THE USHER AWARDS

WHO WILL WIN?

It's that time of year again, the awards season. We've had the Golden Globes, the SAGS, the BAFTA's, Razzies and many more but none of them are as prestigious as the Oscars. Celebrating it's 74th and moving back to Hollywood into it's new home The Kodak Theatre, the Oscar ceremony is one of the most watched events in the world and this year is no exception. The speeches, the outfits, the stars and don't forget the movies themselves are celebrated in the grandest Hollywood fashion. But who will be this year's winner.

Using the same nominations as the Oscars I am going to give you just one opinion on who I think should go home with one of those shiny little statues, lets see how many I got right....

Best Picture
A Beautiful Mind, Gosford Park, In The Bedroom, The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring & Moulin Rouge

THE USHER Winner - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Official Oscar Winner - A Beautiful Mind

Actor In A Leading Role
Russell Crowe (A Beautiful Mind) , Sean Penn (I am Sam), Will Smith (Ali), Denzel Washington (Training Day) & Tom Wilkinson (In the Bedroom)

THE USHER Winner - Tom Wilkinson (In the Bedroom)

Official Oscar Winner - Denzel Washington (Training Day)

Actor In A Supporting Role
Jim Broadbent (Iris), Ethan Hawke (Training Day), Ben Kingsley (Sexy Beast), Ian McKellen (The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring) & Jon Voight (Ali)

THE USHER Winner - Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)

Official Oscar Winner - Jim Broadbent (Iris)

Actress In A Leading Role
Halle Berry (Monster's Ball), Judi Dench (Iris), Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge), Sissy Spacek(In the Bedroom) & Renée Zellweger (Bridget Jones's Diary)

THE USHER Winner - Judi Dench (Iris)

Official Oscar Winner - Halle Berry (Monster's Ball)

Actress In A Supporting Role
Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind), Helen Mirren (Gosford Park), Maggie Smith (Gosford Park), Marisa Tomei (In the Bedroom) & Kate Winslet (Iris)

THE USHER Winner - Maggie Smith (Gosford Park)

Official Oscar Winner - Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind)

Direction
Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind), Ridley Scott (Black Hawk Down) Robert Altman (Gosford Park), Peter Jackson (The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring) David Lynch (Mulholland Drive)

THE USHER Winner - Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)

Official Oscar Winner - Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind)

Animated Feature Film
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Monsters, Inc. & Shrek

THE USHER Winner - Monsters, Inc

Official Oscar Winner - Shrek

Art Direction
Amélie, Gosford Park, Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone, The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring & Moulin Rouge

THE USHER Winner - Moulin Rouge

Official Oscar Winner - Moulin Rouge

Cinematography
Amélie, Black Hawk Down, The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring, The Man Who Wasn't There & Moulin Rouge

THE USHER Winner - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Official Oscar Winner - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Costume Design
The Affair Of The Necklace, Gosford Park, Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone & The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring

THE USHER Winner - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Official Oscar Winner - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Adapted Screenplay
A Beautiful Mind, Ghost World, In The Bedroom, The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring & Shrek

THE USHER Winner - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Official Oscar Winner - A Beautiful Mind

Original Screenplay
Amélie, Gosford Park, Memento, Monster's Ball & The Royal Tenenbaums

THE USHER Winner - Memento

Official Oscar Winner - Gosford Park

Film Editing
A Beautiful Mind, Black Hawk Down, The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring, Memento & Moulin Rouge

THE USHER Winner - Memento

Official Oscar Winner - Black Hawk Down

Foreign Language Film
Amélie, Elling Lagaan, No Man's Land & Son Of The Bride

THE USHER Winner - Amélie

Official Oscar Winner - No Man's Land

Makeup
A Beautiful Mind, The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring & Moulin Rouge

THE USHER Winner - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Official Oscar Winner - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Music (Score)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence, A Beautiful Mind, Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone, The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring & Monsters, Inc.

THE USHER Winner - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Official Oscar Winner - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Music (Song)
Kate & Leopold, The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring, Monsters, Inc. ,Pearl Harbor & Vanilla Sky

THE USHER Winner - Monsters, Inc

Official Oscar Winner - Randy Newman (Monster's Inc)

Sound
Amélie, Black Hawk Down, The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring, Moulin Rouge & Pearl Harbor

THE USHER Winner - Moulin Rouge

Official Oscar Winner - Black Hawk Down

Sound Editing
Monsters, Inc. & Pearl Harbor

THE USHER Winner - Monsters, Inc

Official Oscar Winner - Pearl Harbor

Visual Effects
A.I. Artificial Intelligence, The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring & Pearl Harbor

THE USHER Winner - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Official Oscar Winner - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

So there you have it THE USHER awards for 2002. In comparison to the actual Oscars only 7 out of 20 were the same but remember they are Just One Opinion.

As for the Oscars themselves, A Beautiful Mind winning Best Picture was a total crime and Ron Howard as Best Director was not unexpected even though I think he has done better work (Apollo 13).
Still The Lord of the Rings came away with five awards and Peter Jackson and the team still have another two chances with The Two Towers next year and The Return of the King the year after.
I was glad that Jim Broadbent won Best Supporting actor, as it was very close between him and Ian McKellen as my choice. I'm also looking forward to seeing Halle Berry in Monster's Ball when it is released.
Denzel Washington winning Best actor for Training Day was the big win of the night, personally I think he should have won it for The Hurricane, so this year's was deserved. It just goes to show how harmful Poetry can be to your chances of getting an award.

Overall we'll see which movie from this year is remembered more over time, I don't think it will be A Beautiful Mind do you?

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