Alternative 74th Academy Awards
by HBSmith_Critic | created - 02 Apr 2023 | updated - 2 months ago | PublicWinners
1. Mulholland Drive — 12 nominations and 5 wins
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring — 14 nominations and 5 wins
3. Moulin Rouge! — 4 nominations and 2 wins (Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design)
4. Monster's Ball — 2 nominations and 1 win (Best Actress)
5. Iris — 2 nominations and 1 win (Best Supporting Actor)
Single winners
1. In the Bedroom
2. In the Mood for Love
3. Iris
4. Monster's Ball
5. Training Day
BEST PICTURE
1. Mulholland Drive ‡
2. A Beautiful Mind
3. In the Bedroom
4. In the Mood for Love
5. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• Mulholland Drive and In the Mood for Love are nominated over Gosford Park and Moulin Rouge!
• Mulholland Drive wins over A Beautiful Mind.
BEST DIRECTOR
1. David Lynch – Mulholland Drive ‡
2. Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
3. Ridley Scott – Black Hawk Down
4. Ron Howard – A Beautiful Mind
5. Wong Kar-wai — In the Mood for Love
• David Lynch wins over Ron Howard for A Beautiful Mind.
• Wong Kar-wai is nominated over Robert Altman for Gosford Park.
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1. Mulholland Drive (2001)
R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Jeanne Bates
Votes: 383,784 | Gross: $7.22M
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
1. Mulholland Drive — David Lynch ‡
2. Amélie – Guillaume Laurant and Jean-Pierre Jeunet
3. In the Mood for Love — Wong Kar-wai
4. Monster's Ball – Milo Addica and Will Rokos
5. The Royal Tenenbaums – Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson
Mulholland Drive is nominated in place of Memento, which is nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay.
2. In the Bedroom (2001)
R | 131 min | Crime, Drama
A New England couple's college-aged son dates an older woman who has two small children and an unwelcome ex-husband.
Director: Todd Field | Stars: Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl, Marisa Tomei
Votes: 42,424 | Gross: $35.93M
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
1. In the Bedroom – Rob Festinger and Todd Field based on the story "Killings" by Andre Dubus ‡
2. Ghost World – Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff based on the comic book by Daniel Clowes
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson based on the book by J. R. R. Tolkien
4. Memento — Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan based on "Memento Mori" by Jonathan Nolan
5. Shrek – Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S. H. Schulman based on the book by William Steig
• Memento is nominated over A Beautiful Mind
3. Training Day (2001)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger
Votes: 472,803 | Gross: $76.63M
BEST ACTOR
1. Denzel Washington – Training Day as Alonzo Harris ‡
2. Russell Crowe – A Beautiful Mind as John Forbes Nash Jr.
3. Sean Penn – I Am Sam as Sam Dawson
4. Will Smith – Ali as Muhammad Ali
5. Tom Wilkinson – In the Bedroom as Dr. Matthew Fowler
4. Monster's Ball (2001)
R | 111 min | Drama, Romance
After a family tragedy, a racist prison guard re-examines his attitudes while falling in love with the African-American wife of the last prisoner he executed.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Taylor Simpson, Gabrielle Witcher
Votes: 94,070 | Gross: $31.27M
BEST ACTRESS
1. Halle Berry – Monster's Ball as Leticia Musgrove ‡
2. Maggie Cheung — In the Mood for Love as Su Li-zhen
3. Naomi Watts — Mulholland Drive as Betty Elms/Diane Selwyn
4. Nicole Kidman – Moulin Rouge! as Satine
5. Sissy Spacek – In the Bedroom as Ruth Fowler
New nominees
1. Naomi Watts — Mulholland Drive
2. Maggie Cheung — In the Mood for Love
Excluded
1. Judi Dench — Iris
2. Renée Zellweger — Bridget Jones's Diary
5. Iris (I) (2001)
R | 91 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent, Kate Winslet, Hugh Bonneville
Votes: 19,139 | Gross: $1.29M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
1. Jim Broadbent – Iris as John Bayley ‡
2. Ben Kingsley – Sexy Beast as Don Logan
3. Ethan Hawke – Training Day as Officer Jake Hoyt
4. Ian McKellen – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Gandalf
5. Jon Voight – Ali as Howard Cosell
6. Mulholland Drive (2001)
R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Jeanne Bates
Votes: 383,784 | Gross: $7.22M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
1. Laura Harring — Mulholland Drive as Rita/Camilla Rhodes ‡
2. Helen Mirren – Gosford Park as Jane Wilson
3. Jennifer Connelly – A Beautiful Mind as Alicia de Lardé-Nash
4. Kate Winslet – Iris as Iris Murdoch
5. Marisa Tomei – In the Bedroom as Natalie Strout
• Laura Harring is nominated over Maggie Smith for Iris.
