AOL MovieFone Announces Nominees for Fifth Annual MovieFone Moviegoer Awards-R-; Voting for Awards Begins Today on AOL MovieFone and Moviefone.com.Business &Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 2000 AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. MovieFone Inc., the nation's largest movie listing guide and ticketing service, today announced the nominees for its fifth annual nationwide poll of avid moviegoers - the MovieFone Moviegoer mov·ie·go·er n. One who goes to see movies. mov  ie·go ing adj. Awards. The
MovieFone Moviegoer Awards reflect what actual moviegoers choose as
their favorite films and performances of 1999. The nominations are the
result of a nationwide poll of moviegoers conducted on Moviefone.com
during January.
Moviegoers across the country can cast their votes for the MovieFone Moviegoer Awards from February 8 - 22, 2000. Voting is free of charge and available on both AOL MovieFone (known by its familiar local telephone numbers, such as 777-FILM) and Moviefone.com. They will also have easy access to the voting through several other AOL brands, including CompuServe, AOL's Digital City and AOL's &uot;My Calendar.&uot; The winners will be announced on February 29th. The MovieFone Moviegoer Awards differ from other movie awards in three major ways. First, they are voted upon by avid moviegoers - those who actually pay to see the films and whose opinion is not represented by any other award. Second, since AOL MovieFone and Moviefone.com serve more than 3 million users each week, these awards tap a much larger sample of voters than any other award. Third, each voter is prequalified based upon which nominated films he has actually seen and votes are weighted accordingly. - The Nominees for OUTSTANDING FILM are: American Beauty American Beauty n. A type of rose bearing large, long-stemmed purplish-red flowers. , The Green Mile, The Matrix, The Sixth Sense, and Toy Story 2 - The Nominees for OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR are: Frank Darabont, The Green Mile; Sam Mendes, American Beauty; Anthony Mingella, The Talented Mr. Ripley; M. Night Shyamalan Manoj Nelliattu Shyamalan (born August 6, 1970), known professionally as M. Night Shyamalan, /'ʃæ.mæ.lɔːn , The Sixth Sense; Larry and Andy Wachowski, The Matrix - The Nominees for OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR are: Matt Damon, The Talented Mr. Ripley; Tom Hanks Noun 1. Tom Hanks - United States film actor (born in 1956) Hanks, Thomas J. Hanks , The Green Mile; Haley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense; Kevin Spacey spac·ey adj. Slang Variant of spacy. Adj. 1. spacey - stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug spaced-out, spacy unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles" , American Beauty; Bruce Willis Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is an American actor and singer. He came to fame in the late 1980s and has since retained a career as both a Hollywood leading man and a supporting actor, in particular for his role as John McClane in the Die Hard series. , The Sixth Sense - The Nominees for OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR are: Drew Barrymore, Never Been Kissed Never Been Kissed is a 1999 comedy directed by Raja Gosnell and starring Drew Barrymore, David Arquette, Michael Vartan, Molly Shannon, Leelee Sobieski, John C. Reilly, Jessica Alba, Marley Shelton, James Franco, Giuseppe Andrews, Jeremy Jordan and Garry Marshall. ; Annette Bening Annette Carol Bening (born May 29, 1958) is a Golden Globe-, BAFTA- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American actress. Biography Early life Bening was born in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Shirley and Grant Bening, an insurance salesman. , American Beauty; Angelina Jolie, Girl, Interrupted; Julia Roberts, Notting Hill; Reese Witherspoon, Election - The Nominees for OUTSTANDING LINE IN A MOVIE are: &uot;One time, in band camp...&uot; (Alyson Hannigan, American Pie) &uot;Mini Me, you complete me.&uot; (Mike Meyers, Austin Powers) &uot;I see dead people.&uot; (Haley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense) &uot;I'm also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.&uot; (Julia Roberts, Notting Hill) &uot;Mine. 1970 Pontiac Firebird. The car I've always wanted and now I have it. I rule.&uot; (Kevin Spacey, American Beauty) About AOL MovieFone AOL MovieFone, Inc., through its MovieFone telephone service (e.g. 777-FILM) and Moviefone.com web site, is the largest movie listing guide and ticketing service in the country. Together, the services provide millions of moviegoers each week with a complete, free directory of movies, showtimes, theater locations, the ability to purchase tickets in advance, and original movie content, news, and reviews. Acquired by America Online, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AOL) in May 1999, AOL MovieFone is now a part of AOL's Interactive Properties Group. |
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