Best Picture: What's your pick?Byline: The Register-Guard ACADEMY AWARDS BALLOT A total of 24 awards will be presented tonight. Nominations for some of the major categories are: BEST PICTURE "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" "Lost in Translation" "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" "Mystic River For other uses, see Mystic River (disambiguation) The Mystic River is the name of a short river in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Its name derives from the Native American word "Missi-Tuk", which translates to "great tidal river", and it lies to the " "Seabicuit" BEST ACTOR Johnny Depp John Christopher Depp II[1] (born June 9 1963) is an American actor. Biography Early life Depp was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, to John Christopher Depp Sr., a city engineer, and Betty Sue (Wells), a waitress. (`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') Ben Kingsley (`House of Sand and Fog') Jude Law (`Cold Mountain') Bill Murray
William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-winning American comedian and actor. (`Lost in Translation') Sean Penn (`Mystic River') BEST ACTRESS Keisha Castle-Hughes Keisha Castle-Hughes (born March 24, 1990) is an Academy Award-nominated New Zealand actress. Biography Early life Born in Donnybrook, Western Australia to Desrae Hughes, a Māori mother and Tim Castle, an English-Australian father, Castle-Hughes was four (`Whale Rider') Diane Keaton (`Something's Gotta Give') Samantha Morton (`In America') Charlize Theron (`Monster') Naomi Watts (`21 Grams') SUPPORTING ACTOR Alec Baldwin (`The Cooler') Denicio Del Toro Toro may refer to:
Djimon Hounsou (`In America') Tim Robbins (`Mystic River') Ken Watanabe (`The Last Samurai') SUPPORTING ACTRESS Shohreh Aghdashloo (`House of Sand and Fog') Patricia Clarkson (`Pieces of April') Marcia Gay Harden Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. Biography Early life Harden, one of five children, was born in La Jolla, California, daughter of Beverly (née Bushfield), a housewife, and Thaddeus Harold Harden, a Texas (`Mystic River') Holly Hunter (`Thirteen') Renee Zellweger (`Cold Mountain') DIRECTING Fernando Meirelles (`City of God') Peter Jackson (`The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King') Sofia Coppola (`Lost in Translation') Peter Weir (`Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World') Clint Eastwood (`Mystic River') FOREIGN FILM `The Barbarian Invasions' `Evil' `The Twilight Samurai' `Twin Sisters' `Zelary' ANIMATED FEATURE `Brother Bear' `Finding Nemo' `The Triplets of Belleville' CAPTION(S): "Seabiscuit" may be a winner again."The Lord of the Rings" is up for Best Picture."Mystic River" collected five Oscar nominations."Lost in Translation" has a chance for three awards.Photos by The Associated Press"Master and Commander" earned 10 nominations. THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE ... So, how'd you do? Five or fewer correct: The book was better anyway. Six to nine correct: Time for acting classes. 10 to 12 correct: Yes, you've been nominated. 13 to 16 correct: You're definitely a movie buff. 14 to 17 correct: Give yourself an Oscar. 18 to 20 correct: Get a life.ANSWERS (to quiz on Page G1) 1. 1928. 2. "Wings" won Best Picture for 1927. 3. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." 4. George Burns in "The Sunshine Boys." 5. "Midnight Cowboy." 6. "Marty." 7. "Gone With the Wind." 8. "Chicago." 9. "A Beautiful Mind." 10. Marlee Matlin in "Children of a Lesser God." 11. Paul Newman in "The Color of Money." 12. "Casablanca." 13. Mercedes Ruehl in "The Fisher King." 14. Walt Disney won 26 between 1931 and 1968, the last one two years after his death. Most were in the "Short Subject - Cartoon" category. 15. "A Man for All Seasons This article is about the play. For other uses, see A Man for All Seasons (disambiguation). A Man for All Seasons is a play by Robert Bolt. An early form of the play had been written for BBC Radio in 1954, but after Bolt's success with ." 16. "The African Queen." 17. Charlie Allnut. 18. Katharine Hepburn with four. 19. Hepburn won for her roles in "Morning Glory morning glory, common name for members of the Convolvulaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and small trees (many of them climbing forms) inhabiting warm regions, especially the tropics of America and Asia. The family is characterized by milky sap. ," "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," "The Lion in Winter" and "On Golden Pond On Golden Pond is a play by Ernest Thompson. It focuses on aging couple Ethel and Norman Thayer, who spend each summer at their home on Golden Pond. This year they are visited by daughter Chelsea with her fiancé and his son in tow. ." 20. Meryl Streep's 13 nominations tops Hepburn's 12 nominations. |
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