# The 2nd Annual SDMB Oscar Prediction Contest! (pt.1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 14, 2004, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-annual-sdmb-oscar-prediction-contest-pt-1/224464 "2004-01-14T22:08:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-annual-sdmb-oscar-prediction-contest-pt-1/224464/1 "2004-01-14T22:08:17Z")
We’re in the midst of Oscar season\* now (and earlier than usual) with Academy ballots already out and the nomination announcements a mere two weeks away, so we continue with… \*\*The **2nd Annual SDMB \*\* Academy Award **** Prediction Contest** - (with real prizes!)\* The Contest will be in 2 parts: 1. Predicting the Nominees 2. Predicting the Winners Separate prizes will be given for parts 1 & 2. The first part starts today: submitting your tallies for who will be the 5 nominees in the following categories: Picture Actor Actress Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Director Original Screenplay Adapted Screenplay Be sure to specify the actor _and_ film in those categories. No more than 5 predictions will be recognized in each category. Additionally, you are asked to submit **one** prediction for a nominee in each of the following categories: Cinematography Art Direction Costume Design Editing Sound Sound Editing Original Score Original Song Visual Effects Make-up Animated Feature Foreign-Language Film There is one catch, though: You **cannot predict a film more than once** in these last 12 technical/craft categories listed. Sure, it’d be easy to predict a nomination sweep for, say, _Lord of the Rings_. But limiting you to one film (1) forces you to consider smaller films that always fill out the annual nominee slate, and (2) makes the contest more interesting and less repetitive. Scoring is simple: One point for each correct guess. There are a couple ways to earn bonus points: (1) If you correctly guess all 5 nominees in one of the first 8 categories, you earn an extra point. (2) If you are the only person to guess a particular nominee correctly, you earn an extra point. Now, a few rules: 1. All prediction ballots must be posted in this thread (no personal e-mails to me). 2. All predictions **must** be on a **single post**. 3. You are only allowed **one** subsequent post to change predictions. Any other requests to change will be ignored. 4. All posts must be submitted by **12:01 am PST, Tuesday, January 27**. Some helpful links: [This is the list of all films eligible for the various feature film categories.](http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2003/03.12.30.html) Make all your predictions from films on this list. [This is a list of the films submitted for Foreign Language film](http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2003/03.10.20.a.html). Unless a foreign language film is on this list, it is not eligible in this category, even if it received theatrical release in the US in '03. And yes, I meant it: I will be putting up a prize for whoever wins either Part I or Part II (Predict the Winners), as I did last year. Good Luck! AG \*[sub]yes, I know the Oscars are a load of crap, but irresistible crap–plus, every once in a while, they _do_ get something right.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-annual-sdmb-oscar-prediction-contest-pt-1/224464/2 "2004-01-14T23:33:44Z")
**Picture** Winner: Mystic River Nominees: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King Cold Mountain Lost In Translation Master and Commander: The Far Side Of The World **Actor:** Winner: Alec Baldwin (The Cooler) Nominees: Jude Law (Cold Mountain) Russell Crowe (Master and Commander) Sean Penn (Mystic River) Bill Murray (Lost In Translation) **Actress** Winner: Charlize Theron (Monster) Nominees: Nicole Kidman (Cold Mountain) Jennifer Connelly (House Of Sand And Fog) Naomi Watts (21 Grams) Keira Knightley (Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl) **Supporting Actor** Winner: Tim Robbins (Mystic River) Nominees: Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai) Albert Finney (Big Fish) Benicio Del Toro (21 Grams) Paul Bettany (Master and Commander) **Supporting Actress** Winner: Renee Zellweger (Cold Mountain) Nominees: Emma Thompson (Love, Actually) Holly Hunter (Thirteen) Ellen Degeneres (Finding Nemo) Marcia Gay Harden (Mystic River) **Director** Winner: Peter Jackson (The Return Of The King) Nominees: Clint Eastwood (Mystic River) Anthony Minghella (Cold Mountain) Tim Burton (Big Fish) Sofia Coppola (Lost In Translation) **Original Screenplay** Winner: Anthony Minghella (Cold Mountain) Nominees: In America - Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan Lost in Translation - Sofia Coppola Love Actually - Richard Curtis Mystic River - Brian Helgeland **Adapted Screenplay** Winner: The Return Of the King Nominees: I dunno. