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Oscar '00 Nomination Reactions

Wide Release Score 63/83 (76%) Feature Score 68/93 (73%)
Big Eight Score 34/40 (85%) All Score 68/93 (73%)


Best Picture

Actual 13 February Nominees
Chocolat
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Erin Brockovich
Gladiator
Traffic

11 February Predictions
Almost Famous
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Erin Brockovich
Gladiator
Traffic

Other Possibilities:

***Billy Elliot
***Chocolat
***Quills

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.



Best Director

Actual 13 February Nominees
Stephen Daldry - Billy Elliot
Ang Lee - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Ridley Scott - Gladiator
Steven Soderbergh - Erin Brockovich
Steven Soderbergh - Traffic

11 February Predictions
Ang Lee - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Ridley Scott - Gladiator
Steven Soderbergh - Erin Brockovich
Steven Soderbergh - Traffic
Robert Zemeckis - Cast Away

Other Possibilities:

***Cameron Crowe for Almost Famous
***Stephen Daldry for Billy Elliot
***Lasse Hallström for Chocolat

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Ang Lee – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.



Best Actor

Actual 13 February Nominees
Javier Bardem - Before Night Falls
Russell Crowe - Gladiator
Tom Hanks - Cast Away
Ed Harris - Pollock
Geoffrey Rush - Quills

11 February Predictions
Javier Bardem - Before Night Falls
Russell Crowe - Gladiator
Michael Douglas - Wonder Boys
Tom Hanks - Cast Away
Geoffrey Rush - Quills

Other Possibilities:

***Jamie Bell for Billy Elliot
***Sean Connery for Finding Forrester
***Ed Harris for Pollock

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Tom HanksCast Away.



Best Actress

Actual 13 February Nominees
Joan Allen - The Contender
Juliette Binoche - Chocolat
Ellen Burstyn - Requiem for a Dream
Laura Linney - You Can Count on Me
Julia Roberts - Erin Brockovich

11 February Predictions
Joan Allen - The Contender
Juliette Binoche - Chocolat
Ellen Burstyn - Requiem for a Dream
Laura Linney - You Can Count on Me
Julia Roberts - Erin Brockovich

Other Possibilities:

***Gillian Anderson for The House of Mirth
***Björk for Dancer in the Dark
***Renée Zellweger for Nurse Betty

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Julia RobertsErin Brockovich.



Best Supporting Actor

Actual 13 February Nominees
Jeff Bridges - The Contender
Willem Dafoe - Shadow of the Vampire
Benicio Del Toro - Traffic
Albert Finney - Erin Brockovich
Joaquin Phoenix - Gladiator

11 February Predictions
Jeff Bridges - The Contender
Willem Dafoe - Shadow of the Vampire
Benicio Del Toro - Traffic
Albert Finney - Erin Brockovich
Joaquin Phoenix - Gladiator

Other Possibilities:

***Bruce Greenwood for Thirteen Days
***Philip Seymour Hoffman for Almost Famous
***Gary Lewis for Billy Elliot

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Benicio Del Toro - Traffic.



Best Supporting Actress

Actual 13 February Nominees
Judi Dench - Chocolat
Marcia Gay Harden - Pollock
Kate Hudson - Almost Famous
Frances McDormand - Almost Famous
Julie Walters - Billy Elliot

11 February Predictions
Judi Dench - Chocolat
Kate Hudson - Almost Famous
Frances McDormand - Almost Famous
Julie Walters - Billy Elliot
Zhang Ziyi - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Other Possibilities:

***Elaine May for Small Time Crooks
***Kate Winslet for Quills
***Catherine Zeta-Jones for Traffic
Marcia Gay Garden - Pollock

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Kate Hudson - Almost Famous.



