Entertainment Americas: US Oscar Nominations - Academy announces its shortlist
TAPE: EF02/0111
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DATELINE: Los Angeles, February 12th 2002
SHOTLIST:
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1. Academy president Frank Pearson welcomes co-host Marcia Gay Harden
2. Nominations announced by Academy president Frank Pearson and Marcia Gay Harden
SOT Marcia Gay Harden - "Thank you everyone."
SOT Frank Pearson - "The 2001 nominees for best performance by an actress in a supporting role are Jennifer Connelly in 'A Beautiful Mind'. Helen Mirren in 'Gosford Park'. Maggie Smith in 'Gosford Park'. Marisa Tomei in 'In The Bedroom' and Kate Winslet in 'Iris'."
SOT Marcia Gay Harden - "For best performance by an actor in a supporting role the nominees are: Jim Broadbent in 'Iris'; Ethan Hawke in 'Training Day'; Ben Kingsley in 'Sexy Beast'; Ian McKellen in 'The Lord Of The Rings, The Fellowship Of The Ring'; and Jon Voight in 'Ali'."
SOT Frank Pearson - "For best performance by an actress in a leading role the nominees are: Halle Berry for 'Monsters Ball'; Judi Dench in 'Iris'; Nicole Kidman in 'Moulin Rouge' and Sissy Spacek in 'In The Bedroom'; and Renee Zellweger in 'Bridget Jones's Diary'."
SOT Marcia Gay Harden - "The nominees for best performance by an actor in a leading role are: Russell Crowe in 'A Beautiful Mind'; Sean Penn in 'I Am Sam'; Will Smith in 'Ali'; Denzel Washington in 'Training Day'; and Tom Wilkinson in 'In The Bedroom'."
SOT Frank Pearson - "In the category best achievement in directing: Ron Howard for 'A Beautiful Mind'; Ridley Scott for 'Black Hawk Down'; Robert Altman for 'Gosford Park'; and Peter Jackson for 'Lord Of The Rings, The Fellowship Of The Ring'; and David Lynch for 'Mullholland Drive'."
SOT Marcia Gay Harden - "For best screenplay written directly for the screen the nominees are 'Amelie', Guillaume Laurent and Jean Piere Jeunet; 'Gosford Park', Julian Fellowes; 'Memento', Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan; 'Monster's Ball', Milo Addica and Will Rokos; and 'The Royal Tenenbaums', Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson."
SOT Frank Pearson - "Screenplay based on material produced or published: 'A Beautiful Mind', Akiva Goldsman; 'Ghost World', Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff; 'In The Bedroom', Rob Festinger and Todd Field; 'The Lord Of The Rings, The Fellowship Of The Ring', Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson; and 'Shrek', Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman and Roger S H Schulman."
SOT Marcia Gay Harden - "For best foreign language film we have 'Amelie', France; 'Elling', Norway; 'Lagaan', India; 'No Mans Land', Bosnia and Herzogovenia and 'Son Of The Bride', Argentina."
SOT Frank Pearson - "In our new category for best animated feature film the nominees are: 'Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius'; 'Monsters Inc.'; and 'Shrek'."
SOT Marcia Gay Harden - "And finally I am pleased to announce that the films selected as the best picture nominees for 2001 are 'A Beautiful Mind', Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, producers. 'Gosford Park', Robert Altman, Bob Balaban and David Leve, producers. 'In The Bedroom', Graham Leader, Todd Field, producers. 'The Lord Of The Rings, The Fellowship Of The Ring', nomiees to be determined and 'Moulin Rouge', Martin Brown, Baz Lurhmann and Fred Baron, producers."
SOT Frank Pearson - "Join us on Sunday March 24th when we reveal the winners, we'll see you all then, thank you."
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3. Clip Trailer 'In The Bedroom' - , Good
4. Clip 'A Beautiful Mind' - Jennifer Connelly and Russell Crowe
5. Clip trailer 'Gosford Park'
6. Clip 'Iris' -
7. Clip 'Moulin Rouge'
8. Clip 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'
9. Clip 'Shrek'
STORYLINE:
WILL IT BE UNLUCKY 13 FOR LORD OF THE RINGS?