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-annual-sdmb-oscar-prediction-contest-pt-1/224464/3 "2004-01-14T23:58:15Z")
I apologize for a poor link in the OP. [**This**](http://www.oscars.org/76academyawards/reminder/reminder_list.html) is the reminder list for all films from 2003 eligible for the various feature film categories. Thanks for posting IL. Note to everyone, though–you don’t need to predict who the winners will be (that’s the 2nd contest, coming in February). Just predict who the nominees are going to be. I’ll post my predictions in a few days (probably when the thread needs bumping). Carry on! ---
**Author:** ![HelloKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecccb3/32.png) [@HelloKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelloKitty)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2004, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-annual-sdmb-oscar-prediction-contest-pt-1/224464/4 "2004-01-15T05:15:05Z")
Well, now that football season is over for my Chiefs, I might as well concentrate on the Oscars! Best Actor: Tom Cruise - The Last Samurai Sean Penn - Mystic River Jack Nicholson - Something’s Gotta Give Bill Murray - Lost in Translation Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Carribean Best Actress: Nicole Kidman - Cold Mountain Diane Keaton - Something’s Gotta Give Jamie Lee Curtis - Freaky Friday Charlize Theron - Monster Scarlet Johannson - Lost in Translation Best Supporting Actress: Rene Zellweger - Cold Mountain Kiera Knightly - Pirates of the Carribean Hope Davis - American Splendor Maria Bello - The Cooler Laura Linney - Mystic River Best Supporting Actor: Chris Cooper - Seabiscuit Tim Robbins - Mystic River Ken Watanabe - Last Samurai Keanu Reeves - Something’s Gotta Give Steven Carell - Bruce Almighty Best Picture: Lord of the Rings - Return of the King Seabiscuit Master and Commander Mystic River The Last Samurai Best Director Tim Burton - Big Fish Peter Jackson - LOTR Peter Weir - Master and Commander Clint Eastwood - Mystic River Ed Zwick - Last Samurai Orig Screen Play - I really have no idea other than: Mystic River Adapted Screen Play - Same for this one: Lord of the Rings Seabiscuit ---
**Author:** ![Astra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@Astra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astra)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2004, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-annual-sdmb-oscar-prediction-contest-pt-1/224464/5 "2004-01-15T05:42:50Z")
Here goes nothing. And I still hope Andy Serkis and the WETA team get a special achievement award. **Best Picture** The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King Cold Mountain Lost In Translation The House of Sand and Fog Master and Commander: The Far Side Of The World **Actor** Jude Law (Cold Mountain) Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean) Bill Murray (Lost In Translation) Ben Kingsley (House of Sand and Fog) Sean Penn (Mystic River) **Actress** Charlize Theron (Monster) Diane Keaton (Something’s Got to Give) Nicole Kidman (Cold Mountain) Jennifer Connelly (House Of Sand And Fog) Julia Roberts (Mona Lisa Smile) **Supporting Actor** Tim Robbins (Mystic River) Sean Astin (LOTR:ROTK) Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai) Albert Finney (Big Fish) Andy Serkis (LOTR:ROTK) (wishful thinking) **Supporting Actress** Renee Zellweger (Cold Mountain) Marcia Gay Harden (Mystic River) Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation) Keira Knightley (Bend It Like Beckham) Holly Hunter (thirteen) **Director** Peter Jackson (The Return Of The King) Clint Eastwood (Mystic River) Peter Weird (Master and Commander) Anthony Minghella (Cold Mountain) Sofia Coppola (Lost In Translation) **Original Screenplay** Anthony Minghella (Cold Mountain) Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham) Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, and David