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This is the 13th instalment of a series on my wishlist of Oscar Nominations and Winners. (Previous editions linked at the end of the post!)

Here we go... Here are my nominees and winners for the 82nd Academy Awards:

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BEST PICTURE

Inglourious Basterds

A Serious Man

A Single Man 

An Education

District 9

In the Loop

Moon

Precious

The Hurt Locker

The White Ribbon

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BEST DIRECTOR

Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds

Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker

Lee Daniels - Precious

Neill Blomkamp - District 9

Tom Ford - A Single Man

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BEST ACTRESS

Charlotte Gainsbourg - Antichrist

Abbie Cornish - Bright Star

Carey Mulligan - An Education

Gabourey Sidibe - Precious

Catalina Saavedra - The Maid

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BEST ACTOR

Colin Firth - A Single Man

Sam Rockwell - Moon

Sharlto Copley - District 9

Tahar Rahim - A Prophet

Tom Hardy - Bronson

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Mo'Nique - Precious

Anna Kendrick - Up in the Air

Julianne Moore - A Single Man

Melanie Laurent - Inglourious Basterds

Vera Farmiga - Up in the Air

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds

Anthony Mackie - The Hurt Locker

Ben Whishaw - Bright Star

Peter Capaldi - In the Loop

Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

The White Ribbon

A Prophet

Broken Embraces

The Secret in Their Eyes

Thirst

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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Up

Coraline

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Mary and Max

The Princess and the Frog 

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Inglourious Basterds

A Serious Man

Moon

The Hurt Locker

The White Ribbon

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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

In the Loop

Coraline

District 9

Precious

Up in the Air

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BEST CASTING

Inglourious Basterds

A Serious Man

Precious

Star Trek

The Hangover

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BEST FILM EDITING

The Hurt Locker

District 9

Inglourious Basterds

Moon

Sherlock Holmes

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Inglourious Basterds

A Single Man

Antichrist

The Hurt Locker

Watchmen

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Watchmen

Inglourious Basterds

Jodhaa Akbar

Sherlock Holmes

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

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BEST COSTUME

Watchmen

A Single Man

Bright Star

Jodhaa Akbar

Nine

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BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING

Star Trek

District 9

Il Divo

Nine

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

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BEST SOUND DESIGN

The Hurt Locker

Avatar

Star Trek

District 9

Inglourious Basterds

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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Avatar

District 9

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Watchmen

The Lovely Bones

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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Sherlock Holmes

A Single Man

Coraline

Moon

Up

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BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Nine - Cinema Italiano

Jodhaa Akbar - Khwaja

Nine - Take it All

The Princess and the Frog - Almost There

Where the Wild Things Are - All is Love
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QUICK WINNER TALLY

Inglourious Basterds - 6

The Hurt Locker - 2

Watchmen - 2

Antichrist - 1

A Single Man - 1

Precious - 1

The White Ribbon - 1

Up - 1

In the Loop - 1

Star Trek - 1

Avatar - 1

Sherlock Holmes - 1

Nine - 1

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QUICK NOMINEE TALLY

Inglourious Basterds - 10

District 9 - 8

A Single Man - 7

The Hurt Locker - 7

Precious - 6

Moon - 5

Watchmen - 4

Nine - 4

A Serious Man - 3

Bright Star - 3

Coraline - 3

In the Loop - 3

Jodhaa Akbar - 3

Sherlock Holmes - 3

Star Trek - 3

The White Ribbon - 3

Up in the Air - 3

A Prophet - 2

Antichrist - 2

An Education - 2

Avatar - 2

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus - 2

Up - 2

The Lovely Bones - 2

The Princess and the Frog - 2

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PREVIOUS EDITIONS -

70TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1s7s8hc/my_version_of_the_70th_academy_awards_1998_oscars/

71ST ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1sdbwfa/my_version_of_the_71st_academy_awards_1999_oscars/

72ND ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1soijq8/my_version_of_the_72nd_academy_awards_2000_oscars/

73RD ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1sr7mxn/my_version_of_the_73rd_academy_awards_2001_oscars/

74TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1stn92b/my_version_of_the_74th_academy_awards_2002_oscars/

75TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1svk347/my_version_of_the_75th_academy_awards_2003_oscars/

76TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1t14a6p/my_version_of_the_76th_academy_awards_2004_oscars/

77TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1tepmte/my_version_of_the_77th_academy_awards_2005_oscars/

78TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1tfh6aw/my_version_of_the_78th_academy_awards_2006_oscars/

79TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1tgwuyj/my_version_of_the_79th_academy_awards_2007_oscars/

80TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1thpw1n/my_version_of_the_80th_academy_awards_2008_oscars/

81ST ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1tjtmzn/my_version_of_the_81st_academy_awards_2009_oscars/
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PS: A couple of rules of engagement… This is an entirely subjective exercise and I'd urge to keep the spirit of the forum positive. If you find someone’s choice baffling, why not ask them the reason behind it in the spirit of constructive discourse. Let's be curious about everyone's subjective opinions without dissing each other. Let's start conversations... and keep the positivity flowing!

PPS: This is a subjective exercise, but I'm trying to still follow as many of the Academy's rules as possible.

- The nominee list is as per the rules of 2026 Oscars, be it the number of nominees or the categores.

- Only doing Feature Film nominations, so leaving out shorts and docu categories, as I'm grossly behind wrt watching the possible contenders in each year.

- Let's celebrate a tie if it has to be a tie 😄 It's our wishlist after all! Where else would we make such a thing happen!

- My take on Picture, International Film: The most impactful, important, innovating and/or memorable film

- My take on Director is about a unique, innovative and/or impactful vision for a film.

- My take on Score & Song is subjective, if it's largely original, then it's up for noms.

- My take on performances is about the depth of nuance, impact of the performance the the film and memorability of the performance.

- Performer rules are in play, for eg, one actor cannot receive more than 1 nomination in 1 category. I'd refrain from obvious category fraud and will nominate actors in lead or supporting as per my understanding of who the true lead was.

- My take on all craft & writing categories is about the impact of the craft on the film and the innovation/impact/meticulousness of vision.

This is the 12th instalment of a series on my wishlist of Oscar Nominations and Winners. (Previous editions linked at the end of the post!)

