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The AWOS's 2000 Oscar Watch!

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Last Updated- 3/26/2000

It's over and done with, folks. I'll let my asterisks speak for themselves. :o) 'Til next year.

* - My picks
* - The winners


The Nominees

Best Supporting Actor
* Michael Caine ** The Cider House Rules *
Tom CruiseMagnolia
Michael Clark DuncanThe Green Mile
Jude LawThe Talented Mr. Ripley
* Haley Joel Osment ** The Sixth Sense *

Best Supporting Actress
Toni ColleteThe Sixth Sense
* Angelina Jolie ** Girl, Interrupted *
Catherine KeenerBeing John Malkovich
Samantha MortonSweet and Lowdown
* Chloë Sevigny ** Boys Don't Cry *

Best Actor
Russell CroweThe Insider
Richard FarnsworthThe Straight Story
Sean PennSweet and Lowdown
** Kevin Spacey **** American Beauty **
Denzel WashingtonThe Hurricane

Best Actress
Annette BeningAmerican Beauty
Janet McTeerTumbleweeds
Julianne MooreThe End of the Affair
Meryl StreepMusic of the Heart
** Hilary Swank **** Boys Don't Cry **

Best Director
* Sam Mendes ** American Beauty *
* Spike Jonze ** Being John Malkovich *
Lasse HallströmThe Cider House Rules
Michael MannThe Insider
M. Night ShyamalanThe Sixth Sense

Best Original Screenplay
* Alan Ball ** American Beauty *
* Charlie Kaufman ** Being John Malkovich *
Paul Thomas AndersonMagnolia
M. Night ShyamalanThe Sixth Sense
Mike LeighTopsy-Turvy

Best Adapted Screenplay
* John Irving ** The Cider House Rules *
Alexander Payne and Jim TaylorElection
* Frank Darabont ** The Green Mile *
Eric Roth and Michael MannThe Insider
Anthony MinghellaThe Talented Mr. Ripley

Best Foreign Language Film
* All About My Mother *
Caravan
East-West
Solomon and Gaenor
Under The Sun

Best Picture
** American Beauty **
The Cider House Rules
The Green Mile
The Insider
The Sixth Sense

Best Art Direction
Art Director: Luciana ArrighiSet Decorator: Ian WhittakerAnna and the King
Art Director: David GropmanSet Decorator: Beth RubinoThe Cider House Rules
** Art Director: Rick Heinrichs **** Set Decorator: Peter Young **** Sleepy Hollow **
Art Director: Roy WalkerSet Decorator: Bruno CesariThe Talented Mr. Ripley
Art Director: Eve StewartSet Decorator: John BushTopsy-Turvy

Best Cinematography
** Conrad L. Hall **** American Beauty **
Roger PrattThe End Of The Affair
Dante SpinottiThe Insider
Emmanuel LubezkiSleepy Hollow
Robert RichardsonSnow Falling On Cedars

Best Costume Design
* Jenny Beavan ** Anna and the King *
Colleen AtwoodSleepy Hollow
Ann Roth and Gary JonesThe Talented Mr. Ripley
Milena CanoneroTitus
* Lindy Hemming ** Topsy-Turvy *

Best Documentary Feature
Buena Vista Social Club
Genghis Blues
On The Ropes
* One Day in September *
Speaking in Strings

Best Documentary Short Subject
Eyewitness
* King Gimp *
The Wildest Show in the South: The Angola Prison Rodeo

Best Film Editing
Tariq AnwarAmerican Beauty
Lisa Zeno ChurginThe Cider House Rules
William Goldenberg, Paul Rubell, and David RosenbloomThe Insider
** Zach Staenberg **** The Matrix **
Andrew MondsheinThe Sixth Sense

Best Makeup
* Michèle Burke and Mike Smithson ** Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me *
Greg CannomBicentennial Man
Rick BakerLife
* Christine Blundwell and Trefor Proud ** Topsy-Turvy *

Best Original Score
* Thomas Newman ** American Beauty *
John WilliamsAngela's Ashes
Rachel PortmanThe Cider House Rules
* John Corigliano ** The Red Violin *
Gabriel YaredThe Talented Mr. Ripley

Best Original Song
"Blame Canada" written by Trey Parker and Marc ShaimanSouth Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
"Music of My Heart" written by Diane WarrenMusic of the Heart
"Save Me" written by Aimee MannMagnolia
* "When She Loved Me" written by Randy Newman ** Toy Story 2 *
* "You'll Be In My Heart" written by Phil Collins ** Tarzan *

Best Animated Short Film
Humdrum
My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts
* The Old Man and the Sea *
3 Misses
When the Day Breaks

Best Live Action Short Film
Bror, Min Bror
Killing Joe
Kleingeld
Major and Minor Miracles
* My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York *

Best Sound
Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Michael Herbick and Willie D. BurtonThe Green Mile
Andy Nelson, Doug Hemphill and Lee OrloffThe Insider
** John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David Campbell and David Lee **** The Matrix **
Leslie Shatz, Chris Carpenter, Rick Kline and Chris MunroThe Mummy
Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Shawn Murphy and John MidgleyStar Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Best Sound Effects Editing
Ren Klyce and Richard HymnsFight Club
** Dane A. Davis **** The Matrix **
Ben Burtt and Tom BellfortStar Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Best Visual Effects
** John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley, and Jon Thum **** The Matrix **
John Knoll, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires and Rob ColemanStar Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
John Dykstra, Jerome Chen, Henry F. Anderson, III and Eric AllardStuart Little


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