Reynolds (Finding Nemo) Jim, Naomi, and Kirsten Sheridan (In America) **Adapted Screenplay** LOTR:ROTK Cold Mountain Mystic River Seabiscuit Master and Commander **Cinematography** House of Sand and Fog **Art Direction** Big Fish **Costume Design** The Last Samurai **Editing** 21 Grams **Sound** Master and Commander **Sound Editing** Seabiscuit **Original Score** LOTR:ROTK **Original Song** “School of Rock” (School of Rock) **Visual Effects** Pirates of the Caribbean **Make-up** Monster **Animated Feature** Finding Nemo **Foreign-Language Film** “The Barbarian Invasions” ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2004, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-annual-sdmb-oscar-prediction-contest-pt-1/224464/6 "2004-01-15T05:47:57Z")
Best Actor: Russell Crowe - Master & Commander Philip Seymour Hoffmann- Owning Mahoney Peter Dinklage - The Station Agent Ian McKellen- LOTR: Return of the King Bill Murray - Lost in Translation Best Actress: Nicole Kidman - Cold Mountain Julia Roberts- Mona Lisa Smile Charlize Theron - Monster Angelina Jolie- Beyond Borders Minnie Driver- Owning Mahoney Best Supporting Actress: Rene Zellweger - Cold Mountain Helena Bonham Carter- Big Fish Laura Linney- Mystic River Christina Ricci- Monster Julia Stiles- Mona Lisa Smile Best Supporting Actor: Ewan MacGregor- Big Fish Paul Bettany- Master and Commander Sonny Chiba- Kill Bill Volume 1 Albert Finney-Big Fish Morgan Freeman-Bruce Almighty Best Picture: LOTR:ROTK Master and Commander Cold Mountain The Station Agent Sea Biscuit Best Director Tim Burton - Big Fish Anthony Minghella- Cold Mountain Clint Eastwood- Mystic River Peter Jackson - LOTR: ROTK Patty Jenkins- Monster Orig Screen Play - Patty Jenkins- Monster Sofia Coppola- Lost in Translation Quentin Tarantino- Kill Bill: Volume 1 Larry Konner-Mona Lisa Smile Thomas McCarthy- The Station Agent Adapted Screen Play - Frances Walsh- LOTR:ROTK Anthony Minghella-Cold Mountain Gary Ross- Seabiscuit John August-Big Fish Brian Helgeland-Mystic River Cinematography: Cold Mountain Art Direction: LOTR:ROTK Costume Design: Master and Commander Editing:Pirates of the Carribean Sound: Station Agent Sound Editing:School of Rock Original Score:Kill Bill Volume 1 Original Song: Mona Lisa Smile Visual Effects: Matrix Revolutions Make-up:Monster Animated Feature:Finding Nemo Foreign-Language Film:Effroyables jardins ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2004, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-annual-sdmb-oscar-prediction-contest-pt-1/224464/7 "2004-01-15T14:43:52Z")
**Picture** RotK Mystic River Seabiscuit Lost In Translation Master and Commander **Actor** Bill Murray- LiT Sean Penn- Mystic River Ben Kingsely- House of Sand and Fog Paul Giamatti- American Splendor Russell Crowe- M&C **Actress** Charlize Theron- Monster Diane Keaton- Something’s Gotta Give Naomi Watts- 21 Grams Nicole Kidman- Cold Mountain Jennifer Connolly- House of Sand and Fog **Supporting Actor** Tim Robbins- Mystic River Ken Watanabe- Last Samurai Benicio Del Toro- 21 Grams Alec Baldwin- Cooler Albert Finney- Big Fish **Supporting Actress** Renee Zellwegger- Cold Mountain Marcia Gay Harden- Mystic River Patricia Clarkson- Pieces of April Scarlett Johansson- LiT Holly Hunter- 13 **Director** PJ- RotK Clint- Mystic River Sophia Coppolla- LiT Peter Weir- M&C Vadim Perelman- House of Sand and Fog **Original Screenplay** LiT Finding Nemo 21 Grams In America Bend It Like Beckham **Adapted Screenplay** Mystic River RotK American Splendor M&C Seabiscuit **Cinematography** - Lost in Translation **Art Direction** - Big Fish **Costume Design** -Last Samurai **Editing** - Master and Commander **Sound** - T3 **Sound Editing** - Kill Bill Vol. 1 **Original Score** - RotK **Original Song** -Bono, In America **Visual Effects** -X2 **Make-up** - Monster **Animated Feature** - Finding Nemo **Foreign-Language Film** - The Barbarian Invasions ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2004, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-annual-sdmb-oscar-prediction-contest-pt-1/224464/8 "2004-01-15T18:45:07Z")
A couple things, though: _Cold Mountain_ & _Mystic River_ are both book adaptations, so they belong in the **Adapted Screenplay** category (Ilsa\_Lund, HelloKitty, and Astra need to make some adjustments–you’ve all got 1 more post to make any changes you want). Sampiro: The semi-finalists for [Sound Editing](http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2003/04.01.05.a.html) and [Visual Effects](http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2003/03.12.19.a.html) have already been determined, and neither _School of Rock_ nor _Matrix Revolutions_ made it through the Academy “Bake-Offs”. Clink the links to see which films are eligible; for the record, here are the [Make-Up](http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2003/04.01.12.a.html) semi-finalists, too. You have 1 more post to make any further changes, if you want. Otherwise, everything looks great! Keep it up, Dopers! