Oscar 2000 Articles

Jeff Bridges in Rod Lurie's The Contender (top); Ellen Burstyn in Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream (middle); Julia Roberts, Albert Finney in Steven Soderbergh's Erin Brockovich (bottom) Sissy Spacek: Oscar Veterans 2001 Jeff Bridges Jeff Bridges was nominated as Best Supporting Actor for Rod Lurie's political drama The Contender. He lost to Benicio Del Toro in Steven Soderbergh's Traffic. Bridges had three previous Oscar [...]

WONDER BOYS (2000) Direction: Curtis Hanson Cast: Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Robert Downey Jr., Katie Holmes, Rip Torn, Richard Thomas, Michael Cavadias, George Grizzard Screenplay: Steve Kloves; from Michael Chabon's novel Oscar Movies Tobey Maguire, Michael Douglas, Wonder Boys A brilliant young writer (Tobey Maguire) who happens to be both a pathological liar — probably not a coincidence — and obsessed with celebrity [...]

CAST AWAY (2000) Direction: Robert Zemeckis Cast: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Lari White Screenplay: William Broyles Jr. Oscar Movies Tom Hanks, Cast Away Many will see Cast Away as a celebration of the triumph of the human spirit. Others, myself included, will prefer the more mundane explanation that the film merely depicts a man following his survival instincts, which propel him to fight to remain [...]

THE CONTENDER (2000) Direction and screenplay: Rod Lurie Cast: Joan Allen, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater, Sam Elliott, William L. Petersen, Saul Rubinek, Philip Baker Hall, Robin Thomas, Mike Binder, Mariel Hemingway, Kathryn Morris, Kristen Shaw Oscar Movies Recommended with Reservations Saul Rubinek, Joan Allen, Sam Elliott, The Contender "Principles only mean anything when we stick by them when they're inconvenient," says Senator Laine [...]