2003 Oscar Picks

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Listed below are the nominees and winners for the 2003 ACADEMY AWARDS along with our Picks and our ever popular list of Egregious Omissions.

Here are the rules: Life is all about choice & this case is no different. According to AMPAS, there can only be five nominees in each category. Therefore, that means that we also have five candidates for each category. If we list two “Egregious Omissions” in a particular category, that means we think there are two candidates on AMPAS’s list who should be replaced.

The Academy Awards were presented on Sunday, March 23rd.

It is our tradition to nominate our “Best Dressed” contenders on the night of our annual OscarBowl, and to select our final choice after carefully scrutinizing the pages of PEOPLE magazine.

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Enjoy! Jan & Rich

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Best Film	Best Actress	Best Actor
Best Director	Best Supporting Actress	Best Supporting Actor
Best Original Screenplay	Best Adapted Screenplay	Best Art Direction
Best Cinematographer	Best Costume Design	Best Editing
Best Original Musical Score	Best Original Song	Best Documentary
	Best Foreign Language Film

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Best Film

Choices:

	CHICAGO
	GANGS OF NEW YORK
	THE HOURS
	LORD OF THE RINGS: TWO TOWERS
	THE PIANIST

WHO SHOULD WIN?

Jan’s Pick:

CHICAGO

Rich’s Pick:

CHICAGO

Egregious Omissions?

	FAST RUNNER
	FRIDA
	SUNSHINE STATE
	TALK TO HER

	25th HOUR
	FAST RUNNER
	TALK TO HER
	Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN

& the OSCAR goes to: CHICAGO

Best Actress

Choices:

	Rene Zellweger in CHICAGO
	Julianne Moore in FAR FROM HEAVEN
	Salma Hayek in FRIDA
	Nicole Kidman in THE HOURS
	Diane Lane in UNFAITHFUL

WHO SHOULD WIN?

Jan’s Pick:

Rene Zellweger

Rich’s Pick:

Nicole Kidman

Egregious Omissions?

None! All 5 are terrific performances,
but watch this space in future for
Maggie Gyllenhaal (SECRETARY).

& the OSCAR goes to: Nicole Kidman in THE HOURS

Best Actor

Choices:

	Jack Nicholson in ABOUT SCHMIDT
	Nicolas Cage in ADAPTATION
	Daniel Day-Lewis in GANGS OF NEW YORK
	Adrien Brody in THE PIANIST
	Michael Caine in QUIET AMERICAN

WHO SHOULD WIN?

Jan’s Pick:

Adrien Brody

Rich’s Pick:

Daniel Day-Lewis

Egregious Omissions?

	Ed Norton in 25th HOUR
	Richard Gere in CHICAGO
	James Spader in SECRETARY
	Dario Grandinetti in TALK TO HER

	Ed Norton in 25th HOUR
	Leonardo Di Caprio in CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
	Richard Gere in CHICAGO
	Gael Garcia Bernal in CRIME OF PADRE AMARO
	James Spader in SECRETARY

& the OSCAR goes to: Adrien Brody in THE PIANIST

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Best Director

Choices:

	Rob Marshall for CHICAGO
	Martin Scorsese for GANGS OF NEW YORK
	Stephen Daldry for THE HOURS
	Roman Polanski for THE PIANIST
	Pedro Almodovar for TALK TO HER

WHO SHOULD WIN?

Jan’s Pick:

Rob Marshall

Rich’s Pick:

Pedro Almodovar

Egregious Omissions?

	Spike Lee for 25th HOUR
	Z. Kunuk for FAST RUNNER
	Julie Taymor for FRIDA

	Spike Lee for 25th HOUR
	Z. Kunuk for FAST RUNNER
	Julie Taymor for FRIDA

& the OSCAR goes to: Roman Polanski for THE PIANIST

Best Supporting Actress

Choices:

	Kathy Bates in ABOUT SCHMIDT
	Meryl Streep in ADAPTATION
	Queen Latifah in CHICAGO
	Catherine Zeta-Jones in CHICAGO
	Julianne Moore in THE HOURS

WHO SHOULD WIN?

Jan’s Pick:

Meryl Streep

Rich’s Pick:

Meryl Streep

Egregious Omissions?

None. All 5 are terrific performances!

& the OSCAR goes to: Catherine Zeta-Jones in CHICAGO

Best Supporting Actor

Choices:

	Chris Cooper in ADAPTATION
	Christopher Walken in CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
	John C. Reilly in CHICAGO
	Ed Harris in THE HOURS
	Paul Newman in ROAD TO PERDITION

WHO SHOULD WIN?

Jan’s Pick:

Ed Harris

Rich’s Pick:

Ed Harris

Egregious Omissions?

None. All 5 are terrific performances!

