Chicago and other Oscar stuff
Feb. 11th, 2003 10:13 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
yendiYes! Thirteen nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director (Rob Marshall), Best Actress (Renee Zellweger, also known as the Future Mrs. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
yendi, if my evil plan works out), 2X Best Supporting Actress (Queen Latifah and Catherine Zeta Jones, who will probably nullify each other, but I'd love a tie), Best Supporting Actor (John C. Reilly), Costumes, Art Direction, Cinematography, Sound, Original Song ("I Move On"), Adapted Screenplay (Bill Condon), and Editing. Of those, it hands-down deserves at least half of those (notably Picture, Screenplay, and the supporting actor/actress nods for Latifah and Relly [and yes, shadesong, I know that you think Ed Harris deserves it, and he'll probably get it, since the awards are as often as not for body of work (Pollack), as anything else], as well as costumes), and there's not one that I'd be upset to see it win.
Other notables:The animated films category has five flicks: Ice Age ; Lilo & Stitch ; Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron ; Spirited Away ; Treasure Planet. Sing it with me, folks: One of these things is not like the other, one of them doesn't belong. Four good films (of which Spirited Away is easily the one that deserves the award, though), and Spirit. Someone in Hollywood is on Crack. Oh, wait, I forgot. Everyone in Hollywood is on crack.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (a cute romantic comedy, imho) is up only for Best Original Screenplay, even though it was adapted from Nia's play (let's hear it for loopholes!).
Oh, and Nick Cage is up again for best actor. Shoot me now. No nepotism in Hollwood, my ass.
Anyway, the list is up at
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2003-02-11-oscar-complete-list_x.htm
yendi, if my evil plan works out), 2X Best Supporting Actress (Queen Latifah and Catherine Zeta Jones, who will probably nullify each other, but I'd love a tie), Best Supporting Actor (John C. Reilly), Costumes, Art Direction, Cinematography, Sound, Original Song ("I Move On"), Adapted Screenplay (Bill Condon), and Editing. Of those, it hands-down deserves at least half of those (notably Picture, Screenplay, and the supporting actor/actress nods for Latifah and Relly [and yes, shadesong, I know that you think Ed Harris deserves it, and he'll probably get it, since the awards are as often as not for body of work (Pollack), as anything else], as well as costumes), and there's not one that I'd be upset to see it win.Other notables:The animated films category has five flicks: Ice Age ; Lilo & Stitch ; Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron ; Spirited Away ; Treasure Planet. Sing it with me, folks: One of these things is not like the other, one of them doesn't belong. Four good films (of which Spirited Away is easily the one that deserves the award, though), and Spirit. Someone in Hollywood is on Crack. Oh, wait, I forgot. Everyone in Hollywood is on crack.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (a cute romantic comedy, imho) is up only for Best Original Screenplay, even though it was adapted from Nia's play (let's hear it for loopholes!).
Oh, and Nick Cage is up again for best actor. Shoot me now. No nepotism in Hollwood, my ass.
Anyway, the list is up at
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2003-02-11-oscar-complete-list_x.htm