My choices for the best of the year...
BY ANTHONY KUSICH
See the best of other years:  2001 * 2002 * 2003 * 2004
BEST PICTURE
terrence howard, 'CRASH'
There's so much to recommend about Charlie
Kaufman's latest masterpiece.  It's a romance.
ombination.
will ferrell, 'MELINDA & MELINDA'
mickey rourke, 'SIN CITY'
steve coogan, 'HAPPY ENDINGS'
Forget the acclaim that's been showered over it for the past month.  
The hype is unnecessary; it's a gem of a road trip flick with the four
of the best complementary performances of the year.
www
'GRIZZLY MAN'
BEST DIRECTOR
terrence howard, 'CRASH'
There's so much to recommend about Charlie
Kaufman's latest masterpiece.  It's a romance.
ombination.
will ferre
mickey ro
steve co
Forget the acclaim that's been showered over it for the past month.  
The hype is unnecessary; it's a gem of a road trip flick with the four
of the best complementary performances of the year.
www
peter sar
BEST ACTOR
terrence howard, 'CRASH'
There's so much to recommend about Charlie
Kaufman's latest masterpiece.  It's a romance.
ombination.
will ferrell, 'MELINDA & MELINDA'
mickey rourke, 'SIN CITY'
steve coogan, 'HAPPY ENDINGS'
Forget the acclaim that's been showered over it for the past month.  
The hype is unnecessary; it's a gem of a road trip flick with the four
of the best complementary performances of the year.
www
peter sarsgaard, 'JARHEAD'
BEST ACTRESS
maggie gyllenhaal, 'HAPPY ENDINGS'
There's so much to recommend about Charlie
Kaufman's latest masterpiece.  It's a romance.
ombination.
will ferrell, 'MELINDA & MELINDA'
mickey rourke, 'SIN CITY'
steve coogan, 'HAPPY ENDINGS'
Forget the acclaim that's been showered over it for the past month.  
The hype is unnecessary; it's a gem of a road trip flick with the four
of the best complementary performances of the year.
www
rahda mitchell, 'MELINDA & MELINDA'
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
terrence howard, 'CRASH'
There's so much to recommend about Charlie
Kaufman's latest masterpiece.  It's a romance.
ombination.
will ferrell, 'MELINDA & MELINDA'
mickey rourke, 'SIN CITY'
steve coogan, 'HAPPY ENDINGS'
Forget the acclaim that's been showered over it for the past month.  
The hype is unnecessary; it's a gem of a road trip flick with the four
of the best complementary performances of the year.
www
peter sarsgaard, 'JARHEAD'
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
maggie gyllenhaal, 'HAPPY ENDINGS'
maria bello, 'A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE'
mickey rourke, 'SIN CITY'
steve coogan, 'HAPPY ENDINGS'
Forget the acclaim that's been showered over it for the past month.  
The hype is unnecessary; it's a gem of a road trip flick with the four
of the best complementary performances of the year.
www
peter sarsgaard, 'JARHEAD'
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
terrence howard, 'CRASH'
There's so much to recommend about Charlie
Kaufman's latest masterpiece.  It's a romance.
ombination.
will ferrell, 'MELINDA & MELINDA'
mickey rourke, 'SIN CITY'
steve coogan, 'HAPPY ENDINGS'
Forget the acclaim that's been showered over it for the past month.  
The hype is unnecessary; it's a gem of a road trip flick with the four
of the best complementary performances of the year.
www
peter sarsgaard, 'JARHEAD'
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
terrence howard, 'CRASH'
There's so much to recommend about Charlie
Kaufman's latest masterpiece.  It's a romance.
ombination.
will ferrell, 'MELINDA & MELINDA'
mickey rourke, 'SIN CITY'
steve coogan, 'HAPPY ENDINGS'
Forget the acclaim that's been showered over it for the past month.  
The hype is unnecessary; it's a gem of a road trip flick with the four
of the best complementary performances of the year.
www
peter sarsgaard, 'JARHEAD'


Lars von Trier, nearly alone among his peers, isn't afraid of making
grand political statements.  Here, he takes a breath-taking swipe
(at America?  Earth?) and makes it stick.
eeeeeee
Richard Linklater is on a roll.  "Tape," "Waking Life," and "School of
Rock" -- his last three features -- were all minor miracles in their
own ways.  His fourth consecutive success now indicates he's able to
jump genres without any artistic concessions.