& the OSCAR goes to: Chris Cooper in ADAPTATION

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Best Original Screenplay

Choices:

	FAR FROM HEAVEN
	GANGS OF NEW YORK
	MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING
	TALK TO HER
	Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN

WHO SHOULD WIN?

Jan’s Pick:

Pedro Almodovar for
TALK TO HER

Rich’s Pick:

Pedro Almodovar for
TALK TO HER

Egregious Omissions?

SUNSHINE STATE

13 CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ONE THING

& the OSCAR goes to: TALK TO HER

Best Adapted Screenplay

Choices:

	ABOUT A BOY
	ADAPTATION
	CHICAGO
	THE HOURS
	THE PIANIST

WHO SHOULD WIN?

Jan’s Pick:

Bill Condon for
CHICAGO

Rich’s Pick:

Bill Condon for
CHICAGO

Egregious Omissions?

	25th HOUR
	BLUE CRUSH
	FRIDA
	SECRETARY

	25th HOUR
	FRIDA
	MINORITY REPORT
	SECRETARY

& the OSCAR goes to: THE PIANIST

Best Art Direction

Choices:

	CHICAGO
	FRIDA
	GANGS OF NEW YORK
	LORD OF THE RINGS: TWO TOWERS
	ROAD TO PERDITION

WHO SHOULD WIN?

Jan’s Pick:

Felipe Fernandez
del Paso &
Hannia Robledo
for FRIDA

Rich’s Pick:

Felipe Fernandez
del Paso &
Hannia Robledo
for FRIDA

Egregious Omissions?

SECRETARY

& the OSCAR goes to: CHICAGO

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Best Cinematographer

Choices:

	CHICAGO
	FAR FROM HEAVEN
	GANGS OF NEW YORK
	THE PIANIST
	ROAD TO PERDITION

WHO SHOULD WIN?

Jan’s Pick:

Pawel Edelman for
THE PIANIST

Rich’s Pick:

Edward Lachman for
FAR FROM HEAVEN

Egregious Omissions?

FRIDA

& the OSCAR goes to: ROAD TO PERDITION

Best Costume Design

Choices:

	CHICAGO
	FRIDA
	GANGS OF NEW YORK
	THE HOURS
	THE PIANIST

WHO SHOULD WIN?

Jan’s Pick:

Julie Weiss for FRIDA

Rich’s Pick:

Julie Weiss for FRIDA

Egregious Omissions?

TALK TO HER

& the OSCAR goes to: CHICAGO

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Best Editing

Choices:

	CHICAGO
	GANGS OF NEW YORK
	THE HOURS
	LORD OF THE RINGS: TWO TOWERS
	THE PIANIST

WHO SHOULD WIN?

Jan’s Pick:

CHICAGO

Rich’s Pick:

CHICAGO

Egregious Omissions?

	FRIDA
	TALK TO HER

& the OSCAR goes to: CHICAGO

Best Original Musical Score

Choices:

	CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
	FAR FROM HEAVEN
	FRIDA
	THE HOURS
	ROAD TO PERDITION

WHO SHOULD WIN?

Jan’s Pick:

Elliott Goldenthal
for FRIDA

Rich’s Pick:

Elliott Goldenthal
for FRIDA

Egregious Omissions?

Angelo Badalamenti for SECRETARY

& the OSCAR goes to: FRIDA

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Annual “Original Musical Score” Analyses

Best Original Song

Choices:

	8 MILE
	CHICAGO
	FRIDA
	GANGS OF NEW YORK
	THE WILD THORNBERRYS

WHO SHOULD WIN?

Jan’s Pick:

“I Move On” by John Kander (music) & Fred Ebb (Lyrics)
from CHICAGO

Rich’s Pick:

“I Move On” by John Kander (music) & Fred Ebb (Lyrics)
from CHICAGO

EGREGIOUS OMISSIONS?

Pass ( for Insufficient Data Points)

& the OSCAR goes to: 8 MILE

Best Documentary

Choices:

	BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE
	DAUGHTER FROM DANANG
	PRISONER OF PARADISE
	SPELLBOUND
	WINGED MIGRATION

WHO SHOULD WIN?

Jan’s Pick:

Pass
(for Insufficient Data Points)

Rich’s Pick:

Pass
(for Insufficient Data Points)

EGREGIOUS OMISSIONS?

Pass ( for Insufficient Data Points)

& the OSCAR goes to: BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE

Best Foreign Language Film

Choices:

	CRIME OF PADRE AMARO
	HERO
	THE MAN WITHOUT A PAST
	NOWHERE IN AFRICA
	ZUS & ZO

WHO SHOULD WIN?

Jan’s Pick:

Pass
( for Insufficient Data Points)

Rich’s Pick:

Pass
( for Insufficient Data Points)

EGREGIOUS OMISSIONS?

	MONSOON WEDDING
	TALK TO HER

	TALK TO HER
	Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN

& the OSCAR goes to: NOWHERE IN AFRICA

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