Similar to the race for Best Actor, there is not much suspense on the list of nominees for Best Actress, with Hillary Swank for "Boys Don't Cry" and Jenny McTeer for "Dandelion (Tumbleweeds)." McTeer), Julianne Moore of "Love to the End", "The Strings Move My Heart" (Music. Of。 The。 Heart)" and "Notting Hill" Julia Roberts, each made it to the final five.

This year's competitiveness is even weaker than last year's, and Hillary can basically be said to be a standout, and she is the same as last year's "female." There are many similarities between Charlize in "The Adversary", "Boys Don't Cry" is also about homosexuality, and she also gave a clapping performance, but the thickness and quality of Hillary's character are still slightly inferior to Charlize, but this is enough to make her lead the competition this year, except for Jenny who can launch some impact, the overall performance and quality of the other three candidates are dwarfed. This also continues the overall situation of the award year.

It can be seen from the Best Actor and Best Actress categories that the impact of the five nominees for Best Picture in these two awards is relatively weak - at least not the pattern of last year's strong confrontation, which also affects the choice of Best Picture.

The same situation also appeared in the supporting role department, but relatively speaking, the chaotic pattern of the supporting role department has formed a more fierce competition, and the highlights even exceed the protagonist department.

In the Best Supporting Actor category, Michael Caine of "The Law of Cider House", Tom Cruise of "Magnolia", Leonardo DiCaprio of "A Beautiful Mind", Haley Joe Osmond of "The Sixth Sense of the Supernatural", and Jude Law of "The Genius Ripley" were shortlisted for the awards.

Among these five seats, Michael had already won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor thirteen years ago, and Leonardo and Tom had both been nominated before, and this time they both gave wonderful performances and returned to the competition; Both Haley and Jude are first-time nominees, but the two contestants have shown strong competitiveness in all aspects such as the quality of their performances and the popularity of their works.

In fact, before the Oscars, Haley's call for the award was the loudest. In 1993, Anna Paquin, who was only eight years old, won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress with "Piano Love", and Haley, who is now only eleven years old, is naturally capable of winning the award. But considering the peculiarities of the Best Supporting Actor department, and the other strong competitors, Haley's voice is not so high.

Tom's performance in "Magnolia" this time can be said to be completely out of the blue, and many people think that this is better than his previous performances of "Born on the Fourth of July" and "Mr. Sweetheart", and he is fully qualified for the award; Leonardo is even more eye-catching, his portrayal of William Pacher is believable, delicate and rich, and more importantly, he shows ordinary acting skills without crutches, and his performance is so good that many people compare him to Robert De Niro.

Therefore, the competition for Best Supporting Actor can be said to be the winner of Thin Ice, except for Jude, who is relatively weaker, and who wins the other four candidates is not an unexpected result.

The same goes for the Best Supporting Actress category, with Angelina Jolie for "Soul Shifters," Toni Colette for "The Psychic Sixth Sense," and Catherine for "Puppet Life." Keener), Charlize Theron in "A Beautiful Mind", Chloe Sevigny in "Don't Cry Boys". Sevigny), shortlisted for the final nomination.

Except for Colo's performance, which is relatively weak, and is shortlisted more by relying on the influence of his works, the other four contenders are definitely strong contenders. Overall, Charlize has just won two trophies in the last two years and is only 24 years old this year, so Angelina, Toni and Catherine will be battling it out early, and Angelina seems to be in the lead for now.

Angelina didn't like Hugo, one might even say disgust, and she had openly expressed her dislike for Hugo in the media more than once, "He was like a cold and sticky viper, which people couldn't like at all." This has sparked a lot of controversy, but Angelina has gone her own way.

After winning the Oscar nomination this time, she was a little more restrained, but in the good times, she still jokingly said, "I feel like I have a taste of beating Charlize Theron." "It shows that she is full of confidence.

Comparatively speaking, this year's script department has surprises and disappointments.

In the Best Original Screenplay category, Charlie Kaufman of "Puppet Life", Paul Thomas Anderson of "Magnolia", and M. Knight Shyamalan of "The Sixth Sense" can be described as a strong leader. Mike Lee of Turvy and Woody Allen of Sweet and Humble are a little lacking in surprises - but Woody, who has won nominations for original screenplays almost every time he makes a shot, is always a presence to be reckoned with.

