Lord of the Rings leads with 13 nominations. I'm not going to list every category here, if you want to see all the nominations, go to http://www.oscar.com , but here are the major nominations:

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

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

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

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

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

OK, I'll include the directors, but not the editors, thank you:
Ron Howard, A Beautiful Mind
Ridley Scott, Black Hawk Down
Robert Altman, Gosford Park
Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
David Lynch, Mulholland Drive

Brand new award, best animated feature film:
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Monsters, Inc.
Shrek

This year's movie music...
Best Score:
John Williams, A.I. Artificial Intelligence
James Horner, A Beautiful Mind
John Williams, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Howard Shore, The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Randy Newman, Monsters, Inc.

Best Songs:
"If I Didn't Have You," Monters, Inc., Randy Newman
"May It Be," The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, Enya, Nicky Ryan, Roma Ryan
"There You'll Be," Pearl Harbor, Diane Warren
"Until," Kate and Leopold, Sting
"Vanilla Sky," Vanilla Sky, Paul McCartney

And OK, let's mention the special effects awards:

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

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

Sound Editing:
Monsters, Inc.
Pearl Harbor

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

Any thoughts? Who do you want to win? Who do you think will win?

[ 02-13-2002: Message edited by: Troodon ]

My picks..

Best Picture: LotR

Best Leading Actor: Will Smith

Best Leading Actress: Nicole Kidman or Renee Zellweger

Best Supporting Actor: Ian McKellen

Best Supporting Actress: No pick.

Directors: Peter Jackson or Ridley Scott.

Animated Feature Film: Shrek, hands down.

Best Score: Howard Shore.

Best Songs: No pick.

Visual Effects: Lord of the Rings.

Sound: Black Hawk Down or Lord of the Rings.

Sound Editing: No pick.

Makeup: Moulin Rouge or Lord of the Rings.

These are who I think, not neccessarily who I want.

WHERE IS THE NOMINATION FOR REJECTED?

Suppose I should give my own picks too, since I started this thread, so:

Who I WANT to win:

Best Picture: Lord of the Rings
Best Actor: Sean Penn
Best Supporting Actor: Jon Voight (great job of playing Howard Cosell, I though. Much more believable than Will Smith as Ali.)
Best Song: May it Be (Normally, I can't stand Enya, but this is an exception, this song goes so well with the movie)
Best Score: Hard to choose between John Williams (Harry Potter) and Howard Shore(LotR). But I guess I'd have to say Howard Shore, as much as I hate voting against John Williams. Besides, Williams has 5 oscars already anyway.

I think LotR has a pretty good chance of getting the special effects awards it's nominated for, and I think it desrves them.

I think Shrek both deserves, and is likely to win, best animated film.

Who I think WILL win:
Best Picture: Likely A Beautiful Mind. I have a feeling the Academy will go for this one. All though LotR I think has a decent chance, it's more of a long shot.

Best Actor: Russell Crowe, with a slight chance of Denzel Washington.

Best director almost always goes to the same movie as best picture. Last timr it didn't weas when Spielberg got director for Saving Private Ryan, but Shakespeare in Love won instead for best picture. But that's only the second time in Academy history that's happened (I believe... might be wrong, but I know it's a rare occurence, even if it's happened more than twice)So when they announce the director winner, you're pretty safe in assuming the picture will go to the same movie.

Memento got screwed.

Bridget Jones' Diary was crap.

What will win. Even so that LoTR was very good, I doubt that the academy will pick it for best picture. It seems that any movie that has someone struggling or overcoming great odds it will win boku awards. A Beautiful Mind will be the film. Including best actor, and best supporting actress. Ali will get the best supporting actor. Nothing with a sci-fi, animated or fantasy theme has never won a best movie award. It's the academy's prejudice that prevent them ever winning a best picture award.

My pics

Best Picture:
A Beautiful Mind

Best Supporting Actress:
Jennifer Connelly, A Beautiful Mind

Best Leading Actor:
Russell Crowe, A Beautiful Mind

Best Leading Actress:
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Best Supporting Actor:
Jon Voight, Ali

Ron Howard, A Beautiful Mind

Brand new award, best animated feature film:
Shrek

Best Score:
Howard Shore, The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring

Best Songs:
"If I Didn't Have You," Monters, Inc., Randy Newman

Visual Effects:
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring

Sound:
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring

Makeup:
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring

If LoTR wins best picture, it'll be an upset.