How big the ads are, how often they appear and who is named in them are all indications of what the studios believe are likeliest to draw nominations.
For best actress, perhaps the most narrowed-down of the categories, the relative movie newcomers Hilary Swank and Janet McTeer are expected to draw nominations for "Boys Don't Cry" and "Tumbleweeds" (both won Golden Globes, and Ms. Swank has taken most of the year-end acting awards), as is Ms. Bening in "American Beauty".
He is the second member of Congress to draw nomination papers.
But the film was not well liked and only drew nominations for Ms. Streep and her makeup team.
"In the Bedroom," a small, independent film, also drew nominations for best actress (Sissy Spacek) and best actor (Tom Wilkinson).
The producers had hoped for recognition at the Tony Awards on June 13, but "Next Fall" lost out to another new play, "Red," for best play and best director of the play, the two categories in which it drew nominations.
Somewhere in between were the concert's most intriguing bands: Juanes from Colombia, whose album "Fijate Bien" (Surco/Universal) has drawn nominations for all the top Latin Grammy Awards, and Bersuit Vergarabat from Argentina, a band that gleefully scrambles expectations.
Mr. LaChiusa, who also wrote "Marie Christine," had a big day yesterday, with both of his shows drawing nominations for best book for a musical and best original score, although neither has been a hit.
Hollywood is rife with stories about how Harvey Weinstein meddled with virtually all of the Miramax films that drew nominations today -- most notably with "Gangs of New York," which was delayed several times as Mr. Weinstein and Mr. Scorsese wrangled over the shape of the film.
"A Beautiful Mind," which won the Golden Globe for the year's best drama, also drew nominations for Ron Howard's direction, Russell Crowe's lead performance and Jennifer Connelly's supporting role.
"The West Wing" also drew nominations for five of its cast members, including Martin Sheen (President Josiah Bartlet) as best dramatic actor and Stockard Channing (Bartlet's wife) for supporting actress.
