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Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart Today Announced the Nominees for the Ninth Annual AOL Moviegoer Awards.


Entertainment Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2004

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Leads This Year's List with Nine Nominations

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. (R) Movies today revealed the nominees of the ninth annual AOL Moviegoer mov·ie·go·er  
n.
One who goes to see movies.



movie·going adj.
 Awards(TM) program in a New York City New York City: see New York, city.
New York City

City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S.
 press conference presented by Ashton Kutcher This article is about the actor. For the Internet humorist, see Zug.com.

Christopher Ashton Kutcher, (born February 7,1978 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa), is an American actor.
 and Amy Smart Amy Lysle Smart (born March 26, 1976) is an American actress and former fashion model. Life and career
Early life
Amy Lysle Smart was born in Topanga, California.
, stars of New Line Cinema's new film, The Butterfly Effect Noun 1. butterfly effect - the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago .

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King leads this year's list with nine nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor and Most Unforgettable Moment. Pirates of the Caribbean This article is about the franchise. For other, more specific uses, see Pirates of the Caribbean (disambiguation). For real pirates, see Piracy in the Caribbean.
Pirates of the Caribbean
: The Curse of the Black Pearl The Black Pearl, originally HEIC Wicked Wench, is a fictional ship in , , and . The Black Pearl is easily recognised by her distinctive black hull and sails. This turns out to be an advantage in more than one way.  earned the second highest number of nominations with six, including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Comedic Performance. Other films leading the list of nominees include Finding Nemo and Cold Mountain.

Sponsored by Revlon, the AOL Moviegoer Awards reflect the voices of actual moviegoers who vote for their favorite films, performances and movie moments of 2003. The awards represent such traditional categories as Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Actress, as well as more unusual categories including Best Comedic Performance, Most Unforgettable Moment and Revlon's Sexiest Kiss.

The following nominees were selected by actual moviegoers through a nationwide poll on AOL Movies and Moviefone.com(R):


The Nominees for BEST PICTURE are:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Finding Nemo
X2: X-Men United
Cold Mountain

The Nominees for BEST ACTOR are:
Russell Crowe, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Elijah Wood, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Viggo Mortensen, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Tom Cruise, The Last Samurai
Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

The Nominees for BEST ACTRESS are:
Julia Roberts, Mona Lisa Smile
Nicole Kidman, Cold Mountain
Halle Berry, Gothika
Charlize Theron, Monster
Diane Keaton, Something's Gotta Give

The Nominees for BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR are:
Will Ferrell, Old School
Tommy Lee Jones, The Missing
Orlando Bloom, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Sean Astin, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Ian McKellen, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Nominees for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS are:
Ellen DeGeneres, Finding Nemo
Keira Knightley, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black
 Pearl
Kirsten Dunst, Mona Lisa Smile
Renee Zellweger, Cold Mountain
Miranda Otto, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Nominees for BEST FAMILY FILM are:
Freaky Friday
Finding Nemo
Elf
Holes
Daddy Day Care

The Nominees for BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE are:
Jim Carrey, Bruce Almighty
Will Ferrell, Elf
Ellen DeGeneres, Finding Nemo
Jamie Lee Curtis, Freaky Friday
Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

The Nominees for REVLON'S SEXIEST KISS are:
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, Daredevil
Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse
 of the Black Pearl
Nicole Kidman and Jude Law, Cold Mountain
Keanu Reeves and Monica Belluci, The Matrix Reloaded
Viggo Mortensen and Liv Tyler, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of
 the King

The Nominees for HOTTEST SONG are:
"Bring Me Back to Life" by Evanescence from Daredevil
"Shake Ya Tailfeather" by Nelly from Bad Boys II
"The Trouble with Love Is" by Kelly Clarkson from Love Actually
"Act a Fool" by Ludacris from 2 Fast 2 Furious
"School of Rock" by Jack Black from School of Rock

