No A. Fisher
No Denzel
Oh well. I guess 2002 was our year.
Maybe the Queen has a chance. That IS a big competittion in her category. Still Congratulations to Dana Owens.
'Chicago' Dances to 13 Oscar Nominations
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By Bob Tourtellotte
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) - Musical "Chicago" danced around the competition at the Oscars (news - web sites) on Tuesday, scoring 13 nominations including best film, as the U.S. film industry's top award show entered its final act.
Nominations Announced for Supporting Acting Roles
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The movie, which has dazzled audiences with its adaptation of the Broadway stage show about an actress whose murderous ways make her a media star, also earned a nomination for Renee Zellweger (news) in the best actress category but failed to earn star Richard Gere (news) a nomination in the best actor group.
Epic "The Gangs of New York," about gang wars in 19th century New York and "The Hours," a drama that ponders matters of life and death and centers on writer Virginia Woolf, followed "Chicago" with 10 and 9 nominations, respectively, also including best film.
Rounding out the list of best movie nominees were the story of a battle for Middle Earth, "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" and in a surprise, Holocaust drama "The Pianist."
Meryl Streep (news) earned her 13th nomination as an actress, surpassing screen legend Katharine Hepburn (news) as the most nominated actress. Streep landed in the category for best supporting actress for her role as a writer in offbeat drama "Adaptation," but was left out of the best actress grouping for her widely-touted part in "The Hours."
Julianne Moore (news) became the first woman to be nominated in two categories in the same year, best actress for drama "Far From Heaven," and supporting actress for "The Hours."
"It's a wonderful year for the women, and also the movies themselves are so diverse," said Frank Pierson, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (news - web sites), which awards the Oscars each year.
This year's Oscar ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 23 and will be broadcast live on television from Los Angeles.
SOLID YEAR FOR MOVIES
Indeed, most pundits believe 2002 was a solid year for the movies, as evidenced by the close race for nominations this year which saw early favorites, "About Schmidt" and "Adaptation" edged out of the best film category.
"About Schmidt" star Jack Nicholson (news), however, was nominated for best actor for his starring role in the film about a retired man searching for meaning to his life.
It was Nicholson's 12th Oscar nomination in his career, earning him the distinction of having more nominations than any other actor.
Joining him in the best actor grouping were Adrien Brody (news) in "The Pianist," Nicolas Cage (news) for "Adaptation," Michael Caine (news) for "The Quiet American" and Daniel Day-Lewis (news) for "Gangs of New York."
Along with Zellweger and Moore in the best actress category were Nicole Kidman (news), who portrayed suicidal writer Virginia Woolf in "The Hours," Salma Hayek (news) for "Frida," about Mexican painter Frida Kahlo and Diane Lane (news) in "Unfaithful."
In the best supporting actress category, joining Streep and Moore were "Chicago" co-stars Catherine Zeta-Jones (news), and Queen Latifah and Kathy Bates (news) for "About Schmidt."
Supporting actor nominees were veteran Paul Newman (news) for "Road to Perdition," Ed Harris (news) for "The Hours," Chris Cooper (news) for "Adaptation," Christopher Walken (news) for "Catch Me if You Can" and John C. Reilly (news) in "Chicago."
Best director nominees were Martin Scorsese (news) for "Gangs," Roman Polanski (news) for "Pianist," Spain's Pedro Almodovar for "Talk to Her," Stephen Daldry for "The Hours," and Oscar newcomer Rob Marshall for "Chicago."
Finally, foreign language film nominees were Mexico's "El Crimen Del Padre Amaro," China's "Hero," Finland's "The Man Without a Past," Germany's "Nowhere in Africa," and the Dutch film "Zus & Zo."
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