2001 Oscar Picks

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Listed below are the nominees and winners for the 2001 ACADEMY AWARDS

For the record, Jan correctly predicted 6 out of 8 winners (75%), whereas
Rich correctly predicted 5 out of 8 winners (62.5%).

Jan agreed with the Academy 5 out of 8 times, whereas Rich only agreed with the Academy twice. But he was delighted, of course, when the Academy chose Marcia Gay Harden, his own "should win" pick for Best Supporting Actress.

MAJOR OSCAR CATEGORIES

Best Film	Best Director	Best Actor
Best Actress	Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Best Adapted Screenplay	Best Original Screenplay	Best Musical Score
Best Song	Best Cinematographer	Best Costumes
	Best Dressed

Best Film

Choices:

	CHOCOLAT
	CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
	ERIN BROCKOVICH
	GLADIATOR
	TRAFFIC

Jan’s Pick:

	Will Win: GLADIATOR
	Should Win: GLADIATOR

Egregious Omissions:

	CAST AWAY
	QUILLS
	REMEMBER THE TITANS

Rich’s Pick:

	Will Win: GLADIATOR
	Should Win: CHOCOLAT

Egregious Omissions:

	CAST AWAY
	NURSE BETTY
	YOU CAN COUNT ON ME

& the OSCAR goes to: GLADIATOR

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Best Director

Choices:

	Stephen Daldry for BILLY ELLIOT
	Ang Lee for CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
	Stephen Soderbergh for ERIN BROCKOVICH
	Ridley Scott for GLADIATOR
	Stephen Soderbergh for TRAFFIC

Jan’s Pick:

	Will Win: Sonderbergh (for TRAFFIC)
	Should Win: Lee

Egregious Omissions:

	Ed Harris for POLLOCK
	Philip Kaufman for QUILLS
	Wolfgang Peterson PERFECT STORM

Rich’s Pick:

	Will Win: Scott
	Should Win: Lee

Egregious Omissions:

	Robert Zemeckis for CAST AWAY
	Neal LaBute for NURSE BETTY

& the OSCAR goes to: Stephen Soderbergh for TRAFFIC

Best Actor

Choices:

	Javier Bardem for BEFORE NIGHT FALLS
	Tom Hanks for CAST AWAY
	Russell Crowe for GLADIATOR
	Ed Harris for POLLOCK
	Geoffrey Rush for QUILLS

Jan’s Pick:

	Will Win: Crowe
	Should Win: Crowe

Egregious Omissions:

D. Washington for
REMEMBER THE TITANS

Rich’s Pick:

	Will Win: Crowe
	Should Win: Hanks

Egregious Omissions:

	D. Washington for REMEMBER THE TITANS
	Mark Ruffalo for YOU CAN COUNT ON ME

& the OSCAR goes to: Russell Crowe for GLADIATOR

Best Actress

Choices:

	Juliet Binoche for CHOCOLAT
	Joan Allen for CONTENDER
	Julia Roberts for ERIN BROCKOVICH
	Ellen Burstyn for REQUIEM FOR A DREAM
	Laura Linney for YOU CAN COUNT ON ME

Jan’s Pick:

	Will Win: Roberts
	Should Win: Roberts

Egregious Omissions:

	Gillian Anderson for HOUSE OF MIRTH
	Sanaa Lathan for LOVE & BASKETBALL

Rich’s Pick:

	Will Win: Roberts
	Should Win: Linney

Egregious Omissions:

	Gillian Anderson for HOUSE OF MIRTH
	Renee Zellweger for NURSE BETTY

& the OSCAR goes to: Julia Roberts for ERIN BROCKOVICH

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Best Supporting Actor

Choices:

	Jeff Bridges for CONTENDER
	Albert Finney for ERIN BROCKOVICH
	Joaquin Phoenix for GLADIATOR
	Willem Dafoe for SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE
	Benicio Del Toro for TRAFFIC

Jan’s Pick:

	Will Win: Del Toro
	Should Win: Del Toro

Egregious Omissions:

	Philip Seymour Hoffman for ALMOST FAMOUS
	Gary Lewis for BILLY ELLIOT
	Will Patton for REMEMBER THE TITANS
	Mark Ruffalo for YOU CAN COUNT ON ME

