 Morning
came early in Hollywood today. Very early. 5:30a.m., in fact.
A time that hovers somewhere between "early morning"
and "middle of the night". Still, unconscionable hour
or not, you can be sure that all over La-La Land and beyond, producers,
actors, directors and crew were huddled around their television
sets waiting to hear if this year would be the year.
And
for Martin Scorsese it just might be. Over the years the director
has frequently been the bridesmaid but never the bride as the
Academy has consistently refused to honour the country's pre-eminant
director; largely, one suspects, because it disliked much of his
chosen subject matter. Scorsese chose to tell stories from America's
dark underbelly, and to tell them as they are with no mythologising,
sepia-hued Godfather touches. This year he may have finally
done it, however. The Aviator snagged a handy 11 nominations
this morning, making the story of the young Howard Hughes the
odds-on favorite for Oscar kudos.
Right
behind The Aviator were Finding Neverland and
Million
Dollar Baby with 7 nominations each. The best picture
nomination also included Ray and Sideways.
 Best
actor nods went to Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda), Johnny
Depp (Finding Neverland), Leonardo DiCaprio (The
Aviator), Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby) and
Jamie Foxx (Ray). On the distaff side the kudos went
to Annette Bening (Being Julia), Catalina Sandino Moreno
(Maria Full of Grace), Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake),
Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby) and Kate Winslet (Eternal
Sunshine of the Spotless Mind).
Notably
absent from the nominations (apart from a nod to Laura linney
in the best supporting actress category) is Bill Condon's Kinsey.
The much-praised film has recently been a target of vilification
by the far right, which seems to blame Kinsey's research for everything
from teen sex and Aids to the price of gas at their local pump.
It's somewhat discouraging to see that it appears to have worked.
On
a brighter note, the same is true of Mel Gibson's bloody The
Passion of the Christ. Contemporary Hollywood isn't comfortable
with too much passion in any arena.
THE
NOMINEES:
PICTURE
The Aviator (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group
and Warner Bros.) A Forward Pass/Appian Way/IMF Production
Finding Neverland (Miramax) Richard N. GladsteinRichard
N. Gladstein and Nellie Bellflower, A FilmColony Production Producers
Million
Dollar Baby (Warner Bros.) A Warner Bros. Pictures
Production
"Ray" (Universal) A Universal Pictures/Bristol
Bay Production
Sideways
(Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox) Michael London, Producer, A
Sideways Productions, Inc. Production
DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, "The Aviator"
Clint Eastwood, "Million Dollar Baby"
Taylor Hackford, "Ray"
Alexander Payne, "Sideways"
Mike Leigh, "Vera Drake"
ACTOR
Don Cheadle, "Hotel Rwanda"
Johnny Depp, "Finding Neverland"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Aviator"
Clint Eastwood, "Million Dollar Baby"
Jamie Foxx, "Ray"
ACTRESS
Annette Bening, "Being Julia"
Catalina Sandino Moreno, "Maria Full of Grace"
Imelda Staunton, "Vera Drake"
Hilary Swank, "Million Dollar Baby"
Kate Winslet, "Eternal
Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
SUPPORTING
ACTOR
Alan Alda, "The Aviator"
Thomas Haden Church, "Sideways"
Jamie Foxx, "Collateral"
Morgan Freeman, "Million Dollar Baby"
Clive Owen, "Closer"
SUPPORTING
ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, "The Aviator"
Laura Linney, "Kinsey"
Virginia Madsen, "Sideways"
Sophie Okonedo, "Hotel Rwanda"
Natalie Portman, "Closer"
ANIMATED
FILM
"The Incredibles" Brad Bird
"Shark Tale" Bill Damaschka
"Shrek 2" Andrew Adamson
ADAPTED
SCREENPLAY
Richard Linklater& Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke, "Before
Sunset"
David Magee, "Finding Neverland"
Paul Haggis, "Million Dollar Baby"
José Rivera, "The Motorcycle Diaries"
Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor, "Sideways"
ORIGINAL
SCREENPLAY
John Logan, "The Aviator"
Charlie Kaufman, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
Keir Pearson & Terry George, "Hotel Rwanda"
Brad Bird, "The Incredibles"
Mike Leigh, "Vera Drake"
ART
DIRECTION
"The Aviator" Art Direction: Dante Ferretti, Set Decoration:
Francesca Lo Schiavo
"Finding Neverland" Art Direction: Gemma Jackson, Set
Decoration: Trisha Edwards
"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" Art
Direction: Rick Heinrichs, Set Decoration: Cheryl A. Carasik
"The Phantom of the Opera" Art Direction: Anthony Pratt,
