The final Lord of the Rings movie
The Return of the King has become this years front runner for the Oscars by recieving 11 nominations. Categories include the prestigious best picture, best director and best adapted screenplay.
Russell Crowe's
Master and Commander received 10 nominations including best picture, best director, and best cinematography.
The 76th Annual Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 29, 2004, hosted by Billy Crystal. Below are the complete list of 2004 oscar nominees.
Best picture The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingLost in TranslationMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the WorldMystic RiverSeabiscuitDirectingCity of God - Fernando Meirelles
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Peter Jackson
Lost in Translation - Sofia Coppola
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Peter Weir
Mystic River - Clint Eastwood
Actor in a leading roleJohnny Depp in
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Ben Kingsley in
House of Fog and SandJude Law in
Cold MountainBill Murray in
Lost in TranslationSean Penn in
Mystic River Actor in a supporting roleAlec Baldwin in
The CoolerBenicio Del Toro in
21 GramsDjimon Hounsou in
In AmericaTim Robbins in
Mystic RiverKen Watanabe in
The Last Samurai Actress in a leading roleKeisha Castle-Hughes in
Whale RiderDiane Keaton in
Something's Gotta GiveSamantha Morton in
In AmericaCharlize Theron in
MonsterNaomi Watts in
21 GramsActress in a supporting roleShohreh Aghdashloo in
House of Sand and FogPatricia Clarkson in
Pieces of AprilMarcia Gay Harden in
Mystic RiverHolly Hunter in
ThirteenRenée Zellweger in
Cold Mountain Animated feature filmBrother BearFinding NemoThe Triplets of Belleville Art directionGirl with a Pearl Earring - Art Direction: Ben Van Os; Set Decoration: Cecile Heideman
The Last Samurai Art Direction: Lilly Kilvert; Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Art Direction: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Alan Lee
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Art Direction: William Sandell; Set Decoration: Robert Gould
Seabiscuit Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall; Set Decoration: Leslie Pope
CinematographyCity of God - Cesar Charlone
Cold Mountain - John Seale
Girl with a Pearl Earring - Eduardo Serra
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Russell Boyd
Seabiscuit - John Schwartzman
Costume designGirl with a Pearl Earring - Dien van Straalen
The Last Samurai - Ngila Dickson
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Wendy Stites
Seabiscuit - Judianna Makovsky
Documentary featureBalseros (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 subjectAsylum - 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 editingCity of God - Daniel Rezende
Cold Mountain - Walter Murch
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Jamie Selkirk
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Lee Smith
Seabiscuit - William Goldenberg
Foreign language filmThe Barbarian Invasions - A Cinémaginaire Inc. Production;
CanadaEvil - A Moviola Film & Television Production;
SwedenThe Twilight Samurai - A Shochiku/Nippon Television Network/Sumitomo/Hakuhodo/Nippon Shuppan Hanbai/Eisei Gekijo Production;
JapanTwin Sisters - An IdtV Film Production;
The NetherlandsZelary - A Total HelpArt T.H.A./Barrandov Studio Production;
Czech Republic Makeup The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Richard Taylor and Peter King
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Edouard Henriques III and Yolanda Toussieng
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - Ve Neill and Martin Samuel
Music (original score)Big Fish - Danny Elfman
Cold Mountain - Gabriel Yared
Finding Nemo - Thomas Newman
House of Sand and Fog - James Horner
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Howard Shore
Music (original song) "Into the West" from
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King; Music and Lyric by Fran Walsh and Howard Shore and Annie Lennox
"A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" from
A Mighty Wind; Music and Lyric by Michael McKean and Annette O'Toole
"Scarlet Tide" from
Cold Mountain; Music and Lyric by T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello
The Triplets of Belleville" from
The Triplets of Belleville; Music by Benoit Charest; Lyric by Sylvain Chomet
"You Will Be My Ain True Love" from
Cold Mountain; Music and Lyric by Sting
Short film (animated)BoundinDestinoGone NuttyHarvie KrumpetNibbles Short film (live action) Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket)Most (The Bridge)Squash(A) Torzija [(A) Torsion]Two Soldiers Sound editing Finding NemoMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the WorldPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Sound mixing The Last SamuraiThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the WorldPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlSeabiscuit Visual effects The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the World Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Adapted Screenplay American Splendor - Written by Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman
City of God - Screenplay by Braulio Mantovani
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson
Mystic River - Screenplay by Brian Helgeland
Seabiscuit - Written for the Screen by Gary Ross
Original ScreenplayThe Barbarian Invasions - Written by Denys Arcand
Dirty Pretty Things - Written by Steven Knight
Finding Nemo - Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds Original Story by Andrew Stanton
In America - Written by Jim Sheridan & Naomi Sheridan & Kirsten Sheridan
Lost in Translation - Written by Sofia Coppola