Here we go... Here are my nominees and winners for the 81st Academy Awards:

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BEST PICTURE

Wall E (TIE)

The Dark Knight (TIE)

In Bruges

Revolutionary Road

Sita Sings the Blues

Slumdog Millionaire

Synecdoche New York

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Fall

Waltz with Bashir

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BEST DIRECTOR

Nina Paley - Sita Sings the Blues

Andrew Stanton - Wall E

Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight

Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire

Gus Van Sant - Milk

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BEST ACTRESS

Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road

Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married

Meryl Streep - Doubt

Sally Hawkins- Happy Go Lucky

Michelle Williams - Wendy and Lucy

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BEST ACTOR

Sean Penn - Milk (TIE)

Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler (TIE)

Colin Farrell - In Bruges

Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon

Richard Jenkins - The Visitor

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Penelope Cruz - Vicky Christina Barcelona

Viola Davis - Doubt

Kate Winslet - The Reader

Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler

Rosemary DeWitt - Rachel Getting Married

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight

Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt

Rober Downey Jr - Tropic Thunder

Ralph Fiennes - In Bruges

Tom Cruise - Tropic Thunder

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Waltz with Bashir

Flight of the Red Balloon

Gomorrah

Let the Right One In

The Class

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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Wall E

$9.99

Kung Fu Panda 

Sita Sings the Blues

Waltz with Bashir

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Wall E

In Bruges

Milk

Synecdoche, New York

The Fall

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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Sita Sings the Blues

Doubt

Frost/Nixon

Slumdog Millionaire

The Dark Knight

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BEST CASTING

The Dark Knight

Doubt

Milk

Slumdog Millionaire

Tropic Thunder

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BEST FILM EDITING

The Dark Knight

Sita Sings the Blues

Slumdog Millionaire 

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Wall E

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Fall

Australia

Slumdog Millionaire 

The Dark Knight

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Synecdoche, New York

City of Ember

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Dark Knight

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BEST COSTUME

The Fall

Australia

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army

Milk

The Duchess

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BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING

The Dark Knight

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army

Milk

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Wrestler

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BEST SOUND DESIGN

Wall E

The Dark Knight

Slumdog Millionaire

Iron Man

Wanted

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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army

Iron Man

Speed Racer

The Dark Night

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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

The Dark Knight (TIE)

Wall E (TIE)

Revolutionary Road

Slumdog Millionaire

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Slumdog Millionaire - O Saya

Australia - By the Boab Tree

My Blueberry Nights - The Story

The Wrestler - The Wrestler

Wall E - Down to Earth

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QUICK WINNER TALLY

The Dark Knight - 6

Wall E - 5

The Fall - 2

Sita Sings the Blues - 2

Milk - 1

Revolutionary Road - 1

Slumdog Millionnaire - 1

Synechdoche, New York - 1

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - 1

The Wrestler - 1

Vicky Christina Barcelona - 1

Waltz with Bashir - 1

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QUICK NOMINEE TALLY

The Dark Knight - 12

Slumdog Millionnaire - 9

Wall E - 8

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - 7

Milk - 6

Sita Sings the Blues - 5

Doubt - 5

In Bruges - 4

The Fall - 4

The Wrestler - 4

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army - 4

Australia - 3

Revolutionary Road - 3

Synechdoche, New York - 3

Tropic Thunder - 3

Waltz with Bashir - 3

Rachel Getting Married - 2

Frost/Nixon - 2

Iron Man - 2

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PREVIOUS EDITIONS -

70TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1s7s8hc/my_version_of_the_70th_academy_awards_1998_oscars/

71ST ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1sdbwfa/my_version_of_the_71st_academy_awards_1999_oscars/

72ND ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1soijq8/my_version_of_the_72nd_academy_awards_2000_oscars/

73RD ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1sr7mxn/my_version_of_the_73rd_academy_awards_2001_oscars/

74TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1stn92b/my_version_of_the_74th_academy_awards_2002_oscars/

75TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1svk347/my_version_of_the_75th_academy_awards_2003_oscars/

76TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1t14a6p/my_version_of_the_76th_academy_awards_2004_oscars/

77TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1tepmte/my_version_of_the_77th_academy_awards_2005_oscars/

78TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1tfh6aw/my_version_of_the_78th_academy_awards_2006_oscars/

79TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1tgwuyj/my_version_of_the_79th_academy_awards_2007_oscars/

80TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1thpw1n/my_version_of_the_80th_academy_awards_2008_oscars/
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PS: A couple of rules of engagement… This is an entirely subjective exercise and I'd urge to keep the spirit of the forum positive. If you find someone’s choice baffling, why not ask them the reason behind it in the spirit of constructive discourse. Let's be curious about everyone's subjective opinions without dissing each other. Let's start conversations... and keep the positivity flowing!

PPS: This is a subjective exercise, but I'm trying to still follow as many of the Academy's rules as possible.

- The nominee list is as per the rules of 2026 Oscars, be it the number of nominees or the categores.

- Only doing Feature Film nominations, so leaving out shorts and docu categories, as I'm grossly behind wrt watching the possible contenders in each year.

- Let's celebrate a tie if it has to be a tie 😄 It's our wishlist after all! Where else would we make such a thing happen!

- My take on Picture, International Film: The most impactful, important, innovating and/or memorable film

- My take on Director is about a unique, innovative and/or impactful vision for a film.

- My take on Score & Song is subjective, if it's largely original, then it's up for noms.

- My take on performances is about the depth of nuance, impact of the performance the the film and memorability of the performance.

- Performer rules are in play, for eg, one actor cannot receive more than 1 nomination in 1 category. I'd refrain from obvious category fraud and will nominate actors in lead or supporting as per my understanding of who the true lead was.

- My take on all craft & writing categories is about the impact of the craft on the film and the innovation/impact/meticulousness of vision.

This is the 11th instalment of a series on my wishlist of Oscar Nominations and Winners. (Previous editions linked at the end of the post!)

Here we go... Here are my nominees and winners for the 80th Academy Awards:

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BEST PICTURE

There Will Be Blood 

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

I’m Not There

No Country for Old Men

Once

Persepolis 

Ratatouille

The Bourne Ultimatum

The Diving Bell & The Butterfly

Zodiac

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BEST DIRECTOR

Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood

Christian Mungiu - 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

David Fincher - Zodiac

Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell & The Butterfly

Joel and Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men

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BEST ACTRESS

Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose 

Anamaria Marinca - 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

Ellen Page - Juno

Julie Christie - Away from Her

Nicole Kidman - Margot at the Wedding 

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BEST ACTOR

Daniel Day Lewis - There Will Be Blood

George Clooney - Michael Clayton

Mathieu Amalric - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Ryan Gosling - Lars and the Real Girl

Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Cate Blanchett - I’m Not There (TIE)

Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton (TIE)

Saoirse Ronan - Atonement

Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone

Jennifer Jason Leigh - Margot at the Wedding

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men

Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James

Paul Dano - There Will Be Blood

Robert Downey Jr - Zodiac

Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Persepolis

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

Lust, Caution

The Diving Bell & The Butterfly

The Orphanage

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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Ratatouille

Beowulf 

Persepolis

Shrek the Third

The Simpsons Movie

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Juno

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

Lars and the Real Girl

Ratatouille

The Savages

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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Persepolis

Atonement

No Country for Old Men

The Diving Bell & The Butterfly

There Will Be Blood

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BEST CASTING

I’m Not There

Atonement

Michael Clayton

No Country for Old Men

There Will Be Blood

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BEST FILM EDITING

The Bourne Ultimatum

Michael Clayton

No Country for Old Men

There Will Be Blood

Zodiac

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Assassination of Jesse James

