Check your picks for the Oscars in the box, then mark the winners in the circle as they are announced Sunday. Don’t forget to answer the tiebreaker questions at right.
Best picture
“Chicago”
“Gangs of New York”
“The Hours”
“The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”
“The Pianist”
Lead actor
Adrien Brody “The Pianist”
Nicolas Cage “Adaptation”
Michael Caine “The Quiet American”
Daniel Day-Lewis “Gangs of New York”
Jack Nicholson “About Schmidt”
Lead actress
Salma Hayek “Frida”
Nicole Kidman “The Hours”
Diane Lane “Unfaithful”
Julianne Moore “Far From Heaven”
Renee Zellweger “Chicago”
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”
Supporting actress
Kathy Bates “About Schmidt”
Julianne Moore “The Hours”
Queen Latifah “Chicago”
Meryl Streep “Adaptation”
Catherine Zeta-Jones “Chicago”
Director
Rob Marshall “Chicago”
Martin Scorsese “Gangs of New York”
Stephen Daldry “The Hours”
Roman Polanski “The Pianist”
Pedro Almodovar “Talk to Her”
Original screenplay
Todd Haynes “Far From Heaven”
Jay Cocks, Steve Zaillian and Kenneth Lonergan “Gangs of New York”
Nia Vardalos “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”
Pedro Almodovar “Talk to Her”
Carlos and Alfonso Cuaron “Y Tu Mama Tambien”
Adapted screenplay
Peter Hedges, Chris and Paul Weitz “About a Boy”
Charlie and Donald Kaufman “Adaptation”
Bill Condon “Chicago”
David Hare “The Hours”
Ronald Harwood “The Pianist”
Art direction
“Chicago”
“Frida”
“Gangs of New York”
“The Lord of the Rings:
The Two Towers”
“Road to Perdition”
Cinematography
“Chicago”
“Far From Heaven”
“Gangs of New York”
“The Pianist”
“Road to Perdition”
Film editing
“Chicago”
“Gangs of New York”
“The Hours”
“The Lord of the Rings:
The Two Towers”
“The Pianist”
Original song
“Burn It Blue,” from “Frida,” music by Elliot Goldenthal, lyrics by Julie Taymor
“Father and Daughter,” from “The Wild Thornberrys Movie,” music and lyrics by Paul Simon
“The Hands That Built America,” from “Gangs of New York,” music and lyrics by U2
“I Move On,” from “Chicago,” music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb
“Lose Yourself,” from “8 Mile,” music by Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto, lyrics by Eminem
Original score
John Williams “Catch Me If You Can”
Elmer Bernstein “Far From Heaven”
Elliot Goldenthal “Frida” Philip Glass “The Hours”
Thomas Newman “Road to Perdition”
Sound
“Chicago”
“Gangs of New York”
“The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”
“Road to Perdition”
“Spider-Man”
Sound editing
“The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”
“Minority Report”
“Road to Perdition”
Visual effects
“The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”
“Spider-Man”
“Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones”
Costume design
“Chicago”
“Frida”
“Gangs of New York”
“The Hours”
“The Pianist”
Makeup
“Frida”
“The Time Machine”
Animated feature film
“Ice Age”
“Lilo & Stitch”
“Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron”
“Spirited Away”
“Treasure Planet”
Documentary feature
“Bowling for Columbine”
“Daughter From Danang”
“Prisoner of Paradise”
“Spellbound”
“Winged Migration”
Documentary short subject
“The Collector of Bedford Street”
“Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks”
“Twin Towers”
“Why Can’t We Be a Family Again?”
Animated short film
“The Cathedral”
“The ChubbChubbs!”
“Das Rad”
“Mike’s New Car”
“Mt. Head”
Live action short film
“Fait D’Hiver”
“I’ll Wait for the Next One … (J’Attendrai Le Suivant …)”
“Inja (Dog)”
“Johnny Flynton”
“This Charming Man (Der Er En Yndig Mand)”
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YOUR SCORE: (out of *23)
*0-3 CORRECT: Nice try, “Jackass”; 4-8: You make the Fandango guy look smart; 9-13: No, “Kangaroo Jack” wasn’t great; 14-18: What a star; 19-23: Easy, Scorsese!
Tiebreakers
Pedro Almodovar’s film “Talk to Her” was not submitted by Spain for consideration as Best Foreign Film. The nominees are our first tiebreaker.
Foreign language film
“El Crimen del Padre Amaro,” Mexico
“Hero,” People’s Republic of China
“The Man Without a Past,” Finland
“Nowhere in Africa,” Germany
“Zus & Zo,” The Netherlands
Tiebreaker No. 2.
Out of the nominees for best picture, which film will win the most Oscars?
