Jewish News Oscar Contest
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Best Picture
0 As Good as It Gets
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The Full Monty
Good Will Hunting
L.A. Confidential
Titanic
Best Actor
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Matt Damon, Good Will Hunting
Robert Duvall, The Apostle
Peter Fonda, Ulee's Gold
Dustin Hoffman, Wag the Dog
Jack Nicholson, As Good as It Gets
Best Actress
❑ Helena Bonham Carter, The Wings of
the Dove
Good Film Hunting
Don't forget to cast your votes in
our second annual Oscar contest.
Confidentially, we think your guess-
es are as good as those of the folks
out in L.A. So go for the full monte,
give up your self-serving hunt for
the goodwill vote and choose your
outright favorites. If you don't, your
credibility as a critic will sink as
quickly as the Titanic. Hey, is this
as good as it gets, or what?
THE RULES
— Choose the entry in each category
that you believe will win the Oscar.
Check one box only in each category.
(You will be disqualified if any cate-
gories are left blank or if there is more
than one box checked per category.)
--L. Mail your entry form to Attention:
Oscar, The Jewish News 27676
Franklin Road, Southfield, MI 48034;
or fax to (810) 354-6069 (no phone
calls).
— Entries must be received no later
than Wednesday, March 18. (The
Oscar telecast airs on Monday, March
23.)
— One entry per person (you must
use the entry form, but photocopies
are acceptable).
— Entrants must be at least 18 years
of age.
— In the event there are more win-
ners than prizes, winners will be
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Julie Christie, Afterglow
Judi Dench, Mrs. Brown
Helen Hunt, As Good as It Gets
Kate Winslet, Titanic
Best Supporting Actor
❑ Robert Forster, Jackie Brown
❑ iAnthony Hopkins, Amistad
❑ Greg Kinnear, As Good as It Gets
❑ Burt Reynolds, Boogie .Nights
❑ Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting
Best Supporting Actress
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Kim Basinger, L.A. Confidential
Joan Cusack, In er Out
Minnie Driver, Good Will Hunting
Julianne Moore, Boogie Nights
Gloria Smart, Titanic
Best Director
drawn at random from those entries
with the most correct answers.
— Winners will be announced in the
April 3 issue.
— Employees of The Jewish News and
Style magazine, the Detroit Opera
House, the Star Southfield Theatre,
Sweet Lorraine's restaurant and their
families are not eligible to enter.
THE PRIZES
1 Grand Prize winner will receive:
— Opera Tickets for 2 (The Elixir of
Love)
— 2 Star Southfield movie tickets
— Dinner for 2 at Sweet Lorraine's
— The opportunity to review an
upcoming film for our JN Entertain-
ment section (optional)
4 Runners Up will receive:
— Opera Tickets for 2 (The Elixir of
Love)
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Peter Cattaneo, The Full Monty
Gus Van Sant, Good Will Hunting
Curtis Hanson, L.A. Confidential
Atom Egoyan, The Sweet Hereafter
James Cameron, Titanic
Best Foreign Film
❑ Beyond Silence, Germany
❑ Character, The Netherlands
❑ Four Days in September, Brazil
❑ Secrets of the Heart, Spain
❑ The Thief Russia
Best Screenplay (written directly for the
screen
❑ Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks, As
Good as It Gets
❑ Paul Thomas Anderson, Boogie Nights
❑ Woody Allen, Deconstructing Hairy
❑ Simon Beaufoy, The Full Monty
❑ Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, Good
Will Hunting
Best Screenplay (based on material previ-
ously produced or published)
❑ Paul Attanasio, Donnie Brasco
❑ Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson,
❑ Atom Egoyan, The Sweet Hereafter
❑ Hilary Henkin and David Mamet, Wag
the Dog
❑ Hossein Amini, The Wings of the Dove
Cinematography
Amistad
Kundun
L.A. Confidential
Titanic
The Wings of the Dove
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Original Musical or Comedy Score
❑ Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens and
David Newman Anastasia
❑ Hans Zimmer, As Good as It Gets
❑ Anne Dudley, The Full Monty
❑ Danny Elfman, Men in Black
❑ James Newton Howard, My Best Friend's
Wedding
Original Dramatic Score
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John Williams, Amistad
Danny Elfman, Good Will Hunting
Philip Glass, Kundun
Jerry Goldsmith, L.A. Confidential
James Homer, Titanic
Original Song
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"Go the Distance," from Hercules
"How Do I Live," from Con Air
"Journey to the Past," from Anastasia
"Miss Misery?' from Good Will Hunting
"My Heart Will Go On," from Titanic
Costume
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Amistad
Kundun
Oscar and Lucinda
Titanic
The Wings of the Dove
Film Editing
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Air Force One
As Good as It Gets
Good Will Hunting
L.A. Confidential
Titanic
Documentary Feature
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Ayn Rand: A Sense ofLift
Colors Straight Up
4 Little Girls
The Long Way Home
Waco: The Rules of Engagement
MAKE SURE TO VOTE ON THIS
TIEBREAKER
Art Direction
❑ Gattaca
❑ Kundun
❑ L.A. Confidential
❑ Men in Black
❑ Titanic
L.A. Confidential
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