BIG FISH
****½ (PG-13/1:50/12-25-03)
Tim Burton attempts to reel in a whopper at Oscar Pond.
Nominated for: Original Score.
COLD MOUNTAIN
**** (R/2:35/12-25-03) Minghella
makes a Mountain out of a Nicole hill.
Nominated for: Best Actor (Jude Law), Best
Supporting Actress (Renée Zellweger), Cinematography,
Film Editing, Original Score, Original Song ("Scarlet And
Tide," written by T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello), Original
Song ("You Will Be My Ain True Love," written by Sting).
Won: Best Supporting Actress (Renée
Zellweger).
THE COOLER
**** (R/1:41/11-26-03) Macy heats
up the screen as a professional loser who suffers a lucky streak.
Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor (Alec
Baldwin).
FINDING NEMO
***** (G/1:41/5-30-03) Fish’s
fretful father finds friends, fights foes in funny family fantasy.
Nominated for: Best Animated Feature, Original
Screenplay (Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds), Original
Score, Sound Editing.
Won: Best Animated Feature.
GIRL
WITH A PEARL EARRING ****
(PG-13/1:35/12-26-03) Servant girl gets in Dutch with famous
painter.
Nominated for: Art Direction, Cinematography,
Costume Design.
HOUSE
OF SAND AND FOG ***
(R/2:06/12-26-03) Finely crafted House story built on
shaky foundation.
Nominated for: Best Actor (Ben Kingsley),
Best Supporting Actress (Shohreh Aghdashloo), Original Score.
IN AMERICA
****½ (PG-13/1:47/5-8-03)
Irish family seeks fortune, solace, acceptance in U.S., as does
their film.
Nominated for: Best Actress (Samantha Morton),
Best Supporting Actor (Djimon Hounsou), Original Screenplay (Jim
Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan).
Nominated for: Best Picture, Directing (Peter
Jackson), Adapted Screenplay (Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, &
Peter Jackson ), Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design,
Editing, Makeup, Sound, Visual Effects, Original Song ("Into
The West," written by Fran Walsh and Howard Shore and Annie
Lennox).
Won: Best Picture, Directing (Peter Jackson),
Adapted Screenplay (Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, & Peter
Jackson ), Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design, Editing,
Makeup, Sound, Visual Effects, Original Song ("Into The
West," written by Fran Walsh and Howard Shore and Annie
Lennox).
LOST
IN TRANSLATION *****
(R/1:45/10-3-03) Sofia Coppola serves as an excellent interpreter.
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Actor
(Bill Murray), Directing (Sofia Coppola), Original Screenplay
(Sofia Coppola).
Nominated for: Best Picture, Directing (Peter
Weir), Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design, Editing,
Makeup, Sound, Sound Editing, Visual Effects.
Won: Cinematography, Sound Editing.
MONSTER
****½ (R/1:51/12-26-03) Theron
shows grit, which will come in handy when polishing her gold.
Nominated for: Best Actress (Charlize Theron).
Won: Best Actress (Charlize Theron).
MYSTIC RIVER
**** (R/2:17/10-15-03) Clint Eastwood’s
latest treatise on justified violence.
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Actor
(Sean Penn), Best Supporting Actor (Tim Robbins), Best Supporting
Actress (Marcia Gay Harden), Directing (Clint Eastwood), Adapted
Screenplay (Brian Helgeland).
Won: Best Actor (Sean Penn), Best Supporting
Actor (Tim Robbins).
OSCAR NOMINEES
