OSCARS '99 / NOMINATIONS.HERE IS REST OF THE 71ST ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED TODAY: FOREIGN FILM: ``CENTRAL STATION,'' BRAZIL; ``CHILDREN OF HEAVEN,'' IRAN Iran (ērän`, ĭrăn`), officially Islamic Republic of Iran, republic (2005 est. pop. 68,018,000), 636,290 sq mi (1,648,000 sq km), SW Asia. The country's name was changed from Persia to Iran in 1935. ; ``THE GRANDFATHER,'' SPAIN; ``LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL,'' ITALY; ``TANGO,'' ARGENTINA. SCREENPLAY (WRITTEN DIRECTLY FOR THE SCREEN): WARREN BEATTY Henry Warren Beaty (born March 30, 1937) is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning American actor, producer, screenwriter and director, known as Warren Beatty. Biography Early life and Education AND JEREMY PIKSER, ``BULWORTH''; VINCENZO CERAMI AND ROBERTO BENIGNI, ``LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL''; ROBERT RODAT Robert Rodat (born New Hampshire, 1953) is an American screenwriter. After noticing his son's birthday (June 6) shared the same date as the Battle of Normandy, he was inspired to write his Oscar-nominated script for Saving Private Ryan (1998). , ``SAVING PRIVATE RYAN''; MARC NORMAN Marc Norman (born Los Angeles, California, 1941) is an American screenwriter. He won, with Tom Stoppard the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, in the 71st Academy Awards of 1998, for his script of "Shakespeare in Love". AND TOM STOPPARD, ``SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE''; ANDREW NICCOL, ``THE TRUMAN SHOW.'' SCREENPLAY (BASED ON MATERIAL PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED OR PUBLISHED): BILL CONDON, ``GODS AND MONSTERS''; SCOTT FRANK, ``OUT OF SIGHT''; ELAINE MAY, ``PRIMARY COLORS''; SCOTT B. SMITH, ``A SIMPLE PLAN''; TERRENCE MALICK, ``THE THIN RED LINE.'' ART DIRECTION: ``ELIZABETH,'' ``PLEASANTVILLE,'' ``SAVING PRIVATE RYAN,'' ``SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE,'' ``WHAT DREAMS MAY COME.'' CINEMATOGRAPHY cinematography: see motion picture photography. cinematography Art and technology of motion-picture photography. It involves the composition of a scene, lighting of the set and actors, choice of cameras, camera angle, and integration of special : ``A CIVIL ACTION,'' ``ELIZABETH,'' ``SAVING PRIVATE RYAN,'' ``SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE,'' ``THE THIN RED LINE.'' SOUND: ``ARMAGEDDON,'' ``THE MASK OF ZORRO zorro: see fox. Zorro masked swordsman, defender of weak and oppressed. [Am. Lit.: comic strip (1919); Am. Cinema: Halliwell, 794; TV: Terrace, II, 461–462] See : Disguise ,'' ``SAVING PRIVATE RYAN,'' ``SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE,'' ``THE THIN RED LINE.'' SOUND EFFECTS EDITING: ``ARMAGEDDON,'' ``THE MASK OF ZORRO,'' ``SAVING PRIVATE RYAN.'' ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE: ``A BUG'S LIFE,'' RANDY NEWMAN; ``MULAN,'' MATTHEW WILDER, DAVID ZIPPEL AND JERRY GOLDSMITH; ``PATCH ADAMS,'' MARC SHAIMAN; ``THE PRINCE OF EGYPT,'' STEPHEN SCHWARTZ AND HANS ZIMMER; ``SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE,'' STEPHEN WARBECK. ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE: ``ELIZABETH,'' DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. HIRSCHFELDER; ``LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL,'' NICOLA PIOVANI; ``PLEASANTVILLE,'' RANDY NEWMAN; ``SAVING PRIVATE RYAN,'' JOHN WILLIAMS; ``THE THIN RED LINE,'' HANS ZIMMER. ORIGINAL SONG: ``I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING'' FROM ``ARMAGEDDON,'' DIANE WARREN; ``THE PRAYER'' FROM ``QUEST FOR CAMELOT
Quest for Camelot is an animated feature from Warner Bros. Animation, released in 1998. ,'' CAROLE BAYER SAGER, DAVID FOSTER, TONY RENIS AND ALBERTO TESTA; ``A SOFT PLACE TO FALL'' FROM ``THE HORSE WHISPERER,'' ALLISON MOORER AND GWIL OWEN; ``THAT'LL DO'' FROM ``BABE: PIG IN THE CITY,'' RANDY NEWMAN; ``WHEN YOU BELIEVE'' FROM ``THE PRINCE OF EGYPT,'' STEPHEN SCHWARTZ. COSTUME: ``BELOVED,'' ``ELIZABETH,'' ``PLEASANTVILLE,'' ``SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE,'' ``VELVET GOLDMINE.'' DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: ``DANCEMAKER,'' ``THE FARM: ANGOLA, U.S.A.,'' ``THE LAST DAYS,'' ``LENNY BRUCE: SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH,'' ``REGRET TO INFORM.'' DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT): ``THE PERSONALS: IMPROVISATIONS ON ROMANCE IN THE GOLDEN YEARS,'' ``A PLACE IN THE LAND,'' ``SUNRISE OVER TIANANMEN SQUARE.'' FILM EDITING: ``LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL,'' ``OUT OF SIGHT,'' ``SAVING PRIVATE RYAN,'' ``SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE,'' ``THE THIN RED LINE.'' MAKEUP: ``ELIZABETH,'' ``SAVING PRIVATE RYAN,'' ``SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE.'' ANIMATED SHORT FILM: ``BUNNY,'' ``THE CANTERBURY TALES,'' ``JOLLY ROGER,'' ``MORE,'' ``WHEN LIFE DEPARTS.'' LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM: ``CULTURE,'' ``ELECTION NIGHT (VALGAFTEN),'' ``HOLIDAY ROMANCE,'' ``LA CARTE POSTALE (THE POSTCARD),'' ``VICTOR.'' VISUAL EFFECTS: ``ARMAGEDDON,'' ``MIGHTY JOE YOUNG,'' ``WHAT DREAMS MAY COME.'' OSCAR (Open System for CommunicAtion in Realtime) AOL's internal project name for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). The core functions of OSCAR, known as the Basic OSCAR Services (BOS), include Login/Logoff, Locate (find out about other AIM users), Instant Message WINNERS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED THIS YEAR: SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (OSCAR STATUETTE): AVID TECHNOLOGY INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. . THALBERG AWARD: NORMAN F. JEWISON. HONORARY AWARD: TO ELIA KAZAN IN APPRECIATION OF A LONG, DISTINGUISHED AND UNPARALLELED CAREER DURING WHICH HE HAS INFLUENCED THE VERY NATURE OF FILMMAKING THROUGH HIS CREATION OF CINEMATIC MASTERPIECES. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: ``What Dreams May Come,'' starring Robin Williams, left, and Cuba Gooding Jr., received Oscar nods for art direction and visual effects. |
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