Aamir Khan's chart buster "Lagaan", France'ssubtle comedy "Amelie," and Bosnia's "No Man's Land" weretoday nominated as best non English-language film for this year's Oscars.
Also vying for the coveted prize were Norway's "Elling"and Argentina's "Son of The Bride" ("El hijo de la novia").
Psychological drama "A Beautiful Mind,"fantasy epic "The Lord of the Rings," and musical revival "MoulinRouge" were named among the five 2002 Oscar nominees for best film.
The other nods in the most prized category ofHollywood's ultimate kudos went to wrenching family drama "In theBedroom," and 1930s murder mystery satire "Gosford Park." Thefive films are now the center of attention in the race for the Oscar's goldenstatuettes which will be handed out at a glittering ceremony in Hollywood onMarch 24.
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They emerged from a crowded and muddled field of filmsvying for this year's Oscar nominations after weeks of lobbying, advertising andnail-biting by studios and actors alike.
When it came to the crunch today, there were nosurprises in the nominations for best picture, despite an earlier lack ofconsensus among pundits over which would be the main films of this year'sfrenzied Hollywood's awards season.
"Lord of the Rings": Fellowship of theRing," the first in a 270 million-dollar trilogy of films based on J.R.RTolkien's fantasy books won more Oscar nominations than any other film this year-- 13.
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