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| THE FIVE NOMINEES: |
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| THE WINNER: |
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| JULIANNE MOORE "THE HOURS" |
QUEEN LATIFAH "CHICAGO" |
KATHY BATES "ABOUT SCHMIDT" |
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| MERYL STREEP "ADAPTATION" |
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| CATHERINE ZETA-JONES "CHICAGO" |
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| Some say her quieter turn in "The Hours" was just as effective as Kidman's and Streep's. |
"When You're Good to Mama" was one of the most cleverly orchestrated songs in the film... |
She plays a feisty mother-in-law-to-be that grabs laughs in every scene she's in. It's her type of role. |
Despite her usual dramatic leanings, she grabbed the biggest chuckles of the awards season in this hilariously offbeat dramedy. |
She really is the star of the show despite the 'supporting' classification, and is the lifeblood of picture. |
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AGAINST HER: |
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| ...but if voters are going to vote for a "Chicago" actress, it'll be the more-acclaimed Zeta-Jones. |
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| THE LOWDOWN: |
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| Catherine Zeta-Jones wins as expected. Was the Academy forecasting this win by having her "Entrapment" co-star and fellow countryman (sort of) Sean Connery hand out the award? Zeta-Jones did a decent rendition of "I Move On" with Queen Latifah earlier in the evening, but seemed to be the focus of the telecast with at least 15 reaction shots during the entire show. Were there not enough other actors for the cameras to pan to? Fellow nominee Latifah accpeted her defeat -- and "Chicago's" overall success -- rather graciously. |
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| DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT THIS YEAR: |
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| SAMANTHA MORTON "MINORITY REPORT" Odd character, small role, but mesmerizing and memorable performance. |
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| PATRICIA CLARKSON "FAR FROM HEAVEN" She's a vivid scene-stealer backed by the New York and National Society of Film Critics. |
MIRANDA RICHARDSON "SPIDER" She plays three roles in this Cronenberg thriller; that'll make her hard to forget. |
EMILY WATSON "PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE" She needed a Golden Globe nod just to stay in the game; it's under the radar now. |
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| BEBE NEUWIRTH "TADPOLE" She was hilarious in this modest independent hit; was it too tiny? |
SUSAN SARANDON "IGBY GOES DOWN" She had two noticeable performances in award contention this year, but both were small. |
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| CAMERON DIAZ "GANGS OF NEW YORK" It was a valiant attempt, but when the accent was there, it just didn't work. No SAG nod, either. |
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| MICHELLE PFEIFFER "WHITE OLEANDER" The fact that she left contention for so long amid all the "Chicago" ruckus hurts most. |
EMILY MORTIMER "LOVELY & AMAZING" Her full frontal nude scene was heartbreaking and amazing. Release date's a killer, though. |
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| ORIGINAL PREDIX 4/12/02... MOORE* - LATIFAH - DENCH - DIAZ - LEIGH LABOR DAY PREDIX 8/25/02... MOORE* - NEUWIRTH - MORTON - KIDMAN - BATES EARLY SEPT. PREDIX 9/3/02... MOORE - PFEIFFER - ZETA-JONES - KIDMAN* - BATES LATE SEPT. PREDIX 9/19/02... MOORE - PFEIFFER - ZETA-JONES - KIDMAN* - BATES EARLY OCT. PREDIX 10/6/02... MOORE - PFEIFFER - ZETA-JONES - KIDMAN* - BATES HALLOWEEN PREDIX 10/31/02... MOORE - PFEIFFER - ZETA-JONES - KIDMAN* - BATES NOVEMBER PREDIX 11/18/02... MOORE - PFEIFFER* - ZETA-JONES - DIAZ - BATES EARLY DEC. PREDIX 12/6/02... MOORE - PFEIFFER* - ZETA-JONES - STREEP - BATES LATE DEC. PREDIX 12/19/02... MOORE - PFEIFFER - ZETA-JONES - STREEP* - BATES EARLY JAN. PREDIX 1/7/03... MOORE - CLARKSON - ZETA-JONES - STREEP* - BATES LATE JAN. PREDIX 1/20/03... MOORE - CLARKSON - ZETA-JONES - STREEP* - BATES FINAL PREDIX 2/2/03... MOORE - PFEIFFER - ZETA-JONES - STREEP* - BATES |
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| EDIE FALCO "SUNSHINE STATE" The FYC ads have started up, she got some critics, but...it's still a long shot. |
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| If voters are going to reward her, it's going to be for "Far From Heaven" -- her signature role. |
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| She doesn't appear in the film until near its end, and she's already taken home an Oscar before. |
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| Recent anti-Oscar comments could cause a backlash. Despite her record-setting 13 noms, does she need 3 wins? |
| FOR HER: |
| Purists could claim she is a co-lead and is mis-categorized. There isn't much emotional heft in the performance. |
| FOR HER: |
