74th Academy Awards (2001): The Hopefuls

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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

• The Lord of the Rings (c-9/9, n-9/9, o-12/29)
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• A Beautiful Mind (c-12/29, n-12/29
• Moulin Rouge (c-12/29, n-12/29
• Memento (c-10/24, n-1/7
• In the Bedroom (c-11/18, n-2/3
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• Black Hawk Down (c-1/7)
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (c-1/10)
• Gosford Park (c-12/29)
• Shrek (c-12/29)
• Amelie (c-2/3)
• Mulholland Drive (c-11/18)
• The Royal Tenenbaums (c-12/29)
• The Man Who Wasn’t There (c-12/29)
• The Shipping News (c-9/9)
• The Others (c-10/24)
• Ali (c-9/9)
• Ghost World (c-2/3)
• Ocean’s 11 (c-9/9)

Best Animated Film

• Shrek (c-9/9, n-9/9, o-12/29)
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• Monsters, Inc. (c-9/9, n-9/9
• Waking Life (c-12/18, n-12/18
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• Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (c-12/18)
• Marco Polo: Return to Xanadu (c-12/18)
• The Prince of Light (c-12/18)
• The Trumpet of the Swan (c-12/18)
• Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (c-9/9)
• Osmosis Jones (c-12/18)

These are the Official Selections for the Animated Feature Category.

Best Director

• Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings (c-9/9, n-10/24, o-12/29)
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• Robert Altman – Gosford Park (c-12/29, n-12/29
• Baz Luhrmann – Moulin Rouge (c-9/9, n-12/29
• Ridley Scott – Black Hawk Down (c-1/7, n-2/3
• Ron Howard – A Beautiful Mind (c-12/29, n-12/29
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• Todd Field – In the Bedroom (c-12/29)
• Christopher Nolan – Memento (c-1/2)
• Steven Spielberg – A.I. (c-9/9)
• David Lynch – Mulholland Drive (c-12/29)
• Lasse Hallstrom – The Shipping News (c-9/9)
• Wes Anderson – The Royal Tenenbaums (c-9/9)
• Alejandro Amenabar – The Others (c-10/24)
• Terry Zwigoff – Ghost World (c-2/3)
• Michael Mann – Ali (c-9/9)
• Frank Oz – The Score (c-9/9)
• Steven Soderbergh – Ocean’s 11 (c-9/9)
• Frank Darabont – Majestic (c-9/9)

Best Actor

• Billy Bob Thornton – The Man Who Wasn’t There (c-12/29, n-1/7, o-2/3)
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• Russell Crowe – A Beautiful Mind (c-9/9, n-9/9
• Tom Wilkinson – In the Bedroom (c-11/18, n-1/7
• Denzel Washington – Training Day (c-11/18, n-1/7
• Gene Hackman – The Royal Tenenbaums (c-12/29, n-2/3
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• Guy Pearce – Memento (c-10/24)
• Sean Penn – I Am Sam (c-12/29)
• Will Smith – Ali (c-9/9)
• Kevin Kline – Life As A House (c-2/3)
• Kevin Spacey – The Shipping News (c-9/9)
• Billy Bob Thornton – Monster’s Ball (c-12/29)
• Brian Cox – L.I.E. (c-2/3)
• Ewan McGregor – Moulin Rouge (c-9/9)
• Jim Carrey – The Majestic (c-9/9)

Best Actress

• Sissy Spacek – In the Bedroom (c-10/24, n-10/24, o-12/29)
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• Halle Berry – Monster’s Ball (c-12/29, n-12/29
• Judi Dench – Iris (c-11/5, n-1/5
• Nicole Kidman – Moulin Rouge (c-9/9, n-1/7
• Naomi Watts – Mulholland Drive (c-11/18, n-1/7
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• Tilda Swinton – The Deep End (c-12/29)
• Renee Zellweger – Bridget Jones’ Diary (c-9/9)
• Thora Birch – Ghost World (c-12/29)
• Nicole Kidman – The Others (c-10/24)
• Anjelica Huston – Royal Tenenbaums (c-9/9)
• Cate Blanchett – Charlotte Gray (c-9/9)
• Julianne Moore – The Shipping News (c-9/9)
• Hilary Swank – Affair of the Necklace (c-9/9)
• Julia Roberts – Ocean’s 11 (c-9/9)

