73rd Academy Awards (2000): The Hopefuls

LEGEND:
Winner Prediction (c-First Chart Placement, n-Nom Pred Date Set, o-Win Pred Date Set)
Nominee Prediction (c-First Chart Placement, n-Nom Pred Date Set)
Alternate Prediction (c-First Chart Placement)

Best Picture

• Gladiator – David H. Franzoni, Branko Lustig, Douglas Wick (c-5/27, n-5/27, o-12/21)
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• Almost Famous – Ian Bryce, Cameron Crowe (c-9/12, n-12/6)
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Li-Kong Hsu, William Kong, Ang Lee (c-12/21, n-12/21)
• Erin Brockovich – Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher (c-5/27, n-1/22)
• Traffic – Laura Bickford, Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick (c-5/27, n-12/21)
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• Billy Elliot – Greg Brenman, Jonathan Finn (c-12/6)
• Cast Away – Tom Hanks, Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis (c-5/27)
• Chocolat – David Brown, Kit Golden, Leslie Holleran (c-12/6)
• Quills – Julia Chasman, Peter Kaufman, Nick Wechsler (c-5/27)
• Requiem for a Dream – Eric Watson, Palmer West (c-5/27)
• Shadow of the Vampire – Nicolas Cage, Jeff Levine (c-5/27)
• Sunshine – Andras Hamori, Robert Lantos (c-12/21; orig. 5/27)
• Wonder Boys – Curtis Hanson, Scott Rudin (c-5/27)
• You Can Count on Me – Barbara De Fina, John Hart, Larry Meistrich, Jeff Sharp (c-12/6)

Best Director

• Ridley Scott – Gladiator (c-5/27, n-9/12, o-1/22)
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• Stephen Daldry – Billy Elliot (c-12/6, n-1/22; orig. 12/6)
• Ang Lee – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (c-12/21, n-12/21)
• Steven Soderbergh – Erin Brockovich (c-12/21, n-2/12)
• Steven Soderbergh – Traffic (c-5/27, n-12/21)
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• Woody Allen – Small Time Crooks (c-12/6)
• Darren Aronofsky – Requiem for a Dream (c-5/27)
• Cameron Crowe – Almost Famous (c-9/12)
• Lasse Hallstrom – Chocolat (c-12/6)
• Curtis Hanson – Wonder Boys (c-5/27)
• Ed Harris – Pollock (c-12/6)
• Philip Kaufman – Quills (c-5/27)
• E. Elias Merhige – Shadow of the Vampire (c-5/27)
• Istvan Szabo – Sunshine (c-12/21; orig. 5/27)
• Gus Van Sant – Finding Forrester (c-5/27)
• Robert Zemeckis – Cast Away (c-5/27)

Best Actor

• Tom Hanks – Cast Away (c-5/27, n-5/27, o-2/12)
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• Javier Bardem – Before Night Falls (c-12/13, n-12/21)
• Russell Crowe – Gladiator (c-5/27, n-5/27)
• Michael Douglas – Wonder Boys (c-5/27, n-12/6)
• Geoffrey Rush – Quills (c-5/27, n-1/22)
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• Christian Bale – American Psycho (c-5/27)
• Sean Connery – Finding Forrester (c-5/27)
• Ralph Fiennes – Sunshine (c-5/27)
• Ed Harris – Pollock (c-12/6)
• Mark Ruffalo – You Can Count on Me (c-12/6)
• Denzel Washington – Remember the Titans (c-12/6)

Best Actress

• Julia Roberts – Erin Brockovich (c-5/27, n-5/27, o-1/22)
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• Joan Allen – The Contender (c-5/27, n-9/12)
• Juliette Binoche – Chocolat (c-12/6, n-12/21)
• Ellen Burstyn – Requiem for a Dream (c-5/27, n-5/27)
• Laura Linney – You Can Count on Me (c-11/23, n-12/6)
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• Gillian Anderson – The House of Mirth (c-12/6)
• Bjork – Dancer in the Dark (c-5/27)
• Renee Zellweger – Nurse Betty (c-9/12)

Best Supporting Actor

• Benicio Del Toro – Traffic (c-12/13, n-12/13, o-1/22)
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• Jeff Bridges – The Contender (c-12/21, n-1/22)
• Willem Dafoe – Shadow of the Vampire (c-12/6, n-12/6)
• Albert Finney – Erin Brockovich (c-5/27, n-5/27)
• Joaquin Phoenix – Gladiator (c-12/6, n-12/21)
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• Don Cheadle – Traffic (c-5/27)
• Philip Seymour Hoffman – State and Main (c-5/27)
• Tobey Maguire – Wonder Boys (c-12/6)
• Oliver Reed – Gladiator (c-5/27)
• Marlon Wayans – Requiem for a Dream (c-12/6)