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2004, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-annual-sdmb-oscar-prediction-contest-pt-1/224464/9 "2004-01-23T21:46:14Z")
Sorry I didn’t bump this earlier, but now’s your chance to participate. You’ve got the weekend (the Golden Globes are on Sunday) and all day Monday to make your guesses. Since I’m ponying up a prize, I’m also submitting my own predictions: PICTURE Cold Mountain In America LOTR: Return of the King Mystic River Seabiscuit ACTOR Russell Crowe, Master and Commander Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean Ben Kingsley, House of Sand and Fog Bill Murray, Lost in Translation Sean Penn, Mystic River ACTRESS Diane Keaton, Something’s Gotta Give Nicole Kidman, Cold Mountain Charlize Theron, Monster Naomi Watts, 21 Grams Evan Rachel Wood, Thirteen SUPPORTING ACTOR Sean Astin, LOTR: ROTK Alec Baldwin, The Cooler Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams Tim Robbins, Mystic River Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai SUPPORTING ACTRESS Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Sand and Fog Maria Bello, The Cooler Marcia Gay Harden, Mystic River Holly Hunter, Thirteen Renee Zellweger, Cold Mountain DIRECTOR Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation Clint Eastwood, Mystic River Peter Jackson, LOTR: ROTK Anthony Minghella, Cold Mountain Peter Weir, Master and Commander ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Finding Nemo In America Lost in Translation The Station Agent 21 Grams ADAPTED SCREENPLAY American Splendor Cold Mountain LOTR: ROTK Mystic River Seabiscuit CINEMATOGRAPHY: Girl with the Pearl Earring ART DIRECTION: The Last Samurai COSTUME DESIGN: Pirates of the Caribbean FILM EDITING: Mystic River SOUND: LOTR: ROTK SOUND EDITING: Seabiscuit VISUAL EFFECTS: Master and Commander ANIMATED FEATURE: The Triplets of Belleville ORIGINAL SCORE: Big Fish ORIGINAL SONG: “Time Enough for Tears”, In America MAKE UP: Monster FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Goodbye, Lenin! Good Luck, Everybody! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2004, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-annual-sdmb-oscar-prediction-contest-pt-1/224464/10 "2004-01-23T23:15:55Z")
Best Picture - Mystic River Nominees - Lord of the Rings - Return of the King - Master and Commander - Cold Mountain - In America Best Actor - Sean Penn (Mystic River) Nominees -Johnny Depp (Pirates) -Bill Murray (Lost in Translation) -Paul Giamatti (American Splendor) -Jude Law (Cold Mountain) Best Actress - Charlize Theron (Monster) Nominees -Naomi Watts (21 Grams) -Nicole Kidman(Cold Mountain) -Diane Keaton(Something’s Gotta Give) -Jennifer Connolly (House of Sand and Fog) Best Supporting Actor - Tim Robbins (Mystic River) - Paul Bettany (Master and Commander) -Colin Firth (Love Actually) -Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai) -Benicio Del Toro (21 Grams) Best Supporting Actress - Renee Zellweger (Cold Mountain) Nominees - Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation) -Marcia Gay Harden (Mystic River) -Hope Davis (American Splendor) -Laura Linney (Mystic River) Director - Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings) Nominees -Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) -Clint Eastwood (Mystic River) -Anthony Minghella (Cold Mountain) -Tim Burton (Big Fish) Original Screenplay - In America Nominees 21 Grams Lost in Translation Love Actually Monster Adapted Screenplay - Mystic River Nominees Lord of the Rings Cold Mountain House of Sand and Fog Master and Commander Cinematography - Kill Bill Vol. 1 Art Direction - Big Fish Costume Design - Cold Mountain Editing - 21 Grams Sound - Master and Commander Sound Editing - The Last Samurai Original Score - Lord of the Rings Original Song - “Time Enough for Tears” In America Visual Effects - Seabiscuit Make-up - Monster Animated Feature - The Triplets of Belleville Foreign-Language Film - The Barbarian Invasions ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2004, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-annual-sdmb-oscar-prediction-contest-pt-1/224464/11 "2004-01-23T23:24:03Z")
