How The Formula Predicted
The 2001 Oscar Nominees


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Prediction Rate 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 98 97 96

FIRST PLACE PER CATEGORY


Picture
A Beautiful Mind
35.81 pts


Director
Ron Howard
31.55 pts


Actor
Russell Crowe
18.38 pts


Actress
Sissy Spacek
29.43 pts


Supp. Actor
Ben Kingsley
27.44 pts


Supp. Actress
Helen Mirren
16.75 pts


Orig. Screenplay
Memento
24.70 pts


Adaptation
A Beautiful Mind
24.03 pts


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Best Picture
A Beautiful Mind
Gosford Park
In the Bedroom
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Moulin Rouge

6th and 7th Place: Black Hawk Down ; Shrek

Places 8 to 10: Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone ; Memento ; Mulholland Drive


Best Director
Ron Howard, A Beautiful Mind
Ridley Scott, Black Hawk Down
Robert Altman, Gosford Park
Todd Field, In the Bedroom
Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
6th and 7th Place: Baz Luhrmann, Moulin Rouge; David Lynch, Mulholland Drive

Places 8 to 10: Christopher Nolan, Memento ; Chris Columbus, Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone ; Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Amelie


Best Actor
Russell Crowe, A Beautiful Mind
Gene Hackman, The Royal Tenenbaums
Sean Penn, I Am Sam
Denzel Washington, Training Day
Tom Wilkinson, In the Bedroom
6th and 7th Place : Kevin Spacey, The Shipping News ; Billy Bob Thornton, The Man Who Wasn't There

Places 9 to 10: Ewan McGregor, Moulin Rouge ; Kevin Kline, Life as a House ; John Cameron Mitchell, Hedwig & the Angry Inch

Nominee Will Smith, Ali stranded on 11th place...


Best Actress
Halle Berry, Monster's Ball
Judi Dench, Iris
Nicole Kidman, Moulin Rouge
Sissy Spacek, In the Bedroom
Renee Zellweger, Bridget Jones's Diary
6th and 7th Place: Nicole Kidman, The Others ; Tilda Swinton, The Deep End

Places 8 to 10: Thora Birch, Ghost World ; Naomi Watts, Mulholland Drive ; Reese Witherspoon, Legally Blonde


Best Supporting Actor
Jim Broadbent, Iris
Steve Buscemi, Ghost World
Ben Kingsley, Sexy Beast
Ian McKellen, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Jon Voight, Ali
6th and 7th Place: Jude Law, A.I. Artificial Intelligence ; Hayden Christensen, Life as a House

Places 8 to 10: Ethan Hawke, Training Day ; Jim Broadbent, Moulin Rouge ; Tony Shaloub, The Man Who Wasn't There


Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Connelly, A Beautiful Mind
Helen Mirren, Gosford Park
Maggie Smith, Gosford Park
Marisa Tomei, In the Bedroom
Kate Winslet, Iris
6th and 7th Place: Cameron Diaz, Vanilla Sky ; Judi Dench, The Shipping News

Places 8 to 10: Dakota Fanning, I Am Sam ; Cate Blanchett, Bandits ; Fionnula Flanagan, The Others


Best Original Screenplay
Amelie
Gosford Park
Memento
Moulin Rouge
The Royal Tenenbaums
6th and 7th Place: The Man Who Wasn't There ; Mulholland Drive

Places 8 to 10: Monster's Ball ; No Man's Land ; The Others


Best Adapted Screenplay
A Beautiful Mind
Black Hawk Down
Ghost World
In the Bedroom
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
6th and 7th Place: Shrek ; Bridget Jones's Diary

Places 8 to 9: Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone ; A.I. Artificial Intelligence

10th place was a 4-way tie between: Iris, Hedwig & the Angry Inch, Last Orders and Lantana


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