Actor In A Supporting Role
Jim Broadbent (Iris) (BAFTA)
Ethan Hawke (Training Day)
Ben Kingsley (Sexy Beast)
Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring) (GG) (SAG)
Jon Voight (Ali)

Art Direction
Amélie
Gosford Park
Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (AFI)
Moulin Rouge

Cinematography
Amélie
Black Hawk Down
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
The Man Who Wasn’t There
Moulin Rouge

Costume Design
The Affair of The Necklace
Gosford Park
Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring

Directing
Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind)
Ridley Scott (Black Hawk Down)
Robert Altman (Gosford Park) (GG)
Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring) (BAFTA)
David Lynch (Mulholland Drive)

Film Editing
A Beautiful Mind
Black Hawk Down
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Memento
Moulin Rouge

Makeup
A Beautiful Mind
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Moulin Rouge (BAFTA)

Music (Score)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
A Beautiful Mind
Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Monsters, Inc.

Music (Song)
Kate & Leopold (GG)
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Monsters, Inc.
Pearl Harbour
Vanilla Sky

Best Picture
A Beautiful Mind (GG)
Gosford Park (BAFTA)
In The Bedroom
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (BAFTA) (AFI)
Moulin Rouge (GG)

Sound
Amélie
Black Hawk Down
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Moulin Rouge
Pearl Harbour

Visual Effects
A.I. Artifical Intelligence
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (BAFTA) (AFI)
Pearl Harbour

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
A Beautiful Mind (GG)
Ghost World
In The Bedroom
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Shrek

(AFI) = American Film Institute Award Winner
(BAFTA) = British Academy of Film and Television Arts Winner
(DGA) = Director’s Guild Award Winner
(GG) = Golden Globe Winner
(SAG) = Screen Actors Guild Award Winner

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