Ok, thanks for the advice.

My ballot:


Best Picture

Requiem for a Dream (2000)
A.I. (2001)
Moulin Rouge (2001)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
The Hours (2002)
Minority Report (2002)
Kill Bill Volume 1 (2003)
The Village (2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Million Dollar Baby (2004)

(Crouching Tiger, The Others, 21 Grams, Big Fish and Birth were extremely close...)


Best Director

Darren Aronovsky, Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Ang Lee, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Steven Spielberg, A.I. (2001)
Baz Luhrmann, Moulin Rouge (2001)
David Lynch, Mulholland Drive (2001)
Tim Burton, Big Fish (2003)
Quentin Tarantino, Kill Bill Volume 1 (2003)
M. Night Shyamalan, The Village (2004)
Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Tim Burton, Big Fish (2003)
Michel Gondry, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Had to leave Alejandro Aménabar (The Others), Spielberg (the other amazing work from him in Minority Report), Stephen Daldry (The Hours), Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu (21 Grams), Jonathan Glazer (Birth), ...


Best Lead Actor Performance

Tom Hanks, Cast Away (2000)
Haley Joel Osmont, A.I. (2001)
Paul Dano, L.I.E. (2001)
Jake Gyllenhaal, Donnie Darko (2001)
Tom Cruise, Minority Report (2002)
Jack Nicholson, About Schmidt (2002)
Nicolas Cage, Adaptation (2002)
Sean Penn, 21 Grams (2003)
Jude Law, Cold Mountain (2003)
Jim Carrey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)


Best Lead Actress Performance (Nicole Kidman is just amazing in these films, so shut up... plus, I didn't nominate her for Moulin Rouge, Dogville and Cold Mountain.. )


Ellen Burstyn, Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Nicole Kidman, The Others (2001)
Nicole Kidman, The Hours (2002)
Meryl Streep, The Hours (2002)
Charlize Theron, Monster (2003)
Naomi Watts, 21 Grams (2003)
Bryce Dallas Howard, The Village (2004)
Nicole Kidman, Birth (2004)
Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)



Best Supporting Actor Performance


Willem Dafoe, Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
Jude Law, A.I. (2001)
Gary Oldman, Hannibal (2001)
Brian Cox, L.I.E. (2001)
Paul Newman, Road to Perdition (2002)
Ed Harris, The Hours (2002)
Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams (2003)
Adrien Brody, The Village (2004)
Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Cameron Bright, Birth (2004)



Best Supporting Actress Performance


Kate Hudson, Almost Famous (2000)
Jennifer Connelly (2000)
Frances O'Connor, A.I. (2001)
Marisa Tomei, In the Bedroom (2001)
Cameron Diaz, Vanilla Sky (2001)
Samantha Morton, Minority Report (2002)
Michelle Pfeiffer, White Oleander (2002)
Julianne Moore, The Hours (2002)
Kathy Bates, About Schmidt (2002)
Holly Hunter, Thirteen (2003)


Best Score/Music

Requiem for a Dream
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
A.I.
Mulholland Drive
Hannibal
The Hours
Road to Perdition
Kill Bill Volume 1
The Village
Birth


Had to leave a lot of stuff, including Unbreakable, Moulin Rouge, Amelie, Shrek, Signs, Cold Mountain, Kill Bill Volume 2... just to name a few..


Best Visual Effects

Gladiator
A.I.
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone
Minority Report
Spider-Man
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Spider-Man 2





Best Foreign Film

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
In the Mood for Love
La Pianiste
La Stanza del Figlio
Amelie
Hable Con Ella
Hero
Good Bye Lenin!
Swimming Pool (don't know if it counts..)
Mar Adentro


Best Overall Director

Steven Spielberg
Steven Soderbergh
M. Night Shyamalan
Peter Jackson
Robert Zemeckis


Best Overall Actor

Benicio Del Toro
Javier Bardem
Johnny Depp
Jude Law
Tom Hanks


Best Overall Actress

Nicole Kidman
Kate Winslet
Julianne Moore
Laura Linney
Meryl Streep

Those who have sent in ballots:

alex young
Chris
insein-darko
MikeQ.
trixster
Amos
Stillnasatic
Dkmuto
Shack
android

TOTAL: 10


Woohoo, we hit a milestone! 10 ballots! Keep 'em coming in folks. Truly excellent ballots thus far. I don't mind if they have to continue trickling in slowly, I really appreciate the participation. There is no rush, really. Better to have excellent nominations and wait, since voting among nominees is a much quicker, easier process than making the nominees.

Tell your forum friends! PM people! Ask them to vote! I would really appreciate it if you could spread the word.

