Nominations for the
76th Academy Awards will be announced Tuesday, January 27, by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Frank Pierson and three-time Oscar-nominated actress and Academy member Sigourney Weaver.
Pierson and Weaver will unveil the nominations in ten of the 24 categories at a 5:30 a.m. news conference, which will be attended by media outlets from around the world.
Weaver received Oscar nominations for her leading role in 1986's "Aliens" and received both Actress and Supporting Actress nominations in 1988 for "Gorillas in the Mist" and "Working Girl," respectively. Her many other film credits include "Holes," "The Guys," "Galaxy Quest," "Map of the World," "The Ice Storm," "Death and the Maiden," "Dave," "Ghostbusters," "The Year of Living Dangerously" and the "Aliens" franchise. She will be seen next in M. Night Shyamalan's "The Woods."
Official screenings for Academy members of all pictures with a nomination are scheduled to begin January 31st at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Screenings in certain categories also will be held in London, New York and San Francisco.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2003 will be presented on February 29, 2004, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. (PST) with a half-hour arrivals segment.