Oscar 2001 Articles

Sissy Spacek in Todd Field's In the Bedroom Diane Lane, Christopher Walker, Roman Polanski: Oscar Veterans 2002 Sissy Spacek Sissy Spacek was nominated as Best Actress for her performance as a mother whose son was brutally killed in Todd Field's In the Bedroom. She lost to Halle Berry in Marc Forster's Monster's Ball. That was Spacek's first Oscar nod in 15 years. She had five [...]

MONSTER'S BALL (2001) Direction: Marc Forster Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Heath Ledger, Peter Boyle, Sean Combs, Mos Def, Coronji Calhoun Screenplay: Milo Addica and Will Rokos Oscar Movies Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton, Monster's Ball In Monster's Ball — the title refers to the macabre partying held the night before the execution of a death-row inmate — first-time screenwriters Milo Addica and Will [...]

MULHOLLAND DR. (2001) Direction and screenplay: David Lynch Cast: Naomi Watts, Justin Theroux, Laura Elena Harring, Dan Hedaya, Ann Miller, Robert Forster, Lee Grant, Chad Everett, Billy Ray Cyrus Oscar Movies Highly Recommended Naomi Watts, Laura Elena Harring, Mulholland Dr. Mulholland Dr., David Lynch's nightmarish take on Hollywood and the pursuit of the "American Dream," is impossible to pigeonhole as belonging to a particular genre. [...]

TRAINING DAY (2001) Direction: Antoine Fuqua Cast: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Harris Yulin, Macy Gray, Eva Mendes, Raymond J. Barry, Cliff Curtis, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre Screenplay: David Ayer Oscar Movies Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Training Day Every few years, the Los Angeles Police Department gets embroiled in one scandal or other. The public is then told that the problem has [...]