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2004 Oscar nominees and winners

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Here is the complete list of 76th annual Oscar nominations announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

The winners of each category are in bold.

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:

Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King;

Fernando Meirelles, City of God;

Sofia Coppola, Lost In Translation;

Peter Weir, Master and Commander, The Far Side of the World;

Clint Eastwood, Mystic River.

BEST ACTOR:

Sean Penn, Mystic River

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:



BEST ACTRESS:

Charlize Theron, Monster;

Keisha Castle-Hughes, Whale Rider;

Diane Keaton, Something's Gotta Give;

Samantha Morton, In America;

Naomi Watts, 21 Grams.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Tim Robbins, Mystic River;

Alec Baldwin, The Cooler;

Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams;

Djimon Hounsou, In America;

Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Renee Zellweger, Cold Mountain

Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Sand and Fog;

Patricia Clarkson, Pieces of April;

Marcia Gay Harden, Mystic River;

Holly Hunter, Thirteen



BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:

The Barbarian Invasions, Canada;

Evil, Sweden;

The Twilight Samurai, Japan;

Twin Sisters, Netherlands;

Zelary, Czech Republic.

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:

Finding Nemo;

Brother Bear;

The Triplets of Belleville.

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM:

Harvie Krumpet;

Boundin;

Destino;

Gone Nutty;

Nibbles.

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM:

Two Soldiers

Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket);

Most (The Bridge);

Squash;

(A) Torzija ((A) Torsion);



BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:

The Fog of War;

Balseros;

Capturing The Friedmans;

My Architect;

The Weather Underground.

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM:

Chernobyl Heart;

Asylum;

Ferry Tales.

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

Sofia Coppola, Lost In Translation

Denys Arcand, The Barbarian Invasions;

Steven Knight, Dirty Pretty Things;

Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson & David Reynolds, Finding Nemo;

Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan & Kirsten Sheridan, In America;



ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King;

Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman, American Splendor;

Braulio Mantovani, City Of God;

Brian Helgeland, Mystic River;

Gary Ross, Seabiscuit.

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

Russell Boyd, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Cesar Charlone, City Of God;

John Seale, Cold Mountain;

Eduardo Serra, Girl With A Pearl Earring;

John Schwartzman, Seabiscuit.

BEST MUSIC (SCORE):

Howard Shore, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

Danny Elfman, Big Fish;

Gabriel Yared, Cold Mountain;

Thomas Newman, Finding Nemo;

James Horner, House of Sand and Fog;



BEST SONG:

Into The West, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King;

A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow, A Mighty Wind;

Scarlet Tide, Cold Mountain;

The Triplets of Belleville, The Triplets of Belleville;

You Will Be My Ain True Love, Cold Mountain.

BEST ART DIRECTION:

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

Ben Van Os (Art Direction), Cecile Heideman (Set Decoration), Girl With A Pearl Earring;

Lily Kilvert (Art Direction), Gretchen Rau (Set Decoration), The Last Samurai;

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

Jeannine Oppewall (Art Direction), Leslie Pope (Set Decoration), Seabiscuit.

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:

Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King;

Dien van Straalen, Girl With A Pearl Earring;

Ngila Dickson, The Last Samurai;

Wendy Stites, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World;

Judianna Makovsky, Seabiscuit.

BEST FILM EDITING:

Jamie Selkirk, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King;

Daniel Rezende, City of God;

Walter Murch, Cold Mountain;

Lee Smith, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World;

William Goldenberg, Seabiscuit.

BEST MAKEUP:

Richard Taylor and Peter King, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King;

Edouard Henriques III and Yolanda Toussieng, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World;

Ve Neill and Martin Samuel, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

BEST SOUND:

Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King;

Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Jeff Wexler, The Last Samurai;

Paul Massey, D M Hemphill and Arthur Rochester, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World;

Christopher Boyes, David Parker, David Campbell and Lee Orloff, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl;

Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Tod A Maitland, Seabiscuit.

BEST SOUND EDITING:

Richard King, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World;

Gary Rydstrom and Michael Silvers, Finding Nemo;

Christopher Boyes and George Watters III, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:

Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King;

Daniel Sudick, Stefen Fangmeier, Nathan McGuinness and Robert Stromberg, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World;

John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Terry Frazee, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.


Herald Feature: The Oscars

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