The Complete Oscar Quest: 76th Academy Awards (2003)

2003

Best Picture

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Lost in Translation
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Mystic River
• Seabiscuit

Best Director

• Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation
• Clint Eastwood, Mystic River
• Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Fernando Meirelles, City of God
• Peter Weir, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Best Actor

• Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
• Ben Kingsley, House of Sand and Fog
• Jude Law, Cold Mountain
• Bill Murray, Lost in Translation
• Sean Penn, Mystic River

Best Actress

• Keisha Castle-Hughes, Whale Rider
• Diane Keaton, Something’s Gotta Give
• Samantha Morton, In America
• Charlize Theron, Monster
• Naomi Watts, 21 Grams

Best Supporting Actor

• Alec Baldwin, The Cooler
• Benicio del Toro, 21 Grams
• Djimon Hounsou, In America
• Tim Robbins, Mystic River
• Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai

Best Supporting Actress

• Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Sand and Fog
• Patricia Clarkson, Pieces of April
• Marcia Gay Harden, Mystic River
• Holly Hunter, Thirteen
• Renée Zellweger, Cold Mountain

Best Original Screenplay

• The Barbarian Invasions
• Dirty Pretty Things
• Finding Nemo
• In America
• Lost in Translation

Best Adapted Screenplay

• American Splendor
• City of God
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Mystic River
• Seabiscuit

Best Editing

• City of God
• Cold Mountain
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Seabiscuit

Best Cinematography

• City of God
• Cold Mountain
• Girl with a Pearl Earring
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Seabiscuit

Best Original Score

• Big Fish
• Cold Mountain
• House of Sand and Fog
• Finding Nemo
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Best Original Song

• “Belleville Rendez-vous,” from The Triplets of Belleville
• “Into the West,” from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• “A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow,” from A Mighty Wind
• “Scarlet Tide,” from Cold Mountain
• “You Will Be My Ain True Love,” from Cold Mountain

Best Art Direction

• Girl with a Pearl Earring
• The Last Samurai
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Seabiscuit

Best Costume Design

• Girl with a Pearl Earring
• The Last Samurai
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Seabiscuit

Best Makeup

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Best Visual Effects

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Best Sound Editing

• Finding Nemo
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Best Sound Mixing

• The Last Samurai
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
• Seabiscuit

Best Animated Feature

• Brother Bear
• Finding Nemo
• The Triplets of Belleville

Best Foreign Language Film

• The Barbarian Invasions
• Evil
• The Twilight Samurai
• Twin Sisters
• Zelary

Best Documentary

• Balseros
• Capturing the Friedmans
• The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara
• My Architect
• The Weather Underground

Best Documentary Short

• Asylum
• Chernobyl Heart
• Ferry Tales

Best Live-Action Short

• (A) Torzija
• Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket)
• Most (The Bridge)
• Squash
• Two Soldiers

Best Animated Short

• Boundin’
• Destino
• Gone Nutty
• Harvie Krumpet
• Nibbles

Total List of Films Nominated:

1. 21 Grams
2. American Splendor
3. The Barbarian Invasions
4. Big Fish
5. Brother Bear
6. City of God
7. Cold Mountain
8. The Cooler
9. Dirty Pretty Things
10. Finding Nemo
11. Girl with a Pearl Earring
12. House of Sand and Fog
13. In America
14. The Last Samurai
15. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
16. Lost in Translation
17. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
18. A Mighty Wind
19. Monster
20. Mystic River
21. Pieces of April
22. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
23. Seabiscuit
24. Something’s Gotta Give
25. Thirteen
26. The Triplets of Belleville
27. Whale Rider

– – – – – – – – – –

– – – – – – – – – –