6 Aussies head for OscarWednesday 12 February 2003
By eBroadcast Staff and agencies.
Australia's Nicole Kidman will walk Oscar's red carpet for a second consecutive year thanks to her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in the acclaimed drama The Hours.
Five other Australians nominated are spread across four categories - cinematography, sound, visual effects and short film.
Cinematographer Dion Beebe and sound expert David Lee, contributed to Chicago's 13 nominations.
Ben Snow was nominated today in the visual effects category for Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.
Australian Film Television & Radio School graduates Steven Pasvolsky and Joe Weatherstone also scored nominations in the "best live action short film" category for their short film, Inja.
Here is the complete list of nominess for the 75th Academy Awards, which will be presented March 23 at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.
Best Picture:
- Chicago
- Gangs of New York
- The Hours
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- The Pianist
Best Actor:
- Adrien Brody, The Pianist
- Nicolas Cage, Adaptation
- Michael Caine, The Quiet American
- Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York
- Jack Nicholson, About Schmidt
Best Actress:
- Salma Hayek, Frida
- Nicole Kidman, The Hours
- Diane Lane, Unfaithful
- Julianne Moore, Far from Heaven
- Renée Zellweger, Chicago
Best Supporting Actor:
- Chris Cooper Adaptation
- Ed Harris, The Hours
- Paul Newman, Road to Perdition
- John C. Reilly, Chicago
- Christopher Walken, Catch Me If You Can
Best Supporting Actress:
- Kathy Bates, About Schmidt
- Julianne Moore, The Hours
- Queen Latifah, Chicago
- Meryl Streep, Adaptation
- Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago
Best Director:
- Stephen Daldry, The Hours
- Pedro Almodóvar, Adaptation
- Rob Marshall, Chicago
- Roman Polanski, The Pianist
- Martin Scorsese, Gangs of New York
Best Original Screenplay:
- Far from Heaven, Todd Haynes
- Gangs of New York, Jay Cocks and Steve Zaillian and Kenneth Lonergan
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Nia Vardalos
- Talk to Her, Pedro Almodóvar
- Y Tu Mamá También, Carlos Cuarón and Alfonso Cuarón
Best Adapted Screenplay:
- About a Boy, Peter Hedges and Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz
- Adaptation, Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
- Chicago, Bill Condon
- The Hours, David Hare
- The Pianist, Ronald Harwood
Best Foreign-Language Film:
- El Crimen del Padre Amaro, Mexico
- Hero, China
- The Man Without a Past, Finland
- Nowhere in Africa, Germany
- Zus & Zo, The Netherlands
Best Animated Feature:
- Ice Age
- Lilo & Stich
- Spirt: Stallion of the Cimarron
- Spirited Away
- Treasure Planet
Art Direction:
- Chicago
- Frida
- Gangs of New York
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Road to Perdition
Cinematography:
- Far from Heaven
- Gangs of New York
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- The Pianist
- Road to Perdition
Costume Design:
- Chicago
- Frida
- Gangs of New York
- The Hours
- The Pianist
Documentary Feature:
- Bowling for Columbine
- Daughter from Danang
- Prisoner of Paradise
- Spellbound
- Winged Migration
Documentary Short Subject:
- The Collector of Bedford Street
- Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks
- Twin Towers
- Why Can't We Be a Family Again?
Film Editing:
- Chicago
- Gangs of New York
- The Hours
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- The Pianist
Makeup:
Original Score:
- Catch Me If You Can
- Far from Heaven
- Frida
- The Hours
- Road to Perdition
Original Song:
- "Burn It Blue" (Frida), music by Elliot Goldenthal, lyric by Julie Taymor
- "Father and Daughter" (The Wild Thornberrys Movie), music and lyric by Paul Simon
- "The Hands That Built America" (Gangs of New York), music and lyric by U2
- "I Move On" (Chicago), music by John Kander, lyric by Fred Ebb
- "Lose Yourself" (8 Mile), music by Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto, lyric by Eminem
Animated Short:
- The Cathedral
- The ChubbChubbs!
- Das Rad
- Mike's New Car
- Mt. Head
Live-Action Short:
- Fait D'Hiver
- I'll Wait for the Next One... (J'Attendrai Le Suivant...)
- Inja (Dog)
- Johnny Flynton
- This Charming Man (Der Er En Yndig Mand)
Sound:
- Chicago
- Gangs of New York
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Road to Perdition
- Spider-Man
Sound Editing:
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Minority Report
- Road to Perdition
Visual Effects:
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Spider-Man
- Star Wars: Episode II--Attack of the Clones
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