Hollywood Reporter columnist

[clshannon at aol.com]

I thought this was interesting; Martin Grove, a columnist for The Hollywood 
Reporter (a well respected trade paper) has a column on the online page about 
the next Oscar race.
I clipped these two paragraphs:

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Warner Bros.' "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," directed by Alfonso 
Cuaron, attracted very favorable reviews, many of which called it the best of 
the three "Potter" films to date. Cuaron, an Oscar nominee for his original 
screenplay for "Y tu mama tambien," could get a directing nomination. 
Screenwriter Steve Kloves, who received Oscar and Golden Globes nods for adapting 
"Wonder Boys" and also got Writers Guild of America nominations for "Wonder" and 
his original screenplay "The Fabulous Baker Boys," could receive new noms for 
"Azkaban." 

John Williams' well-reviewed "Azkaban" score, too, could get nods from 
Academy and Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. voters. Williams has received so many 
Oscar and Globe nominations (along with a few wins, too) over the years that the 
list is too long to include here. It goes without saying that you're probably 
not going to lose money by betting on Williams' score to be nominated. The 
film's visual effects are obviously also good grist for the awards mill. And if 
"Azkaban" casts all the right magical spells it could conjure up both a best 
picture Oscar nomination and a best motion picture -- drama Golden Globe 
nomination. 
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Personally, I would love to see POA get some nominations other than special 
effects or cinematography (although those would be well deserved as well). A 
best director or best picture or best screenplay nomination would sure be sweet <
g>
Cindy


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