Oscar nominations were announced this morning and while there were some surprises (no Richard Gere for best actor being the major one), most came true to form as predicted. Here are some of the major categories.

Best Picture
Chicago
Gangs of New York
The Hours
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Pianist

Achievement in Directing
Rob Marshall, Chicago
Martin Scorsese, Gangs of New York
Stephen Daldry, The Hours
Roman Polanski, The Pianist
Pedro Almodovar, Talk to Her

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Adrien Brody in The Pianist
Nicolas Cage in Adaptation
Michael Caine in The Quiet American
Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs of New York
Jack Nicholson in About Schmidt

Best Supporting Actor
Chris Cooper in Adaptation
Ed Harris in The Hours
Paul Newman in The Road to Perdition
John C. Reilly in Chicago
Christopher Walken in Catch Me If You Can

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Salma Hayek in Frida
Nicole Kidman in The Hours
Diane Lane in Unfaithful
Julianne Moore in Far From Heaven
Renee Zellweger in Chicago

Best Supporting Actress
Kathy Bates in About Schmidt
Julianne Moore in The Hours
Queen Latifah in Chicago
Meryl Streep in Adaptation
Catherine Zeta Jones in Chicago

The rest can be found on the Oscar web site. Winners will be announced March 23. My wrong predictions will start before then.