Wow, some actual decent nominations this year

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Oscar nominees:

BEST PICTURE
"Lost in Translation" (Focus)
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line)
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (Fox)
"Mystic River" (WB/Roadshow)
"Seabiscuit" (Universal/DreamWorks)

BEST ACTOR
Ben Kingsley, "House of Sand and Fog"
Bill Murray, "Lost in Translation"
Johnny Depp, "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"
Jude Law, "Cold Mountain"
Sean Penn, "Mystic River"

BEST ACTRESS
Keisha Castle-Hughes, "Whale Rider"
Diane Keaton, "Something's Gotta Give"
Samantha Morton, "In America"
Charlize Theron, "Monster"
Naomi Watts, "21 Grams"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alec Baldwin, "The Cooler"
Benicio Del Toro, "21 Grams "
Djimon Hounsou, "In America"
Tim Robbins, "Mystic River"
Ken Watanabe, "The Last Samurai"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Shohreh Aghdashloo, "House of Sand & Fog"
Patricia Clarkson, "Pieces of April"
Marcia Gay Hayden, "Mystic River"
Holly Hunter, "Thirteen"
Renee Zellweger, "Cold Mountain"

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"The Barbarian Invasions" (Canada)
"Evil" (Sweden)
"The Twilight Samurai" (Japan)
"Twin Sisters" (Netherands)
"Zelary (Czech Republic)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
"Brother Bear" (Disney)
"Finding Nemo" (Disney)
"The Triplets of Belleville" (Sony Classics)

BEST DIRECTOR
Fernando Meirelles, "City of God"
Sofia Coppola, "Lost in Translation"
Peter Jackson, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
Peter Weir, "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
Clint Eastwood, "Mystic River"

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"American Splendor"
"City of God"
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
"Mystic River"
"Seabiscuit"

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"The Barbarian Invasions"
"Dirty Pretty Things"
"Finding Nemo"
"In America"
"Lost in Translation"

BEST ART DIRECTION
"Girl with a Pearl Earring"
"The Last Samurai"
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
"Master & Commander"
"Seabiscuit"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
"City of God"
"Cold Mountain"
"Girl with a Pearl Earring"
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
"Seabiscuit"

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
"Girl with a Pearl Earring"
"The Last Samurai"
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
"Seabiscuit"

BEST EDITING
"City of God"
"Cold Mountain"
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
"Seabiscuit"

BEST MAKE-UP
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"

BEST SOUND
"The Last Samurai"
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"
"Seabiscuit"

BEST SOUND EDITING
"Finding Nemo"
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"Balseros"
"Capturing the Friedmans"
"The Fog of War"
"My Architect"
"The Weather Underground"

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
"Asylum"
"Chernobyl Heart"
"Ferry Tales"

BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
"Boundin'"
"Destino"
"Gone Nutty"
"Harvie Krumpet"
"Nibbles"

BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
"Die Rote Jacke"
"Most"
"Squash"
"(A) Torzija "
"Two Soldiers"

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Danny Elfman, "Big Fish"
Gabriel Yared, "Cold Mountain"
Thomas Newman, "Finding Nemo"
James Horner, "House of Sand & Fog"
Howard Shore, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Into the West", "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" - Music & Lyrics by Howard Shore, Fran Walsh, Annie Lennox

"A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow", "A Mighty Wind" - Music & Lyrics by Michael McKean & Annette O'Toole

"The Triplets of Belleville", "The Triplets of Belleville" - Music by Benoit Charset, Lyrics by Sylvain Chomet

"Scarlet Tide", "Cold Mountain" - Music & Lyrics by Tbone Burnett & Elvis Costello

"You Will Be My One True Love", "Cold Mountain" - Music & Lyrics by Sting

I'm so friggin' excited about Twilight Samurai getting the nom for best foreign picture. That was one of the best movies I saw all year.

And City of God got four nominations which is just so awesome. It couldn't be nominated for best picture or best foreign picture this year since it's technically a 2002 movie, but for some reason it was able to get other nominations. I hope it wins them all because it definitely deserves it. By far the best movie of the past several years. The DVD should be coming out soon so I highly suggest everyone here rent it.

It's also nice to see Johnny Depp get a nomination for his role in Pirates, even though it's a big popcorn flick. But he really does deserve that best acting nomination for it.

And of course, I'm so happy that Bill Murray has been nominated for best actor as well. He's the man.

I still disagree with a lot of the choices but ah well, it's a bit better than last year's picks. I'm sure that Rings will win just about everything, though.