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The 76th Academy Awards
| 2004
Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center
Sunday, February 29, 2004
Honoring movies released in 2003
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Highlights
Honorary Award
Blake Edwards
Best Actress
Monster
Charlize Theron
"Get Off the Stage"
Jack Black and Will Ferrell
Memorable Moments
Howard Shore, Fran Walsh and Annie Lennox
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Original Song winners for "Into The West" from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Sofia Coppola
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Original Screenplay winner for Lost in Translation with presenter Francis Ford Coppola
Best Picture
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Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, winners for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
WINNERS & NOMINEES
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Sean Penn
Mystic River
Nominees
Johnny Depp
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Nominees
Ben Kingsley
House of Sand and Fog
Nominees
Jude Law
Cold Mountain
Nominees
Bill Murray
Lost in Translation
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Tim Robbins
Mystic River
Nominees
Alec Baldwin
The Cooler
Nominees
Benicio Del Toro
21 Grams
Nominees
Djimon Hounsou
In America
Nominees
Ken Watanabe
The Last Samurai
Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Charlize Theron
Monster
Nominees
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Whale Rider
Nominees
Diane Keaton
Something's Gotta Give
Nominees
Samantha Morton
In America
Nominees
Naomi Watts
21 Grams
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Renée Zellweger
Cold Mountain
Nominees
Shohreh Aghdashloo
House of Sand and Fog
Nominees
Patricia Clarkson
Pieces of April
Nominees
Marcia Gay Harden
Mystic River
Nominees
Holly Hunter
Thirteen
Animated Feature Film
Winner
Finding Nemo
Andrew Stanton
Nominees
Brother Bear
Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker
Nominees
The Triplets of Belleville
Sylvain Chomet
Art Direction
Winner
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Art Direction: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Alan Lee
Nominees
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Art Direction: Ben Van Os; Set Decoration: Cecile Heideman
Nominees
The Last Samurai
Art Direction: Lilly Kilvert; Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau
Nominees
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Art Direction: William Sandell; Set Decoration: Robert Gould
Nominees
Seabiscuit
Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall; Set Decoration: Leslie Pope
Cinematography
Winner
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Russell Boyd
Nominees
City of God
Cesar Charlone
Nominees
Cold Mountain
John Seale
Nominees
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Eduardo Serra
Nominees
Seabiscuit
John Schwartzman
Costume Design
Winner
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor
Nominees
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Dien van Straalen
Nominees
The Last Samurai
Ngila Dickson
Nominees
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Wendy Stites
Nominees
Seabiscuit
Judianna Makovsky
Directing
Winner
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Peter Jackson
Nominees
City of God
Fernando Meirelles
Nominees
Lost in Translation
Sofia Coppola
Nominees
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Peter Weir
Nominees
Mystic River
Clint Eastwood
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
The Fog of War
Errol Morris and Michael Williams
Nominees
Balseros
Carlos Bosch and Josep Maria Domenech
Nominees
Capturing the Friedmans
Andrew Jarecki and Marc Smerling
Nominees
My Architect
Nathaniel Kahn and Susan R. Behr
Nominees
The Weather Underground
Sam Green and Bill Siegel
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
Chernobyl Heart
Maryann DeLeo
Nominees
Asylum
Sandy McLeod and Gini Reticker
Nominees
Ferry Tales
Katja Esson
Film Editing
Winner
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Jamie Selkirk
Nominees
City of God
Daniel Rezende
Nominees
Cold Mountain
Walter Murch
Nominees
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Lee Smith
Nominees
Seabiscuit
William Goldenberg
Foreign Language Film
Winner
The Barbarian Invasions
Canada
Nominees
Evil
Sweden
Nominees
The Twilight Samurai
Japan
Nominees
Twin Sisters
The Netherlands
Nominees
Zelary
Czech Republic
Makeup
Winner
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Richard Taylor and Peter King
Nominees
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Edouard Henriques III and Yolanda Toussieng
Nominees
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Ve Neill and Martin Samuel
Music (Original Score)
Winner
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Howard Shore
Nominees
Big Fish
Danny Elfman
Nominees
Cold Mountain
Gabriel Yared
Nominees
Finding Nemo
Thomas Newman
Nominees
House of Sand and Fog
James Horner
Music (Original Song)
Winner
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Into The West in "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" Music and Lyric by Fran Walsh and Howard Shore and Annie Lennox
Nominees
The Triplets of Belleville
Belleville Rendez-vous in "The Triplets of Belleville"
Nominees
A Mighty Wind
A Kiss At The End Of The Rainbow in "A Mighty Wind" Music and Lyric by Michael McKean and Annette O'Toole
Nominees
Cold Mountain
Scarlet Tide in "Cold Mountain" Music and Lyric by T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello
Nominees
Cold Mountain
You Will Be My Ain True Love in "Cold Mountain" Music and Lyric by Sting
Best Picture
Winner
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, Producers
Nominees
