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Brooke Heitz |
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I am not an expert, but sometimes I like to think I am. So, here are my picks for the 73rd Annual Academy Awards. Note: Brooke's picks are in bold.
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem in "Before Night Falls" Russell Crowe in "Gladiator" Tom Hanks in "Cast Away" Ed Harris in "Pollock" Geoffrey Rush in "Quills"
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Jeff Bridges in "The Contender" Willem Dafoe in "Shadow of the Vampire" Benicio Del Toro in "Traffic" Albert Finney in "Erin Brockovich" Joaquin Phoenix in "Gladiator"
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Joan Allen in "The Contender" Juliette Binoche in "Chocolat" Ellen Burstyn in "Requiem for a Dream" Laura Linney in "You Can Count on Me" Julia Roberts in "Erin Brockovich"
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Judi Dench in "Chocolat" Marcia Gay Harden in "Pollock" Kate Hudson in "Almost Famous" Frances McDormand in "Almost Famous" Julie Walters in "Billy Elliot"
Achievement in Cinematography
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Peter Pau "Gladiator" John Mathieson "Malena" Lajos Koltai "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Roger Deakins "The Patriot" Caleb Deschanel
Achievement in Costume Design
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Tim Yip "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" Rita Ryack "Gladiator" Janty Yates "102 Dalmations" Anthony Powell "Quills" Jacqueline West
Achievement in Directing
"Billy Elliot" Stephen Daldry "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Ang Lee "Erin Brockovich" Steven Soderbergh "Gladiator" Ridley Scott "Traffic" Steven Soderbergh
Achievement in Makeup
"The Cell" Michle Burke and Edouard Henriques "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" Rick Baker and Gail Ryan "Shadow of the Vampire" Ann Buchanan and Amber Sibley
Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
"Chocolat" Screenplay by Robert Nelson Jacobs "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Written by Wang Hui Ling and James Schamus and Tsai Kuo Jung "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Written by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen "Traffic" Screenplay by Stephen Gaghan "Wonder Boys" Screenplay by Steve Kloves
Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
"Almost Famous" Written by Cameron Crowe "Billy Elliot" Written by Lee Hall "Erin Brockovich" Written by Susannah Grant "Gladiator" Screenplay by David Franzoni and John Logan and William Nicholson and story by David Franzoni "You Can Count on Me" Written by Kenneth Lonergan
Best Motion Picture of the Year
"Chocolat" A David Brown Production David Brown, Kit Golden and Leslie Holleran, Producers "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" A Zoom Hunt International Production Bill Kong, Hsu Li Kong and Ang Lee, Producers "Erin Brockovich" A Jersey Films Production Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher, Producers "Gladiator" A Douglas Wick in association with Scott Free Production Douglas Wick, David Franzoni and Branko Lustig, Producers "Traffic" A Bedford Falls/Laura Bickford Production Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz and Laura Bickford, Producers | |