Where's our massive film lovers?? Loyal? Dolcevita? xiayun? Makeshift? Zingaling? EVERYONE ELSE? Having ballots from you guys would be a wonderful addition.

PEACE, Mike.

Last minute change: could you replace Renee Zellwegger (Cold Mountain) and Frances McDormand (Almost Famous) for Samantha Morton (Minority Report) and Michelle Pfeiffer (White Oleander) in the supporting actress category, please? Thanks

I knew I was forgetting someone..

MikeQ, I'm 99.99999% sure that I sent in a ballot, but I'm not on the list above.

? Did you get it?

Eeek, forgot about this.

I'll get to my ballot tonight or tomorrow.

Best Picture
Dancer in the Dark
Requiem for a Dream
Memento
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Pianist
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Infernal Affairs
Finding Nemo
Before Sunset
Maria Full of Grace

Best Director
Lars von Trier, Dancer in the Dark
Darren Aronofsky, Requiem for a Dream
Ang Lee, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Christopher Nolan, Memento
Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Roman Polanski, The Pianist
Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Mike Nichols, Closer
Wong Kar Wai, In the Mood for Love
Kill Bill Vol. 1, Quentin Tarantino

Best Lead Actor Performance
Guy Pearce, Memento
Tom Hanks, Cast Away
Tony Leung, In the Mood for Love
Adrien Brody, The Pianist
Jack Nicholson, About Schimdt
Denzel Washington, Training Day
Paul Giamatti, Sideways
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator
Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of Black Pearl
Bill Murray, Lost in Translation

Best Lead Actress Performance
Bjork, Dancer in the Dark
Ellen Burstyn, Requiem for a Dream
Michelle Yeoh, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Maggie Cheung, In the Mood for Love
Catalina Sandino Moreno, Maria Full of Grace
Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby
Uma Thurman, Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Nicole Kidman, Moulin Rouge!
Charlie Theron, Monster
Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Best Supporting Actor Performance
Ian McKellen, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Jude Law, Artificial Intelligence: AI
Clive Owen, Closer
Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams
Ethan Hawke, Training Day
Paul Newman, Road to Perdition
Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai
Bruce Greenwood, Thirteen Days
Joaquin Phoenix, Gladiator

Best Supporting Actress Performance
Jennifer Connelly, Requiem for a Dream
Ziyi Zhang, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Samantha Morton, Minority Report
Natalie Portman, Closer
Cate Blanchett, The Aviator
Naomi Watts, 21 Grams
Marisa Tomei, In the Bedroom
Meryl Streep, Adaptation
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago
Samantha Morton, In America

Best Score/Music
Dancer in the Dark
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
In the Mood for Love
Moulin Rouge
Closer
Artifical Intelligence: AI
Catch Me If You Can
Finding Nemo
Road to Perdition

Best Visual Effects
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Artificial Intelligence: AI
Minority Report
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Finding Nemo
Kill Bill Vol. 1
Road to Perdition
The Day After Tomorrow
The Perfect Storm

Best Foreign Film
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
In the Mood for Love
Infernal Affair
The Motorcycle Diaries
Talk to Her
Hero
The Barbarian Invasions
House of Flying Daggers
Maria Full of Grace
Spirited Away

Best Overall Director
Ang Lee
Peter Jackson
Steven Spielberg
Zhang Yimou
Pedro Almodovar

Best Overall Actor
Tony Leung
Jude Law
Tom Hanks
Russell Crowe
Denzel Washington

Best Overall Actress
Nicole Kidman
Ziyi Zhang
Kate Winslet
Meryl Streep
Julianne Moore

YESSSSS XIAYUN! Thank you!! That is awesome. We are now officially up to 11 ballots.

alex young
Chris
insein-darko
MikeQ.
trixster
Amos
Stillnasatic
Dkmuto
Shack
android
xiayun

TOTAL: 11

Tell your forum friends! PM people! Ask them to vote! I would really appreciate it if you could spread the word. Where's our massive film lovers?? Loyal? Dolcevita? Makeshift? Zingaling? EVERYONE ELSE? Having ballots from you guys would be a wonderful addition.

PEACE, Mike.

Mike, I'd like to replace Denzel Washington with Sean Penn in my best overall actor nominees. Thanks!

Will do.

For future reference for other people, PLEASE send me your ballot via PM! It is much easier for me. Thanks.

PEACE, Mike.

Those who have sent in ballots:

Alex Young
Chris
insein-darko
MikeQ.
trixster
Amos
Stillnasatic
Dkmuto
Shack
yoshue
android
xiayun
publicenemy#1

TOTAL: 13

Woohoo! We hit lucky number 13. Keep 'em coming folks!