Australian, British and African-American talent took the lion's share of this year's Oscar nominations.
'A Beautiful Mind' and 'Moulin Rouge' clinched eight nominations each, including best acting nominations for 'Moulin Rouge's' Nicole Kidman and her Australian compatriot Russell Crowe in 'A Beautiful Mind' along with his supporting-star Jennifer Connelly.
The film with the most nominations often wins Best Picture come Oscar night.
But many of the 13 nominations for 'Lord of the Rings' were for technical achievements such as visual effects, sound, costume design and editing.
A sprawling fantasy adventure has never won top Oscar honours, so 'Lord of the Rings' could come away with the most trophies while missing out on Best Picture.
'A Beautiful Mind' and 'Moulin Rouge' were joined in the Best Picture group by the British period whodunnit 'Gosford Park' and the dark drama 'In the Bedroom.'
Nominees in the category for Best Actor in a movie were Russell Crowe for Sean Penn in 'I Am Sam,' Will Smith for 'Ali,' Denzel Washington for 'Training Day' and Tom Wilkinson for 'In the Bedroom.'
The nominations for Best Actress went to Halle Berry for 'Monster's Ball,' Judi Dench in 'Iris,' Nicole Kidman in 'Moulin Rouge,' Sissy Spacek in 'In the Bedroom' and Renee Zellweger for 'Bridget Jones's Diary.'
Dame Judi Dench and Tom Wilkinson led British hopes today as they were nominated for top acting honours in this year's Oscars.
But there was also a Brit bonanza with three in each of the supporting categories, including Kate Winslet who is up for her third prize for her performance in 'Iris.'
Best Actress nominee Dame Judi, 67, who is also up for 'Iris,' has now been short listed for the Oscars for four of the past five years.
Dench was one of three among the ten nominees for Best Actor or Actress - along with Russell Crowe in 'A Beautiful Mind' and Sean Penn in 'I Am Sam' - whose character is afflicted by some form of mental health problem.
Wilkinson, 53, lauded for his performance in 'In The Bedroom,' is listed for Best Actor and has never before been nominated for an Oscar.
British nominees for best supporting actress alongside Winslet, 26, are Dame Maggie Smith, 67, and Helen Mirren, 56, who are both honoured for their roles in 'Gosford Park.'
Blighty's supporting actor hopes are recently knighted Sir Ben Kingsley, 58, for his role in 'Sexy Beast,' Jim Broadbent, 52, for 'Iris', and Sir Ian McKellen, 62, for the fantasy epic 'Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring.'
It was also the first time the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - criticised in some quarters in recent years for the absence of African-American faces among the nominees - nominated two black actors for the Best Actor award - as well as Halle Berry getting the Best Actress nod.
Washington has received four Oscar nominations previously and won a supporting-actor Oscar for 'Glory.'
Another best actress nominee was Renee Zellweger, playing a Londoner haplessly seeking romance in "Bridget Jones's Diary.With Zellweger it was a rare instance where the academy singled out a comic performance.
Nominated in the academy's new animated feature category were 'Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius,' and the deadly rivals 'Monsters, Inc.' (from Disney's Pixar Films) and DreamWorks' hot favourite 'Shrek.'
Potential front-runners to win the foreign language film Oscar are the French romance 'Amelie,' which won Best Film at this year's European Film Awards, and the Bosnian war film 'No Man's Land.' The other foreign language nominees are 'Elling,' from Norway; 'Lagaan,' from India; and 'Son of the Bride,' from Argentina.
Nominees in most categories were chosen by specific branches of the 5,700-member Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, such as actors, directors and writers.
All academy members were allowed to vote for best-picture nominees. The full academy also is eligible to vote in all
categories for the awards themselves.
ABC will broadcast the Oscar ceremony on March 24 live from the show's new Hollywood home at the Kodak Theatre, just a block away from the Roosevelt Hotel, where the first Academy Awards were handed out in 1929.
Whoopi Goldberg returns as host, her first time as master of ceremonies since 1998.
This year's 74th Annual Academy Awards will be televised live around the world on March 24 from Hollywood.
Complete list of 74th annual Oscar nominations announced Tuesday in Beverly Hills, California, by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences:
1. Best Picture: "A Beautiful Mind," "Gosford Park," "In the Bedroom," "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," "Moulin Rouge."