Rich’s Pick:

	Will Win: Del Toro
	Should Win: Del Toro

Egregious Omissions:

	Philip Seymour Hoffman for ALMOST FAMOUS
	Gary Lewis for BILLY ELLIOT
	Jack Black for HIGH FIDELITY
	Will Patton for REMEMBER THE TITANS
	Bruce Greenwood for THIRTEEN DAYS
	Scott Glenn for VERTICAL LIMIT

& the OSCAR goes to: Benicio Del Toro for TRAFFIC

Best Supporting Actress

Choices:

	Kate Hudson for ALMOST FAMOUS
	Frances MCDormand for ALMOST FAMOUS
	Julie Walters for BILLY ELLIOT
	Judi Dench for CHOCOLAT
	Marcia Gay Harden for POLLOCK

Jan’s Pick:

	Will Win: Kate Hudson
	Should Win: Kate Hudson

Egregious Omissions:

	Zhang Ziyi for CROUCHING TIGER
	Laura Linney for HOUSE OF MIRTH
	Alfre Woodard for LOVE & BASKETBALL
	Kate Winslett for QUILLS

Rich’s Pick:

	Will Win: Kate Hudson
	Should Win: Marcia Gay Harden

Egregious Omissions:

	Zhang Ziyi for CROUCHING TIGER
	Laura Linney for HOUSE OF MIRTH
	Kate Winslett for QUILLS

& the OSCAR goes to: Marcia Gay Harden for POLLOCK

Best Adapted Screenplay

Choices:

	CHOCOLAT
	CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
	O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?
	TRAFFIC
	WONDER BOYS

Jan’s Pick:

	Will Win: TRAFFIC
	Should Win: TRAFFIC

Egregious Omissions:

	HIGH FIDELITY
	HOUSE OF MIRTH
	PERFECT STORM

Rich’s Pick:

	Will Win: TRAFFIC
	Should Win: CHOCOLAT

Egregious Omissions:

	HIGH FIDELITY
	HOUSE OF MIRTH

& the OSCAR goes to: TRAFFIC

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Best Original Screenplay

Choices:

	ALMOST FAMOUS
	BILLY ELLIOT
	ERIN BROCKOVICH
	GLADIATOR
	YOU CAN COUNT ON ME

Jan’s Pick:

	Will Win: ERIN BROCKOVICH
	Should Win: YOU CAN COUNT ON ME

Egregious Omissions:

	QUILLS
	REMEMBER THE TITANS

Rich’s Pick:

	Will Win: GLADIATOR
	Should Win: YOU CAN COUNT ON ME

Egregious Omissions:

	CAST AWAY
	NURSE BETTY

& the OSCAR goes to: ALMOST FAMOUS

Best Musical Score

Choices:

	CHOCOLAT
	CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
	GLADIATOR
	MALENA
	PATRIOT

Jan's Egregious Omission:

POLLOCK

& the OSCAR goes to: CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON

Best Song

Choices:

	CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
	DANCER IN THE DARK
	EMPEROR’S NEW GROOVE
	MEET THE PARENTS
	WONDER BOYS

Jan’s & Rich's Pick:

Will Win & Should Win:
Bob Dylan’s “Things Have Changed” from WONDER BOYS

Jan's Egregious Omission:

Tom Waits' "The World Keeps Turning" from POLLOCK

& the OSCAR goes to: WONDER BOYS

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Best Cinematographer

Choices:

	CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
	GLADIATOR
	MALENA
	O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?
	PATRIOT

Jan's Egregious Omission:

PERFECT STORM

& the OSCAR goes to: CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON

Best Costumes

Choices:

	CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
	DR SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
	GLADIATOR
	102 DALMATIONS
	QUILLS

Jan’s Egregious Omissions:

	ERIN BROCKOVICH
	LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE

& the OSCAR goes to: GLADIATOR

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The OscarBowl candidates for Best Dressed are:

Choices:

	Joan Allen
	Marcia Gay Harden
	Catherine Zeta Jones
	Julia Roberts
	Renee Zellweger

and the winner is -- Joan Allen.

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