Lost in Translation
Ross Katz and Sofia Coppola, Producers
Nominees
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., Peter Weir and Duncan Henderson, Producers
Nominees
Mystic River
Robert Lorenz, Judie G. Hoyt and Clint Eastwood, Producers
Nominees
Seabiscuit
Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Gary Ross, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
Harvie Krumpet
Adam Elliot
Nominees
Boundin'
Bud Luckey
Nominees
Destino
Dominique Monfery and Roy Edward Disney
Nominees
Gone Nutty
Carlos Saldanha and John C. Donkin
Nominees
Nibbles
Chris Hinton
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
Two Soldiers
Aaron Schneider and Andrew J. Sacks
Nominees
Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket)
Florian Baxmeyer
Nominees
Most (The Bridge)
Bobby Garabedian and William Zabka
Nominees
Squash
Lionel Bailliu
Nominees
(A) Torzija [(A) Torsion]
Stefan Arsenijevic
Sound Editing
Winner
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Richard King
Nominees
Finding Nemo
Gary Rydstrom and Michael Silvers
Nominees
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Christopher Boyes and George Watters II
Sound Mixing
Winner
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek
Nominees
The Last Samurai
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Jeff Wexler
Nominees
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill and Arthur Rochester
Nominees
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Christopher Boyes, David Parker, David Campbell and Lee Orloff
Nominees
Seabiscuit
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Tod A. Maitland
Visual Effects
Winner
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke
Nominees
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Dan Sudick, Stefen Fangmeier, Nathan McGuinness and Robert Stromberg
Nominees
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Terry Frazee
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Winner
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, & Peter Jackson
Nominees
American Splendor
Written by Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman
Nominees
City of God
Screenplay by Braulio Mantovani
Nominees
Mystic River
Screenplay by Brian Helgeland
Nominees
Seabiscuit
Written for the Screen by Gary Ross
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Winner
Lost in Translation
Written by Sofia Coppola
Nominees
The Barbarian Invasions
Written by Denys Arcand
Nominees
Dirty Pretty Things
Written by Steven Knight
Nominees
Finding Nemo
Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds; Original Story by Andrew Stanton
Nominees
In America
Written by Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, & Kirsten Sheridan
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(A) Torzija [(A) Torsion]
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Live Action) - Stefan Arsenijevic
21 Grams
2 NOMINATIONS
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Benicio Del Toro
- Actress in a Leading Role - Naomi Watts
A
In America
3 NOMINATIONS
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Djimon Hounsou
- Actress in a Leading Role - Samantha Morton
- Writing (Original Screenplay) - Written by Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, & Kirsten Sheridan
American Splendor
1 NOMINATION
- Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Written by Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman
Asylum
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Sandy McLeod and Gini Reticker
B
Balseros
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Carlos Bosch and Josep Maria Domenech
The Barbarian Invasions
2 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Foreign Language Film - Canada
- Writing (Original Screenplay) - Written by Denys Arcand
Big Fish
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Original Score) - Danny Elfman
Boundin'
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Animated) - Bud Luckey
Brother Bear
1 NOMINATION
- Animated Feature Film - Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker
C
Capturing the Friedmans
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Andrew Jarecki and Marc Smerling
Chernobyl Heart
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Documentary (Short Subject) - Maryann DeLeo
City of God
4 NOMINATIONS
- Cinematography - Cesar Charlone
- Directing - Fernando Meirelles
- Film Editing - Daniel Rezende
- Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by Braulio Mantovani
Cold Mountain
6 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Actress in a Supporting Role - Renée Zellweger
- Actor in a Leading Role - Jude Law
- Cinematography - John Seale
- Film Editing - Walter Murch
- Music (Original Score) - Gabriel Yared
- Music (Original Song) - Scarlet Tide in "Cold Mountain" Music and Lyric by T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello, You Will Be My Ain True Love in "Cold Mountain" Music and Lyric by Sting
The Cooler
1 NOMINATION
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Alec Baldwin
D
Destino
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Animated) - Dominique Monfery and Roy Edward Disney
Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket)
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Live Action) - Florian Baxmeyer
Dirty Pretty Things
1 NOMINATION
- Writing (Original Screenplay) - Written by Steven Knight
E
Evil
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Sweden
F
Ferry Tales
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Katja Esson
Finding Nemo
4 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Animated Feature Film - Andrew Stanton
- Music (Original Score) - Thomas Newman
- Sound Editing - Gary Rydstrom and Michael Silvers
- Writing (Original Screenplay) - Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds; Original Story by Andrew Stanton