Best Supporting Actress

• Kate Hudson – Almost Famous (c-12/21, n-1/22, o-1/22)
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• Judi Dench – Chocolat (c-12/6, n-12/6)
• Frances McDormand – Almost Famous (c-12/6, n-12/6)
• Julie Walters – Billy Elliot (c-12/6, n-12/6)
• Zhang Ziyi – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (c-1/22, n-1/22)
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• Jennifer Connelly – Requiem for a Dream (c-11/23)
• Catherine Deneuve – Dancer in the Dark (c-5/27)
• Marcia Gay Harden – Pollock (c-12/13)
• Rosemary Harris – Sunshine (c-5/27)
• Marg Helgenberger – Erin Brockovich (c-5/27)
• Elaine May – Small Time Crooks (c-12/6)
• Frances McDormand – Wonder Boys (c-5/27)
• Connie Nielsen – Gladiator (c-5/27)
• Lena Olin – Chocolat (c-5/27)
• Victoire Thivisol – Chocolat (c-12/6)
• Rachel Weisz – Enemy at the Gates (c-5/27)
• Kate Winslet – Quills (c-12/21)
• Catherine Zeta-Jones – Traffic (c-12/21)

Best Original Screenplay

• Almost Famous – Cameron Crowe (c-9/12, n-11/23, o-12/6)
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• Billy Elliot – Lee Hall (c-12/6, n-12/6)
• Erin Brockovich – Susannah Grant (c-5/27, n-5/27)
• State and Main – David Mamet (c-5/27, n-1/22)
• You Can Count on Me – Kenneth Lonergan (c-12/13, n-12/21)
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• Cast Away – William Broyles Jr. (c-5/27)
• Chicken Run – Peter Lord, Nick Park, Karey Kirkpatrick (c-6/24)
• The Contender – Rob Lurie (c-5/27)
• Dancer in the Dark – Lars von Trier (c-5/27)
• Finding Forrester – Mike Rich (c-5/27)
• Gladiator – David H. Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson (c-12/6)
• Nurse Betty – John C. Richards, James Flamberg (c-5/27)
• O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (c-5/27)
• Shadow of the Vampire – Steven Katz (c-12/6)
• Small Time Crooks – Woody Allen (c-5/27)
• Sunshine – Israel Horovitz, Istvan Szabo (c-5/27)

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Wonder Boys – Steven Kloves (c-5/27, n-12/21, o-12/21)
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• Chocolat – Robert Nelson Jacobs (c-5/27, n-2/12; orig. 5/27)
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Hui-Ling Wang, James Schamus, Kuo Jung Tsai (c-1/23, n-2/12)
• The House of Mirth – Terence Davies (c-12/6, n-1/22)
• Traffic – Stephen Gaghan (c-12/6, n-12/13)
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• All the Pretty Horses – Ted Tally (c-12/6)
• American Psycho – Mary Harron, Guinevere Turner (c-12/6)
• The Golden Bowl – Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (c-5/27)
• Meet the Parents – James Herzfeld, John Hamburg (c-12/6)
• Pollock – Barbara Turner, Susan Emshwiller (c-12/6)
• Quills – Doug Wright (c-5/27)
• Requiem for a Dream – Darren Aronofsky (c-5/27)
• Thirteen Days – David Self (c-12/6)

Best Original Song

• Things Have Changed – Wonder Boys (c-12/6, n-12/6, o-12/6)
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• I Believe – Billy Elliot (c-12/6, n-12/21)
• I’ve Seen It All – Dancer in the Dark (c-12/21, n-12/21)
• My Funny Friend and Me – The Emperor’s New Groove (c-12/6, n-12/21)
• Someday Out of the Blue – The Road to Eldorado (c-12/6, n-12/6)
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• Christmas, Why Can’t I Find You? – How the Grinch Stole Christmas (c-12/6)
• Doesn’t Really Matter – The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (c-12/6)
• A Fool in Love – Meet the Parents (c-12/6)
• A New World – Dancer in the Dark (c-12/6)
• One Day She’ll Love Me – The Emperor’s New Groove (c-12/6)
• One in a Million – Miss Congeniality (c-12/21)
• When You Come Back to Me Again – Frequency (c-12/21)
• Where Are You Christmas? – How the Grinch Stole Christmas (c-12/6)
• Wonders of the New World – The Road to Eldorado (c-12/6)