Best Supporting Actor

• Ian McKellen – The Lord of the Rings (c-9/9, n-12/29, o-12/29)
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• Ben Kingsley – Sexy Beast (c-11/18, n-1/2
• Steve Buscemi – Ghost World (c-12/29, n-1/2
• Jim Broadbent – Iris (c-11/18, n-12/29
• Jon Voight – Ali (c-12/29, n-2/3
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• Jude Law – A.I. (c-9/9)
• Hayden Christensen – Life As A House (c-2/3)
• Ed Harris – A Beautiful Mind (c-12/29)
• Jim Broadbent – Moulin Rouge (c-11/18)
• Ethan Hawke – Training Day (c-2/3)
• Carl Reiner – Ocean’s 11 (c-12/29)
• Martin Landau – Majestic (c-9/9)
• Ben Stiller – The Royal Tenenbaums (c-11/18)
• Billy Crudup – Charlotte Gray (c-12/29)
• Marlon Brando – The Score (c-9/9)

Best Supporting Actress

• Helen Mirren – Gosford Park (c-11/18, n-12/29, o-12/29)
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• Jennifer Connelly – A Beautiful Mind (c-12/29, n-12/29
• Maggie Smith – Gosford Park (c-9/9, n-9/9
• Marisa Tomei – In the Bedroom (c-12/29, n-1/7
• Judi Dench – The Shipping News (c-9/9, n-2/3
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• Dakota Fanning – I Am Sam (c-2/3)
• Cameron Diaz – Vanilla Sky (c-12/29)
• Kate Winslet – Iris (c-12/29)
• Emily Watson – Gosford Park (c-9/9)
• Cate Blanchett – Bandits (c-2/3)
• Fionnula Flanagan – The Others (c-2/3)
• Cate Blanchett – The Shipping News (c-9/9)
• Scarlett Johansson – Ghost World (c-1/7)
• Gwyneth Paltrow – Royal Tenenbaums (c-9/9)
• Maggie Smith – Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone (c-9/9)
• Angela Bassett – The Score (c-9/9)

Best Original Screenplay

• Memento (c-11/18, n-1/7, o-1/7)
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• Gosford Park (c-12/29, n-12/29
• The Man Who Wasn’t There (c-12/29, n-2/3
• The Royal Tenenbaums (c-9/9, n-9/9
• Moulin Rouge (c-9/9, n-9/9
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• Monster’s Ball (c-2/3)
• Mulholland Drive (c-12/29)
• The Others (c-1/7)
• Ali (c-9/9)
• The Score (c-9/9)
• The Heist (c-9/9)
• Donnie Darko (c-2/3)
• The Majestic (c-9/9)
• Curse of the Jade Scorpion (c-9/9)
• The Last Castle (c-9/9)

Best Adapted Screenplay

• A Beautiful Mind (c-12/29, n-12/29, o-1/7)
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• The Lord of the Rings (c-9/9, n-9/9
• Ghost World (c-12/29, n-1/7
• In the Bedroom (c-12/29, n-12/29
• Shrek (c-2/10)
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• Black Hawk Down (c-2/10)
• Bridget Jones’ Diary (c-2/10)
• A.I. (c-9/9)
• The Shipping News (c-9/9

, n-9/9

• Hearts in Atlantis (c-9/9)
• The Affair of the Necklace (c-9/9)
• Ocean’s 11 (c-9/9)