Atonement

No Country for Old Men

The Diving Bell & The Butterfly

There Will Be Blood

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Atonement

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

The Golden Compass

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BEST COSTUME

The Golden Compass

Across the Universe

Atonement

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING

La Vie En Rose

300

I’m Not There

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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BEST SOUND DESIGN 

The Bourne Ultimatum 

No Country for Old Men

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Ratatouille

Transformers

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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

The Golden Compass

300

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Transformers

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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Atonement

300

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

There Will Be Blood

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BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Once - Falling Slowly

Once - Once

Into the Wild - Guaranteed

Enchanted - That’s How You Know

Love in the Time of Cholera - Despedida

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QUICK WINNER TALLY

There Will Be Blood - 3

The Bourne Ultimatum - 2

I’m Not There - 2

La Vie En Rose - 2

The Golden Compass - 2

Persepolis - 2

Atonement - 1

Juno - 1

Once - 1

Michael Clayton - 1

No Country for Old Men - 1

Ratatouille - 1

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - 1

The Assassination of Jesse James - 1

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QUICK NOMINEE TALLY

There Will Be Blood - 9

No Country for Old Men - 8

Atonement - 7

The Diving Bell & The Butterfly - 6

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - 6

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days - 5

Michael Clayton - 5

I’m Not There - 4

Persepolis - 4

Ratatouille - 4

Zodiac - 4

300 - 3

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - 3

Once - 3

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - 3

The Bourne Ultimatum - 3

The Golden Compass - 3

Juno - 2

La Vie En Rose - 2

Lars and the Real Girl - 2

Margot at the Wedding - 2

The Assassination of Jesse James - 2

Transformers - 2

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PREVIOUS EDITIONS -

70TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1s7s8hc/my_version_of_the_70th_academy_awards_1998_oscars/

71ST ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1sdbwfa/my_version_of_the_71st_academy_awards_1999_oscars/

72ND ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1soijq8/my_version_of_the_72nd_academy_awards_2000_oscars/

73RD ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1sr7mxn/my_version_of_the_73rd_academy_awards_2001_oscars/

74TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1stn92b/my_version_of_the_74th_academy_awards_2002_oscars/

75TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1svk347/my_version_of_the_75th_academy_awards_2003_oscars/

76TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1t14a6p/my_version_of_the_76th_academy_awards_2004_oscars/

77TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1tepmte/my_version_of_the_77th_academy_awards_2005_oscars/

78TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1tfh6aw/my_version_of_the_78th_academy_awards_2006_oscars/

79TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1tgwuyj/my_version_of_the_79th_academy_awards_2007_oscars/
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PS: A couple of rules of engagement… This is an entirely subjective exercise and I'd urge to keep the spirit of the forum positive. If you find someone’s choice baffling, why not ask them the reason behind it in the spirit of constructive discourse. Let's be curious about everyone's subjective opinions without dissing each other. Let's start conversations... and keep the positivity flowing!

PPS: This is a subjective exercise, but I'm trying to still follow as many of the Academy's rules as possible.

- The nominee list is as per the rules of 2026 Oscars, be it the number of nominees or the categores.

- Only doing Feature Film nominations, so leaving out shorts and docu categories, as I'm grossly behind wrt watching the possible contenders in each year.

- Let's celebrate a tie if it has to be a tie 😄 It's our wishlist after all! Where else would we make such a thing happen!

- My take on Picture, International Film: The most impactful, important, innovating and/or memorable film

- My take on Director is about a unique, innovative and/or impactful vision for a film.

- My take on Score & Song is subjective, if it's largely original, then it's up for noms.

- My take on performances is about the depth of nuance, impact of the performance the the film and memorability of the performance.

- Performer rules are in play, for eg, one actor cannot receive more than 1 nomination in 1 category. I'd refrain from obvious category fraud and will nominate actors in lead or supporting as per my understanding of who the true lead was.

- My take on all craft & writing categories is about the impact of the craft on the film and the innovation/impact/meticulousness of vision.

This is the 10th instalment of a series on my wishlist of Oscar Nominations and Winners. (Previous editions linked at the end of the post!)

Here we go... Here are my nominees and winners for the 79th Academy Awards:

-

BEST PICTURE

Children of Men (TIE)

Pan’s Labyrinth (TIE) 

Babel

Casino Royale

Paprika

The Departed

The Lives of Others

The Queen

The Wind that Shakes the Barley

United 93 

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BEST DIRECTOR

Alfonso Cuaron - Children of Men

Guillermo Del Toro - Pan’s Labyrinth

Martin Scorsese - The Departed

Paul Greengrass - United 93

Satoshi Kon - Paprika

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BEST ACTRESS

Helen Mirren - The Queen 

Judi Dench - Notes on a Scandal

Laura Dern - Inland Empire

Penelope Cruz - Volver

Sandra Huller - Requiem

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BEST ACTOR

Ryan Gosling - Half Nelson

Cillian Murphy - The Wind that Shakes the Barley

Daniel Craig - Casino Royale

Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland

Ulriche Muhe - The Lives of Others

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Meryl Streep - The Devil Wears Prada

Emily Blunt - The Devil Wears Prada

Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls

Kate Winslet - Little Children

Rinko Kikuchi - Babel

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Jackie Earle Haley - Little Children

Ben Affleck - Hollywoodland

Eddie Murphy - Dreamgirls

Sergi Lopez - Pan’s Labyrinth

Steve Carell - Little Miss Sunshine

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Pan's Labyrinth

Paprika

Sympathy for Lady Vengeance

The Lives of Others

Volver 

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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Paprika

A Scanner Darkly

Happy Feet

Monster House

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Pan's Labyrinth

Little Miss Sunshine

The Lives of Others

The Queen

Volver

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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Paprika

Children of Men

Thank You for Smoking

The Departed

The Prestige

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BEST CASTING

Little Miss Sunshine

Babel

Casino Royale

The Departed

United 93

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BEST FILM EDITING

Children of Men

Babel

Casino Royale

The Departed

United 93

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Children of Men

Pan’s Labyrinth

Perfume

The Fountain

The Prestige

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Pan's Labyrinth

Dreamgirls

Marie Antoinette

Perfume

The Science of Sleep

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BEST COSTUME

Marie Antoinette

Curse of the Golden Flower

Dreamgirls

The Queen

The Devil Wears Prada

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BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING

Pan's Labyrinth

Apocalypto

Marie Antoinette

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 

The Fountain

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BEST SOUND DESIGN

Apocalypto

Children of Men

Dreamgirls

Pan’s Labyrinth

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pan’s Labyrinth

Superman Returns

The Fountain

V for Vendetta

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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Babel

Notes on a Scandal

Pan’s Labyrinth

The Fountain

The Painted Veil

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BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Paprika - The Girl in Byakkoya 

