Oscar Shortlist

Well they're in, here are this years Oscar nominations: Best Picture Elizabeth - Alison Owen, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan Life Is Beautiful - Elda Ferri, Gianluigi Braschi Saving Private Ryan - Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, Gary Levinsohn, Steven Spielberg Shakespeare in Love - David Parfitt, Donna Gigliotti, Harvey Weinstein, Edward Zwick, Marc Norman The Thin Red Line - Robert Michael Geisler, John Roberdeau, Grant Hill Best Actor Roberto Benigni - Life Is Beautiful Tom Hanks - Saving Private Ryan Ian McKellen - Gods and Monsters Nick Nolte - Affliction Edward Norton - American History X Best Actress Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth Fernanda Montenegro - Central Station Gwyneth Paltrow - Shakespeare in Love Meryl Streep - One True Thing Emily Watson - Hilary and Jackie Best Supporting Actor James Coburn - Affliction Robert Duvall - A Civil Action Ed Harris - The Truman Show Geoffrey Rush - Shakespeare in Love Billy Bob Thornton - A Simple Plan Best Supporting Actress Kathy Bates - Primary Colors Brenda Blethyn - Little Voice Judi Dench - Shakespeare in Love Rachel Griffiths - Hilary and Jackie Lynn Redgrave - Gods and Monsters Best Director Life Is Beautiful - Roberto Benigni Shakespeare in Love - John Madden The Thin Red Line - Terrence Malick Saving Private Ryan - Steven Spielberg The Truman Show - Peter Weir Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Warren Beatty, Jeremy Pikser - Bulworth Roberto Benigni, Vincenzo Cerami - Life Is Beautiful Robert Rodat - Saving Private Ryan Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard - Shakespeare in Love Andrew Niccol - The Truman Show Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Bill Condon - Gods and Monsters Scott Frank - Out of Sight Scott B. Smith - A Simple Plan Terrence Malick - The Thin Red Line Elaine May - Primary Colors Best Cinematography A Civil Action - Conrad L. Hall Elizabeth - Remi Adefarasin Saving Private Ryan - Janusz Kaminski Shakespeare in Love - Richard Greatrex The Thin Red Line - John Toll Best Art Direction-Set Decoration John Myhre; Peter Howitt - Elizabeth Jeannine Claudia Oppewall; Jay Hart - Pleasantville Thomas E. Sanders; Lisa Dean Kavanaugh - Saving Private Ryan Martin Childs; Jill Quertier - Shakespeare in Love Eugenio Zanetti; Cindy Carr - What Dreams May Come Best Costume Design Colleen Atwood - Beloved Alexandra Byrne - Elizabeth Judianna Makovsky - Pleasantville Sandy Powell - Shakespeare in Love Sandy Powell - Velvet Goldmine Best Sound Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Keith A. Wester - Armageddon Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Pud Cusack - The Mask of Zorro Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Ronald Judkins - Saving Private Ryan Robin O'Donoghue, Dominic Lester, Peter Glossop - Shakespeare in Love Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Paul Brincat - The Thin Red Line Best Film Editing Simona Paggi - Life Is Beautiful Anne V. Coates - Out of Sight Michael Kahn - Saving Private Ryan David Gamble - Shakespeare in Love Billy Weber, Leslie Jones, Saar Klein - The Thin Red Line Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing George Watters II - Armageddon David McMoyler - The Mask of Zorro Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns - Saving Private Ryan Best Effects, Visual Effects Richard R. Hoover, Pat McClung, John Frazier - Armageddon Rick Baker, Hoyt Yeatman, Alan Hall, Jim Mitchell - Mighty Joe Young Joel Hynek, Nicholas Brooks, Stuart Robertson, Kevin Mack - What Dreams May Come Best Makeup Elizabeth - Jenny Shircore Saving Private Ryan - Lois Burwell, Conor O'Sullivan, Daniel C. Striepeke Shakespeare in Love - Lisa Westcott, Veronica Brebner Best Music, Song "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Armageddon) - Diane Warren "The Prayer" (Quest for Camelot) - Music: David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager, Lyrics: David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager, Tony Renis, Alberto Testa "A Soft Place to Fall" (The Horse Whisperer) - Allison Moorer, Gwil Owen "That'll Do" (Babe: Pig in the City) - Randy Newman "When You Believe" (The Prince of Egypt) - Stephen Schwartz Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score Randy Newman - A Bug's Life Jerry Goldsmith - Mulan Marc Shaiman - Patch Adams Stephen Schwartz, Hans Zimmer - The Prince of Egypt Stephen Warbeck - Shakespeare in Love Best Music, Original Dramatic Score David Hirschfelder - Elizabeth Nicola Piovani - Life Is Beautiful Randy Newman - Pleasantville John Williams - Saving Private Ryan Hans Zimmer - The Thin Red Line Best Short Films, Animated Films Bunny - Chris Wedge The Canterbury Tales - Christopher Grace, Jonathan Myerson Jolly Roger - Mark Baker More - Mark Osborne, Steve Kalafer When Life Departs - Karsten Kiilerich, Stefan Fjeldmark Best Short Films, Live Action Culture - Will Speck, Josh Gordon Election Night (Valgaften) - Kim Magnusson, Anders Thomas Jenssen Holiday Romance - Alexander Jovy La Carte Postale (The Postcard) - Vivian Goffette Victor - Simon Sandquist, Joel Bergvall Best Documentary, Short Subjects The Personals: Improvisations on Romance in the Golden Years - Keiko Ibi A Place in the Land - Charles Guggenheim Sunrise over Tiananmen Square - Shui-Bo Wang and Donald McWilliams Best Documentary, Features Dancemaker - Matthew Diamond, Jerry Kupfer The Farm: Angola, USA - Jonathan Stack, Liz Garbus The Last Days - James Moll, Ken Lipper Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth - Robert B. Weide Regret to Inform - Barbara Sonnenborn, Janet Cole Best Foreign Language Film Tango from Argentina Central do Brasil from Brazil Bacheha-Ye Aseman from Iran La vita bella from Italy El Abuelo from Spain The ceremony is on March 21st and will be hosted by Whoopi Goldberg.