Best Original Song

• “May It Be” – The Lord of the Rings (c-12/29, n-12/29, o-12/29)
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• “Vanilla Sky” – Vanilla Sky (c-12/29, n-12/29
• “All Love Can Be” – A Beautiful Mind (c-12/29, n-12/29
• “There You’ll Be” – Pearl Harbor (c-12/29, n-12/29
• “Until” – Kate & Leopold (c-12/29, n-12/29
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• “If I Didn’t Have You” – Monsters, Inc. (c-2/3)
• “For Always” – A.I. (c-2/3)
• “I Fall Apart” – Vanilla Sky (c-12/29)
• “Where the Dream Takes You” – Atlantis (c-2/3)
• “Vide Cor Meum” – Hannibal (c-2/3)

Best Original Score

• The Lord of the Rings (c-9/9, n-9/9, o-12/29)
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• Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone (c-9/9, n-12/29
• Mulholland Drive (c-12/29, n-1/7
• Gosford Park (c-1/7, n-1/7
• A Beautiful Mind (c-12/29, n-2/3
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• The Shipping News (c-9/9)
• A.I. (c-9/9)
• Ali (c-9/9)
• Hannibal (c-12/29)
• Ocean’s 11 (c-9/9)
• Pearl Harbor (c-9/9)
• Planet of the Apes (c-9/9)
• Spy Game (c-12/29)
• The Majestic (c-9/9)
• The Score (c-9/9)

Best Editing

• The Lord of the Rings (c-9/9, n-9/9, o-1/7)
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• A Beautiful Mind (c-12/29, n-12/29
• Memento (c-2/3, n-2/3
• Black Hawk Down (c-1/7, n-2/3
• Moulin Rouge (c-9/9, n-9/9
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• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (c-12/29)
• Gosford Park (c-2/3)
• The Royal Tenenbaums (c-2/3)
• Amelie (c-12/29)
• The Others (c-10/24)
• The Shipping News (c-9/9)
• Ali (c-9/9)
• A.I. (c-9/9)
• The Affair of the Necklace (c-9/9)
• Pearl Harbor (c-9/9)
• The Majestic (c-9/9)
• Ocean’s 11 (c-9/9)

Best Cinematography

• The Man Who Wasn’t There (c-12/29, n-12/29, o-12/29)
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• The Lord of the Rings (c-9/9, n-12/29
• Moulin Rouge (c-9/9, n-9/9
• Black Hawk Down (c-1/7, n-2/3
• Amelie (c-2/3, n-2/3
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• Pearl Harbor (c-9/9)
• The Others (c-10/24)
• The Shipping News (c-9/9)
• A.I. (c-9/9)
• Ali (c-9/9)
• Hearts in Atlantis (c-12/29)
• The Majestic (c-9/9)
• Ocean’s 11 (c-9/9)
• The Affair of the Necklace (c-9/9)
• Planet of the Apes (c-9/9)
• The Score (c-9/9)

Best Art Direction

• The Lord of the Rings (c-9/9, n-9/9, o-9/9)
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• Moulin Rouge (c-9/9, n-9/9
• Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone (c-9/9, n-12/29
• Gosford Park (c-12/29, n-1/7
• A.I. (c-9/9, n-10/24
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• The Man Who Wasn’t There (c-2/3)
• Black Hawk Down (c-1/7)
• Amelie (c-2/3)
• The Majestic (c-9/9)
• The Others (c-10/24)
• Planet of the Apes (c-9/9)
• The Affair of the Necklace (c-9/9)
• The Musketeer (c-9/9)
• Pearl Harbor (c-9/9)

Best Costume Design

• Moulin Rouge (c-9/9, n-9/9, o-12/29)
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• The Lord of the Rings (c-9/9, n-9/9
• A.I. (c-9/9, n-1/7
• Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone (c-9/9, n-2/3
• Planet of the Apes (c-9/9, n-2/3
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• Gosford Park (c-12/29)
• Hedwig and the Angry Inch (c-9/9)
• The Others (c-10/24)
• From Hell (c-12/29)
• Blow (c-2/3)
• Majestic (c-9/9)
• The Affair of the Necklace (c-9/9)
• Musketeer (c-9/9)
• American Outlaws (c-9/9)