An Inconvenient Truth - I Need to Wake Up

Casino Royale - You Know My Name

Dreamgirls - Listen

Rang De Basanti - Rang De Basanti

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QUICK WINNER TALLY

Pan’s Labyrinth - 5

Children of Men - 4

Paprika - 3

Babel - 1

Apocalypto - 1

Marie Antoinette - 1

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest - 1

The Queen - 1

The Devil Wears Prada - 1

Half Nelson - 1

Little Children - 1

Little Miss Sunshine - 1

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QUICK NOMINEE TALLY

Pan’s Labyrinth - 11

Dreamgirls - 6

Children of Men - 6

Paprika - 6

Babel - 5

Casino Royale - 5

The Departed - 5

The Fountain - 4

The Lives of Others - 4

The Queen - 4

United 93 - 4

Little Miss Sunshine - 3

Marie Antoinette - 3

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest - 4

The Devil Wears Prada - 3

Volver - 3

Apocalypto - 2

Little Children - 2

Notes on a Scandal - 2

Perfume - 2

The Prestige - 2

The Wind That Shakes the Barley - 2

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PREVIOUS EDITIONS -

70TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1s7s8hc/my_version_of_the_70th_academy_awards_1998_oscars/

71ST ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1sdbwfa/my_version_of_the_71st_academy_awards_1999_oscars/

72ND ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1soijq8/my_version_of_the_72nd_academy_awards_2000_oscars/

73RD ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1sr7mxn/my_version_of_the_73rd_academy_awards_2001_oscars/

74TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1stn92b/my_version_of_the_74th_academy_awards_2002_oscars/

75TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1svk347/my_version_of_the_75th_academy_awards_2003_oscars/

76TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1t14a6p/my_version_of_the_76th_academy_awards_2004_oscars/

77TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1tepmte/my_version_of_the_77th_academy_awards_2005_oscars/

78TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1tfh6aw/my_version_of_the_78th_academy_awards_2006_oscars/
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PS: A couple of rules of engagement… This is an entirely subjective exercise and I'd urge to keep the spirit of the forum positive. If you find someone’s choice baffling, why not ask them the reason behind it in the spirit of constructive discourse. Let's be curious about everyone's subjective opinions without dissing each other. Let's start conversations... and keep the positivity flowing!

PPS: This is a subjective exercise, but I'm trying to still follow as many of the Academy's rules as possible.

- The nominee list is as per the rules of 2026 Oscars, be it the number of nominees or the categores.

- Only doing Feature Film nominations, so leaving out shorts and docu categories, as I'm grossly behind wrt watching the possible contenders in each year.

- Let's celebrate a tie if it has to be a tie 😄 It's our wishlist after all! Where else would we make such a thing happen!

- My take on Picture, International Film: The most impactful, important, innovating and/or memorable film

- My take on Director is about a unique, innovative and/or impactful vision for a film.

- My take on Score & Song is subjective, if it's largely original, then it's up for noms.

- My take on performances is about the depth of nuance, impact of the performance the the film and memorability of the performance.

- Performer rules are in play, for eg, one actor cannot receive more than 1 nomination in 1 category. I'd refrain from obvious category fraud and will nominate actors in lead or supporting as per my understanding of who the true lead was.

- My take on all craft & writing categories is about the impact of the craft on the film and the innovation/impact/meticulousness of vision.

This is the 9th instalment of a series on my wishlist of Oscar Nominations and Winners. (Previous editions linked at the end of the post!)

Here we go... Here are my nominees and winners for the 78th Academy Awards:

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BEST PICTURE

Brokeback Mountain

2046 

A History of Violence

Cache

Good Night, and Good Luck

Oldboy

Pride and Prejudice

Sin City

The Constant Gardener 

The Squid and the Whale

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BEST DIRECTOR

Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain 

Fernando Meirelles - The Constant Gardener

Michael Haneke - Cache

Park Chan Wook - Oldboy

Wong Kar Wai - 2046

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BEST ACTRESS

Juliette Binoche - Cache

Felicity Huffman - Transamerica 

Joan Allen - The Upside of Anger

Julia Jentsch - Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

Keira Knightley - Pride & Prejudice

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BEST ACTOR

Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain (TIE) 

Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote (TIE)

Choi Min Sik - Oldboy

Ralph Fiennes - The Constant Gardener

Viggo Mortensen - A History of Violence

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener

Amy Adams - Junebug

Maria Bello - A History of Violence

Michelle Williams - Brokeback Mountain

Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain

George Clooney - Syriana

Joseph Gordon Levitt - Mysterious Skin

Val Kilmer - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

William Hurt - A History of Violence

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Cache

2046

Howl's Moving Castle

Oldboy

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Howl's Moving Castle

Corpse Bride

Madagascar 

Robots

Wallace and Gromit - The Curse of the Were Rabbit

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Cache

Broken Flowers

Good Night, and Good Luck

Match Point

The Squid & The Whale

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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Brokeback Mountain

A History of Violence

Mysterious Skin

Oldboy

The Constant Gardener

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BEST CASTING

Brokeback Mountain

Capote

Good Night, and Good Luck

Pride & Prejudice

The Squid and the Whale

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BEST FILM EDITING

Oldboy

2046

Brokeback Mountain

Sin City

The Constant Gardener

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

2046

Brokeback Mountain

Memoirs of a Geisha

Pride & Prejudice

The Constant Gardener

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

2046

King Kong

Kingdom of Heaven

Memoirs of a Geisha

Pride and Prejudice

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BEST COSTUME

2046

Kingdom of Heaven

Memoirs of a Geisha

Pride and Prejudice

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe

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BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING

Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Memoirs of a Geisha

Star Wars - Revenge of the Sith

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BEST SOUND DESIGN

King Kong

Batman Begins

Memoirs of a Geisha

Sin City

Star Wars - Revenge of the Sith

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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

King Kong

Star Wars - Revenge of the Sith

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe

Sin City

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Pride and Prejudice

2046

Brokeback Mountain

Memoirs of a Geisha

The Constant Gardener

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BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Brokeback Mountain - A Love That Will Never Grow Old

Transamerica - Travellin’ Through

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe - Can’t Take It In

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe - Wunderkind

Crash - In the Deep

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QUICK WINNER TALLY

Brokeback Mountain - 7

2046 - 3

Cache - 2

Capote - 1

The Constant Gardener - 1

Pride and Prejudice - 1

King Kong - 2

Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe - 1

Howl's Moving Castle - 1

Oldboy - 1

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QUICK NOMINEE TALLY

Brokeback Mountain - 11

2046 - 8

The Constant Gardener - 8

Pride & Prejudice - 7

Oldboy - 6

Memoirs of a Geisha - 6

A History of Violence - 5

Caché - 5

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - 5

Sin City - 4

Good Night, and Good Luck - 3

The Squid and the Whale - 3

King Kong - 3

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith - 3

Transamerica - 2

Mysterious Skin - 2

Kingdom of Heaven - 2

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PREVIOUS EDITIONS -

70TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1s7s8hc/my_version_of_the_70th_academy_awards_1998_oscars/

71ST ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1sdbwfa/my_version_of_the_71st_academy_awards_1999_oscars/

72ND ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1soijq8/my_version_of_the_72nd_academy_awards_2000_oscars/

73RD ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1sr7mxn/my_version_of_the_73rd_academy_awards_2001_oscars/

74TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1stn92b/my_version_of_the_74th_academy_awards_2002_oscars/

75TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1svk347/my_version_of_the_75th_academy_awards_2003_oscars/

76TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1t14a6p/my_version_of_the_76th_academy_awards_2004_oscars/

77TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1tepmte/my_version_of_the_77th_academy_awards_2005_oscars/
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PS: A couple of rules of engagement… This is an entirely subjective exercise and I'd urge to keep the spirit of the forum positive. If you find someone’s choice baffling, why not ask them the reason behind it in the spirit of constructive discourse. Let's be curious about everyone's subjective opinions without dissing each other. Let's start conversations... and keep the positivity flowing!

