Ian McKellan and 2002 Oscar nominations.

is nominated for Best Supporting Actor.

Peter Jackson for Directer for LOTR.

LOTR screenplay for previous published material.

LOTR for best picture

 

Quelle surprise

 

13 nominations in all... it'll get all the technical and production ones, but Ian McKellan is likely to be the only top one

 

I'd like it to bag best picture...

 

They really dont need to worry about it, they have pretty much got all of them in the bag.

 

Against A Beautiful Mind? I wouldn't hold my breath.

 

Nah... the Hollywood snobs ain't gonna want it to win... Beautiful Mind will probably get the Best Picture... I hope that LOTR gets it and Best Director... but I don't think it will.

 

> I wouldn't hold my breath.

Not even for a fiver

 

Oh yeah...we haven't seen a film like that before...those autistic geniuses really know how to bring in the dollar..

At least the guy from Australia isn't playing a piano this time..

 

In all the major ones, it has some serious competition - so don't count on it (though I'm not saying it wont win)

Had McKellan not been up against Broadbent or maybe even Kingsley he would easily win. As it is, that one will be very very close.

Again, best director could go to Jackson, or Lynch or even Altman

And I sincerely doubt it will win best picture... though I'm not saying it wont

 

Fine, start picketing then.

 

nice to see you're not sitting on the fence then Andy.

 

It will probably win some token gesture for all the money it's made...but could you imagine Hollywood in this era of over-concentrated patoritism voting for a film written by an Englishman, directed by an a guy from New Zealand?

 

I have my favourites... and apart from maybe McKellan, LotR isn't any of them

 

God please not Moulin Rouge..

 

again no

broadbent for supporting actor maybe, but that is most likely coming from Iris (and if Judi Dench doesn't win the oscar for that I shall eat my hat). Kidman's nomination I'm gathering is more for the Others than Moulin Rouge

 

Admittedly I haven't seen many of the others, but I want LOTR to wipe the floor with the rest!

 

Iris was so-so

Broadbent does deserve the oscar for support...unlike winslet ( one does not get a golden statue for getting one's knockers out..unless the award ceramony is in Vegas )

 

I'm sure the supporting actress will go to Connely, and rightly so cos she is lovely (requeim for a dream anyone? ). What's Maggie Smith's for? Gosford Park or Harry Potter? She could also be in for it

 

Gosford Park I imagine..which i may say is a fine film..

If LOTR doesn't win it..I'd like that to win instead..

 

Most surprising nomination? Renee Zellweger for Bridget Jones. Not doubting her performance (it was very good), but the Academy hardly ever picks comedy roles out for awards...

 

<Beckymonster starts jumping around her office, doing war whoops!>

Um... sorry to be a pedant - but it's spelled McKellen.

Overall - I'm overjoyed that Ian has been nominated for the second time for an Oscar.

I haven't had a chance to read through the noms (had to go see a man about a mortgage) so I'm not sure about the competition.

But Ian has something in his 'favour' that not many others have. He's a previous nominee for Best Actor but didn't win.

The academy are very good at 'correcting' such mistakes - and trust me, this one was a Death Star sized mistake!

I'm going to place a bet on him getting it - so that's gonna mean that he's got two hopes - slim and none!!!

 

The Oscars only vote for English films that are quintessentially British. All stodgy, period pieces where some chick is always forgetting her shawl.

 

OK my opinions:

Actor:

This will either go to Smith or Crowe - I reckon Smith. The academy like those who take the step to "serious" acting eg Kim Basinger and Julia Roberts in the past. From what I hear, he is sensational in Ali.

Actress:

Judi Dench. Generally fantastic, and perennial academy favourite. Though Sissy Spacek or Nicole Kidman could nab it, Judi Dench is more likely. Halle Berry and Oscar do not belong in teh same sentence EVER!

Supporting Actor:

Tricky one this. I can think of 3 performances off the top of my head where Jim Broadbent has been fantastic this last year. But then again, McKellan as Gandalf is what made LotR so enjoyable for me, and he is generally excellent too

Supporting Actress:

Jennifer Connoly... though again this is a very competitive category.

Best film:

Beautiful Mind - strong competition, but this sort of thing is popular with the judges, and has been sweeping the boards at all other award ceremonies

Director:

Hmmm I can't really say for this one. Would like to say Lynch, but that's only cos he is cool

 

Lynch won't win it...not for Mullholland Drive..

..he should of won it for Straight Story