And the Nominees are...
By Ryan Eloe
Skiff Staff
see Friday’s paper for information on the top ten movie contenders

Best Motion Picture, Drama
“A Beautiful Mind” *
“In The Bedroom”
“The Lord of the Rings:
The Fellowship of the Ring”
“The Man Who Wasn’t There”
“Mulholland Dr.”

Thoughts: The race is clearly between “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” and “A Beautiful Mind,” yet I think we will see “A Beautiful Mind” jump ahead.

Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
“Bridget Jones’s Diary”
“Gosford Park”
“Legally Blonde”
“Moulin Rouge!” *
“Shrek”

Thoughts: The only movies that could creep ahead of “Moulin Rouge!” would be “Shrek” or “Gosford Park,” but expect “Moulin Rouge!” to dazzle the Hollywood Foreign Press.

Best Director, Motion Picture
Robert Altman, “Gosford Park” *
Ron Howard, “A Beautiful Mind”
Peter Jackson, “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings”
Baz Luhrmann, “Moulin Rouge!”
David Lynch, “Mulholland Dr.”
Steven Spielberg, “A.I.: Artificial Intelligence”

Thoughts: At 76 years old, consider an award for Altman as a lifetime achievement award. They may award Jackson for his epic, even if it’s for taping all three movies in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy at the same time. But expect to see Altman take this top honor.

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Halle Berry, “Monster’s Ball”
Judi Dench, “Iris”
Nicole Kidman, “The Others”
Sissy Spacek, “In the Bedroom” *
Tilda Swinton, “The Deep End”

Thoughts: Sissy Spacek has won every major award in her grasp so far this award season, so we shouldn’t expect anyone to stop her now. Halle Berry or Nicole Kidman would be the next most likely to walk away with the award. Yet Kidman will win in the comedy category, and I don’t think HFPA will be quiet as edgy this year and award Berry.

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Thora Birch, “Ghost World”
Cate Blanchett, “Bandits”
Nicole Kidman, “Moulin Rouge!” *
Reese Witherspoon,
“Legally Blonde”
Renée Zellweger,
“Bridget Jones’s Diary”

Thoughts: Nicole Kidman danced, sang and had the flashiest role of the bunch. Renée Zellweger did far better acting in “Bridget Jones’s Diary” than she did in “Nurse Betty,” which won her this same award last year, but nothing should stop Kidman.

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Russell Crowe,
“A Beautiful Mind” *
Will Smith, “Ali”
Kevin Spacey,
“The Shipping News”
Billy Bob Thornton,
“The Man Who Wasn’t There”
Denzel Washington,
“Training Day”

Thoughts: None of the other contenders should diminish Russell Crowe’s exceptional portrayal of mathematician John Nash. Russell Crowe has won many awards the past couple of years with “The Insider” and “Gladiator,” but he has yet to receive a Golden Globe award.

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Gene Hackman,
“The Royal Tenenbaums” *
Hugh Jackman, “Kate & Leopold”
Ewan McGregor,
“Moulin Rouge!”
John Cameron Mitchell,
“Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
Billy Bob Thornton, “Bandits”

Thoughts: Gene Hackman has many things going for him, including his recognizable name. Independent film lovers would argue Mitchell should take home the prize, but a win for him would be a complete surprise. The only person who could attempt to squeeze on by and win would be Ewan McGregor, but I think the HFPA will assume that awarding Kidman for the film is sufficient recognition for “Moulin Rouge!.”

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Jennifer Connelly,
“A Beautiful Mind” *
Cameron Diaz, “Vanilla Sky”
Helen Mirren, “Gosford Park”
Maggie Smith, “Gosford Park”
Marisa Tomei, “In the Bedroom”
Kate Winslet, “Iris”

Thoughts: Don’t expect the “Gosford Park” ladies to pick up an award here, the HFPA will probably be looking for some young and vibrant vixen on the screen. Marisa Tomei could jump ahead, but compared to Connelly her role is minor.

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Jim Broadbent, “Iris”
Steve Buscemi, “Ghost World”
Hayden Christensen,
“Life As a House”
Ben Kingsley, “Sexy Beast” *
Jude Law, “A.I.:
Artificial Intelligence”
Jon Voight, “Ali”

Thoughts: This is one of the hardest categories to predict. I expect Ben Kingsley will walk away with this trophy or the trophy for his performance in “Anne Frank,” but the race could easily go into anyone’s hands. My second choice would be Steve Buscemi for his critically acclaimed performance.

Best Foreign Language Film
“Amélie”, France *
“Behind the Sun”, Brazil
“Monsoon Wedding”, India
“No Man’s Land”, Bosnia
“And Your Mother, Too!”, Mexico

Thoughts: The critics love “Amélie,” and with its large distribution and accolades, it should gain the sure-fire win.

Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen,
“The Man Who Wasn’t There”
Julian Fellowes, “Gosford Park”
Akiva Goldsman,
“A Beautiful Mind”
David Lynch, “Mulholland Drive”
Christopher Nolan, “Memento” *

Thoughts: Even though “Memento” was released so early in the year, the screenplay is where the film found success, and frankly, Nolan deserves it.

Best Original Score, Motion Picture
Craig Armstrong, “Moulin Rouge!” *
Angelo Badalamenti, “Mulholland Dr.”
Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke, “Ali”
James Horner, “A Beautiful Mind”
Howard Shore, “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings”
John Williams, “A.I.: Artificial Intelligence”
Christopher Young, “The Shipping News”
Hans Zimmer, “Pearl Harbor”

Thoughts: I had to go with Armstrong because this was the innovative score of the year. Yet, after awarding the “Legend of 1900” last year, I would not be surprised at all in Badalamenti won this year.