The Nominees for MOST UNFORGETTABLE MOMENT are:
Harry (Jack Nicholson) sees Erica (Diane Keaton) naked in Something's
 Gotta Give
The pirates turn to skeletons before Elizabeth's (Keira Knightley)
 eyes in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Magneto (Ian McKellen) breaks out of his plastic prison in X2: X-Men
 United
Eowyn (Miranda Otto) battles the Witch King in The Lord of the Rings:
 The Return of the King
Marlin (Albert Brooks) and Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) go turtle-surfing in
 Finding Nemo


"We know what the film critics and industry associations think are the year's best movies, but the opinions of paying moviegoers are under-represented this time of year" said Steven Yee, Vice President and General Manager, AOL Movies and Moviefone. "Some of the most popular and highest-grossing movies of the year - including Pirates of the Caribbean, Elf elf, in Germanic mythology, a type of fairy. Usually represented as tiny people, elves are said to dwell in forests, in the sea, and in the air. Although they can be friendly to man, they are more frequently vengeful and mischievous.  and The Matrix movies - may not always be recognized by industry awards like the Academy Awards(R). The AOL Moviegoer Awards enable millions of actual moviegoers to make their voices heard by the film industry and recognize the movies and performances they view as the best."

Beginning today, moviegoers across the country can view video of today's nominee nominee n. 1) a person or entity who is requested or named to act for another, such as an agent or trustee. 2) a potential successor to another's rights under a contract.  announcement and cast their votes at AOL Keyword: AOL Moviegoer Awards or on the Web at Moviefone.com. Additionally, AOL members will have access to exclusive video footage of Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart inviting them to cast their votes for the Awards. Voting ends on February 23 and the winners will be announced on February 24.

The AOL Moviegoer Awards kick off AOL's comprehensive coverage of the movie award season. In the weeks leading up to the Academy Awards(R), AOL members can visit AOL Keyword: Academy Awards for all the news and features regarding the Oscars(R), Golden Globes and more. AOL's movie award coverage will include content from Time Warner partners, Entertainment Weekly, InStyle and People, including "Best and Worst Dressed" from People, "Best and Worst Moments of the Show" from EW and "Party Hopper A tray, or chute, that accepts input to a mechanical device, such as a disk duplicator or printer. In the days of punch cards, millions of cards were numerically or alphabetically organized by placing them into the hopper of a card sorter, taking them out of all the stackers and putting " from InStyle. The coverage will also feature a huge movie awards photo gallery from Time Inc. publications; a community hub where members can participate in message boards, polls and chats; and AOL's "Celeb ce·leb  
n. Informal
A celebrity.
 Candids" which features behind-the-scenes photos taken by celebrities exclusively for AOL.

Last year, moviegoers cast nearly eight million votes and selected The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as the Best Picture of the year. Viggo Mortensen was selected as Best Actor for his Lord of the Rings performance and Reese Witherspoon was moviegoers' pick for Best Actress for her role in Sweet Home Alabama Sweet Home Alabama (song) . The year's hottest kiss according to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 moviegoers was an upside-down, half-masked smooch between Toby Maguire and Kirsten Dunst Kirsten[1] Caroline Dunst (born April 30, 1982) is an American actress, known for her roles in (for which she received a Golden Globe nomination), The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette, and Bring It On  in Spider-Man.

New Line Cinema's The Butterfly Effect, a new thriller starring Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart, opens nationwide on January 23.

About America Online See AOL. , Inc.

America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
 of Time Warner Inc. Based in Dulles, Virginia Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of AOL, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc. are located in Dulles. , America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services.

Note: B-roll footage of the press conference hosted by Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart is available upon request. Footage will also be made available via satellite feed at the following times and coordinates:


Wednesday, January 21, 2004
7:30 PM - 7:45 PM, ET
Telstar 5, Transponder 19, C-Band
Downlink Freq:  4080  V

Thursday, January 22, 2004
3:00 AM - 3:15 AM, ET
Telstar 5, Transponder 19, C-Band
Downlink Freq:  4080  V

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM, ET
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Downlink Freq:  3920  V
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