PPS: This is a subjective exercise, but I'm trying to still follow as many of the Academy's rules as possible.

- The nominee list is as per the rules of 2026 Oscars, be it the number of nominees or the categores.

- Only doing Feature Film nominations, so leaving out shorts and docu categories, as I'm grossly behind wrt watching the possible contenders in each year.

- Let's celebrate a tie if it has to be a tie 😄 It's our wishlist after all! Where else would we make such a thing happen!

- My take on Picture, International Film: The most impactful, important, innovating and/or memorable film

- My take on Director is about a unique, innovative and/or impactful vision for a film.

- My take on Score & Song is subjective, if it's largely original, then it's up for noms.

- My take on performances is about the depth of nuance, impact of the performance the the film and memorability of the performance.

- Performer rules are in play, for eg, one actor cannot receive more than 1 nomination in 1 category. I'd refrain from obvious category fraud and will nominate actors in lead or supporting as per my understanding of who the true lead was.

- My take on all craft & writing categories is about the impact of the craft on the film and the innovation/impact/meticulousness of vision.

This is the 8th instalment of a series on my wishlist of Oscar Nominations and Winners. (Previous editions linked at the end of the post!)

Here we go... Here are my nominees and winners for the 77th Academy Awards:
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BEST PICTURE

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Before Sunset 

Harry Potter & Prisoner of Azkaban

Kill Bill Volume 2

Mean Girls

Million Dollar Baby 

Primer

Sideways 

The Aviator

Vera Drake

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BEST DIRECTOR

Michel Gondry - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Alexander Payne - Sideways

Jonathan Glazer - Birth

Richard Linklater - Before Sunset

Shane Carruth - Primer

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BEST ACTRESS

Nicole Kidman - Birth (TIE)

Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (TIE)

Hilary Swank - Million Dollar Baby

Julie Delpy - Before Sunset

Uma Thurman - Kill Bill Volume 2

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BEST ACTOR

Jim Carrey - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Paul Giamatti - Sideways

Jamie Foxx - Ray

Javier Bardem - The Sea Inside 

Leonardo Di Caprio - The Aviator

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Natalie Portman - Closer

Cate Blanchett - The Aviator

Laura Linney -Kinsey

Rachel McAdams - Mean Girls

Virginia Madsen - Sideways

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Clive Owen - Closer

David Carradine - Kill Bill Volume 2

Morgan Freeman - Million Dollar Baby

Peter Sarsgaard - Kinsey

Thomas Haden Church - Sideways

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Bad Education

A Very Long Engagement

Downfall

The Motorcycle Diaries

The Sea Inside

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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

The Incredibles 

Shark Tale

Shrek 2

Team America - World Police

The Polar Express

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Birth

Primer

The Incredibles

Vera Drake

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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Sideways

Before Sunset

Closer

Mean Girls

The Motorcycle Diaries

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BEST CASTING

Sideways

Closer

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Nobody Knows

The Aviator

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BEST FILM EDITING

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Collateral

Kill Bill Volume 2

Primer

The Aviator

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

House of Flying Daggers

A Very Long Engagement

Birth

Harry Potter & Prisoner of Azkaban

The Aviator

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Harry Potter & Prisoner of Azkaban

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

House of Flying Daggers

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

The Aviator

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BEST COSTUME

House of Flying Daggers

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

The Aviator

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Vanity Fair

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BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 

Harry Potter & Prisoner of Azkaban

Hellboy

The Passion of the Christ

The Sea Inside

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BEST SOUND DESIGN

The Incredibles

Harry Potter & Prisoner of Azkaban

Ray

Spiderman 2

The Aviator

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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Spiderman 2

Harry Potter & Prisoner of Azkaban

I, Robot

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

The Day after Tomorrow

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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Birth

Harry Potter & Prisoner of Azkaban

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

The Motorcycle Diaries

The Village

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BEST ORIGINAL SONG

The Motorcycle Diaries - Al Otra La Do Del Rio

Alfie - Old Habits Die Hard

Hotel Rwanda - Million Voices

Shrek 2 - Accidentally In Love

The Chorus - Vois Sur Ton Chemin

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QUICK WINNER TALLY

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - 6

Birth - 2

Closer - 2

Sideways - 2

The Incredibles - 2

Bad Education - 1

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events - 1

Harry Potter & Prisoner of Azkaban - 1

House of Flying Daggers - 2

The Motorcycle Diaries - 1

Spiderman 2 - 1

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QUICK NOMINEE TALLY

The Aviator - 9

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - 8

Sideways - 7

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - 7

Birth - 5

Before Sunset - 4

Primer - 4

Kill Bill: Volume 2 - 4

Closer - 4

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events - 4

The Motorcycle Diaries - 4

House of Flying Daggers - 3

Mean Girls - 3

Million Dollar Baby - 3

The Incredibles - 3

The Sea Inside - 3

A Very Long Engagement - 2

Kinsey - 2

Ray - 2

Shrek 2 - 2

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow - 2

Spider-Man 2 - 2

Vera Drake - 2

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PREVIOUS EDITIONS -

70TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1s7s8hc/my_version_of_the_70th_academy_awards_1998_oscars/

71ST ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1sdbwfa/my_version_of_the_71st_academy_awards_1999_oscars/

72ND ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1soijq8/my_version_of_the_72nd_academy_awards_2000_oscars/

73RD ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1sr7mxn/my_version_of_the_73rd_academy_awards_2001_oscars/

74TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1stn92b/my_version_of_the_74th_academy_awards_2002_oscars/

75TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1svk347/my_version_of_the_75th_academy_awards_2003_oscars/

76TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1t14a6p/my_version_of_the_76th_academy_awards_2004_oscars/
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PS: A couple of rules of engagement… This is an entirely subjective exercise and I'd urge to keep the spirit of the forum positive. If you find someone’s choice baffling, why not ask them the reason behind it in the spirit of constructive discourse. Let's be curious about everyone's subjective opinions without dissing each other. Let's start conversations... and keep the positivity flowing!

PPS: This is a subjective exercise, but I'm trying to still follow as many of the Academy's rules as possible.

- The nominee list is as per the rules of 2026 Oscars, be it the number of nominees or the categores.

