It’s Oscar time

The nominations are in for the 74th Academy Awards. What does that mean for DVD viewers? Watch for schedules and features to be changed and announced in the coming weeks by studios taking advantage of their nominations. And the nominees are…

Best Picture

A Beautiful Mind – Brian Grazer, Ron Howard

Gosford Park – Robert Altman, Bob Balaban, David Levy

In the Bedroom – Graham Leader, Ross Katz, Todd Field

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – To Be Determined

Moulin Rouge! – Fred Baron, Martin Brown , Baz Luhrmann
Best Actor

Russell Crowe for A Beautiful Mind

Sean Penn for I Am Sam

Will Smith for Ali

Denzel Washington for Training Day

Tom Wilkinson for In the Bedroom
Best Actress

Halle Berry for Monster’s Ball

Judi Dench for Iris

Nicole Kidman for Moulin Rouge!

Sissy Spacek for In the Bedroom

Renée Zellweger for Bridget Jones’s Diary
Best Supporting Actor

Jim Broadbent for Iris

Ethan Hawke for Training Day

Ben Kingsley for Sexy Beast

Ian McKellen for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Jon Voight for Ali
Best Supporting Actress

Jennifer Connelly for A Beautiful Mind

Helen Mirren for Gosford Park

Maggie Smith for Gosford Park

Marisa Tomei for In the Bedroom

Kate Winslet for Iris
Best Director

Robert Altman for Gosford Park

Ron Howard for A Beautiful Mind

Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

David Lynch for Mulholland Dr.

Ridley Scott for Black Hawk Down
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

Le Fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain – Guillaume Laurant, Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Gosford Park – Julian Fellowes

Memento – Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan

Monster’s Ball – Milo Addica, Will Rokos

The Royal Tenenbaums – Wes Anderson , Owen Wilson
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

A Beautiful Mind – Akiva Goldsman

Ghost World – Daniel Clowes, Terry Zwigoff

In the Bedroom – Todd Field, Robert Festinger

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Frances Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson

Shrek – Ted Elliott , Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, Roger S.H. Schulman
Best Animated Feature

Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius – To Be Determined

Monsters, Inc. – To Be Determined

Shrek – Aron Warner
Best Art Direction/Set Decoration

Le Fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain – Aline Bonetto, Marie-Laure Valla

Gosford Park – Stephen Altman, Anna Pinnock

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – Stuart Craig, Stephanie McMillan

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Grant Major, Dan Hennah

Moulin Rouge! – Catherine Martin , Brigitte Broch
Best Cinematography

Le Fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain – Bruno Delbonnel

Black Hawk Down – Slavomir Idziak

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Andrew Lesnie

The Man Who Wasn’t There – Roger Deakins

Moulin Rouge! – Donald McAlpine
Best Costume Design

Gosford Park – Jenny Beavan

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor

The Affair of the Necklace – Milena Canonero

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – Judianna Makovsky
Best Sound

Le Fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain – Vincent Arnardi, Guillaume Leriche, Jean Umansky

Black Hawk Down – Michael Minkler, Myron Nettinga, Chris Munro

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Christopher Boyes , Michael Semanick, Gethin Creagh, Hammond Peek

Moulin Rouge! – Andy Nelson , Anna Behlmer, Roger Savage, Guntis Sics

Pearl Harbor – Greg P. Russell, Peter J. Devlin, Kevin O’Connell
Best Editing

A Beautiful Mind – Mike Hill , Daniel P. Hanley

Black Hawk Down – Pietro Scalia

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – John Gilbert

Memento – Dody Dorn

Moulin Rouge! – Jill Bilcock
Best Sound Editing

Monsters, Inc. – Gary Rydstrom, Michael Silvers

Pearl Harbor – Christopher Boyes , George Watters II
Best Visual Effects

Artificial Intelligence: AI – Dennis Muren, Scott Farrar, Stan Winston, Michael Lantieri

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor , Mark Stetson

Pearl Harbor – Eric Brevig, John Frazier , Edward Hirsh, Ben Snow
Best Makeup

A Beautiful Mind – Greg Cannom, Colleen Callaghan

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Peter Owen, Richard Taylor

Moulin Rouge! – Maurizio Silvi, Aldo Signoretti
Best Song

Kate & Leopold – Sting

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Enya , Ryan, Nicky, Roma Ryan

Monsters, Inc. – Randy Newman

Pearl Harbor – Diane Warren

Vanilla Sky – Paul McCartney
Best Original Score

Artificial Intelligence: AI – John Williams

A Beautiful Mind – James Horner

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – John Williams

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Howard Shore

Monsters, Inc. – Randy Newman
Best Animated Short Film

Fifty Percent Grey – Ruairi Robinson, Seamus Byrne

For the Birds – Ralph Eggleston

Give Up Yer Aul Sins – Gaffney, Cathal, O’Connell, Darragh

Strange Invaders – Cordell Barker

Stubble Trouble – Merideth, Joseph E.
Best Live Action Short Film

The Accountant – Ray McKinnon, Lisa Blount

Copy Shop – Virgil Widrich

Gregor’s Greatest Invention – Johannes Kiefer

Meska sprawa – Slawomir Fabicki, Bogumil Godfrejow

Speed for Thespians – Kalman Apple, Shameela Bakhsh
Best Documentary Feature

Children Underground – Edet Belzberg

LaLee’s Kin: The Legacy of Cotton – Susan Frömke

Murder on a Sunday Morning – Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, Denis Poncet

Promises – Justine Arlin, B.Z. Goldberg

War Photographer – Christian Frei
Best Documentary Short Subject

Artists and Orphans: A True Drama – Lianne Klapper

Sing! – Freida Lee Mock, Sanders, Jessica

Thoth – Sarah Kernochan, Lynn Appelle
Best Foreign Language Film

El Hijo de la novia – (Argentina)

No Man’s Land – (Bosnia-Herzegovina)

Le Fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain – (France)

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India – (India)

Elling – (Norway)

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