Oscar Night is Here! - Page 3

MUSIC (SCORE)

• FINDING NEVERLAND
• HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
• LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
• THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST
• THE VILLAGE
• Prediction: The Passion of the Christ
• Personal Pick: The Village
• Notes: The Village's score is beautiful, The Passion's is also great, the others didn't make an impression on me.
• Snubs: House of Flying Daggers, Van Helsing

MUSIC (SONG)

• "Accidentally In Love" - SHREK 2
• "Al Otro Lado Del Río" - THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
• "Believe" - THE POLAR EXPRESS
• "Learn To Be Lonely" - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
• "Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)" - THE CHORUS
• Prediction: Accidentally In Love
• Personal Pick: Learn to be Lonely
• Notes: Nothing really to add here.

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

• BIRTHDAY BOY
• GOPHER BROKE
• GUARD DOG
• LORENZO
• RYAN
• Predicton: Birthday Boy
• Notes: I haven't had the chance to see any of these yet, so this is just a shot in the dark.

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)

• EVERYTHING IN THIS COUNTRY MUST
• LITTLE TERRORIST
• 7:35 IN THE MORNING
• TWO CARS, ONE NIGHT
• WASP
• Predicton: Little Terrorist
• Notes: I haven't had the chance to see any of these yet, so this is just a shot in the dark.

SOUND EDITING

• THE INCREDIBLES
• THE POLAR EXPRESS
• SPIDER-MAN 2
• Prediction: Spider-Man 2
• Personal Pick: Spider-Man 2
• Notes: This seems to be an easy enough choice, although I would not be surprised to see a win by the Incredibles.
• Snubs: I, Robot, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

SOUND MIXING

• THE AVIATOR
• THE INCREDIBLES
• THE POLAR EXPRESS
• RAY
• SPIDER-MAN 2
• Prediction: The Aviator
• Personal Pick: Spider-Man 2
• Notes: Another one of those pick'em type categories.
• Snubs: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

VISUAL EFFECTS

• HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
• I, ROBOT
• SPIDER-MAN 2
• Prediction: Spider-Man 2
• Personal Pick: I, Robot
• Notes: All three of these films have some great effects. Although they do have a tendency to be over used these days.
• Snubs: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)

• BEFORE SUNSET
• FINDING NEVERLAND
• MILLION DOLLAR BABY
• THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
• SIDEWAYS
• Prediction: Million Dollar Baby
• Personal Pick: Sideways
• Notes: Some very good writing this year, Sideways definitely gets my vote for delivering a great screenplay.
• Snubs: The Passion of the Christ

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

• THE AVIATOR
• ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
• HOTEL RWANDA
• THE INCREDIBLES
• VERA DRAKE
• Prediction: The Aviator
• Personal Pick: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• Notes: A wide variety of films sampled here, each with their good points. I truly hope that Sunshine can pull out the victory, I loved that film.
• Snubs: Garden State, Closer

That brings us to a close. All we have to wait for now is to see how wrong I am on all counts.

Article Author: Chris Beaumont

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