2004 Academy Award winners and nominations

(Winners in red)

Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh display the Oscars they won as producers of New Line Cinema's best picture winner "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," which won 11 statuettes overall, sweeping each category for which it was nominated. (WireImage.com photo)
Picture
  • "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line)
    A Wingnut Films Production
    Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, Producers
    "Lost in Translation" (Focus Features)
    An American Zoetrope/Elemental Films Production
    Ross Katz and Sofia Coppola, Producers
    "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (20th Century Fox)
    A 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures and Miramax Films Production
    Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., Peter Weir and Duncan Henderson, Producers
    "Mystic River" (Warner Bros.)
    A Warner Bros. Pictures Production
    Robert Lorenz, Judie G. Hoyt and Clint Eastwood, Producers
    "Seabiscuit" (Universal/DreamWorks/Spyglass)
    A Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures Production
Director Andrew Stanton accepted the Oscar for "Finding Nemo." (WireImage.com photo)
Animated Feature Film
  • "Brother Bear"
    (Buena Vista) Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker
    "Finding Nemo"
    (Buena Vista) Andrew Stanton
    "The Triplets of Belleville"
    (Sony Pictures Classics) Sylvain Chomet
Peter Jackson (AP/Wide World photo)
Director
  • Fernando Meirelles, "City of God"
    (Miramax)
    Peter Jackson, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
    (New Line)
    Sofia Coppola, "Lost in Translation"
    (Focus Features)
    Peter Weir, "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
    (20th Century Fox)
    Clint Eastwood, "Mystic River"
    (Warner Bros.)
Sean Penn (Reuters photo)
Actor
  • Johnny Depp in "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"
    (Buena Vista)
    Ben Kingsley in "House of Sand and Fog"
    (DreamWorks in association with Cobalt Media Group)
    Jude Law in "Cold Mountain"
    (Miramax)
    Bill Murray in "Lost in Translation"
    (Focus Features)
    Sean Penn in "Mystic River"
    (Warner Bros.)
Charlize Theron (WireImage.com photo)
Actress
  • Keisha Castle-Hughes in "Whale Rider"
    (Newmarket Films)
    Diane Keaton in "Something's Gotta Give"
    (Sony Pictures Releasing)
    Samantha Morton in "In America"
    (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox)
    Charlize Theron in "Monster"
    (Newmarket Films)
    Naomi Watts in "21 Grams"
    (Focus Features)
Tim Robbins, pictured with Catherine Zeta-Jones (AP/Wide World photo)
Supporting Actor
  • Alec Baldwin in "The Cooler"
    (Lions Gate)
    Benicio Del Toro in "21 Grams"
    (Focus Features)
    Djimon Hounsou in "In America"
    (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox)
    Tim Robbins in "Mystic River"
    (Warner Bros.)
    Ken Watanabe in "The Last Samurai"
    (Warner Bros.)
Renee Zellweger (Reuters photo)
Supporting Actress
  • Shohreh Aghdashloo in "House of Sand and Fog"
    (DreamWorks in association with Cobalt Media Group)
    Patricia Clarkson in "Pieces of April"
    (United Artists through MGM)
    Marcia Gay Harden in "Mystic River"
    (Warner Bros.)
    Holly Hunter in "Thirteen"
    (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox)
    Renée Zellweger in "Cold Mountain"
    (Miramax)
Sofia Coppola (WireImage.com photo)
Original Screenplay
  • "The Barbarian Invasions" (Miramax)
    Written by Denys Arcand
    "Dirty Pretty Things" (Miramax and BBC Films)
    Written by Steven Knight
    "Finding Nemo" (Buena Vista)
    Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds
    Original Story by Andrew Stanton
    "In America" (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox)
    Written by Jim Sheridan & Naomi Sheridan & Kirsten Sheridan
    "Lost in Translation" (Focus Features)
    Written by Sofia Coppola
: Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh (WireImage.com photo)
Adapted Screenplay
  • "American Splendor" (HBO Films in association with Fine Line Features)
    Written by Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman
    "City of God" (Miramax)
    Screenplay by Braulio Mantovani
    "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line)
    Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson
    "Mystic River" (Warner Bros.)
    Screenplay by Brian Helgeland
    "Seabiscuit" (Universal/DreamWorks/Spyglass)
    Written for the Screen by Gary Ross
One of the 11 Oscars won by "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" was in for art direction.
Art Direction
  • "Girl With a Pearl Earring" (Lions Gate)
    Art Direction: Ben Van Os
    Set Decoration: Cecile Heideman
    "The Last Samurai" (Warner Bros.)
    Art Direction: Lilly Kilvert
    Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau
    "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line)
    Art Direction: Grant Major
    Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Alan Lee
    "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (20th Century Fox)
    Art Direction: William Sandell
    Set Decoration: Robert Gould
    "Seabiscuit" (Universal/DreamWorks/Spyglass)
    Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall
    Set Decoration: Leslie Pope
Russell Boyd (WireImage.com photo)
Cinematography
  • "City of God" (Miramax)
    Cesar Charlone
    "Cold Mountain" (Miramax)
    John Seale
    "Girl With a Pearl Earring" (Lions Gate)
    Eduardo Serra
    "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
    (20th Century Fox) Russell Boyd
    "Seabiscuit"
    (Universal/DreamWorks/Spyglass)
    John Schwartzman

