OK, enough of the bickering. Here are the nominations along with some tips and trivia to help you with your contest forms. Here is the category that is on every filmgoer's mind. The Cider House Rules is a film about growing up in an orphanage and knowing little about the outside world. The main character, Homer, leaves to find a life for himself.
Some critics call The Green Mile the best film of the year.
Tom Hanks hasn't been nominated for an Oscar, but his co-star, Michael Clarke Duncan, has. Steven King's prison story of a killer in the '50s was released in a series of short novellas, and as a film it is over three hours long. It has the power to bring tears to viewers' eyes and for this reason may be one of the most likely candidates for this category. When trying to make a movie based on a true story, the facts get twisted into a knot. The Insider is a perfect example.