Less flashy than its predecessor, the second chapter of the "Kill Bill"
saga expanded rhthymically upon Tarantino's violently happy
mythology.  But the works are indeed one.
www
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WINNER
Lars von Trier, nearly alone among his peers, isn't afraid of making
grand political statements.  Here, he takes a breath-taking swipe
(at America?  Earth?) and makes it stick.
eeeeeee
Richard Linklater is on a roll.  "Tape," "Waking Life," and "School of
Rock" -- his last three features -- were all minor miracles in their
own ways.  His fourth consecutive success now indicates he's able to
jump genres without any artistic concessions.
Less flashy than its predecessor, the second chapter of the "Kill Bill"
saga expanded rhthymically upon Tarantino's violently happy
mythology.  But the works are indeed one.
www
WINNER
Lars von Trier, nearly alone among his peers, isn't afraid of making
grand political statements.  Here, he takes a breath-taking swipe
(at America?  Earth?) and makes it stick.
eeeeeee
Richard Linklater is on a roll.  "Tape," "Waking Life," and "School of
Rock" -- his last three features -- were all minor miracles in their
own ways.  His fourth consecutive success now indicates he's able to
jump genres without any artistic concessions.
Less flashy than its predecessor, the second chapter of the "Kill Bill"
saga expanded rhthymically upon Tarantino's violently happy
mythology.  But the works are indeed one.
www
WINNER
Lars von Trier, nearly alone among his peers, isn't afraid of making
grand political statements.  Here, he takes a breath-taking swipe
(at America?  Earth?) and makes it stick.
eeeeeee
Richard Linklater is on a roll.  "Tape," "Waking Life," and "School of
Rock" -- his last three features -- were all minor miracles in their
own ways.  His fourth consecutive success now indicates he's able to
jump genres without any artistic concessions.
Less flashy than its predecessor, the second chapter of the "Kill Bill"
saga expanded rhthymically upon Tarantino's violently happy
mythology.  But the works are indeed one.
www
WINNER
Lars von Trier, nearly alone among his peers, isn't afraid of making
grand political statements.  Here, he takes a breath-taking swipe
(at America?  Earth?) and makes it stick.
eeeeeee
Richard Linklater is on a roll.  "Tape," "Waking Life," and "School of
Rock" -- his last three features -- were all minor miracles in their
own ways.  His fourth consecutive success now indicates he's able to
jump genres without any artistic concessions.
Less flashy than its predecessor, the second chapter of the "Kill Bill"
saga expanded rhthymically upon Tarantino's violently happy
mythology.  But the works are indeed one.
www
WINNER
There's so much to recommend about Charlie
Kaufman's latest masterpiece.  It's a romance.
ombination.
Lars von Trier, nearly alone among his peers, isn't afraid of making
grand political statements.  Here, he takes a breath-taking swipe
(at America?  Earth?) and makes it stick.
eeeeeee
Richard Linklater is on a roll.  "Tape," "Waking Life," and "School of
Rock" -- his last three features -- were all minor miracles in their
own ways.  His fourth consecutive success now indicates he's able to
jump genres without any artistic concessions.
Less flashy than its predecessor, the second chapter of the "Kill Bill"
saga expanded rhthymically upon Tarantino's violently happy
mythology.  But the works are indeed one.
www
WINNER
Lars von Trier, nearly alone among his peers, isn't afraid of making
grand political statements.  Here, he takes a breath-taking swipe
(at America?  Earth?) and makes it stick.
eeeeeee
Richard Linklater is on a roll.  "Tape," "Waking Life," and "School of
Rock" -- his last three features -- were all minor miracles in their
own ways.  His fourth consecutive success now indicates he's able to
jump genres without any artistic concessions.
Less flashy than its predecessor, the second chapter of the "Kill Bill"
saga expanded rhthymically upon Tarantino's violently happy
mythology.  But the works are indeed one.
www
WINNER
Lars von Trier, nearly alone among his peers, isn't afraid of making
grand political statements.  Here, he takes a breath-taking swipe
(at America?  Earth?) and makes it stick.
eeeeeee
Richard Linklater is on a roll.  "Tape," "Waking Life," and "School of
Rock" -- his last three features -- were all minor miracles in their
own ways.  His fourth consecutive success now indicates he's able to
jump genres without any artistic concessions.
Less flashy than its predecessor, the second chapter of the "Kill Bill"
saga expanded rhthymically upon Tarantino's violently happy
mythology.  But the works are indeed one.
www
WINNER