The Oscars will be announced Today

I am unpumped.

I'm waiting for the razzies! Nominations here: http://razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=51

I HATE the Oscars. I don't take them remotely seriously as a measure of anything. They are stupid.

They are the gay mens superbowl , a camp explosion of melodrama and bad outfits

You have to love them if only for The Cher Appearance.

13 nominations for LOTR!

I didn't know Ned was on the nominating committee!

i am holding my breath until Pokémon Three receives its due.

I always wondered what Mark S. would look like if he was purple.

Answer = probably pretty cool.

did i lose the tag ?

No Anthony just the plot.

BEST PICTURE • A Beautiful Mind • Gosford Park • In the Bedroom • The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring • Moulin Rouge

DIRECTOR • Ron Howard, A Beautiful Mind • Ridley Scott, Black Hawk Down • Robert Altman, Gosford Park • Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring • David Lynch, Mulholland Drive

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE • Russell Crowe, A Beautiful Mind • Sean Penn, I Am Sam • Will Smith, Ali • Denzel Washington, Training Day • Tom Wilkinson, In the Bedroom

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE • Halle Berry, Monster's Ball • Judi Dench, Iris • Nicole Kidman, Moulin Rouge • Sissy Spacek, In the Bedroom • Renee Zellweger, Bridget Jones's Diary

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE • Jim Broadbent, Iris • Ethan Hawke, Training Day • Ben Kingsley, Sexy Beast • Ian McKellan, The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring • Jon Voight, Ali

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE • Jennifer Connely, A Beautiful Mind • Judi Dench, The Shipping News • Helen Mirren, Gosford Park • Marisa Tomei, In the Bedroom • Kate Winslet, Iris

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY • Amelie • Gosford Park • Memento • Monster's Ball • The Royal Tenenbaums

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY • A Beautiful Mind • Ghost World • In the Bedroom • The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring • Shrek

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM • Amelie (France) • Elling (Norway) • Lagaan (India) • No Man's Land (Bosnia and Herzegovina) • Son of the Bride (Argentina)

ANIMATED FEATURE • Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius • Monsters, Inc. • Shrek

ORIGINAL SCORE • name, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence • name, A Beautiful Mind • name, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone • name, The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring • Monsters, Inc.

ORIGINAL SONG • Kate and Leopold • The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring • Monsters, Inc. • Pearl Harbor • Vanilla Sky

I hope Gosford Park wins nothing and Robert Altman goes back home and rethinks his gameplan.

I didn't know Ned was on the nominating committee!

There's more about this fan than meets the eye.

MMm mmph mmmh mmpp mm mhmhpp mppmm mmmmp mpmm mmmmpppmm!!

I can't believe Jimmy Neutron was nominated for best animated feature, Waking Life was far more visually interesting even though the plot and dialogue = pile of poo.

Then again it's not like you should expect quality nominations...

I think two winners are obvious: Beautiful Mind for best pic and Shrek for best animated.

I've heard that "A Beautiful Mind" is amazing and all, but I will be ripshit if (when?) "FOTR" doesn't win.

Shrek winning (and it will) = colossal travesty - a more cloying film I cannot remember seeing.

A more cloying film? Have you seen The Fisher King? Patch Adams?

shrek = worst movie of 2001. and i saw 'american pie 2' AND 'evolution.'

Is Gosford Park that awful? I quite fancied seeing it.

There were people that saw Evolution?

From a technical standpoint Shrek is nice, but PDI still isn't a patch on Pixar.

I liked Gosford Park quite a bit -- more focused and emotionally loaded than most Altman, like he can juggle his characters as usual but with a point.

I havent seen either the Fisher King or Patch Adams no. What kind of mentalist do you take me for Alan that you think I would willingly go and see Patch Adams?

(Answer: The sort of person who would willingly go and see Curly Sue. Damn.)

SHREK = DONKEY = SIR MIX A LOT = GRATE!

As a computer geek, I have to say that the sheer level of detail in the animation of "Shrek" overshadows any deficiencies in the storyline for me. Then again, I thought "American Pie 2" was funny, so factor that into my previous comment.

I rather liked Gosford Park too, possibly because I am in a bit of an Altman mood at the moment post Bombay wedding and seeing Cookie's Fortune again on TV (where it seemed to make a lot more sense). Very, very gentle movie with another good Clive Owen performance.

That said it won't win any Oscars, though it would be extremely funny if it won the best Production Design Oscar considering the films it is up against.

Is it another mental illness/disability year?

OK, you caught me :-) I haven't seen Patch Adams either. I cried lots in Mrs Doubtfire though (= divorced parents)

They are the gay mens superbowl , a camp explosion of melodrama and bad outfits

I am 100% heterosexual and have no issues whatsoever with my sexuality. However, I also hate the superbowl and indeed all sporting events.

what on earth is wrong with the fisher king??

Well, for one, that it was Robin Williams' wife killed and not him.

I'm sorry but Moulin Rouge is bullshit. I couldn't even finish watching it, and I think that's the first time in history I haven't sat thru an entire movie.

Oh, and Waking Life, no matter how visually interesting it is, isn't an overall good film. I don't care what technical display a director puts forth - I mean you wouldn't complain if a directorially great live action film with a horrible cast, dialog and plot wasn't nominated, what's the difference in animation? No comment on the worth of Jimmy Neutron, but quite frankly I'm 100% certain it's better than Waking Life.

I was pumped (as every year). I was gonna start a thread. But I couldn't get onto ILE grrr.

In the event - well, it's not a bad list. 13 noms for LOTR seems a bit OTT but I can't really fault any one of them. Looks like it's a straight fight between this and A Beautiful Mind (which I haven't seen yet but will this weekend) for the best picture award. Moulin Rouge was the worst movie of 2001 - deserves nothing but I won't begrudge Kidman a win. Best Actor looks wide open - they won't want to give it Russell Crowe twice in a row, surely? He probably starts favourite, nonetheless.

Pleased to see Lynch getting a nomination. The least MD deserves.

What the fuck is Ethan Hawke doing on the list?

What about best song then, eh? Where does the FT mafia (sorry) stand on this? Sting vs. Macca vs. Randy Newman vs. Enya vs. someone I've never heard of. Hmmm.

YOU people , really it was kabuki , a fabulos [phantasma , a sylized melodrama that was amusing and tragic and busby berkely . IT WAS THE BEST AMERICAN MUSICAL SINCE DIAMONDS and frankly thats my third favorite film of all time . IMHO anviseary party was robbed , but i wasn't expecting it to win.

Freddy Got Fingered was the best movie since Caddyshack.

Which is why I've been wondering what you'd think of this.

Monsters Inc. is great.

FGF & that class war prole art threat? Dave Q to thread!

The Oscars are still of no relevence to anyone who actually likes films.

or Awards Shows even.

And are already being discussed here

I don't care where they're being discussed, they're still shite.