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Well, the nominations for 2001 are in, and actor showcases and visual treats made the list. Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind, Will Smith in Ali, Halle Berry in Monster’s Ball, and Sissy Spacek in In the Bedroom all got nominated for their standout performances. Visual treats like Moulin Rouge, Amelie, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter were also recognized.
Best Picture and Best Screenplay offered few surprises. A Beautiful Mind, Gosford Park, In the Bedroom, and Lord of the Rings all got nominated for both categories. Moulin Rouge was nominated for best picture but not screenplay.
Ethan Hawke and Denzel Washington were both nominated for their roles in Training Day, which seems an unlikely movie to be recognized because it’s violent and dark. On the other hand, both actors really deserve nominations for their work
Renee Zellweger is the biggest surprise in the acting categories. She was nominated for Best Actress in Bridget Jones’ Diary. The Academy must have liked her British accent or that she put on weight for the role. But our heart is with Nicole Kidman, nominated for Moulin Rouge. She gave the best performance of the year, and it’s a relief to see her recognized.
A new category was introduced for this year’s slate of movies: Best Animated Feature. From now on, if eight or more animated features are released in a year, the Oscars will include this category. The new category is already off to a bad start. Instead of Waking Life the Academy nominated Jimmy Neutron.
“Come What May,” the only 100% original song from Moulin Rouge and the best from last year, was not even nominated for Best Original Song. Oops.
But the biggest snub of the year, as is often the case, is in the Best Documentary category. The Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition was not nominated. Since the Academy didn’t recognize him, you’ll have to do it yourself. Take a look at this December interview with George Butler on Movie Habit.
Best motion picture of the year
A Beautiful MindGosford Park
In the Bedroom
The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring
Moulin Rouge
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Russell Crowe in “A Beautiful Mind”Sean Penn in “I Am Sam”
Will Smith in “Ali”
Denzel Washington in “Training Day”
Tom Wilkinson in “In the Bedroom”
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
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”
Jon Voight in “Ali”
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Halle Berry in “Monster’s Ball”Judi Dench in “Iris”
Nicole Kidman in “Moulin Rouge”
Sissy Spacek in “In the Bedroom”
Renée Zellweger in “Bridget Jones’s Diary”
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Jennifer Connelly in “A Beautiful Mind”Helen Mirren in “Gosford Park”
Maggie Smith in “Gosford Park”
Marisa Tomei in “In the Bedroom”
Kate Winslet in “Iris”
Best animated feature film of the year
Jimmy Neutron: Boy GeniusMonsters, Inc.
Shrek
Achievement in art direction
AmélieArt Direction: Aline Bonetto
Set Decoration: Marie-Laure Valla
Gosford Park
Art Direction: Stephen Altman
Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Art Direction: Stuart Craig
Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring
Art Direction: Grant Major
Set Decoration: Dan Hennah
Moulin Rouge
Art Direction: Catherine Martin
Set Decoration: Brigitte Broch
Achievement in cinematography
AmélieBruno Delbonnel
Black Hawk Down
Slawomir Idziak
The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring
Andrew Lesnie
The Man Who Wasn’t There
Roger Deakins
Moulin Rouge
Donald M. McAlpine
Achievement in costume design
The Affair of the NecklaceMilena Canonero
Gosford Park
Jenny Beavan
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Judianna Makovsky
The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring
Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor
Moulin Rouge
Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie
Achievement in directing
A Beautiful MindRon Howard
Black Hawk Down
Ridley Scott
Gosford Park
Robert Altman
The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring
Peter Jackson
Mulholland Drive
David Lynch
Best documentary feature
Children UndergroundLalee’s Kin: the Legacy of Cotton
Murder on a Sunday Morning
Promises
War Photographer Best documentary short subject Artists and Orphans: a True Drama
Sing!
Thoth
Achievement in film editing
A Beautiful MindMike Hill and Dan Hanley
Black Hawk Down
Pietro Scalia
The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring
John Gilbert
Memento
Dody Dorn
Moulin Rouge
Jill Bilcock
Best foreign language film of the year
AmélieFrance
Elling
Norway
Lagaan
India
No Man’s Land
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Son of the Bride
Argentina
Achievement in makeup
A Beautiful MindGreg Cannom and Colleen Callaghan
The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Rings
Peter Owen and Richard Taylor
Moulin Rouge
Maurizio Silvi and Aldo Signoretti
Achievement in music in connection with motion pictures (Original score)
A.I. Artificial IntelligenceJohn 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
Achievement in music in connection with motion pictures (Original song)
“If I Didn’t Have You” from “Monsters, Inc.”Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
“May It Be” from “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring”
Music and Lyric by Enya, Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan
“There You’ll Be” from “Pearl Harbor”
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
“Until” from “Kate & Leopold”
Music and Lyric by Sting
“Vanilla Sky” from “Vanilla Sky”
Music and Lyric by Paul McCartney
Best animated short film
Fifty Percent GreyFor the Birds
Give up Yer Aul Sins
Strange Invaders
Stubble Trouble
Best live action short film
The AccountantCopy Shop
Gregor’s Greatest Invention
A Man Thing
Speed for Thespians
Achievement in sound
AmélieVincent Arnardi, Guillaume Leriche and Jean Umansky
Black Hawk Down
Mike Minkler, Myron Nettinga and Chris Munro
The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring
Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick,
Gethin Creagh and Hammond Peek
Moulin Rouge
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Roger Savage and Guntis Sics
Pearl Harbor
Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin
Achievement in sound editing
Pearl HarborGary Rydstrom and Michael Silvers
Monsters, Inc.
George Watters II and Christopher Boyes
Achievement in visual effects
A.I. Artificial IntelligenceDennis Muren, Scott Farrar, Stan Winston and Michael Lantieri
The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring
Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor and Mark Stetson
Pearl Harbor
Eric Brevig, John Frazier, Ed Hirsh and Ben Snow
Screenplay based on material previously produced or published
A Beautiful MindWritten by Akiva Goldsman
Ghost World
Written by Daniel Clowes & Terry Zwigoff
In the Bedroom
Screenplay by Rob Festinger and Todd Field
The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring
Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
Shrek
Written by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio and Joe Stillman and Roger S.H. Schulman
Screenplay written directly for the screen
AmélieScreenplay by Guillaume Laurant and Jean-pierre Jeunet
Dialogue by Guillaume Laurant
Gosford Park
Written by Julian Fellowes
Memento
Screenplay by Christopher Nolan
Story by Jonathan Nolan
Monster’s Ball
Written by Milo Addica & Will Rokos
The Royal Tenenbaums
Written by Wes Anderson & Owen Wilson