Set Decoration: Celia Bobak
"A Very Long Engagement" Art Direction: Aline Bonetto
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Robert Richardson "The Aviator"
Zhao Xiaoding, "House of Flying Daggers"
Caleb Deschanel, "The Passion of the Christ"
John Mathieson, "The Phantom of the Opera"
Bruno Delbonnel, "A Very Long Engagement"
COSTUME
DESIGN
Sandy Powell, "The Aviator"
Alexandra Byrne, "Finding Neverland"
Colleen Atwood, "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate
Events"
Sharen Davis "Ray"
Bob Ringwood, "Troy"
DOCUMENTARY
"Born into Brothels" (THINKFilm) Ross Kauffman and Zana
Briski, Red Light Films
"The Story of the Weeping Camel" (THINKFilm) Luigi Falorni
and Byambasuren Davaa, Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film
München
"Super Size Me" (Roadside Attractions/Samuel Goldwyn
Films) Morgan Spurlock, Kathbur Productions/The Con
"Tupac: Resurrection" (Paramount) Lauren Lazin and Karolyn
Ali, MTV - Amaru Entertainment
"Twist of Faith" Kirby Dick and Eddie Schmidt, Chain
Camera Pictures
DOCUMENTARY
SHORT
"Autism Is a World" Gerardine Wurzburg, State of the
Art
"The Children of Leningradsky" Hanna Polak and Andrzej
Celinski, Hanna Polak
"Hardwood" Hubert Davis and Erin Faith Young, Hardwood
Pictures and National Film Board of Canada
"Mighty Times: The Children’s March" Robert Hudson and
Bobby Houston, Tell the Truth Pictures
"Sister Rose’s Passion" Oren Jacoby and Steve Kalafer,
New Jersey Studios
FILM
EDITING
"The Aviator" Thelma Schoonmaker
"Collateral" Jim Miller and Paul Rubell
"Finding Neverland" Matt Chesse
"Million Dollar Baby" Joel Cox
"Ray" Paul Hirsch
FOREIGN
LANGUAGE FILM
"As It Is in Heaven" Sweden, GF Studios
"The Chorus (Les Choristes)" France, Galatée
Films/Pathé Renn/France 2 Cinema/Novo Arturo Films/Vega
Film AG
"Downfall" Germany, Constantin Film
"The Sea Inside" Spain, Sogecine and Himenóptero
"Yesterday" South Africa, Videovision Entertainment
MAKEUP
"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" Valli
O’Reilly and Bill Corso
"The Passion of the Christ" Keith Vanderlaan and Christien
Tinsley
"The Sea Inside" Jo Allen and Manuel García
ORIGINAL
SCORE
"Finding Neverland" Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" John Williams
"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" Thomas
Newman
"The Passion of the Christ" John Debney
"The Village" James Newton Howard
ORIGINAL
SONG
"Accidentally In Love" from "Shrek 2" Music
by Adam Duritz, Charles Gillingham, Jim Bogios, David Immergluck,
Matthew Mallery and David Bryson
Lyric by Adam Duritz and Daniel Vickrey
"Al Otro Lado Del Río" from "The Motorcycle
Diaries" Music and Lyric by Jorge Drexler
"Believe" from "The Polar Express" Music and
Lyric by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri
"Learn To Be Lonely" from "The Phantom of the Opera"
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyric by Charles Hart
"Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)" from "The
Chorus (Les Choristes)" Music by Bruno Coulais Lyric by Christophe
Barratier
ANIMATED
SHORT
"Birthday Boy" Sejong Park and Andrew Gregory, Australian
Film, TV and Radio School
"Gopher Broke" Jeff Fowler and Tim Miller, Blur Studio
"Guard Dog" Bill Plympton, Bill Plympton
"Lorenzo" Mike Gabriel and Baker Bloodworth, Walt Disney
Pictures
"Ryan" Chris Landreth, Copper Heart Entertainment &
National Film Board of Canada
LIVE
ACTION SHORT
"Everything in This Country Must" Gary McKendry, Six
Mile LLC
"Little Terrorist" Ashvin Kumar, Alipur Films
"7:35 in the Morning (7:35 de la Mañana)" Nacho
Vigalondo, Ibarretxe & Co.
"Two Cars, One Night" Taika Waititi and Ainsley Gardiner,
Defender Films Limited
"Wasp" Andrea Arnold, Cowboy Films
SOUND
EDITING
"The Incredibles" Michael Silvers and Randy Thom
"The Polar Express" Randy Thom and Dennis Leonard
"Spider-Man 2" Paul N.J. Ottosson
SOUND
MIXING
"The Aviator" Tom Fleischman and Petur Hliddal
"The Incredibles" Randy Thom, Gary A. Rizzo and Doc
Kane
"The Polar Express" Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis
Sands and William B. Kaplan
"Ray" Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer and Steve
Cantamessa
"Spider-Man 2" Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey
J. Haboush and Joseph Geisinger
VISUAL
EFFECTS
"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" Roger Guyett,
Tim Burke, John Richardson and Bill George
"I, Robot" John Nelson, Andrew R. Jones, Erik Nash and
Joe Letteri
"Spider-Man 2" John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony
LaMolinara and John Frazier
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