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Oscar Nominations Are In...


"Chicago," the musical adapted from the stage hit about two murderous women competing for tabloid celebrity, led Academy Award contenders Tuesday with 13 nominations, including best picture. Other best-picture nominees for the 75th annual Oscars were "Gangs of New York"; "The Hours"; "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"; and "The Pianist".

Here's the complete list of major nominations:

Best Film: "Chicago", "Gangs of New York", "The Hours", "LOTR: The Two Towers", "The Pianist"

Best Actor: Adrien Brody ("The Pianist"), Nicolas Cage ("Adaptation"),
Michael Caine ("The Quiet American"), Daniel Day-Lewis ("Gangs of New York"), Jack Nicholson ("About Schmidt")

Best Actress: Salma Hayek ("Frida"), Nicole Kidman ("The Hours"),
Diane Lane ("Unfaithful"), Julianne Moore ("Far from Heaven"), Renee Zellweger ("Chicago")

Best Supporting Actor: Chris Cooper ("Adaptation"), Ed Harris ("The Hours"),
Paul Newman ("Road to Perdition"), John C. Reilly ("Chicago"), Christopher Walken ("Catch Me If You Can")

Best Supporting Actress: Kathy Bates ("About Schmidt"), Julianne Moore ("The Hours"),
Queen Latifah ("Chicago"), Meryl Streep ("The Hours"), Catherine Zeta-Jones ("Chicago")

Best Director: Rob Marshall ("Chicago"), Martin Scorsese ("Gangs of New York"),
Stephen Daldry ("The Hours"), Roman Polanski ("The Pianist"), Pedro Almodóvar ("Talk to Her")

Best Foreign Film: "The Crime of Father Amaro", "Hero", "The Man Without a Past", "Nowhere in Africa", "Zus & Zo"

Best Animated Film: "Ice Age", "Lilo & Stitch", "Spirit", "Spirited Away", "Treasure Planet"

Best Original Screenplay: Todd Haynes ("Far from Heaven"), Jay Cocks, Steve Zaillian & Ken Lonergan ("Gangs of New York"), Nia Vardalos ("My Big Fat Greek Wedding"), Pedro Almodóvar ("Talk to Her"), Carlos & Alfonso Cuarón ("Y Tu Mama Tambien")

Best Adapted Screenplay: Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz ("About a Boy"), Charlie & Donald Kaufman ("Adaptation"), Bill Condon ("Chicago"), David Hare ("The Hours"), Ronald Harwood ("The Pianist"),

Best Art Direction: "Chicago", "Frida", "Gangs of New York", "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers", "Road to Perdition"

Best Cinematography: "Chicago", "Far from Heaven", "Gangs of New York", "The Hours", "The Pianist"

Best Editing: "Chicago", "Gangs of New York", "The Hours", "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers", "The Pianist"

Best Costumes: "Chicago", "Frida", "Gangs of New York", "The Hours", "The Pianist"

Best Make-Up: "Frida", "The Time Machine"

Best Visual Effects: "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers", "Spider-Man", "Star Wars: Episode II"

Best Sound: "Chicago", "Gangs of New York", "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers", "Road to Perdition", "Spider-Man"

Best Sound Editing: "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers", "Minority Report", "Road to Perdition"

Best Music Score: "Catch Me If You Can", "Far from Heaven", "Frida", "Road to Perdition", "The Hours"

Best Song: "I Move On" by John Kander & Fred Ebb ("Chicago"), "Lose Yourself" by Eminem ("8 Mile"), "Burn It Blue" by Julie Taymor & Elliot Goldenthal ("Frida"), "The Hands that Built America" by U2 ("Gangs of New York"), "Father and Daughter" by Paul Simon ("The Wild Thornberrys")

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