Best Adapted Screenplay

Actual 13 February Nominees
Chocolat - Robert Nelson Jacobs
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Wang Hui Ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo Jung
O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Joel and Ethen Coen
Traffic - Stephen Gaghan
Wonder Boys - Steven Kloves

11 February Predictions
Chocolat - Robert Nelson Jacobs
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Wang Hui Ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo Jung
Quills - Doug Wright
Traffic - Stephen Gaghan
Wonder Boys - Steven Kloves

Other Possibilities:

***All the Pretty Horses by Ted Tally
***High Fidelity by D.V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, and John Cusack
***Thirteen Days by David Self
O Brother, Where Art Thou? by Joel and Ethen Coen

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Traffic – Stephen Gaghan.



Best Original Screenplay

Actual 13 February Nominees
Almost Famous - Cameron Crowe
Billy Elliot - Lee Hall
Erin Brockovich - Susannah Grant
Gladiator by David Fanzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson
You Can Count on Me - Kenneth Lonergan

11 February Predictions
Almost Famous - Cameron Crowe
Billy Elliot - Lee Hall
Erin Brockovich - Susannah Grant
State and Main - David Mamet
You Can Count on Me - Kenneth Lonergan

Other Possibilities:

***Cast Away by William Broyles, Jr. and James Flamberg
***The Contender by Rod Lurie
***Gladiator by David Fanzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Almost Famous – Cameron Crowe.



Best Cinematography

Actual 13 February Nominees
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Peter Pau
Gladiator - John Mathieson
Malèna - Lajos Koltai
O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Roger Deakins
The Patriot - Caleb Deschanel

11 February Predictions
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Peter Pau
Gladiator - John Mathieson
O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Roger Deakins
Traffic - "Peter Andrews"
Wonder Boys - Dante Spinotti

Other Possibilities:

***Cast Away
***Erin Brockovich
***Quills

Not Even Predicted:
Malèna - Lajos Koltai
The Patriot - Caleb Deschanel

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.



Best Film Editing

Actual 13 February Nominees
Almost Famous - Joe Hutshing and Saar Klein
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Tim Squyres
Gladiator - Pietro Scalia
Traffic - Stephen Mirrione
Wonder Boys - Dede Allen

11 February Predictions
Cast Away - Arthur Schmidt
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Tim Squyres
Erin Brockovich - Anne V. Coates
Gladiator - Pietro Scalia
Traffic - Stephen Mirrione

Other Possibilities:

***The Perfect Storm
***Requiem for a Dream
***Thirteen Days
Almost Famous

Not Even Predicted:
Wonder Boys

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.



Best Sound

Actual 13 February Nominees
Cast Away
Gladiator
The Patriot
The Perfect Storm
U-571

11 February Predictions
Cast Away
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Gladiator
The Perfect Storm
U-571

Other Possibilities:

***Charlie's Angels
***Mission: Impossible 2
***X-Men
The Patriot

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  The Perfect Storm.



Best Sound Effects Editing

Actual 13 February Nominees
Space Cowboys
U-571

11 February Predictions
Cast Away
Gladiator
The Perfect Storm

Other Possibilities:

***Mission: Impossible 2
***U-571

Not Even Predicted:
Space Cowboys

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  U-571.



Best Visual Effects

Actual 13 February Nominees
Gladiator
Hollow Man
The Perfect Storm

11 February Predictions
Gladiator
The Perfect Storm
X-Men

Other Possibilities:

***Cast Away
***Hollow Man

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Gladiator.



Best Makeup

Actual 13 February Nominees
The Cell
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Shadow of the Vampire

11 February Predictions
Cast Away
The Cell
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Other Possibilities:

***Shadow of the Vampire

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas.



Best Costume Design

Actual 13 February Nominees
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Gladiator
102 Dalmatians
Quills

11 February Predictions
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Gladiator

Sunshine
Quills

Other Possibilities:

***Chocolat
***The Cell
***The House of Mirth

Not Even Predicted:
102 Dalmatians

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.



Best Art Direction

Actual 13 February Nominees
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Gladiator

Quills

Vatel

11 February Predictions
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Gladiator

The House of Mirth

Quills

Other Possibilities:

***The Cell
***Chocolat
***Sunshine

Not Even Predicted:
Vatel

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas.



