How The Formula Predicted
The 2001 Oscar Nominees


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FIRST PLACE PER CATEGORY


Picture
A Beautiful Mind
38.51 pts


Director
Ron Howard
29.64 pts


Actor
Russell Crowe
18.38 pts


Actress
Sissy Spacek
29.43 pts


Supp. Actor
Ben Kingsley
28.54 pts


Supp. Actress
Jennifer Connelly
18.38 pts


Orig. Screenplay
Memento
25.20 pts


Adaptation
A Beautiful Mind
20.27 pts


Best Picture
A Beautiful Mind
Gosford Park
In the Bedroom
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Moulin Rouge

6th and 7th Place: Black Hawk Down ; Mulholland Drive

Places 8 to 10: Memento ; Amelie ; Shrek


Best Director
Ron Howard, A Beautiful Mind
Ridley Scott, Black Hawk Down
Robert Altman, Gosford Park
Todd Field, In the Bedroom
Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
6th and 7th Place: Baz Luhrmann, Moulin Rouge; David Lynch, Mulholland Drive

Places 8 to 10: Christopher Nolan, Memento ; Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Amelie ; Joel Coen, The Man Who Wasn't There


Best Actor
Russell Crowe, A Beautiful Mind
Gene Hackman, The Royal Tenenbaums
Sean Penn, I Am Sam
Denzel Washington, Training Day
Tom Wilkinson, In the Bedroom
6th and 7th Place : Kevin Spacey, The Shipping News ; Billy Bob Thornton, The Man Who Wasn't There

Places 9 to 10: Ewan McGregor, Moulin Rouge ; Kevin Kline, Life as a House ; John Cameron Mitchell, Hedwig & the Angry Inch

Nominee Will Smith, Ali stranded on 11th place...


Best Actress
Halle Berry, Monster's Ball
Judi Dench, Iris
Nicole Kidman, Moulin Rouge
Sissy Spacek, In the Bedroom
Renee Zellweger, Bridget Jones's Diary
6th and 7th Place: Nicole Kidman, The Others ; Tilda Swinton, The Deep End

Places 8 to 10: Thora Birch, Ghost World ; Cate Blanchett, Bandits ; Naomi Watts, Mulholland Drive


Best Supporting Actor
Jim Broadbent, Iris
Steve Buscemi, Ghost World
Ben Kingsley, Sexy Beast
Ian McKellen, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Jon Voight, Ali
6th and 7th Place: Jude Law, A.I. Artificial Intelligence ; Hayden Christensen, Life as a House

Places 8 to 10: Ethan Hawke, Training Day ; Jim Broadbent, Moulin Rouge ; Tony Shaloub, The Man Who Wasn't There

Ian McKellan had the same score as Jude Law, so the formula used the Tie Breaker to determine the fifth place.


Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Connelly, A Beautiful Mind
Helen Mirren, Gosford Park
Maggie Smith, Gosford Park
Marisa Tomei, In the Bedroom
Kate Winslet, Iris
6th and 7th Place: Cameron Diaz, Vanilla Sky ; Judi Dench, The Shipping News

Places 8 to 10: Dakota Fanning, I Am Sam; Fionnula Flanagan, The Others ; Emily Watson, Gosford Park


Best Original Screenplay
Amelie
Gosford Park
Memento
Moulin Rouge
The Royal Tenenbaums
6th and 7th Place: Mulholland Drive ; The Man Who Wasn't There

Places 8 to 10: Monster's Ball ; No Man's Land ; The Others


Best Adapted Screenplay
A Beautiful Mind
Ghost World
In the Bedroom
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Shrek
6th and 7th Place: Bridget Jones's Diary ; Black Hawk Down

Places 8 to 9: Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone ; A.I. Artificial Intelligence

10th place was a 4-way tie between: Iris, Hedwig & the Angry Inch, Last Orders and Lantana


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