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Tomety and Ned
Welcome to the second part of our Oscars coverage� As the lovely Sigourney Weaver announced the nominees on The 27th of January, we now have the full list of the main categories. Including Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Actor. But first, here is the official poster for the 76th Academy Awards�
As you can see the mood has obviously changed, and I�m pretty sure the stars are going to take advantage of the fun celebration theme to grab a few headlines. After last years out break of war, the Oscars were thrown into predicaments whether to go a head or not, but with big starts such as Nicole Kidman and the Douglas�s supporting the ceremony, the event went a head. But this year's seems somewhat OTT and it reminds me of the MTV VMA Awards, don�t you think?
Actor in a leading role:
Johnny Depp- Pirates of the Caribbean, The Curse of the Black Pearl, Ben Kingsley - House of Sand and Fog, Jude Law - Cold Mountain, Bill Murray - Lost in Translation, Sean Penn - Mystic River
Tomety: I really hope Johnny Depp picks up the Oscar for best actor, but I can�t see it being very likely.
Ned: This is Johnny Depp�s first ever Oscar nomination and as his role was comedic it�s unlikely that he�ll get it. Jude Law was a bit crap in Cold Mountain so he's out.
Who Should Get It: Johnny Depp
Who Will Get It: Sean Penn
Actress in a leading role:
Keisha Castle Hughes - Whale Rider, Diane Keaton - Something�s Gotta Give, Samantha Morton - In America, Charlize Theron - Monster, Naomi Watts - 21 Grams
Tomety: I think Charlize Theron might win best actress.
Ned: Diane Keaton�s unlikely to get it for her role cos it was a comedy. Charlize Theron has a good chance, the Academy love young actresses who make themselves uglier for films, Grace Kelly and Nicole Kidman have both won this award in the same way. It�s a shame Nicole Kidman wasn�t nominated this year.
Who Should Get It: Keisha Castle-Hughes (bless her, she�s just a little kid!)
Who Will Get It: Charlize Theron
Actor in a supporting role:
Alec Baldwin- The Cooler, Benicio Del Toro - 21 Grams, Djimon Hounsou - In America, Tim Robbins - Mystic River, Ken Watanabe - The Last Samurai
Tomety: I�d also like to see Alec Baldwin be rewarded for his work in The Cooler.
Ned: I�m not really familiar with most of these films but I think maybe Alec Baldwin or Ken Watanabe might get it, cos they�ve gotta give The Last Samurai something.
Who Should Get It: Alec Baldwin
Who Will Get It: Alec Baldwin/ Tim Robbins/ Ken Watanabe
Actress in a supporting role:
Shohreh Aghdashloo- House of Sand and Fog, Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of April, Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic River, Holly Hunter - Thirteen, Ren�e Zellweger- Cold Mountain
Tomety: Ren�e Zellweger will get supporting actress, seeing as she lost last time around.
Ned: Renee was great in Cold Mountain, she comes on screen practically carrying it under her arm.
Who Should Get It: Renee Zellweger
Who Will Get It: Renee Zellweger
Best Picture:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Lost in Translation, Master and Commander: The Far side of the World, Mystic River, Seabiscuit
Tomety: And I�m guessing there�s gonna be no competition for best picture, I think we all know Lord of the rings is gonna win.....
Ned: The only film I�ve ever seen where the whole cinema clapped at the end was Return of the King, and it�s likely it�ll win this award since it�s not like giving an Oscar to one film, it�s for the whole trilogy.
Who Should Get It: Lord of the Rings
Who Will Get It: Lord of the Rings
For more information and other nominations check out www.oscars.com. Check out Next Months issue for a round up of the ceremony and our advice to the stars/ featuring the worst dress sense award and longest speech award