Oscar Nominees

Anyone who knows me knows how much I love movies. That's why I'm making this post. They made the Academy Award nominations recently, so I've decided to share them with you, my faithful readers. Feel free to comment at the Atoll or wherever you see fit.

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
• Seabiscuit

BEST DIRECTOR

• Sofia Copolla, Lost In Translation
• Clint Eastwood, Mystic River
• Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Fernando Meirelles, City of God
• Peter Weir, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

BEST ACTOR

• Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
• Ben Kingsley, House of Sand and Fog
• Jude Law, Cold Mountain
• Bill Murray, Lost In Translation
• Sean Penn, Mystic River

BEST ACTRESS

• Keisha Castle-Hughes, Whale Rider
• Diane Keaton, Something's Gotta Give
• Samantha Morton, In America
• Charlize Theron, Monster
• Naomi Watts, 21 Grams

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Alec Baldwin, The Cooler
• Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams
• Djimon Hounsou, In America
• Tim Robbins, Mystic River
• Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Sand and Fog
• Patricia Clarkson, Pieces of April
• Marcia Gay Harden, Mystic River
• Holly Hunter, Thirteen
• Renée Zellweger, Cold Mountain

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

• Brother Bear
• Finding Nemo
• The Triplets of Belleville

BEST ART DIRECTION

• Girl With A Pearl Earring
• The Last Samurai
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Seabiscuit

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• City of God
• Cold Mountain
• Girl With A Pearl Earring
• Master And Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Seabiscuit

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

• Girl With A Pearl Earring
• The Last Samurai
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Master And Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Seabiscuit

BETS DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE LENGTH)

• Balseros
• Capturing The Friedmans
• The Fog of War
• My Architect
• The Weather Underground

BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)

• Asylum
• Chernobyl Heart
• Ferry Tales

BEST FILM EDITING

• City of God
• Cold Mountain
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Master And Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Seabiscuit

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• The Barbarian Invasions
• Evil
• The Twilight Samurai
• Twin Sisters
• Želary

BEST MAKEUP

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

BEST MUSIC (SCORE)

• Danny Elfman, Big Fish
• James Horner, House of Sand and Fog
• Thomas Newman, Finding Nemo
• Howard Shore, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Gabriel Yared, Cold Mountain

BEST MUSIC (SONG)

• "Into The West" from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• "A Kiss At The End of the Rainbow" from A Mighty Wind
• "Scarlet Tide" from Cold Mountain
• "The Triplets of Belleville" from The Triplets of Belleville
• "You Will Be My Ain True Love" from Cold Mountain

BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

• Boundin'
• Destino
• Gone Nutty
• Harvie Krumpet
• Nibbles

BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)

• Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket)
• Most (The Bridge)
• Squash
• (A) Torzija ([A] Torsion)
• Two Soldiers

BEST SOUND

• The Last Samurai
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
• Seabiscuit

BEST SOUND EDITING

• Finding Nemo
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Master And Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

BETS WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)

• American Splendor
  written by Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman
• City of God
  written by Braulio Mantovani
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson
• Mystic River
  written by Brian Helgeland
• Seabiscuit
  written by Gary Ross

BEST WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

• The Barbarian Invasions
  written by Denys Arcand
• Dirty Pretty Things
  written by Steven Knight
• Finding Nemo
  screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, and David Reynolds
  story by Andrew Stanton
• In America
  written by Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, and Kirsten Sheridan
• Lost In Translation
  written by Sofia Copolla

To be totally honest, I can't really comment on any of these categories. I've only seen bits and pieces of Finding Nemo and Pirates of the Caribbean, so I can't pick anything. Maybe I can when the MTV Movie Awards roll around. And when MTV's awards roll around, you can find those nominations right here at the Blog of 1000 Corpses.