PEACE, Mike.

When's the deadline?

I'll have mine soon.

The deadline has been moved to around mid-late February. An exact date will be set soon, but you plenty of time. Get it in when you can! Thanks!

PEACE, Mike.

Mike, I'm in. Just give me about a couple of days and I'll have a list for you. Great idea. Youc an count on films like FOTR, Gladiator, The Ring, Mothman Prophecies, Man on Fire and In The Bedroom making my list. Great idea again.

Awesome! Thanks Baumer! I definately look forward to your ballot.

PEACE, Mike.

So we've got 13 wonderful ballots total, with many people currently working on one (or so they say). Keep it up folks! Deadline is the end of the month (February 28th). Each and every person who dedicates their time to create a ballot is very appreciated! Thank you very much.

PEACE, Mike.

I'm currently making one. It's harder than expected.

Best Picture:
Vanilla Sky
Man on Fire
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Fellowship of the Ring
Gladiator
The Patriot
The Beach
Minority Report
Adaptation
Spider-Man 2


Best Director:
Peter Jackson, Fellowship
Tony Scott, Man on Fire
Ridley Scott, Gladiator
Sam Raimi, Spider-Man 2
Cameron Crowe, Vanilla Sky
Steven Spielberg, Minority Report
Michael Gondry, Eternal Sunshine
Roland Emmerich, The Patriot
Kevin Costner, Open Range
Baz Luhrman, Moulin Rouge!

Best Actor:
Mel Gibson, The Patriot
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator
Russell Crowe, A Beautiful Mind
Jim Carrey, Eternal Sunshine
Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean
Nicolas Cage, Adaptation
Haley Joel Osment, A.I.
Tom Hanks, Cast Away
Jake Gyllenhaal, Donnie Darko


Best Actress:
Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich
Nicole Kidman, Moulin Rouge
Natalie Portman, Garden State
Uma Thurman, Kill Bill
Charlize Theron, Monster
Jennifer Connelly, House of Sand and Fog
Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine
Bryce Dallas Howard, The Village
Nicole Kidman, Dogville
Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby


Best Supporting Actor:
Albert Finney, Erin Brockovich
Joaquin Phoenix, Gladiator
Jason Isaacs, The Patriot
Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams
Ethan Hawke, Training Day
Paul Newman, Road to Perdition
Tim Robbins, Mystic River
Clive Owen, Closer
Jamie Foxx, Collateral
Peter Sarsgaard, Garden State


Best Supporting Actress:
Jennifer Connelly, A Beautiful Mind
Natalie Portman, Closer
Emma Thompson, Love Actually
Cameron Diaz, Vanilla Sky
Kirsten Dunst, Eternal Sunshine
Kathy Bates, About Schmidt
Cate Blanchett, The Aviator
Meryl Streep, Adaptation
Naomi Watts, 21 Grams
Holly Hunter, Thirteen


Best Score, Music:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
A Walk to Remember
Garden State
Gladiator
Vanilla Sky
Moulin Rouge
The Fellowship of the Ring
8 Mile
Road to Perdition
Hannibal


Best Visual Effects:
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return of the King
Minority Report
The Day After Tomorrow
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Perfect Storm
Attack of the Clones
A.I. - Artificial Intelligence
Pearl Harbor


Best Overall Director:
Peter Jackson
Ridley Scott
Steven Spielberg
Cameron Crowe
Sam Raimi


Best Overall Actor:
Mel Gibson
Leonardo DiCaprio
Tom Hanks
Russell Crowe
Johnny Depp


Best Overall Actress:
Kate Winslet
Natalie Portman
Julia Roberts
Jennifer Connelly
Bryce Dallas Howard

It's very hard. I'm trying to do a category a day until the deadline.

This is not my official ballot!
I just need to have these somewhere and it would also give others some ideas. I'll keep adding and subtracting as time goes on. I'll PM my final ballot Mike.

This was MUCH harder than I thought though!

Best Picture
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000)
Moulin Rouge (2001)
The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Far From Heaven (2002)
The Hours (2002)
Mystic River (2003)
City of God (2003)
Kill Bill Volume 1 (2003)
Kill Bill Volume 2 (2004)
Before Sunset (2004)

Close Calls.... Traffic, 21 Grams, Signs, Return of the King

Best Director
Ang Lee, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Peter JAckson, Fellowship of the Ring
Baz Luhrman, Moulin Rouge
Micheal Daldry, The Hours
Tood Haynes, Far From Heaven
Clint Eastwood, Mystic River
Quentin Tarrantino, Kill Bill Volume 1
Richard Linklater, Before Sunset
Alexander Payne, Sideways