Best Original Score

Actual 13 February Nominees
Chocolat - Rachel Portman
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Tan Dun
Malèna - Ennio Morricone
Gladiator - Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard
The Patriot - John Williams

11 February Predictions
Chocolat - Rachel Portman
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Tan Dun
Erin Brockovich - Thomas Newman
Gladiator - Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard
O Brother, Where Art Thou? - T-Bone Burnett and Carter Burwell

Other Possibilities:

***Quills by Stephen Warbeck
***Requiem for a Dream by Clint Mansell
***Sunshine by Maurice Jarre
The Patriot - John Williams

Not Even Predicted:
Malèna - Ennio Morricone

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Gladiator - Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard.



Best Original Song

Actual 13 February Nominees
"A Fool in Love" - Meet the Parents

"I've Seen It All" - Dancer in the Dark
"A Love Before Time" - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
"My Funny Friend and Me" - The Emperor's New Groove
"Things Have Changed" - Wonder Boys

11 February Predictions
"I've Seen It All" - Dancer in the Dark
"My Funny Friend and Me" - The Emperor's New Groove

"Someday Out of the Blue" - The Road to El Dorado
"Things Have Changed" - Wonder Boys
"Where are You Christmas" - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Other Possibilities:

***"I Believe" from Billy Elliot
***"A New World" from Dancer in the Dark
***"When You Come Back to Me Again" from Frequency
"A Fool in Love" - Meet the Parents

"A Love Before Time" - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  "Things Have Changed" - Wonder Boys.



Best Documentary Feature

Actual 13 February Nominees
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
Legacy
Long Night's Journey Into Day
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
Sound and Fury

12 February Predictions
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
Long Night's Journey Into Day
Of Civil Wrongs and Rights: The Fred Korematsu Story
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
Sound and Fury

Other Possibilities:

***A Fight to the Finish: Stories of Polio
***Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
***Light Keeps Me Company
Legacy

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport.



Best Foreign Language Film

Actual 13 February Nominees
Amorres Perros - Alejandro González Iñárritu (Mexico)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Ang Lee (Taiwan)
Divided We Fall - Jan Hrebejk (Czech Republic)
Everybody Famous - Dominique Deruddere (Belgium)
The Taste of Others - Agnès Jaoui (France)

11 February Predictions
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Ang Lee (Taiwan)
The Hundred Steps - Marco Tullio Giodana (Italy)
In the Mood for Love - Wong Kar-Wai (Hong Kong)
Maelstrom - Denis Villeneuve (Canada)
A Time for Drunken Horses - Bahman Ghobadi (Iran)

Other Possibilities:

***Bulgaria's Letter to America from Iglika Triffonova
***The Netherland's Little Crumb from Maria Peters
***Sweden's Songs from the Second Floor from Roy Andersson
The Taste of Others - Agnès Jaoui (France)

Not Even Predicted:
Amorres Perros - Alejandro González Iñárritu (Mexico)
Divided We Fall - Jan Hrebejk (Czech Republic)
Everybody Famous - Dominique Deruddere (Belgium)

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Ang Lee (Taiwan).


-- FINAL TALLY --


Gladiator...12
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon...10
Chocolat...5
Erin Brockovich...5
Traffic...5
Almost Famous...4

Billy Elliot...3
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas...3
The Patriot...3
Quills...3
Wonder Boys...3
Cast Away...2
The Contender...2
Malèna...2
O Brother, Where Art Thou?...2
The Perfect Storm...2
Pollock...2
Shadow of the Vampire...2
U-571...2
You Can Count on Me...2
Before Night Falls...1
The Cell...1
Dancer in the Dark...1
The Emperor's New Groove...1
Hollow Man...1
Meet the Parents...1
102 Dalmatians...1
Requiem for a Dream...1
Space Cowboys...1
Vatel...1


Analysis by:
David Perry
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