Guess which film is listed as a front runner?

Yeah!

Best Picture This category, always the object of intense interest, seems especially clear. Two films are destined to be nominated and, more than that, likely to fight it out for the actual award. One is “A Beautiful Mind,” a Ron Howard-directed look at what happens when a genius goes mad; and the other is Peter Jackson’s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]], whose co-front-runner status was enhanced by a victory in the recent American Film Institute awards.

The story goes on to name **Ian McKellen*’ and ”’Viggo Mortensen”’ as likely nominations for ”’Best Supporting Actor”’ and ”’Peter Jackson”’ for ‘*Best Director**!