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:
- 21 Grams
- American Splendor
- The Barbarian Invasions
- Big Fish
- Brother Bear
- City of God
- Cold Mountain
- The Cooler
- Dirty Pretty Things
- Finding Nemo
- Girl with a Pearl Earring
- House of Sand and Fog
- In America
- The Last Samurai
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Lost in Translation
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
- A Mighty Wind
- Monster
- Mystic River
- Pieces of April
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- Seabiscuit
- Something’s Gotta Give
- Thirteen
- The Triplets of Belleville
- Whale Rider
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