- Only doing Feature Film nominations, so leaving out shorts and docu categories, as I'm grossly behind wrt watching the possible contenders in each year.

- Let's celebrate a tie if it has to be a tie 😄 It's our wishlist after all! Where else would we make such a thing happen!

- My take on Picture, International Film: The most impactful, important, innovating and/or memorable film

- My take on Director is about a unique, innovative and/or impactful vision for a film.

- My take on Score & Song is subjective, if it's largely original, then it's up for noms.

- My take on performances is about the depth of nuance, impact of the performance the the film and memorability of the performance.

- Performer rules are in play, for eg, one actor cannot receive more than 1 nomination in 1 category. I'd refrain from obvious category fraud and will nominate actors in lead or supporting as per my understanding of who the true lead was.

- My take on all craft & writing categories is about the impact of the craft on the film and the innovation/impact/meticulousness of vision.

Was doing a re-run of Suits... and hot damn Jessica Pearson! Gina Torres was absolutely fantastic! I really think she should have gotten at least 1 Supporting Actress nomination. I marvel at her vocal modulation, so controlled, so subtle, raising it just a little to show power and command... and she acts with her entire body, to be THAT bosslady.

Anyone else agree?

Just FYI, this is his nomination tally till date... he has 15 nominations with 0 wins so far:-

1995 The Shawshank Redemption - Best Original Score

1995 Little Women - Best Original Score

1996 Unstrung Heroes - Best Original Musical or Comedy Score

2000 American Beauty - Best Original Score

2003 Road to Perdition - Best Original Score

2004 Finding Nemo - Best Original Score

2005 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events - Best Original Score

2007 The Good German - Best Original Score

2009 Wall-E - Best Original Score

2009 Wall-E - Best Song - Best Original Score

2013 Skyfall - Best Original Score

2014 Saving Mr Banks - Best Original Score

2016 Bridge of Spies - Best Original Score

2017 Passengers - Best Original Score

2020 1917 - Best Original Score

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I see his justified tally looking somewhat like this... 5 wins and 18 nominations.

1995 The Shawshank Redemption - Best Original Score - Should have won in a tie with Hans Zimmer's The Lion King

1995 Little Women - Best Original Score

1996 Unstrung Heroes - Best Original Musical or Comedy Score

2000 American Beauty - Best Original Score - Should have won instead of The Red Violin

2000 The Green Mile - Best Original Score - Should have been nominated instead of The Cider House Rules

2002 In The Bedroom - Best Original Score - Should have been nominated instead of Monsters Inc

2003 Road to Perdition - Best Original Score - Should have won in a (yes, call me a fool, but) a 3-way-tie with Elliot Goldenthal for Frida & Philip Glass for The Hours. If ever there was a 3-way-tie justified, THIS would be it.

2004 Finding Nemo - Best Original Score

2005 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events - Best Original Score - I know it's asking for a lot for this strange, oddball, beautifully left of field score to win, but this, along, with The Village were my favourite scores of the year.

2007 The Good German - Best Original Score - Should not have been nominated, The Fountain by Clint Mansell should have been nominated instead.

2009 Wall-E - Best Original Score

2009 Wall-E - Best Song - Best Original Score

2009 Revolutionary Road - Best Original Score - Should have been nominated instead of Defiance. This is a raw, haunting score that's essential to building the darkness in the plot.

2013 Skyfall - Best Original Score - Should have won instead of Life of Pi. Yes, I repeat. Instead of Life of Pi.

2014 Saving Mr Banks - Best Original Score - Should not have been nominated

2014 Side Effects - Best Original Score - Should have been nominated instead of Saving Mr Banks

2016 Bridge of Spies - Best Original Score

2017 Passengers - Best Original Score

2020 1917 - Best Original Score

2024 Elemental - Best Original Score - Should have been nominated instead of Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny

Here's my list of 25 amazing performances which were snubbed for an Emmy Nomination. I'll be marking the ones that I thought should have won, too!

1. Anne Hathaway in Modern Love - Best Guest Actress in a Comedy
2. Elizabeth Dullau for Andor - Best Supporting Actress in a Drama -
3. Genevieve O' Reilly for Andor - Best Supporting Actress in a Drama
4. Diego Luna for Andor - Best Actor in a Drama
5. Stellan Skarsgard for Andor - Best Supporting Actor in a Drama
6. John Noble for Fringe - Best Supporting Actor in a Drama
7. Anna Torv for Fringe - Best Actress in a Drama
8. Danny Pudi for Community - Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy
9. Carrie Coon for The Leftovers - Best Actress in a Drama - Should have won for season 3
10. Justin Theroux for The Leftovers - Best Actor in a Drama
11. Nicole Kidman for The Expats - Best Actress in a Miniseries
12. Eva Green for Penny Dreadful - Best Actress in a Drama - Should have won for Season 1
13. Kristen Bellf for The Good Place - Best Actress in a Comedy
14. Jameela Jamil for The Good Place - Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy
15. Mads Mikkelsen for Hannibal - Best Actor in a Drama - Should have won for Season 3
16. Hugh Dancy for Hannibal - Best Actor in a Drama
17. Gillian Anderson for Hannibal - Best Guest Actress in a Drama
18. Nick Offerman for Parks and Recreation - Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy - Should have won for Season 3 or 4
19. Aubrey Plaza for Parks and Recreation - Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy
20. Constance Wu for Fresh off the Boat - Best Actress in a Comedy
21. Andrew Scott for Fleabag - Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy - Should have won for Season 2
22. Emmy Rossum for Shameless - Best Actress in a Comedy
23. Michael K. Williams for The Wire - Best Supporting Actor in a Drama - Should have won for Season 5
24. Andy Samberg for Brooklyn 99 - Best Actor in a Comedy
25. Hamish Linklater for Midnight Mass - Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries

FYI she's been nominated the following times:

- Moulin Rouge

- The Hours

- Rabbit Hole

- Lion

- Being the Ricardos

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IMHO she is grossly under-nominated and under-rewarded. She should have at least 3 wins and minimum 13 nominations by now:

- 1995 Best Actress for To Die For (Nominated instead of Sharon Stone for Casino, who would get nominated for Supporting Actress and win)

- 1999 Best Supporting Actress for Eyes Wide Shut (Nominated instead of Catherine Keener in Being John Malkovich)

- 2001 Best Actress for Moulin Rouge (Should have won instead of Halle Berry for Monster's Ball)

- 2001 Best Actress for The Others (Nominated instead of Renee Zelwegger in Bridget Jones' Diary)

- 2002 Best Supporting Actress for The Hours (Should have been this category and should have tied won with Catherine Zeta Jones for Chicago)

- 2003 Best Actress for Dogville (Nominated instead of Diane Keaton for Something's Gotta Give)

- 2004 Best Actress for Birth (Nominated instead of Annette Bening for Being Julia, Should have won instead of Hillary Swank for Million Dollar Baby)

- 2010 Best Actress for Rabbit Hole

- 2012 Best Supporting Actress for The Paperboy (Nominated instead of Jacki Weaver for Silver Linings Playbook)

- 2016 Best Supporting Actress for Lion

- 2018 Best Actress for Destroyer (Nominated instead of Yalitza Aparacio for Roma)

- 2022 Best Supporting Actress for The Northman (Nominated instead of Hong Chau for The Whale)

- 2024 Best Actress for Babygirl (Nominated instead of Karla Sofia Gascon for Emilia Perez)

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PS: Renate Reinsve for The Worst Person in the World would receive the nomination instead of Being the Ricardos in 2021

FYI, she's been nominated for and she won for Michael Clayton. She wins the trophy for most egregiously snubbed as a career.