Best Original Song, Motion Picture
“Come What May,” “Moulin Rouge!”
Music and lyrics by David Baerwald *
“May It Be,” “The Lord of the Rings:
The Fellowship of the Rings”
Music and lyrics by Enya
“There you’ll Be,” “Pearl Harbor”
Music and lyrics by Diane Warren
“Until,” “Kate & Leopold”
Music and lyrics by Sting
“Vanilla Sky,” “Vanilla Sky”
Music and lyrics by Paul McCartney

Thoughts: This is a tough call, but I see an award for “Moulin Rouge!” honoring it’s entire body of songs, especially if they decide to award original score to another film. Otherwise, Enya’s “May It Be” would be my second guess.

Best Television Series, Drama
“24,” Fox
“Alias,” ABC
“C.S.I.: Crime Scene
Investigation,” CBS
“Six Feet Under,” HBO
“The Sopranos,” HBO
“The West Wing,” NBC *

Thoughts: After winning the Emmy Award the past two years, and the Golden Globe last year, I don’t see the dynasty of “The West Wing” ending now.

Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy
“Ally McBeal,” Fox
“Frasier,” NBC
“Friends,” NBC *
“Sex and the City,” HBO
“Will & Grace,” NBC

Thoughts: Probably a bad guess, especially since “Friends” has never won this award before, but with its high ratings and rumors of this being its last season, I could see the award finally coming their way.

Best Actress in a Television Series, Drama
Lorraine Bracco, “The Sopranos” *
Amy Brenneman, “Judging Amy”
Edie Falco, “The Sopranos”
Jennifer Garner, “Alias”
Lauren Graham, “Gilmore Girls”
Marg Helgenberger, “C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation”
Sela Ward, “Once and Again”

Thoughts: Bracco was expected to win the Emmy award, but she was passed up. Nevertheless, with her acting this past season and her rape scene, Bracco should receive the Globe this year.

Best Actor in a Television Series, Drama
Simon Baker, “The Guardian”
James Gandolfini, “The Sopranos”
Peter Krause, “Six Feet Under”
Martin Sheen, “The West Wing” *
Keifer Sutherland, “24”

Thoughts: Will it be Sheen? Will it be Gandolfini? The tension builds. And the award goes to Sheen. Yet don’t expect the Sheen family to walk away with two awards.

Best Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy
Calista Flockhart, “Ally McBeal”
Jane Kaczmarek,
“Malcolm in the Middle”
Heather Locklear, “Spin City”
Debra Messing, “Will & Grace” *
Sarah Jessica Parker,
“Sex and The City”

Thoughts: Will Parker go for the three-peat? Maybe not. Messing seems to have the buzz behind her, and she is one of the few major cast members from “Will & Grace” not to receive a Globe in the past.

Best Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy
Tom Cavanagh, “Ed”
Kelsey Grammer, “Frasier”
Eric McCormack, “Will & Grace” *
Frankie Muniz,
“Malcolm in the Middle”
Charlie Sheen, “Spin City”

Thoughts: It looks like McCormack has the award. Grammer could get in McCormack’s way, but I think McCormack will nose-ahead.

Best Mini-series or Television movie
“Anne Frank,” ABC
“Band of Brothers,” HBO *
“Conspiracy,” HBO
“Life With Judy Garland:
Me and My Shadows,” ABC
“Wit,” HBO

Thoughts: Holocaust stories always win, yet this year there are a few to choose from. “Band of Brothers” was produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, so that makes the prediction a lot easier.

Best Actress in a Mini-series or a Television movie
Judy Davis, “Life With Judy Garland:
Me and My Shadows” *
Bridget Fonda,
“No Ordinary Baby”
Hannah Taylor Gordon,
“Anne Frank”
Julianna Margulies,
“The Mist Of Avalon”
Leelee Sobieski, “Uprising”
Emma Thompson, “Wit”

Thoughts: Judy Davis should walk off the stage with this award without too much of a fight. Thompson would be most likely to jump ahead, but for Davis it looks all clear.

Best Actor in a Mini-series or a Television movie
Kenneth Branagh, “Conspiracy”
James Franco, “James Dean”
Ben Kingsley, “Anne Frank”
Damien Lewis, “Band of Brothers”
Barry Pepper, “61*” *

Thoughts: Branagh surprised audiences when he won the Emmy for his performance, but this time around I think we will see Pepper get a home run for this well received American tale of baseball.

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture made for Television
Jennifer Aniston, “Friends”
Tammy Blanchard,
“Life With Judy Garland:
Me and my Shadows” *
Rachel Griffiths, “Six Feet Under”
Allison Janney, “The West Wing”
Megan Mullally, “Will & Grace”

Thoughts: This award typically does not go to a supporting role in a series. That leaves only one choice, Blanchard. And you can’t award Davis without awarding Blanchard. Janney could get the win if Blanchard doesn’t receive it.

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-series or television movie
John Corbett, “Sex and the City”
Sean Hayes, “Will & Grace”
Ron Livingston,
“Band of Brothers” *
Stanley Tucci, “Conspiracy”
Bradley Whitford,
“The West Wing”

Thoughts: Same as supporting actresses, series don’t usually make the cut. That’s why my prediction is for Livingston for his dramatic role. The most likely to surpass Livingston is probably Whitford

* indicates prediction for win

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