Oscar Nominations

[Janice]

''Chicago,'' ''Gangs'' and ''Hours'' Score Big

-- As expected, Oscar voters smiled upon ''Chicago'' and ''The Hours,'' though ''Gangs of New York'' did better than expected. ''Chicago'' got 13 nominations, one shy of the record held by ''Titanic'' and ''All About Eve.'' ''Gangs'' followed with 10 citations, and ''Hours'' earned nine.

''Adaptation'''s Meryl Streep and ''About Schmidt'''s Jack Nicholson both were nominated; Streep is now the most nominated performer ever (13 career nominations), and Nicholson is now the most nominated actor (12 career nominations). Streep missed out on a two-fer, failing to earn a Best Actress nomination for ''The Hours,'' but ''Hours'' castmate Julianne Moore did get two nods, a Supporting nomination for ''Hours'' and a lead-role nod for ''Far From Heaven.''

The nominees were announced at a pre-dawn press conference at Academy headquarters, with the names read by 1992 Oscar winner Marisa Tomei and Academy president Frank Pierson. The 75th annual Academy Awards ceremony will be held March 23 at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre

Best Picture
'Chicago'
'The Hours'
'Gangs of New York'
'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'
'The Pianist'

Best Actor
Adrien Brody, 'The Pianist'
Michael Caine, 'The Quiet American'
Nicolas Cage, 'Adaptation'
Daniel Day-Lewis, 'Gangs of New York'
Jack Nicholson, 'About Schmidt'

Best Actress
Salma Hayek, 'Frida'
Nicole Kidman, 'The Hours'
Diane Lane, 'Unfaithful'
Julianne Moore, 'Far From Heaven'
Renée Zellweger, 'Chicago'

Best Supporting Actor
Chris Cooper, 'Adaptation'
Ed Harris, 'The Hours'
Paul Newman, 'Road to Perdition'
John C. Reilly, 'Chicago'
Christopher Walken, 'Catch Me If You Can'

Best Supporting Actress
Kathy Bates, 'About Schmidt'
Julianne Moore, 'The Hours'
Queen Latifah, 'Chicago'
Meryl Streep, 'Adaptation'
Catherine Zeta-Jones, 'Chicago'

Best Director
Pedro Almodóvar, 'Talk to Her'
Stephen Daldry, 'The Hours'
Rob Marshall, 'Chicago'
Roman Polanski, 'The Pianist'
Martin Scorsese, 'Gangs of New York'

Best Original Screenplay
Pedro Almodóvar, 'Talk to Her'
Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan, 'Gangs of New York'
Alfonso and Carlos Cuarón, 'Y tu Mamá Tambien'
Todd Haynes, 'Far From Heaven'
Nia Vardalos, 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding'

Best Adapted Screenplay
Bill Condon, 'Chicago'
David Hare, 'The Hours'
Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz, 'About a Boy'
Charlie and Donald Kaufman, 'Adaptation'
Ronald Harwood, 'The Pianist'

Best Animated Feature Film
'Ice Age'
'Lilo and Stitch'
'Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron'
'Spirited Away'
'Treasure Planet'

Best Foreign Language Film
'The Crime of Father Amaro' ('El Crimen del Padre Amaro'), Mexico
'Hero', People's Republic of China
'Nowhere in Africa', Germany
'The Man Without a Past', Finland
'Zus & Zo', the Netherlands

Art Direction
'Chicago'
'Frida'
'Gangs of New York'
'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'
'Road to Perdition'

Cinematography
'Chicago'
'Far From Heaven'
'Gangs of New York'
'The Pianist'
'Road to Perdition'

Costume Design
'Chicago'
'Frida'
'Gangs of New York'
'The Hours'
'The Pianist'

Documentary Feature
'Bowling For Columbine'
'Daughter From Danang'
'Prisoner of Paradise'
'Spellbound'
'Winged Migration'

Documentary Short Subject
'The Collector of Bedford Street'
'Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks'
'Twin Towers'
'Why Can't We Be a Family Again?'

Film Editing
'Chicago'
'Gangs of New York'
'The Hours'
'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'
'The Pianist'

Makeup
'Frida'
'The Time Machine'

Music (Score)
'Catch Me If You Can'
'Far From Heaven'
'Frida'
'The Hours'
'Road to Perdition'

Music (Song)
'I Move On' from Chicago'
'Lose Yourself' from '8 Mile'
'Burn It Blue' from 'Frida'
'The Hands That Built America' from 'Gangs of New York'
'Father and Daughter' from 'The Wild Thornberrys Movie'

Short Film (Animated)
'The Cathedral'
'The Chubbchubbs!'
'Das Rad'
'Mike's New Car'
'Mt. Head'

Short Film (Live Action)
'Fair D'Hiver'
'I'll Wait for the Next One ...' ('J'attendrai le Suivant...')
'Inja' ('Dog')
'Johnny Flynton
'This Charming Man' ('Der er en Yndig Mand')

Sound
'Chicago'
'Gangs of New York'
'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'
'Road to Perdition'
'Spider-Man'

Sound Editing
'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'
'Minority Report'
'Road to Perdition'

Visual Effects
'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'
'Spider-Man'
'Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones'

All about the Academy Awards® from EW.com

[*ShortCake*]

Hey thanks for posting that! I really hope Nicole wins!

[britt britt]

Originally posted by Janice

'The Chubbchubbs!'

OMG! I love that!!

[Georgia's on my Mind]

I'm rooting for Chicago and Renee!

and must tape it because Olivia is presenting an oscar.

[Brian Damage]

Thanks for posting all that Janice. Go Scorsese!

[TJL]

Yes!
I've actually seen one of the movies up for Best Picture!

That's a new record for me.

[SBTB Geek]

Best Picture
"Chicago

Best Actor
Jack Nicholson, "About Schmidt"

Best Actress
Salma Hayek, "Frida"

Best Supporting Actor
Christopher Walken, "Catch Me If You Can"

Best Support Actress
Queen Latifah, "Chicago"

Best Director
Rob Marshall, "Chicago"

Best Animated Feature Film
"Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron"

Best Foreign Language Film
"El Crimen Del Padre Amaro"

Music (Score)
"Frida"

Music (Song)
"Lose Yourself" by Eminem, from- "8 Mile"

I still can't believe the Academy basically ignored "8 Mile." At first, the movie was getting praises from the Academy- and look at what they did.

[Janice]

I'm thrilled that Diane Lane nabbed a Best Actress nomination for Unfaithful.
I highly doubt she'll win but it's quite an honor to even be nominated. From here on in, it's, "with Academy Award nominee Diane Lane..."
I think her performance was remarkable and will give her a place on the A-List of actresses where she belongs.
She was also nominated for a Best Actress Golden Globe too, but lost.
Lots of tough female competition this year with Chicago and The Hours.

[*ShortCake*]

I cannot wait to see Olivia!!! *dies*

[-*Forever*-]

GO CATHERINE!!!!!!

[AnaheimPMWitch]

YAY GOOOOOO NICOLE!!!!!

[80sTrivia]

Julianna Moore must be on Cloud 9, what with two nominations for two different movies!

Very happy for Queen Latifah being nominated for Chicago!

No surprise that Nicole Kidman received her second Oscar nod in two years for The Hours, and I feel she has a very good chance at taking home the gong this year.

Richard Gere must feel down, being the only major cast member from Chicago not to receive a nomination.

[Rhiannon]

Chicago is probably going to win everything it was nomianted for, like Moulin Rouge did last year

[Brian Damage]

When are the Oscars anybody know?

[Brian Damage]

Oops, never mind.My eyes must've skipped over that part of Janice's post.