I’ll put my unique spin on this in a few days, after I have a little time to digest it a bit, but for now, here’s the complete list.—————————————————-
Complete list of 75th annual Oscar nominations announced Tuesday in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: 1. Best Picture: “”Chicago,”” “”Gangs of New York,”” “”The Hours,”” “”The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers,”” “”The Pianist.”” 2. Actor: Adrien Brody, “”The Pianist””; Nicolas Cage, “”Adaptation””; Michael Caine, “”The Quiet American””; Daniel Day-Lewis, “”Gangs of New York””; Jack Nicholson, “”About Schmidt.”” 3. Actress: Salma Hayek, “”Frida””; Nicole Kidman, “”The Hours””; Diane Lane, “”Unfaithful””; Julianne Moore, “”Far from Heaven””; Renee Zellweger, “”Chicago.”” 4. Supporting Actor: Chris Cooper, “”Adaptation””; Ed Harris, “”The Hours””; Paul Newman, “”Road to Perdition””; John C. Reilly, “”Chicago””; Christopher Walken, “”Catch Me If You Can.”” 5. Supporting Actress: Kathy Bates, “”About Schmidt””; Julianne Moore, “”The Hours””; Queen Latifah, “”Chicago””; Meryl Streep, “”Adaptation””; Catherine Zeta-Jones, “”Chicago.”” 6. Director: Rob Marshall, “”Chicago””; Martin Scorsese, “”Gangs of New York””; Stephen Daldry, “”The Hours””; Roman Polanski, “”The Pianist””; Pedro Almodovar , “”Talk to Her.”” 7. Foreign Film: “”El Crimen del Padre Amaro,”” Mexico; “”Hero,”” People’s Republic of China; “”The Man Without a Past,”” Finland; “”Nowhere in Africa,”” Germany; “”Zus & Zo,”” The Netherlands. 8. Adapted Screenplay: Peter Hedges and Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz, “”About a Boy””; Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman, “”Adaptation””; Bill Condon, “”Chicago””; David Hare, “”The Hours””; Ronald Harwood, “”The Pianist.”” 9. Original Screenplay: Todd Haynes, “”Far From Heaven””; Jay Cocks and Steve Zaillian and Kenneth Lonergan, “”Gangs of New York””; Nia Vardalos, “”My Big Fat Greek Wedding””; Pedro Almodovar, “”Talk to Her””; Carlos Cuaron and Alfonso Cuaron, “”Y Tu Mama Tambien.”” 10. Animated feature film: “”Ice Age””; “”Lilo & Stitch””; “”Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron””; “”Spirited Away””; “”Treasure Planet.”” 11. Art Direction: “”Chicago,”” “”Frida,”” “”Gangs of New York,”” “”The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers,”” “”Road to Perdition.”” 12. Cinematography: “”Chicago,”” “”Far From Heaven,”” “”Gangs of New York,”” “”The Pianist,”” “”Road to Perdition.”” 13. Sound: “”Chicago,”” “”Gangs of New York,”” “”The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers,”” “”Road to Perdition,”” “”Spider-Man.”” 14. Sound Editing: “”The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers,”” “”Minority Report,”” “”Road to Perdition.”” 15. Original Score: “”Catch Me If You Can,”” John Williams; “”Far From Heaven,”” Elmer Bernstein; “”Frida,”” Elliot Goldenthal; “”The Hours,”” Philip Glass; “”Road to Perdition,”” Thomas Newman. 16. Original Song: “”Burn It Blue”” from “”Frida,”” Elliot Goldenthal and Julie Taymor; “”Father and Daughter”” from “”The Wild Thornberrys Movie,”” Paul Simon; “”The Hands That Built America”” from “”Gangs of New York,”” Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen; “”I Move On”” from “”Chicago,”” John Kander and Fred Ebb; “”Lose Yourself”” from “”8 Mile,”” Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto. 17. Costume: “”Chicago,”” “”Frida,”” “”Gangs of New York,”” “”The Hours,”” “”The Pianist.”” 18. Documentary Feature: “”Bowling for Columbine,”” “”Daughter from Danang,”” “”Prisoner of Paradise,”” “”Spellbound,”” “”Winged Migration.”” 19. Documentary (short subject): “”The Collector of Bedford Street,”” “”Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks,”” “”Twin Towers,”” “”Why Can’t We Be a Family Again?”” 20. Film Editing: “”Chicago,”” “”Gangs of New York,”” “”The Hours,”” “”The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers,”” “”The Pianist.”” 21. Makeup: “”Frida,”” “”The Time Machine.”” 22. Animated Short Film: “”The Cathedral,”” “”The ChubbChubbs!,”” “”Das Rad,”” “”Mike’s New Car,”” “”Mt. Head.”” 23. Live Action Short Film: “”Fait D’Hiver,”” “”I’ll Wait for the Next One (J’Attendrai Le Suivant),”” “”Inja (Dog),”” “”Johnny Flynton,”” “”This Charming Man (Der Er En Yndig Mand).”” 24. Visual Effects: “”The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers,”” “”Spider-Man,”” “”Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones.”” ___