i am a sucker for this stuff. the buildup of excitement excessively beforehand is my version of the christmas shop'n'sing season. who'll get snubbed? who's getting noticed? if you read a few pages in you'll notice that they answer a question i posed a couple days ago: yes, apparently once before two actors each got two nods. in 1994, holly hunter and emma thompson shared the honor. that was another excellent year for films (pulp fiction, shawshank redemption, red, forrest gump -- well some people liked it --, ditto the piano, and clerks.)
but since 1997 was the first year i paid attention, it retains a special place in my heart.