Oscars 2004

Actor in a leading role

Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Buena Vista)

Ben Kingsley in House of Sand and Fog (DreamWorks in association with Cobalt Media Group)

Jude Law in Cold Mountain (Miramax)

Bill Murray in Lost in Translation (Focus Features)

Sean Penn in Mystic River (Warner Bros.)

Actor in a supporting role

Alec Baldwin in The Cooler (Lions Gate)

Benicio Del Toro in 21 Grams (Focus Features)

Djimon Hounsou in In America (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox)

Tim Robbins in Mystic River (Warner Bros.)

Ken Watanabe in The Last Samurai (Warner Bros.)

Actress in a leading role

Keisha Castle-Hughes in Whale Rider (NewMarket Films)

Diane Keaton in Something's Gotta Give (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Samantha Morton in In America (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox)

Charlize Theron in Monster (Newmarket Films)

Naomi Watts in 21 Grams (Focus Features)

Actress in a supporting role

Shohreh Aghdashloo in House of Sand and Fog (DreamWorks in association with Cobalt Media Group)

Patricia Clarkson in Pieces of April (MGM)

Marcia Gay Harden in Mystic River (Warner Bros.)

Holly Hunter in Thirteen (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox)

Renée Zellweger in Cold Mountain (Miramax)

Animated feature film

Brother Bear (Buena Vista)

Finding Nemo (Buena Vista)

The Triplets of Belleville (Sony Pictures Classics)

Art direction

Girl with a Pearl Earring (Lions Gate), Art Direction: Ben Van Os, Set Decoration: Cecile Heideman

The Last Samurai (Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Lilly Kilvert, Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (New Line), Art Direction: Grant Major, Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Alan Lee

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (20th Century Fox), Art Direction: William Sandell, Set Decoration: Robert Gould

Seabiscuit (Universal/DreamWorks/Spyglass), Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall, Set Decoration: Leslie Pope

Cinematography

City of God (Miramax) Cesar Charlone

Cold Mountain (Miramax) John Seale

Girl with a Pearl Earring (Lions Gate) Eduardo Serra

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (20th Century Fox) Russell Boyd

Seabiscuit (Universal/DreamWorks/Spyglass) John Schwartzman

Costume design

Girl with a Pearl Earring (Lions Gate) Dien van Straalen

The Last Samurai (Warner Bros.) Ngila Dickson

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (New Line) Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (20th Century Fox) Wendy Stites

Seabiscuit (Universal/DreamWorks/Spyglass) Judianna Makovsky

Directing

City of God (Miramax) Fernando Meirelles

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (New Line) Peter Jackson

Lost in Translation (Focus Features) Sofia Coppola

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (20th Century Fox) Peter Weir

Mystic River (Warner Bros.) Clint Eastwood

Documentary feature

Balseros (Seventh Art Releasing), A Bausan Films S.L. Production, Carlos Bosch and Marcos Loris Omedes

Capturing the Friedmans (Magnolia Pictures), A Hit The Ground Running Production, Andrew Jarecki and Marc Smerling

The Fog of War (Sony Pictures Classics), A Globe Department Store Production, Errol Morris and Michael Williams

My Architect (New Yorker), A Louis Kahn Project, Inc. Production, Nathaniel Kahn and Susan R. Behr

The Weather Underground (Shadow Distribution), A Free History Project Production, Sam Green and Bill Siegel

Documentary short subject

Asylum, A Constant Communication & Make-do Production, Sandy McLeod and Gini Reticker.

Chernobyl Heart, A Downtown TV Documentaries Production, Maryann DeLeo.

Ferry Tales, A Penelope Pictures Production, Katja Esson.

Film editing

City of God (Miramax) Daniel Rezende

Cold Mountain (Miramax) Walter Murch

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (New Line) Jamie Selkirk

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (20th Century Fox) Lee Smith

Seabiscuit (Universal/DreamWorks/Spyglass) William Goldenberg

Foreign language film

The Barbarian Invasions A Cinémaginaire Inc. Production, Canada

Evil, A Moviola Film & Television Production, Sweden

The Twilight Samurai, A Shochiku/Nippon Television Network/Sumitomo/Hakuhodo/Nippon Shuppan Hanbai/Eisei Gekijo Production, Japan

Twin Sisters, An IdtV Film Production, The Netherlands

Zelary, A Total HelpArt T.H.A./Barrandov Studio Production, Czech Republic

Makeup

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (New Line), Richard Taylor and Peter King