2. Actor: Russell Crowe, "A Beautiful Mind"; Sean Penn, "I Am Sam"; Will Smith, "Ali"; Denzel Washington, "Training Day"; Tom Wilkinson, "In the Bedroom."
3. Actress: Halle Berry, "Monster's Ball"; Judi Dench, "Iris"; Nicole Kidman, "Moulin Rouge"; Sissy Spacek, "In the Bedroom"; Renee Zellweger, "Bridget Jones's Diary."
4. Supporting Actor: Jim Broadbent, "Iris"; Ethan Hawke, "Training Day"; Ben Kingsley, "Sexy Beast"; Ian McKellen, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"; Jon Voight, "Ali."
5. Supporting Actress: Jennifer Connelly, "A Beautiful Mind"; Helen Mirren, "Gosford Park"; Maggie Smith, "Gosford Park"; Marisa Tomei, "In the Bedroom"; Kate Winslet, "Iris."
6. Director: Ron Howard, "A Beautiful Mind"; Ridley Scott, "Black Hawk Down"; Robert Altman, "Gosford Park"; Peter Jackson, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"; David Lynch, "Mulholland Drive."
7. Animated Film: "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius"; "Monsters, Inc."; "Shrek."
8. Foreign Film: "Amelie," France; "Elling," Norway; "Lagaan," India; "No Man's Land," Bosnia and Herzegovina; "Son of the Bride," Argentina.
9. Screenplay (written based on material previously produced or published): Akiva Goldsman, "A Beautiful Mind"; Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff, "Ghost World"; Rob Festinger and Todd Field, "In the Bedroom"; Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"; Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio and Joe Stillman and Roger S.H. Schulman, "Shrek."
10. Screenplay (written directly for the screen): Guillaume Laurant and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, "Amelie"; Julian Fellowes, "Gosford Park"; Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan, "Memento"; Milo Addica and Will Rokos, "Monster's Ball"; Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson, "The Royal enenbaums."
11. Art Direction: "Amelie," "Gosford Park," "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," "Moulin Rouge."
12. Cinematography: "Amelie," "Black Hawk Down," "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," "The Man Who Wasn't There," "Moulin Rouge."
13. Sound: "Amelie," "Black Hawk Down," "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," "Moulin Rouge," "Pearl Harbor."
14. Sound Editing: "Monsters, Inc.," "Pearl Harbor."
15. Original Score: "A.I. Artificial Intelligence," John Williams; "A Beautiful Mind," James Horner; "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," John Williams; "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," Howard Shore; "Monsters, Inc.," Randy Newman.
16. Original Song: "If I Didn't Have You" from "Monsters, Inc.," Randy Newman; "May It Be" from "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," Enya, Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan; "There You'll Be" from "Pearl Harbor," Diane Warren; "Until" from "Kate & Leopold," Sting; "Vanilla
Sky" from "Vanilla Sky," Paul McCartney.
17. Costume: "The Affair of the Necklace," "Gosford Park," "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," "Moulin Rouge."
18. Documentary Feature: "Children Underground," "LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton," "Murder on a Sunday Morning," "Promises," "War Photographer."
19. Documentary (short subject): "Artists and Orphans: A True Drama," "Sing!," "Thoth."
20. Film Editing: "A Beautiful Mind," "Black Hawk Down," "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," "Memento," "Moulin Rouge."
21. Makeup: "A Beautiful Mind," "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," "Moulin Rouge."
22. Animated Short Film: "Fifty Percent Grey," "For the Birds," "Give Up Yer Aul Sins," "Strange Invaders," "Stubble Trouble."
23. Live Action Short Film: "the accountant," "Copy Shop," "Gregor's Greatest Invention," "A Man Thing (Meska Sprawa)," "Speed for Thespians."
24. Visual Effects: "A.I. Artificial Intelligence," "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," "Pearl Harbor."
Academy Award winners previously announced this year:
Gordon E. Sawyer Award (Oscar statuette): Edmund M. Di Giulio. Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (Oscar statuette): Arthur Hiller. Honorary Awards (Oscar statuettes): Sidney Poitier and Robert Redford.
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