Best Makeup

• Planet of the Apes (c-9/9, n-9/9, o-9/9)
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• A.I. (c-9/9, n-9/9
• The Lord of the Rings (c-9/9, n-9/9
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• Moulin Rouge (c-9/9)
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (c-1/2)
• Hannibal (c-1/23)
• A Beautiful Mind (c-1/23)

These are the Official Selections for the Makeup Category.

Best Sound Mixing

• The Lord of the Rings (c-9/9, n-9/9, o-12/29)
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• A.I. (c-9/9, n-12/29
• Moulin Rouge (c-9/9, n-9/9
• Pearl Harbor (c-9/9, n-9/9
• Black Hawk Down (c-1/7, n-1/7
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• The Others (c-9/9)
• Ali (c-9/9)
• Jurassic Park III (c-9/9)
• The Mummy Returns (c-9/9)
• Planet of the Apes (c-9/9)
• The Majestic (c-9/9)
• Ocean’s 11 (c-9/9)
• The Last Castle (c-9/9)

Best Sound Editing

• The Lord of the Rings (c-9/9, n-9/9, o-1/7)
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• A.I. (c-9/9, n-1/7
• Black Hawk Down (c-1/7, n-1/10
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• Pearl Harbor (c-9/9)
• The Fast and the Furious (c-9/9)
• Amelie (c-1/10)
• Monsters, Inc. (c-1/10)

These are the Official Selections for the Sound Effects Category.

Best Visual Effects

• The Lord of the Rings (c-9/9, n-9/9, o-12/29)
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• A.I. (c-9/9, n-9/9
• Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone (c-9/9, n-1/9
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• Cats and Dogs (c-1/9)
• Black Hawk Down (c-1/9)
• Jurassic Park III (c-9/9)
• Pearl Harbor (c-9/9)
• The Fast and the Furious (c-1/9)

These are the Official Selections for the Visual Effects Category.

Best Foreign Language Film

• France – Amelie (c-12/29, n-12/29, o-12/29)
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• Bosnia & Herzegovina – No Man’s Land (c-12/29, n-12/29
• Brazil – Behind the Sun (c-12/29, n-12/29
• Czech Republic – Dark Blue World (c-12/29, n-12/29
• Switzerland – In Praise of Love (c-12/29, n-12/29
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• Austria – The Piano Teacher (c-12/29)
• Croatia – Queen of the Night (c-12/29)
• Italy – The Son’s Room (c-12/29)
• Poland – Quo Vadis (c-12/29)
• Armenia – Symphony of Silence (c-12/29)
• Georgia – The Migration of Angels (c-12/29)
• Slovenia – Bread and Milk (c-12/29)
• Spain – Mad Love (c-12/29)
• Venezuela – A House with a View of the Sea (c-12/29)
• Yugoslavia – War Live (c-12/29)
• Taiwan – The Cabbie (c-12/29)
• Iran – Baran (c-12/29)

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

Best Documentary Feature

• Born Into Brothels (c-11/17, n-11/17, o-12/14)
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• Home of the Brave (c-11/17, n-11/17)
• Riding Giants (c-11/17, n-11/17)
• Super Size Me (c-11/17, n-11/17)
• Touching the Void (c-11/17, n-1/12)
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• Howard Zinn: You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train (c-11/17)
• In the Realms of the Unreal (c-11/17)
• Tell Them Who You Are (c-11/17)
• The Ritchie Boys (c-11/17)
• The Story of the Weeping Camel (c-11/17)
• Tupac: Resurrection (c-11/17)
• Twist of Faith (c-11/17)

These are the Official Selections for the Documentary Feature Category.