Gah, I forgot to alter my list before I submitted. If you’ll permit me, I’d like to change my pick for **Visual Effects** to _Pirates of the Carribean_. I wasn’t thinking. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2004, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-annual-sdmb-oscar-prediction-contest-pt-1/224464/12 "2004-01-25T23:59:24Z")
A pre-Golden Globe Bump ---
**Author:** ![Treviathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@Treviathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treviathan)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2004, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-annual-sdmb-oscar-prediction-contest-pt-1/224464/13 "2004-01-26T04:45:05Z")
**Pitcture** Cold Mountain LOTR:ROTK Lost in Translation Mystic River Seabiscuit **Actor** Russell Crowe, _Master and Commander_ Ben Kingsley, _House of Sand and Fog_ Jude Law, _Cold Mountain_ Bill Murray, _Lost in Translation_ Sean Penn, _Mystic River_ **Actress** Nicole Kidman, _Cold Mountain_ Diane Keaton, _Something’s Gotta Give_ Scarlet Johansson, _Girl with a Pearl Earring_ Charlize Theron, _Monster_ Naomi Watts, _21 Grams_ **Supporting Actor** Benicio del Toro, _21 Grams_ Johnny Depp, _Pirates of the Caribbean_ Albert Finney, _Big Fish_ William H. Macy, _Seabiscuit_ Tim Robbins, _Mystic River_ **Supporting Actress** Patricia Clarkson, _The Station Agent_ Marcia Gay Harden, _Mystic River_ Scarlet Johansson, _Lost in Translation_ Emma Thompson, _Love Actually_ Renee Zellweger, _Cold Mountain_ **Director** Sofia Coppola, _Lost in Translation_ Clint Eastwood, _Mystic River_ Peter Jackson, _LOTR:ROTK_ Anthony Minghella, _Cold Mountain_ Peter Weir, _Master and Commander_ **Adapted Screenplay** American Splendor Cold Mountain Mystic River LOTR:ROTK Seabiscuit **Original Screenplay** Bend it Like Beckham In America Kill Bill, Vol. 1 Lost in Translation The Barbarian Invasions **Cinematography** - Lost in Translation **Art Direction** - Big Fish **Editing** - Kill Bill, Vol 1 **Costume Design** - The Last Samurai **Sound** - Master and Commander **Sound Editing** - X2: X-Men United **Original Score** - LOTR:ROTK **Original Song** - A Mighty Wind **Visual Effects** - Pirates of the Caribbean **Makeup** - Monster **Animated Feature** - Finding Nemo **Foreign Language Film** - Divine Intervention What, no documentary category? ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2004, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-annual-sdmb-oscar-prediction-contest-pt-1/224464/14 "2004-01-26T16:49:48Z")
> [@Treviathan](#): > > What, no documentary category? Yeah, I was considering that but excluded it this time around (perhaps unwisely). Oh well–maybe next year. Oh, and Treviathan: _X2_ isn’t one of the Sound Editing finalists–check my link above if you want to switch to another eligible choice. Last Day, Dopers! You’ve got nothing to lose and a prize to gain! ---
**Author:** ![Wumpus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8c91f0/32.png) [@Wumpus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wumpus)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2004, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-annual-sdmb-oscar-prediction-contest-pt-1/224464/15 "2004-01-26T18:16:17Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Last Day, Dopers! You’ve got nothing to lose and a prize to gain! What the heck, I’ll play. Best Picture: Return of the King\* Cold Mountain In America Lost In Translation Mystic River Best Actor: Sean Penn, Mystic River\* Bill Murray, Lost in Translation Ben Kingsley, House of Sand and Fog Russell Crowe, Master and Commander Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Carribbean Best Actress: Charlize Theron, Monster\* Diane Keaton, Something’s Gotta Give Nicole Kidman, Cold Mountain Naomi Watts, 21 Grams Evan Rachel Wood, Thirteen Best Supporting Actor: Sean Astin, Return of the King\* Alec Baldwin, The Cooler Albert Finney, Big