Best Original Score

• Gladiator – Hans Zimmer (c-5/27, n-5/27, o-5/27)
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• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Tan Dun (c-12/6, n-12/21)
• The Patriot – John Williams (c-5/27, n-5/27)
• Requiem for a Dream – Clint Mansell (c-12/6, n-12/6)
• Sunshine – Maurice Jarre (c-5/27, n-12/21)
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• All the Pretty Horses – Daniel Lanois, Marty Stuart (c-12/6)
• Almost Famous – Nancy Wilson (c-12/6)
• Billy Elliot – Stephen Warbeck (c-12/6)
• Cast Away – Alan Silvestri (c-5/27)
• Chocolat – Rachel Portman (c-12/6)
• Dinosaur – James Newton Howard (c-5/27)
• Erin Brockovich – Thomas Newman (c-5/27)
• Quills – Stephen Warbeck (c-12/6)
• Shadow of the Vampire – Steven Katz (c-5/27)

Best Original Song Score

• Dancer in the Dark – Bjork (c-12/6)
• The Emperor’s New Groove – Marc Shaiman, Sting (c-5/27)
• The Road to Eldorado – Elton Joh, Tim Rice (c-5/27)

Best Editing

• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Tim Squyres (c-12/21, n-12/21, o-1/22)
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• Almost Famous – Joe Hutshing, Saar Klein (c-11/23, n-12/6)
• Cast Away – Arthur Schmidt (c-5/27, n-2/12; orig. 5/27)
• Gladiator – Pietro Scalia (c-5/27, n-12/21)
• Traffic – Stephen Mirrione (c-11/23, n-12/21)
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• All the Pretty Horses – Sally Menke (c-12/6)
• Billy Elliot – John Wilson (c-12/6)
• Chocolat – Andrew Mondshein (c-12/6)
• The Contender – Michael Jablow (c-11/23)
• Dancer in the Dark – Francois Gedigier, Molly Marlene Stensgaard (c-11/23)
• Erin Brockovich – Anne V. Coates (c-11/23)
• The Golden Bowl – John David Allen (c-5/27)
• Mission: Impossible 2 – Tony Ciccone, Steven Kemper, Christian Wagner (c-12/21)
• Quills – Peter Boyle (c-5/27)
• Requiem for a Dream – Jay Rabinowitz (c-11/23)
• Shadow of the Vampire – Chris Wyatt (c-5/27)
• Thirteen Days – Conrad Buff IV (c-5/27)
• Wonder Boys – Dede Allen (c-5/27)

Best Cinematography

• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Peter Pau (c-12/13, n-12/21, o-12/21)
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• Cast Away – Don Burgess (c-5/27, n-2/12; orig. 5/27)
• Gladiator – John Mathieson (c-5/27, n-12/21)
• O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Roger Deakins (c-2/12, n-2/12)
• The Perfect Storm – John Seale (c-5/27, n-5/27)
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• All the Pretty Horses – Barry Markowitz (c-12/6)
• Chocolat – Roger Pratt (c-12/6)
• Dancer in the Dark – Robby Muller (c-12/6)
• The Legend of Bagger Vance – Michael Ballhaus (c-5/27)
• Quills – Rogier Stoffers (c-12/6)
• Requiem for a Dream – Matthew Libatique (c-11/23)
• Shadow of the Vampire – Lou Bogue (c-5/27)
• Sunshine – Lajos Koltai (c-5/27)
• Thirteen Days – Andrzej Bartkowiak, Roger Deakins, Christopher Duddy (c-5/27)
• Traffic – Peter Andrews (c-1/23)
• Wonder Boys – Dante Spinotti (c-5/27)

Best Art Direction

• Gladiator – Arthur Max; Crispian Sallis (c-5/27, n-5/27, o-5/27)
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• The Cell – Tom Foden; Tessa Posnansky (c-1/23, n-2/12)
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Tim Yip (c-12/21, n-12/21)
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas – Michael Corenblith; Merideth Boswell (c-9/12, n-12/6)
• Shadow of the Vampire – Assheeton Gorton (c-5/27, n-5/27)
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• Almost Famous – Clay A. Griffith, Clayton Hartley; Robert Greenfield (c-12/6)
• Cast Away – Rick Carter; Rosemary Brandenburg (c-5/27)
• Chicken Run – Phil Lewis (c-6/24)
• Chocolat – David Gropman; Stephanie McMillan (c-12/6)
• The Golden Bowl – Andrew Sanders; Anna Pinnock (c-5/27)
• The House of Mirth – Don Taylor (c-12/6)
• The Patriot – Kirk M. Petrucelli; Victor J. Zolfo (c-5/27)
• Quills – Martin Childs; Jill Quertier (c-5/27)
• Sunshine – Attila F. Kovacs (c-5/27)
• Thirteen Days – Dennis Washington; Denise Pizzini (c-5/27)
• Vatel – Cecilia Montiel, Jean Rabasse (c-9/12)