The Fog of War
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Documentary (Feature) - Errol Morris and Michael Williams
G
Girl with a Pearl Earring
3 NOMINATIONS
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Ben Van Os; Set Decoration: Cecile Heideman
- Cinematography - Eduardo Serra
- Costume Design - Dien van Straalen
Gone Nutty
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Animated) - Carlos Saldanha and John C. Donkin
H
Harvie Krumpet
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Short Film (Animated) - Adam Elliot
House of Sand and Fog
3 NOMINATIONS
- Actor in a Leading Role - Ben Kingsley
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Shohreh Aghdashloo
- Music (Original Score) - James Horner
L
The Last Samurai
4 NOMINATIONS
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Ken Watanabe
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Lilly Kilvert; Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau
- Costume Design - Ngila Dickson
- Sound Mixing - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Jeff Wexler
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
11 WINS,
11 NOMINATIONS
- * Art Direction - Art Direction: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Alan Lee
- * Costume Design - Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor
- * Directing - Peter Jackson
- * Film Editing - Jamie Selkirk
- * Makeup - Richard Taylor and Peter King
- * Music (Original Score) - Howard Shore
- * Music (Original Song) - Into The West in "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" Music and Lyric by Fran Walsh and Howard Shore and Annie Lennox
- * Best Picture - Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, Producers
- * Sound Mixing - Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek
- * Visual Effects - Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke
- * Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, & Peter Jackson
Lost in Translation
4 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Writing (Original Screenplay) - Written by Sofia Coppola
- Actor in a Leading Role - Bill Murray
- Directing - Sofia Coppola
- Best Picture - Ross Katz and Sofia Coppola, Producers
M
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
10 NOMINATIONS,
2 WINS
- * Cinematography - Russell Boyd
- * Sound Editing - Richard King
- Art Direction - Art Direction: William Sandell; Set Decoration: Robert Gould
- Costume Design - Wendy Stites
- Directing - Peter Weir
- Film Editing - Lee Smith
- Makeup - Edouard Henriques III and Yolanda Toussieng
- Best Picture - Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., Peter Weir and Duncan Henderson, Producers
- Sound Mixing - Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill and Arthur Rochester
- Visual Effects - Dan Sudick, Stefen Fangmeier, Nathan McGuinness and Robert Stromberg
A Mighty Wind
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Original Song) - A Kiss At The End Of The Rainbow in "A Mighty Wind" Music and Lyric by Michael McKean and Annette O'Toole
Monster
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Actress in a Leading Role - Charlize Theron
Most (The Bridge)
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Live Action) - Bobby Garabedian and William Zabka
My Architect
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Nathaniel Kahn and Susan R. Behr
Mystic River
6 NOMINATIONS,
2 WINS
- * Actor in a Leading Role - Sean Penn
- * Actor in a Supporting Role - Tim Robbins
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Marcia Gay Harden
- Directing - Clint Eastwood
- Best Picture - Robert Lorenz, Judie G. Hoyt and Clint Eastwood, Producers
- Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by Brian Helgeland
N
Nibbles
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Animated) - Chris Hinton
P
Pieces of April
1 NOMINATION
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Patricia Clarkson
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
5 NOMINATIONS
- Actor in a Leading Role - Johnny Depp
- Makeup - Ve Neill and Martin Samuel
- Sound Editing - Christopher Boyes and George Watters II
- Sound Mixing - Christopher Boyes, David Parker, David Campbell and Lee Orloff
- Visual Effects - John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Terry Frazee
S
Seabiscuit
7 NOMINATIONS
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall; Set Decoration: Leslie Pope
- Cinematography - John Schwartzman
- Costume Design - Judianna Makovsky
- Film Editing - William Goldenberg
- Best Picture - Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Gary Ross, Producers
- Sound Mixing - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Tod A. Maitland
- Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Written for the Screen by Gary Ross
Something's Gotta Give
1 NOMINATION
- Actress in a Leading Role - Diane Keaton
Squash
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Live Action) - Lionel Bailliu
T
Thirteen
1 NOMINATION
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Holly Hunter
The Triplets of Belleville
2 NOMINATIONS
- Animated Feature Film - Sylvain Chomet
- Music (Original Song) - Belleville Rendez-vous in "The Triplets of Belleville"
The Twilight Samurai
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Japan
Twin Sisters
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - The Netherlands
Two Soldiers
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Short Film (Live Action) - Aaron Schneider and Andrew J. Sacks
W
The Weather Underground
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Sam Green and Bill Siegel
Whale Rider
1 NOMINATION
- Actress in a Leading Role - Keisha Castle-Hughes
Z
Zelary
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Czech Republic
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