FLORIDA TODAY, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003 'Chicago' leads Oscar nominations ns with 13 Academy Award nominations: The rest of the best 'Chicago', From 1E Caine started a personal crusade to ensure "The Quiet American" was released in theaters amid fears its would go straight to video because it critiques American intervention overseas. "It's been a long, long journey," Caine said. "I just wanted to see whether I could I get a nomination. And I've got one, I'm happy now and my work is done." As for winning, two-time Oscar winner Caine said he would "hold out hope" despite daunting competition.
All of his fellow contenders, except Brody, also are previous winners. "I get the difficult year, don't he said. It was the 12th nomination for three-time Oscar winner Nicholson, padding his record as mostnominated male actor ever. A fourth win for Nicholson would tie Hepburn's record of four acting Oscars. "Gangs of New York" trailed "Chicago" with 10 nominations, including for director Martin Scorsese.
"The Hours" was next with nine nominations, among them a supporting actor honor for Ed Harris as a writer dying of AIDS and best director for Stephen Daldry. "The Lord of the Rings" franchise, whose first installment, "The Fellowship of the Ring," grabbed a leading 13 nominations last year, this time received just six. Other than best picture, the nominations for "Two Towers" all were in technical categories such as film editing and visual effects while director Peter Jackson, a nominee last year, was shut out this time. A surprise directing nominee was Pedro Almodovar for the Spanish-language movie "Talk to Her." Almodovar also earned an original screenplay nomination. His film was ineligible for the foreign language category since host country Spain submitted another movie for academy consideration.
"Chicago" followed "Moulin Rouge" as the second-straight liveaction musical to score a best-picture nomination after a 22-year drought for the genre. The animated musical "Beauty and the Beast" was nominated for best picture in 1991. Considered one of the front-runners, "Chicago" could become the first musical to win the top Oscar since 1968's "Oliver!" 2002's top-gross- Meryl Streep's nomination puts her in the record books ing movie, earned just two nominations, for sound and visual ef- fects. Along with Harris and Reilly, supporting actor nominees were Chris Cooper as a guerrilla horticulturist in Paul Newman as a Depression-era crime boss in "Road to and Christopher Walken as a con man's father in "Catch Me If You Can." The other supporting actress nominee was Kathy Bates as Nicholson's bawdy new in-law Roberta in "About Schmidt." "Roberta is such an out-there character, she's so full of life and I think that's probably what people respond to," Bates said. "When he comes into that house and realizes that these are to be his new inlaws, it's a pretty daunting moment for his character." Charlie Kaufman, a previous screenwriting nominee for "Being John Malkovich," scored a first of sorts.
He was nominated for adapted screenplay for "Adaptation." along with fictional twin brother Donald, who shares the writing credit. It was the first nomination for a fictional entity. Academy officials say if "Adaptation" wins, only one Oscar will be awarded, for Charlie Kaufman. ABC will broadcast the Oscar ceremony March 23 live from Hollywood's Kodak Theatre. Picking best actor tough actor tough enting himself as a dandy and entertainer, to violent scenes where he kills as easily as some people would light a cigarette, he is constantly compelling and astonishDay-Lewis received the nod from the Chicago Film Critics and the New York Film Critics Circle.
But Nicholson received best actor award from the Golden Globes, usually a good barometer for Oscar winners (except for that Gere thing). "I don't think there will be a at tie," Stone insisted. "If anything, both actors will cancel themselves out and Adrien Brody will sneak up and win." Indeed. Brody was called best actor by the National Society of Film Critics for his work in the true story of Jewish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman hiding from the Nazis in the Warsaw Ghetto. "He is incredible in that movie, and the buzz is growing," Stone said.
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Moreover, "Gangs of New York" has some "bad buzz." Explaining that buzzing sound: "Sort of the whispering, gossipy thing is that Harvey Weinstein producer) has sold the movie, and that it was bad and choppy and doesn't deserve the accolades," Stone said. "And the only reason it's getting where it is because of Weinstein and how hard he's pushing it. It cost $100 million and only made $60 million back. Oscar winners still make money back and make a profit." Still, in true egalitarian spirit, one would think it would be a hard choice. There is Nicholson, brilliant in portrayal of a man who has lost his wife and finds renewed spirit.
In one scene, Nicholson smears a thick glob of his wife's cold cream over his face. He opens his eyes and reveals a lonely, lost soul. Even with all that cold cream on his face, he is as expressive as they come. Day-Lewis is amazing in his portrayal of William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting, a ruthless gang leader rising up against Irish immigrants in mid-19th century New York City. From his character's mad, tormented moments, to pres- procedures Staff JT0007 Weight Watchers Lain How ONLY $25.00 Eat the foods you love, stay satisfied and still lose weight.
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