AND THE NOMINEES MIGHT BE... (cont.)

BEST FILM EDITING   Chicago   Gangs of New York   The Hours   The Lord of the Rings:  The Two  Towers   Minority Report But what if I don’t really know what film editing means…?   Thirteen Conversations About One Thing BEST VISUAL EFFECTS   Gangs of New York   The Lord of the Rings:  The Two Towers   Minority Report   Star Wars Episode II:  Attack of the Clones But don’t forget   Spider-man   Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets BEST ART DIRECTION   Chicago   Gangs of New York   The Lord of the Rings:  The Two Towers   Minority Report   Star Wars Episode II:  Attack of the Clones Then again maybe…   Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets   BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY   Chicago   Gangs of New York   The Lord of the Rings:  The Two Towers   Minority Report   Road to Perdition But let’s not forget…   The Four Feathers BEST MAKEUP   Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets   The Hours   The Lord of the Rings:  The Two Towers But what about aliens and greasy skin?   Star Wars Episode II:  Attack of the Clones   Gangs of New York

BEST COSTUME DESIGN   Chicago   Gangs of New York   Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets   The Lord of the Rings:  The Two Towers   Star Wars Episode II:  Attack of the Clones Not good enough?  How about…   Nicholas Nickleby BEST SOUND   Gangs of New York   The Lord of the Rings:  The Two Towers   Minority Report   Signs   Star Wars Episode II:  Attack of the Clones But what if I have bad hearing?   Panic Room   Spider-man BEST SOUND EFFECTS EDITING   Panic Room   Star Wars Episode II:  Attack of the Clones I don’t understand…   Signs BEST ORIGINAL SCORE   The Hours   Far From Heaven   Frida   The Lord of the Rings:  The Two Towers   Road to Perdition But what if you’re hopelessly tone deaf? 25th Hour Gangs of New York SOMETHING by John Williams (Minority Report,    Harry Potter, or Star Wars) (If there were justice in the world, Solaris’ ambient, creepy score would be nominated, as would Charlie Mole’s delightful ragtime score for The Importance of Being Earnest, and the weird noise-filled score for Punch-Drunk Love, which so perfectly captured its protagonist’s sense of anxiety.  But none of these films were huge successes and will probably be overlooked.) BEST ORIGINAL SONG   Bjork, The Lord of the Rings:  The Two Towers   Eminem, 8 Mile   Paul Simon, The Wild Thornberrys Movie   Bruce Springsteen, 25th Hour   U2, Gangs of New York (a pretty solid bet) But doesn’t the F&SN Critic listen to dead weirdos like Vivaldi, Mozart, and The Beatles? Miscellaneous teeny-bopper boy band, Spirit:  Stallion of the Cimarron

I’m not willing to guess in the following categories: Best Short Subject Best Short Subject – Animated Best Short Subject – Documentary Best Documentary Although it’s a pretty safe bet “Bowling for Columbine” will pop up in the latter.

And that’s it.  You can take my advice when placing your bets, or not. But I don’t gamble.  I don’t even hear the ball spinning on the roulette wheel anymore. February 10th, 2003

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