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Realistically, her tally should be DRASTICALLY different. She should be clocking in at 7 nominations and 3 wins:-

- 1991 Best Supporting Actress for Edward II (Would Win possibly in a tie with Mercedes Ruehl for The Fisher King, Would get nominated instead of Kate Nelligan for The Prince of Tides)

- 2001 Best Actress for The Deep End (Would get nominated instead of Renee Zelwegger for Bridget Jones' Diary)

- 2009 Best Actress for I Am Love (Would get nominated instead of Annette Bening for The Kids are All Right)

- 2007 Best Supporting Actress for Michael Clayton (Deserved win)

- 2014 Best Supporting Actress for Snowpiercer (Would get nominated instead of Meryl Streep for Into the Woods)

- 2011 Best Actress for We Need to Talk About Kevin (Would win instead of Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady. Would get nominated instead of Viola Davis for The Help which would compete in Supporting)

- 2023 Best Supporting Actress for The Room Next Door (Would get nominated instead of America Ferrera for Barbie)

FYI her nominations and wins are:

The English Patient - Won

Chocolat

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I think realistically, her tally should look like 8 nominations and 2 wins:

- 1993 Best Actress for Three Colours, Blue (Would win in a tie with Holly Hunter for The Piano. Would have been nominated instead of Stockard Channing in Six Degrees of Separation.)

- 1996 Best Supporting Actress for The English Patient (Would not win, would go to Lauren Bacall for The Mirror has Two Faces)

- 2000 Best Actress for Chocolat

- 2005 Best Actress for Cache (Would Win. Would have been nominated instead of Judi Dench for Mrs. Henderson Presents. Would win instead of Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line)

- 2006 Best Supporting Actress for Breaking and Entering (Would have been nominated instead of Abigail Breslin in Little Miss Sunshine)

- 2010 Best Actress for Certified Copy (Would have been nominated instead of Annette Bening for The Kids are All Right)

- 2015 Best Actress for Clouds of Sils Maria (Would have been nominated instead of Jennifer Lawrence for Joy)

- 2023 Best Supporting Actress for The Taste of Things (Would have been nominated instead of America Ferrera for Barbie)

I understand there being celebrities who are insanely great voice actors and they add heaps to characters... and I even understand the need for a Hollyood star name to pull some crowds, but that isn't quite the yardstick needed for television animation. I mean some of the most famous animated shows have voice actors as their stars, ie Simpsons, Family Guy, Rick and Morty, Bob's Burgers, South Park, etc. Even shows like The Mighty Nein and Vox Machina are just sublime and I don't NEED a big name because the story and craft are enough. Arcane and Blue Eyed Samurai were brilliant but it was just the leads that were (relatively) known names. I'm vexed by the need for shows like Invincible (which I LOVE, just to clear any confusion) to prioritise celeb voices over craft tbh as we all saw how it suffered this season. What do you guys think?

FYI her nominations and wins are:

Elizabeth

The Aviator

Notes on a Scandal

I'm Not There

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Blue Jasmine

Carol

Tar

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IMHO she should be at 9 nominations and 3 wins:

- 1998 Best Actress for Elizabeth (Should have won instead of Gwyneth Paltrow for Shakespeare in Love)

- 2001 Best Supporting Actress for Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (Nominated instead of Kate Winslet for Iris)

- 2004 Best Supporting Actress for The Aviator (Wouldn't win. Natalie Portman for Closer would win instead)

- 2006 Best Supporting Actress for Notes on a Scandal

- 2007 Best Supporting Actress for I'm Not There

- 2011 Best Supporting Actress for Hanna (Nominated instead of Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs)

- 2013 Best Supporting Actress for Best Actress for Blue Jasmine (Deserved win)

- 2016 Best Actress for Carol

- 2022 Best Actress for Tar (Should have tied won with Michelle Yeoh for Everything Everywhere All At Once)

PS: Anamaria Marinca for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days would receive the nomination instead of her performance in Elizabeth: The Golden Age in 2007

IMHO, I think the following shows needed their MVP rewarded for any justice in the world :-

- Marcia Cross for Desperate Housewives over Felicity Huffman for sure. And she should have been nominated multiple times over the course of multiple seasons.

- Cynthia Nixon & SJP were good but Kim Cattrall deserved the Emmy the most of the four women.

- Michael C Hall & Frances Conroy deserved at least one Emmy for their roles on Six Feet Under.

- Christina Hendricks was the next best thing on Mad Men after Jon Hamm, and she deserved at least one win as opposed to Anna Gunn and Maggie Smith winning multiple trophies for Breaking Bad and Downton Abbey.

- Jane Krakowski got unjustly snubbed despite being riproaringly funny on 30 Rock, and could have honestly won any of the many years Alison Janney kept winning for Mom.

- While Lisa Kudrow and Jennifer Aniston both have Emmys, Matthew Perry deserved a win for being consistently the funniest alongside Lisa Kudrow on Friends.

- Kristen Wiig DESERVED a win every single year she was nominated for Saturday Night Live!!!

- Anthony Carrigan was consistently the funniest on Barry and never won. Could have easily won one of the 2 years Brett Goldstein won for Ted Lasso.

- I don't understand how Sofia Vergara and Jesse Tyler Ferguson never won a single award. I'd have swapped them out for the double wins from Eric Stonestreet and Julia Bowen and spread the love.

FYI her nominations are:

Boogie Nights

The End of the Affair

Far From Heaven

The Hours

Still Alice (Won)

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IMHO, Julianne should have a total of 9 nominations and 2 wins:-

- 1995 Best Actress for Safe (Nominated instead of Diane Keaton for Marvin's Room)

- 1997 Best Supporting Actress for Boogie Nights (Should have won instead of Kim Basinger in LA Confidential

- 1999 Best Actress for The End of the Affair

- 1999 Best Supporting Actress for Magnolia (Nominated instead of Catherine Keener for Being John Malkovich)

- 2002 Best Actress for Far from Heaven (Should have won instead of Nicole Kidman for The Hours)

- 2002 Best Supporting Actress for The Hours

- 2009 Best Supporting Actress for A Single Man (Nominated instead of Maggie Gyllenhaal for Crazy Heart)

- 2010 Best Supporting Actress for The Kids are All Right (Nominated instead of Hailee Steinfeld for True Grit)

- 2014 Best Actress for Still Alice (Shouldn't have won, Rosamund Pike for Gone Girl should have won instead)

- 2014 Best Supporting Actress for Maps to the Stars (Nominated instead of Meryl Streep for Into the Woods)

- 2023 Best Supporting Actress for May, December (Nominated instead of Jodie Foster for Nyad)

This is the 7th instalment of a series on my wishlist of Oscar Nominations and Winners. (Previous editions linked at the end of the post!)