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (20th Century Fox), Edouard Henriques III and Yolanda Toussieng

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Buena Vista), Ve Neill and Martin Samuel

Music (original score)

Big Fish (Sony Pictures Releasing) Danny Elfman

Cold Mountain (Miramax) Gabriel Yared

Finding Nemo (Buena Vista) Thomas Newman

House of Sand and Fog (DreamWorks in association with Cobalt Media Group) James Horner

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (New Line) Howard Shore

Music (original song)

Into the West from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (New Line). Music and Lyric by Fran Walsh and Howard Shore and Annie Lennox

A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow from A Mighty Wind (Warner Bros.). Music and Lyric by Michael McKean and Annette O'Toole.

Scarlet Tide from Cold Mountain (Miramax). Music and Lyric by T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello.

The Triplets of Belleville from The Triplets of Belleville (Sony Pictures Classics). Music by Benoit Charest. Lyric by Sylvain Chomet.

You Will Be My Ain True Love from Cold Mountain (Miramax). Music and Lyric by Sting.

Best picture

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (New Line). A Wingnut Films Production, Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, Producers.

Lost in Translation (Focus Features). An American Zoetrope/Elemental Films Production, Ross Katz and Sofia Coppola, Producers.

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (20th Century Fox). A 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures and Miramax Films Production, Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., Peter Weir and Duncan Henderson, Producers.

Mystic River (Warner Bros.). A Warner Bros. Pictures Production, Robert Lorenz, Judie G. Hoyt and Clint Eastwood, Producers.

Seabiscuit (Universal/DreamWorks/Spyglass) A Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures Production, Nominees to be determined.

Short film (animated)

Boundin', A Pixar Animation Studios Production, Bud Luckey.

Destino (Buena Vista), A Walt Disney Pictures Production, Dominique Monfery and Roy Edward Disney

Gone Nutty (20th Century Fox), A Blue Sky Studios Production, Carlos Saldanha and John C. Donkin.

Harvie Krumpet, A Melodrama Pictures Production, Adam Elliot

Nibbles, An Acme Filmworks Production, Chris Hinton

Short film (live action)

Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket), A Hamburger Filmwerkstatt Production, Florian Baxmeyer

Most (The Bridge), An Eastwind Films Production, Bobby Garabedian and William Zabka.

Squash, A Tetramedia Production, Lionel Bailliu

(A) Torzija [(A) Torsion], A Studio Arkadena Production, Stefan Arsenijevic

Two Soldiers, A Shoe Clerk Picture Company Production, Aaron Schneider and Andrew J. Sacks

Sound editing

Finding Nemo (Buena Vista) Gary Rydstrom and Michael Silvers

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (20th Century Fox) Richard King

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Buena Vista) Christopher Boyes and George Watters II

Sound mixing

The Last Samurai (Warner Bros.) Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Jeff Wexler

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (New Line) Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (20th Century Fox) Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill and Arthur Rochester

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Buena Vista) Christopher Boyes, David Parker, David Campbell and Lee Orloff

Seabiscuit (Universal/DreamWorks/Spyglass) Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Tod A. Maitland

Visual effects

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (New Line) Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (20th Century Fox) Dan Sudick, Stefen Fangmeier, Nathan McGuinness and Robert Stromberg

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Buena Vista) John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Terry Frazee

Adapted Screenplay

American Splendor (HBO Films in association with Fine Line Features) Written by Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman

City of God (Miramax) Screenplay by Braulio Mantovani

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (New Line) Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson

Mystic River (Warner Bros.) Screenplay by Brian Helgeland

Seabiscuit (Universal/DreamWorks/Spyglass) Written for the Screen by Gary Ross

Original Screenplay

The Barbarian Invasions (Miramax) Written by Denys Arcand

Dirty Pretty Things (Miramax and BBC Films) Written by Steven Knight

Finding Nemo (Buena Vista) Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds Original Story by Andrew Stanton

In America (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox) Written by Jim Sheridan & Naomi Sheridan & Kirsten Sheridan

Lost in Translation (Focus Features) Written by Sofia Coppola

Reviews of Best Film contenders can be found below:

Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King film review by Ignatz Ratskiwatski
Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World film review by Silverado
Lost In Translation film review by Mostic
Lost In Translation film review by Rebort