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Jessica, Nicole, Johnny and Orlando Make the Cut! Movies.Com Announces Finalists for Second Annual Movie Site Awards

Business Wire, July 18, 2005

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Not your typical red carpet contenders! Movies.com, a leading Web site for movie fans, has announced the finalists for its second annual Movie Site Awards. Over the past two months, movie fans and site developers submitted thousands of postings on Movies.com to rally "consideration" support for their favorite websites for movies, actors and directors -- in both official and fan categories.

Through September 14, film enthusiasts can cast their vote for their favorite finalists' movie site at www.movies.com/siteawards. Winners will be announced on September 28, 2005 and will be featured on Movies.com.

Movies.com editors reviewed all nominated sites and selected the following finalists:

Best Official Movie Sites
Polar Express http://polarexpressmovie.warnerbros.com/
Sin City www.sincitythemovie.com
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy http://hitchhikers.movies.go.com/
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
www.unfortunateeventsmovie.com
Fantastic Four www.Fantasticfourmovie.com

Best Movie Fan Sites
King Kong www.kongisking.net
Harry Potter www.the-leaky-cauldron.org
The Chronicles of Narnia www.narniaweb.com
Star Wars www.theforce.net
Harry Potter www.mugglenet.com

Best Official Actor Sites
Billy Boyd www.billyboyd.net
Adam Sandler www.adamsandler.com
Pierce Brosnan Official Site www.piercebrosnan.com
Sean Astin www.seanastin.com
Orlando Bloom www.theofficialorlandobloomsite.com

Best Actor Fan Sites
Everything Johnny - Johnny Depp http://everythingjohnny.tripod.com/
James Franco http://james-franco.com
Brendan Fehr www.fan-sites.org/brendan-fehr
Billy Boyd www.boydism.net
Hayden Christensen http://desiringhayden.net

Best Official Actress Sites
Amber Tamblyn www.amtam.com
Eva Mendes www.evamendes.com/home.html
Hilary Duff www.hilaryduff.com
Jennifer Lopez www.jenniferlopez.com
Jessica Simpson www.jessicasimpson.com

Best Actress Fan Sites
Jennifer Aniston 24/7--Jennifer Aniston www.jen-fan.com
Sweet Amy Jo - Amy Jo Johnson www.amyjo.com
Drew Barrymore Collective -- Drew Barrymore www.Drew-barrymore.org
Nicole's Magic - Nicole Kidman www.nkidman.com
Salma Hayek Online www.salmahayekonline.com

Best Official Director Sites
Jesse Cowell www.jeskid.com
Youssef Chahine www.youssefchahine.us/indexx.html

Best Director Fan Sites
Steven Spielberg Films www.spielbergfilms.com
Tim Burton Collective www.timburtoncollective.com
Peter Jackson German Fan Site www.kaihoro.de
Trey Parker http://treyparker.info/

"The Movie Site Awards recognize the best on the web - not necessarily sites for movies expected to be on the red carpet," said Dan Sherlock, Vice President, Movies.com. "As people increasingly turn to the web for information about their movie choices, it is important that these sites deliver a valuable experience. The 'MSAs' reward those sites that best reflect their film, director or actor through an engaging and informative fan experience."

Two awards will be granted in each category - Audience Pick and Editors' Pick. The Audience Pick will be chosen from the finalists through online voting located at www.movies.com/siteawards. The Movies.com editorial staff will choose the Editors' Pick. Editors' Pick criteria includes depth and breadth of information offered, factual accuracy, demonstrated ability to engage fans, overall design and ease of use.

To qualify for an award nomination, the site had to involve a movie, actor, director or screenwriter that was associated with a theatrical release in the last three months of 2004 or any time in 2005. Movies.com editors reviewed all nominations.

For more information on Movies.com's Movie Site Awards, please visit www.movies.com/siteawards.> About Movies.com

Launched in March 2000, Movies.com provides a broad array of news, original content and services, including show times and ticket sales, to help movie fans make the right choice on movie night. Operated by the Walt Disney Internet Group, its content encompasses films from throughout the film industry and follows them from production through video/DVD release. Movies.com is the home of such successful initiatives as The College Critics Association, The Oscar(R) Party Challenge, and the MovieSite Awards. It was named "Best Movie Site" in the 2003 WebAwards from the Web Marketing Association (WMA) and most recently received the 2004 EPpy award, presented by "Editor & Publisher" and "Mediaweek" magazines, for best overall design of an internet service with an audience in excess of one million monthly visitors.