Here we go... Here are my nominees and winners for the 76th Academy Awards:
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BEST PICTURE

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

American Splendor

Big Fish

City of God

Dogville 

Finding Nemo 

Hero

Kill Bill: Volume 1

Lost in Translation

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

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BEST DIRECTOR

Peter Jackson - Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Fernando Meirelles - City of God

Lars Von Trier - Dogville

Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation

Zhang Yimou - Hero

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BEST ACTRESS

Charlize Theron - Monster

Naomi Watts - 21 Grams 

Nicole Kidman - Dogville

Uma Thurman - Kill Bill: Volume 1

Evan Rachel Wood - Thirteen

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BEST ACTOR

Bill Murray - Lost in Translation

Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl

Paul Giamatti - American Splendor

Peter Dinklage - The Station Agent

Sean Penn - Mystic River

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Scarlett Johansson - Lost in Translation

Holly Hunter - Thirteen

Renee Zellweger - Cold Mountain

Samantha Morton - In America

Shohreh Aghdashloo - House of Sand and Fog

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Benicio Del Toro - 21 Grams 

Albert Finney - Big Fish

Djimon Honsou - In America

Tim Robbins - Mystic River

Sean Astin - Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Hero

Chokher Bali

City of God

Goodbye, Lenin

The Barbarian Invasions 

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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Finding Nemo 

Brother Bear

Millenium Actress

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

The Triplets of Belleville

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Lost in Translation

Dogville

Finding Nemo

Millenium Actress

The Station Agent

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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

American Splendor

City of God

Cold Mountain

Maqbool

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BEST CASTING

Mystic River

Dogville

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Love Actually

A Mighty Wind

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BEST FILM EDITING

City of God

21 Grams

28 Days Later

Kill Bill: Volume 1

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Hero

City of God

Cold Mountain

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Kill Bill: Volume 1

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Hero (TIE)

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (TIE)

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Kill Bill: Volume 1

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

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BEST COSTUME

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Down with Love

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Hero

Kill Bill: Volume 1

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BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Big Fish

Monster

Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl

X2: X-Men United

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BEST SOUND DESIGN

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Finding Nemo

Kill Bill: Volume 1

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Seabiscuit

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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

X2: X-Men United

Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Terminator 3

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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Cold Mountain

Finding Nemo

Good Bye, Lenin!

Hero

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BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Into the West

A Mighty Wind - A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow

Big Fish - Man of the Hour

Cold Mountain - You Will Be My Ain’t True Love

The Triplets of Belleville - Belleville Rendez-Vous

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QUICK WINNER TALLY

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - 10

Hero - 3

Lost in Translation - 3

City of God - 1

Monster - 1

Mystic River - 1

21 Grams - 1

Finding Nemo - 1

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QUICK NOMINEE TALLY

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - 13

Hero - 7

Kill Bill: Volume 1 - 7

City of God - 6

Cold Mountain - 5

Dogville - 5

Finding Nemo - 5

Lost in Translation - 5

Big Fish - 4

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - 4

21 Grams - 3

American Splendor - 3

Girl with a Pearl Earring - 3

Mystic River - 3

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - 3

A Mighty Wind - 2

Good Bye, Lenin! - 2

In America - 2

Millennium Actress - 2

Monster - 2

The Station Agent - 2

The Triplets of Belleville - 2

Thirteen - 2

X2: X-Men United - 2

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PREVIOUS EDITIONS -

70TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1s7s8hc/my_version_of_the_70th_academy_awards_1998_oscars/

71ST ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1sdbwfa/my_version_of_the_71st_academy_awards_1999_oscars/

72ND ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1soijq8/my_version_of_the_72nd_academy_awards_2000_oscars/

73RD ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1sr7mxn/my_version_of_the_73rd_academy_awards_2001_oscars/

74TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1stn92b/my_version_of_the_74th_academy_awards_2002_oscars/

75TH ACADEMY AWARDS - https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1svk347/my_version_of_the_75th_academy_awards_2003_oscars/
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PS: A couple of rules of engagement… This is an entirely subjective exercise and I'd urge to keep the spirit of the forum positive. If you find someone’s choice baffling, why not ask them the reason behind it in the spirit of constructive discourse. Let's be curious about everyone's subjective opinions without dissing each other. Let's start conversations... and keep the positivity flowing!

PPS: This is a subjective exercise, but I'm trying to still follow as many of the Academy's rules as possible.

- The nominee list is as per the rules of 2026 Oscars, be it the number of nominees or the categores.

- Only doing Feature Film nominations, so leaving out shorts and docu categories, as I'm grossly behind wrt watching the possible contenders in each year.

- Let's celebrate a tie if it has to be a tie 😄 It's our wishlist after all! Where else would we make such a thing happen!

- My take on Picture, International Film: The most impactful, important, innovating and/or memorable film

- My take on Director is about a unique, innovative and/or impactful vision for a film.

- My take on Score & Song is subjective, if it's largely original, then it's up for noms.

- My take on performances is about the depth of nuance, impact of the performance the the film and memorability of the performance.

- Performer rules are in play, for eg, one actor cannot receive more than 1 nomination in 1 category. I'd refrain from obvious category fraud and will nominate actors in lead or supporting as per my understanding of who the true lead was.

- My take on all craft & writing categories is about the impact of the craft on the film and the innovation/impact/meticulousness of vision.

IMHO, these films deserved to get nominated in their respective year... fyi this doesn't mean the work on the ones i'm replacing wasn't great, just that it was something less original and fresh, and I would have gladly used that slot for the film I'm suggesting:

- The Royal Tenenbaums instead of The Affair of the Necklace 2002

- Star Wars: Attack of the Clones instead of The Pianist 2003

- Kill Bill: Volume 1 instead of Seabiscuit 2004

- 2046 instead of Mrs Henderson Presents 2006

- The Dark Knight + Hellboy: The Golden Army instead of Revolutionary Road & The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2009

- Watchmen + Star Trek + A Single Man instead of Bright Star, The Young Victoria & Coco Before Chanel 2010

- Black Swan instead of True Grit 2011

- Thor instead of Anonymous 2012

- Cloud Atlas instead of Lincoln 2013

- Man of Steel + The Hunger Games - Catching Fire instead of The Invisible Woman & 12 Years a Slave 2014

- Star Wars:  The Last Jedi + Thor Ragnarok instead of Darkest Hour & Victoria & Abdul 2018

- Aquaman instead of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 2019

- Birds of Prey instead of Pinocchio 2021

- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes instead of Oppenheimer 2024

- The Fantastic Four instead of Avatar: Fire & Ash 2026