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Last week, while munching on cereal and watching "Magnum, P.I." reruns on A&E, I suddenly remembered the Oscars are approaching. How this realization came to me while watching "Magnum" is an enigma, but it's important that it happened because Filmfodder, being a film site, should certainly cover the most important awards in all of filmdom.

And cover it we will. At this very moment you're gazing upon Filmfodder's first full-fledged, FDA-approved Oscar Section. From mid-February until the awards ceremony on March 25, we'll be filling this section with features, commentary and assorted Oscar content.

Oscars 2001 Table of Contents

Nominee Coverage

Winner List All the winners in all announced categories. NEW

Nominee List Peruse the nominees in the major categories.

Filmfodder Picks See which actors and films Filmfodder staffers think should win the big award.

Other Awards An extensive listing of recent critics awards and the Golden Globes. Described by Flak Magazine editor James Norton as "disturbingly comprehensive."

Commentary

The Year in Bad Endings A number of high-profile films limped into their final acts with poor endings.

Review: Almost Famous

Review: Cast Away

Review: Chocolat

Review: The Contender

Review: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Review: Gladiator

Review: O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Review: Quills

Review: Requiem For a Dream (2)

Review: Traffic (2)

Review: You Can Count on Me

Forums

Bad Endings Which movies have the worst endings?

Your Picks Vent about the nominees, offer your picks, and stand up for the actors and films ignored by the Academy.

Academy Mistakes Which Oscar choices made you groan? Who's been robbed over the years?

Links

Christian Science Monitor Oscar Coverage Reviews and commentary from one of the few journalism outlets unsoiled by the corporate beast.

Full Nominee Listing From Oscar.com, the complete listing of 2001 Oscar nominees. Includes categories for foreign film, music, makeup, and technical areas.

Variety's Academy Central Analysis, reviews, and prognostications from Variety writers and editors.

Inside Oscars Inside.com provides, as you'd expect, the inside track on which nominees have the best shot at winning.

Little Golden Guy Oscar Database Learn about previous winners and nominees at this extensive database. Perfect for winning Oscar bets.

IMDb's Road to the Oscars The Internet Movie Database brought together a ridiculous amount of Oscar information and the result is this package.

Old Coverage

2000 Oscar Night Transcript A candid conversation between Filmfodder staffers transcribed as the awards ceremony aired. Is it an exercise in clever film criticism or a desperate attempt to fabricate content? You decide.