Best Costume Design

• Quills – Jacqueline West (c-5/27, n-5/27, o-11/23)
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• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Tim Yip (c-12/21, n-2/12)
• Gladiator – Janty Yates (c-5/27, n-5/27)
• The House of Mirth – Monica Howe (c-12/6, n-1/22)
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas – Rita Ryack (c-9/12, n-12/6)
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• 102 Dalmatians – Anthony Powell (c-9/12)
• Almost Famous – Betsy Heimann (c-12/6)
• Cast Away – Joanna Johnston (c-5/27)
• The Cell – Eiko Ishioka, April Napier (c-1/23)
• The Golden Bowl – John Bright (c-5/27)
• The Patriot – Deborah Lynn Scott (c-5/27)
• Shadow of the Vampire – Caroline de Vivaise (c-5/27)
• Sunshine – Pedro Moreno (c-5/27)
• Thirteen Days – Isis Mussenden (c-5/27)
• Vatel – Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle (c-9/12)

Best Makeup

• How the Grinch Stole Christmas (c-6/24, n-6/24, o-6/24)
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• Cast Away (c-12/6, n-1/22)
• Shadow of the Vampire (c-5/27, n-5/27)
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• Bedazzled (c-1/23)
• The Cell (c-1/23)

These are the Official Selections for the Makeup Category.

Best Sound Mixing

• Gladiator (c-5/27, n-5/27, o-5/27)
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• Cast Away (c-5/27, n-5/27)
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (c-12/21, n-12/21)
• Dinosaur (c-5/27, n-5/27)
• The Perfect Storm (c-5/27, n-5/27)
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• All the Pretty Horses (c-12/6)
• Almost Famous (c-12/6)
• Battlefield Earth (c-5/27)
• Mission: Impossible 2 (c-5/27)
• The Patriot (c-5/27)
• Proof of Life (c-12/6)
• Remember the Titans (c-12/6)
• U-571 (c-5/27)
• Vertical Limit (c-12/21)
• X-Men (c-5/27)

Best Sound Editing

• Gladiator (c-5/27, n-5/27, o-5/27)
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• Cast Away (c-12/6, n-1/22)
• The Perfect Storm (c-5/27, n-5/27)
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• Mission: Impossible 2 (c-5/27)
• Space Cowboys (c-1/10)
• U-571 (c-5/27)
• Unbreakable (c-1/10)

These are the Official Selections for the Sound Effects Category.

Best Visual Effects

• Cast Away (c-12/6, n-1/10, o-1/10)
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• How the Grinch Stole Christmas (c-1/10, n-1/10)
• X-Men (c-5/27, n-9/12)
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• Dinosaur (c-5/27)
• Gladiator (c-5/27)
• Hollow Man (c-1/10)
• The Perfect Storm (c-5/27)

These are the Official Selections for the Visual Effects Category.

Best Foreign Language Film

• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Taiwan (c-11/23, n-11/23, o-11/23)
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• His Wife’s Diary – Russia (c-11/23, n-11/23)
• The Hundred Steps – Italy (c-11/23, n-1/22)
• In the Mood for Love – Hong Kong (c-11/23, n-1/22)
• The Taste of Others – France (c-11/23, n-11/23)
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• 27 Missing Kisses – Georgia (c-11/23)
• Breaking the Silence – China (c-11/23)
• Dreams from the Middle of the World – Ecuador (c-11/23)
• Gripsholm – Switzerland (c-11/23)
• Landscape – Slovak Republic (c-11/23)
• Little Crumb – The Netherlands (c-11/23)
• Maelstrm – Canada (c-11/23)
• Marshall Tito’s Spirit – Croatia (c-11/23)
• Mask of Desire – Nepal (c-11/23)
• Me, You, Them – Brazil (c-11/23)
• No Place to Go – Germany (c-11/23)
• Sky Hook – Yugoslavia (c-11/23)
• Songs from the Second Floor – Sweden (c-11/23)
• The Stranger – Austria (c-11/23)
• Time of Favor – Israel (c-11/23)
• Too Late – Portugal (c-11/23)
• Vertical Ray of the Sun – Vietnam (c-11/23)
• When the Rain Lifts – Japan (c-11/23)
• You’re the One (A Tale from Then) – Spain (c-11/23)

These are the Official Selections for the Foreign Language Film Category.