for Thespians"

Animated Short
"Fifty Percent Grey"
"For the Birds"
"Give Up Yer Aul Sins"
"Strange Invaders"
"Stubble Trouble"

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