Best Actor
Daniel Day Lewis, Gangs of New York
Ethan Hawke, Before Sunset
Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean
Kamie Foxx, Ray
Russel Crow, A Beautiful Mind
Nicolas Cage, Adaptation
Kim Carrey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Bill Murray, Lost in Translation
Sean Penn, Mystic River
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator

Best Actress (toooo many!)
Julianne Moore, Far From Heaven
Nicole Kidman, The Hours
Nicole Kidman, Moulin Rouge
July Delpy, Before Sunset
Uma Thurman, KB Volume 1
Uma Thurman, KB volume 2
Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich
Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
NAomi Watts, 21 Grams
Charlize Theron, Monster
Annette Benning, Being Julia

Best Supporting Actor
Dennis Quaid, Far From Heaven
David Carradine, KB Volume 2
Benicio del Tor, 21 Grams
Freddie Highmore, Finding Neverland
Alfred Molina, Frida
chris Cooper, Adaptation
Tim Robbins, Mystic Rover
John C. Reilley, Chicago
Ian McKellen, Feelowship of the Ring
Paul NEwman, Road to Perdition
Albert finney, Erin Brockovich

Best Supporting Actress
Julianne Moore, The Hours
Maia Morgenstern, Passion of the Christ
Catherine Zeta Jones, Chicago
Marcia Gay Harden, Mystic River
Kate Winslet, Finding Neverland
Cate Blanchet, The Aviator
Julia Roberts, Closer
Natalie Portman, Closer
Helen Mirren, The Clearing

Best Score/Music
The Hours
Far From Heaven
Signs
Fellowship of the Ring
Return of the King
Kill Bill Volume 1
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Mystic River
Moulin Rouge

Best Foreign Film
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Y Tu Mama Tambien
City of God
Amores Perros
Talk to Her
Hero
Spirited Away
Bad Education
House of Flying Daggers
The Sea Inside

Best Visual Effects
Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
Return of the King
Minority Report
MAtrix: Reloaded
X2: X Men United
The Day After Tomorrow
Kill Bill Volume 1

Overall Director
Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King)
Stevem Soderbergh (Traffic, Erin Brockovich, Ocean's 11, Solaris, Full Frontal, Ocean's 12)
Clint Eastwood (Space Cowboys, Bloodwork, Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby)
Steven Spielberg (AI, Minority Report, Catch Me If You Can, The Terminal)
??

Overall Actor
Gael Garcia Bernal (Amors perros, Y Tu Mama Tambieb, Bad Education, The Motorcycle Diaries)
Johnny Depp (Before the Night Falls, Chocolate, The Man Who Cried, Blow, From Hell, Pirates of the Caribbean, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Secret Window, Finding Neverland)
Nicolas Cage (Gone in 60 Seconds, The Family Man, Captain Correli's Mandalin, Windtalkers, Sonny, Adaptation, Matchstick Men, National Treasure)
Sean Penn (Before Night Falls, Weight of Water, I am Sam, 21 Grams, Mystic River, Asassination of Richard Nixon)
??
Overall Actress
Julianne Moore (HAnnobal, Shipping News, Far From Heaven. The Hours, LAws of Attraction, The Forgotten)
Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge, The Others, Birthday Girl, The Hours, Dogville, The Human Stain, Cold Mountain, Birth)
KAte Winslet (Quills, Iris, Life of David Gale, Eternal Sunshine, Finding Neverland)
Naomi Watts (Mulhulland Dr., The Ring, Le Divorce, 21 Grams, We Don't Live Here Anymore, Assassinatio of Richard Nixon, I Heart Huckabees)
??

Raffiki, Todd Haynes directed Far From Heaven. Todd Field directed In The Bedroom. Honest mistake.

I'm just glad you voted for Far From Heaven a lot.

funny and maybe too detailed a story....

For some reason... last night before sleeping when I was in the bathroom... I realized that. I seriously do not know why it came to my mind or how, but I was like wait a minute.... wasn't it Todd Haynes. And when I was originally writing it I felt weird because I thought his last name ended with an "s" and "Fields" didn't sound right. And almost immediately I figured Todd Field was In the Bedroom. Then, I got out of the bathroom and forgot to change it

Is Julia considered supporting for Closer?

Woohoo, thanks Raffi for posting some preliminary picks! Hopefully this will get others to be involved too. Can't wait for your final ballot via PM.

@Chris: I always thought Julia Roberts was considered the lead in Closer, with Natalie Portman being supporting. But then again, I haven't actually seen the film.

PEACE, Mike.

Ummm... I actually totally forgot she was considered Lead. I think she has less screen time that Natalie Portman.