The competition for the best adapted screenplay was fierce, with John Owen of "The Cider House Rule", Hugo Lancaster of "A Beautiful Mind", Frank Darabont of "The Green Miracle", Michael Mann of "Inside Out", and Anthony Minghella of "The Genius Ripley" making it to the final showdown.

In addition to "Genius Ripley", the other top four are precisely the contestants in the battle for Best Picture, it can be seen that this year is a big year for adaptation, and "Genius Ripley" is not weak in its own power, although it has been overwhelmed in the super shouting, and has not been able to get closer, but the nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay still affirms its strength.

Standing at the overall height of the movie, looking at the entire Oscar nomination list, "A Beautiful Mind" leads in advance with nine nominations, and after some twists and turns, it still continues the advantage of the No. 1 seed in the awards season, which also makes the chaotic awards season more and more unclear - even if it leads the list of nominees, the future of "Beautiful Mind" in the Oscars is still unclear, and no one knows when the reverse effect of "Hollywood cancer" will explode. What's more, last year's "Shakespeare in Love" led the entire awards season strongly, but was overturned at the last moment, which is still vivid.

Despite this, "A Beautiful Mind" still showed its top seed in the nomination stage, Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay and other six major awards were all successfully shortlisted, except for the absence of Best Actress because of the plot setting, the nomination rate was 100%, in addition, the best film editing, best soundtrack, and best cinematography were the icing on the cake.

As a work of which Hugo is a producer, "A Beautiful Mind" once again shows the perfect combination of business and art after "L.A. Confidential" and "Perfect", which is admirable. And another work of Hugo's producer, "The Sixth Sense" has also been affirmed!

"The Sixth Sense" won nominations in five categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Original Screenplay, except for Best Actor who was robbed of his demeanor by "A Beautiful Mind" and failed to achieve Hugo's double nomination for Best Actor, the performance of other major awards is not inferior to "A Beautiful Mind", and the nomination for the Best Film Editing Award also affirmed the overall quality of this work, with a total of six nominations, becoming the biggest dark horse in the Oscar nomination stage.

If you count by nominations, the seven nominations of "Inside Shock" and "The Law of Cider Houses" are undoubtedly close behind "Beautiful Mind".

"Shocking Insider" continues the strong performance of "L.A. Confidential" two years ago, with nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay, plus three nominations for Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, and Best Sound, becoming the second most powerful work in the awards season after "A Beautiful Mind".

The overall momentum of "The Law of the Cider House" is slightly weaker, but the four nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay still perform well, and the three nominations for Best Film Editing, Best Score, and Best Art Direction are the icing on the cake.

The final film in the race for Best Picture, "Miracle of the Green Mile", received four nominations: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Sound and Best Sound Editing. After missing the Best Director contest and missing out on Best Film Editing - it is also the only work among the five nominees for Best Picture to miss both categories in a row, coupled with the overall failure of the four major acting awards, it can be said that the overall momentum of "Miracle of the Green Mile" is more than a notch.

Replacing "Miracle on the Green Mile" in the Best Film Editing Award is "The Matrix", a sci-fi film that shines on the list of nominees with four technical awards: Best Sound, Best Sound Editing, Best Film Editing, and Best Visual Effects.

In addition, "Magnolia" received three nominations, and Paul Thomas Anderson surprised everyone again after "Unruly Night"; "Puppet Life" also has three nominations, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay, each of which is a heavyweight; Although "Genius Praile" was absent from the competition for the main awards, in addition to Best Supporting Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay, the three nominations for Best Soundtrack, Best Art Direction, and Best Costume Design still allowed him to win five nominations, surpassing the "Miracle of the Green Mile", and the call for the award was slightly ahead.

However, it can still be seen from the entire list of nominees that the three-legged pattern of "Beautiful Mind", "Shocking Insider" and "The Law of the Cider House" is more than one grade weaker than last year, clearly showing the pattern of the award year. But no one cares, because even at a young age, the suspense is still innumerable - can "A Beautiful Mind" continue the strength of the top seed? Can Hugo make history again? Can Charlize make it three years in a row? What about the results of the supporting cast department and the screenwriting department?

Under the watchful eye, the 72nd Oscars slowly kicked off!