Fish Tim Robbins, Mystic River Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai Best Supporting Actress: Rene Zellweger, Cold Mountain\* Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Sand and Fog Patricia Clarkson, The Station Agent Holly Hunter, Thirteen Scarlett Johanson, Lost in Translation Best Director: Peter Jackson, Return of the King\* Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation Clint Eastwood, Mystic River Anthony Minghella, Cold Mountain Peter Weir, Master and Commander Best Original Screenplay Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation\* Richard Curtis, Love Actually Thomas McCarthey, The Station Agent Jim Sheridan & crew, In America Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, and David Reynolds, Finding Nemo Best Adapted Screenplay Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh, Return of the King\* Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, American Splendor Brian Helgeland, Mystic River Anthony Minghella, Cold Mountain Gary Ross, Seabiscuit Cinematography: Seabiscuit Art Direction: Return of the King Costume Design: Pirates of the Caribbean Editing: Mystic River Sound: Cold Mountain Sound Editing: The Last Samurai Original Score: Finding Nemo Original Song: Big Fish Visual Effects: Master and Commander Make-up: Monster Animated Feature: Brother Bear Foreign-Language Film: Goodbye, Lenin ---
**Author:** ![Astra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@Astra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astra)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-annual-sdmb-oscar-prediction-contest-pt-1/224464/16 "2004-01-27T01:40:14Z")
Here is my corrected entry: Best Picture The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King Cold Mountain Lost In Translation The House of Sand and Fog Master and Commander: The Far Side Of The World Actor Jude Law (Cold Mountain) Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean) Bill Murray (Lost In Translation) Ben Kingsley (House of Sand and Fog) Sean Penn (Mystic River) Actress Charlize Theron (Monster) Diane Keaton (Something’s Got to Give) Nicole Kidman (Cold Mountain) Jennifer Connelly (House Of Sand And Fog) Julia Roberts (Mona Lisa Smile) Supporting Actor Tim Robbins (Mystic River) Sean Astin (LOTR:ROTK) Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai) Albert Finney (Big Fish) Andy Serkis (LOTR:ROTK) (wishful thinking) Supporting Actress Renee Zellweger (Cold Mountain) Marcia Gay Harden (Mystic River) Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation) Keira Knightley (Bend It Like Beckham) Holly Hunter (thirteen) Director Peter Jackson (The Return Of The King) Clint Eastwood (Mystic River) Peter Weir (Master and Commander) Anthony Minghella (Cold Mountain) Sofia Coppola (Lost In Translation) Original Screenplay Lost in Translation Bend It Like Beckham Finding Nemo In America Monster Adapted Screenplay LOTR:ROTK Cold Mountain Mystic River Seabiscuit Master and Commander Cinematography House of Sand and Fog Art Direction Big Fish Costume Design The Last Samurai Editing 21 Grams Sound Master and Commander Sound Editing Seabiscuit Original Score LOTR:ROTK Original Song “Time Enough for Tears” In America Visual Effects Pirates of the Caribbean Make-up Monster Animated Feature Finding Nemo Foreign-Language Film “The Barbarian Invasions” ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-annual-sdmb-oscar-prediction-contest-pt-1/224464/17 "2004-01-27T14:16:57Z")
[Complete list of Oscar nominations](http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040127/ap_on_en_mo/oscar_nominations_list&e=2&ncid=) RotK picks up 11. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2004, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-annual-sdmb-oscar-prediction-contest-pt-1/224464/18 "2004-01-27T16:24:48Z")
Crap. New system ate my long post. So, to make matters brief, it was a nailbiter, but **watsonwil** is the winner! Congratulations! And thanks to everyone else for participating. Now, if watsonwil e-mails me a snail mail address, I can send out a brand new CD of the Oscar-winning score to _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ (in honor or this year’s Lifetime Achievement winner Blake Edwards as well as Henry Mancini, who gets a USPS stamp in 2004). Stay tuned for more prizes with the second contest–guessing the winners! Coming soon! 🙂