RE : Oscars for 2002

Alright, various critics groups have made their voices heard, so here are my revised guestimates.

Picture: Chicago

Director: Martin Scorsese, Gangs of New York (one of those it's-about-time situations, but personally, I only liked Raging Bull from this guy)

Foreign Film: Huit Femmes (Eight Women) (Talk to Her and Y Tu Mama Tambien aren't eligible for one reason or another...)

Animated Feature: Spirited Away

Actor: Jack Nicholson, About Schmidt

Actress: Nicole Kidman, The Hours (for that prosthetic nose as well as for her FANTASTIC LEGS)

Supporting Actor: Dennis Quaid, Far From Heaven (admirers of his performances in Far From Heaven and The Rookie will make him a surprise winner)

Supporting Actress: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago (a lock)

Original Screenplay: Todd Haynes, Far From Heaven

Adapted Screenplay: Charlie Kaufman, Adaptation

Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski, Minority Report

Editing: Michael Kahn, Minority Report

Score: Elmer Bernstein, Far From Heaven

Song: U2, The Hands That Built America, Gangs of New York

Costumes: Chicago

Art Direction/Set Decoration: Minority Report

Makeup: Frida

Sound: Minority Report

Sound Editing: Minority Report

Visual Effects: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

[Post edited by posters5 on Feb 7, 2003]