• Laura Harring's win would contribute to representation for Hispanic actresses.
7. In the Mood for Love (2000)
PG | 98 min | Drama, Romance
Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Maggie Cheung, Siu Ping-Lam, Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung
Votes: 166,818 | Gross: $2.73M
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
1. In the Mood for Love ‡
• In the Mood for Love is nominated over Son of the Bride
8. Shrek (2001)
PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre, who must go on a quest and rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his land back.
Directors: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson | Stars: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow
Votes: 734,039 | Gross: $267.67M
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
1. Shrek – Aron Warner — WINNER
2. Monsters, Inc. – Pete Docter and John Lasseter
3. Waking Life — Palmer West, Jonah Smith, Tommy Pallotta, and Anne Walker-McBay
• Waking Life is nominated over Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
9. Murder on a Sunday Morning (2001)
Not Rated | 111 min | Documentary, Crime
Oscar-winning documentary that documents a murder trial in which a 15-year-old African-American is wrongfully accused of a 2000 murder in Jacksonville, Florida.
Director: Jean-Xavier de Lestrade | Stars: Ann Finnell, Patrick McGuinness, James Williams, Michael Glover
Votes: 4,515
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
10. Thoth (2002)
40 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Thoth is a street performer currently in New York. Thoth is an individual with a complicated life and background. Thoth plays on opera with a violin in a loincloth in Central Park. Thoth is.
Director: Sarah Kernochan | Stars: S.K. Thoth, Robert Janoff, Elayne Jones, George Kaufman
Votes: 243
BEST DOCUMENTARY – SHORT SUBJECT
11. The Accountant (2001)
TV-14 | 35 min | Comedy, Short
The O'Dell farm is on the rocks. A non-traditional accountant comes with a variety of ways to save the farm.
Director: Ray McKinnon | Stars: Ray McKinnon, Walton Goggins, Eddie King, Gary Richardson
Votes: 1,204
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
12. For the Birds (2000)
G | 3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A group of snooty birds roosting on a telephone wire get their just deserts when a goofy bird drops in.
Director: Ralph Eggleston | Star: Ralph Eggleston
Votes: 33,996
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
13. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
PG-13 | 178 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean
Votes: 2,006,797 | Gross: $315.54M
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring — Howard Shore ‡
2. A.I. Artificial Intelligence — John Williams
3. A Beautiful Mind — James Horner
4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone — John Williams
5. Mulholland Drive — Angelo Badalamenti
• Mulholland Drive is nominated over Monster's Inc.
14. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
PG-13 | 178 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean
Votes: 2,006,797 | Gross: $315.54M
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
1. "May It Be" from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Music and Lyrics by Enya, Nicky Ryan, and Roma Ryan ‡
2. "Until..." from Kate & Leopold – Music and Lyrics by Sting
3. "If I Didn't Have You" from Monsters, Inc. – Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman
4. "There You'll Be" from Pearl Harbor by Diane Warren
5. "Vanilla Sky" from Vanilla Sky – Music and Lyrics by Paul McCartney
15. Moulin Rouge! (2001)
PG-13 | 127 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.
Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent
Votes: 299,314 | Gross: $57.39M
BEST ART DIRECTION
1. Moulin Rouge! – Art Direction: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Brigitte Broch ‡
2. Amélie – Art Direction: Aline Bonetto; Set Decoration: Marie-Laure Valla
3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone – Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
4..The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Art Direction: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Dan Hennah
5. Mulholland Drive
• Mulholland Drive is nominated over Gosford Park.
16. Mulholland Drive (2001)
R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Jeanne Bates
Votes: 383,784 | Gross: $7.22M
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. Mulholland Drive — Peter Deming ‡
2. Amélie – Bruno Delbonnel
3. Black Hawk Down – Sławomir Idziak
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Andrew Lesnie
5. The Man Who Wasn't There – Roger Deakins
• Mulholland Drive is nominated over Moulin Rouge!
17. Moulin Rouge! (2001)
PG-13 | 127 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.
Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent
Votes: 299,314 | Gross: $57.39M
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
1. Moulin Rouge! – Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie ‡
2. Gosford Park – Jenny Beavan
3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone – Judianna Makovsky
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor
5. Mulholland Drive
• Mulholland Drive is nominated over The Affair of the Necklace.
18. Memento (2000)
R | 113 min | Mystery, Thriller
A man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife's murderer.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior
Votes: 1,322,721 | Gross: $25.54M
BEST FILM EDITING
1. Memento – Dody Dorn ‡
2. A Beautiful Mind – Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
3. Black Hawk Down – Pietro Scalia
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – John Gilbert
5. Mulholland Drive — Mary Sweeney
• Mulholland Drive is nominated in place of Moulin Rouge!
19. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
PG-13 | 178 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean
Votes: 2,006,797 | Gross: $315.54M
BEST MAKEUP
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Peter Owen and Richard Taylor ‡
2. A Beautiful Mind – Greg Cannom and Colleen Callaghan
3. Mulholland Drive — Jennifer Aspinall
• Mulholland Drive is nominated in place of Moulin Rouge!
20. Black Hawk Down (2001)
R | 144 min | Action, Drama, History
The story of 160 elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily armed Somalis.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana
Votes: 423,533 | Gross: $108.64M
BEST SOUND
1. Black Hawk Down – Michael Minkler, Myron Nettinga and Chris Munro ‡
2. Amélie – Vincent Arnardi, Guillaume Leriche and Jean Umansky
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Gethin Creagh and Hammond Peek
4. Moulin Rouge! – Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Roger Savage and Guntis Sics
5. Mulholland Drive
• Mulholland Drive is nominated in place of Pearl Harbor.
21. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
PG-13 | 178 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean
Votes: 2,006,797 | Gross: $315.54M
BEST SOUND EDITING
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ‡
2. Black Hawk Down
3. Pearl Harbor
22. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
PG-13 | 178 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean
Votes: 2,006,797 | Gross: $315.54M
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor and Mark Stetson ‡
2. A.I. Artificial Intelligence – Dennis Muren, Scott Farrar, Stan Winston and Michael Lantieri
3. Black Hawk Down
4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
5. Mulholland Drive
• Black Hawk Down, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and Mulholland Drive are new nominees.
• Pearl Harbor is excluded.
23. Mulholland Drive (2001)
R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Jeanne Bates
Votes: 383,784 | Gross: $7.22M
12 nominations
1. Best Picture
2. Best Director
3. Best Original Screenplay
4. Best Actress
5. Best Supporting Actress
6. Best Art Direction
7. Best Cinematography
8. Best Costume Design
9. Best Film Editing
10. Best Makeup
11. Best Sound
12. Best Visual Effects
Wins
Best Original Screenplay
Best Supporting Actress
Best Cinematography
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