Ngila Dickson, pictured, and Richard Taylor won the costume design Oscar for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." (WireImage.com photo)
Costume Design
  • "Girl With a Pearl Earring" (Lions Gate)
    Dien van Straalen
    "The Last Samurai" (Warner Bros.)
    Ngila Dickson
    "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line)
    Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor
    "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (20th Century Fox)
    Wendy Stites
    "Seabiscuit"
    (Universal/DreamWorks/Spyglass)
    Judianna Makovsky
Jamie Selkirk (WireImage.com photo)
Editing
  • "City of God" (Miramax)
    Daniel Rezende
    "Cold Mountain" (Miramax)
    Walter Murch
    "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
    Jamie Selkirk (New Line)
    "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
    Lee Smith (20th Century Fox)
    "Seabiscuit"
    (Universal/DreamWorks/Spyglass) William Goldenberg
Richard Taylor and Peter King (WireImage.com photo)
Makeup
  • "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
    (New Line) Richard Taylor and Peter King
    "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (20th Century Fox)
    Edouard Henriques III and Yolanda Toussieng
    "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" (Buena Vista)
    Ve Neill and Martin Samuel
Howard Shore (WireImage.com photo)
Original Score
  • "Big Fish" (Sony Pictures Releasing)
    Danny Elfman
    "Cold Mountain" (Miramax)
    Gabriel Yared
    "Finding Nemo" (Buena Vista)
    Thomas Newman
    "House of Sand and Fog"
    (DreamWorks in association with Cobalt Media Group)
    James Horner
    "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
    (New Line) Howard Shore
Annie Lennox (WireImage.com photo)
Original Song
  • "Into the West" from "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line)
    Music and Lyric by Fran Walsh and Howard Shore and Annie Lennox
    "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" from "A Mighty Wind" (Warner Bros.)
    Music and Lyric by Michael McKean and Annette O'Toole
    "Scarlet Tide" from "Cold Mountain" (Miramax)
    Music and Lyric by T Bone Burnett andElvis Costello
    "The Triplets of Belleville" from "The Triplets of Belleville" (Sony Pictures Classics)
    Music by Benoit Charest
    Lyric by Sylvain Chomet
    "You Will Be My Ain True Love" from "Cold Mountain" (Miramax)
    Music and Lyric by Sting
Sound
  • "The Last Samurai" (Warner Bros.)
    Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Jeff Wexler
    "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line)
    Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek
    "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (20th Century Fox)
    Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill and Arthur Rochester
    "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" (Buena Vista)
    Christopher Boyes, David Parker, David Campbell and Lee Orloff
    "Seabiscuit" (Universal/DreamWorks/Spyglass)
    Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Tod A. Maitland
Sound Effects Editing
  • "Finding Nemo" (Buena Vista)
    Gary Rydstrom and Michael Silvers
    "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (20th Century Fox)
    Richard King

    "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" (Buena Vista)
    Christopher Boyes and George Watters II
Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke (WireImage.com photo)
Visual Effects
  • "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line)
    Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke
    "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (20th Century Fox)
    Dan Sudick, Stefen Fangmeier, Nathan McGuinness and Robert Stromberg
    "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" (Buena Vista)
    John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Terry Frazee
Representing Canada, Denys Arcand -- who wrote and directed "The Barbarian Invasions" -- accepted the foreign-language film Oscar. (WireImage.com photo)
Foreign-Language Film
  • "The Barbarian Invasions"
    A Cinémaginaire Inc. Production
    Canada
    "Evil"
    A Moviola Film & Television Production
    Sweden
    "The Twilight Samurai"
    A Shochiku/Nippon Television
    Network/Sumitomo/Hakuhodo/Nippon
    Shuppan Hanbai/Eisei Gekijo Production
    Japan
    "Twin Sisters"
    An IdtV Film Production
    The Netherlands
    "Îelary"
    A Total HelpArt T.H.A./Barrandov Studio
    Production
    Czech Republic
"The Fog of War"
Documentary - Feature
  • "Balseros" (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 Subject
  • "Asylum"
    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
Adam Elliot and Melanie Coombs display the Oscar won for "Harvie Krumpet." (WireImage.com photo)
Animated Short Film
  • "Boundin'" A Pixar Animation Studios Production
    Bud Luckey
    "Destino" (Buena Vista)
    A Walt Disney Pictures Production
    Dominique Monfery and Roy Edward Disney
    "Gone Nutty" (20th Century Fox)
    A Blue Sky Studios Production
    Carlos Saldanha and John C. Donkin
    "Harvie Krumpet"
    A Melodrama Pictures Production
    Adam Elliot
    "Nibbles"
    An Acme Filmworks Production
    Chris Hinton
Aaron Schneider and Andrew J. Sacks
Live Action Short Film
  • "Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket)"
    A Hamburger Filmwerkstatt Production
    Florian Baxmeyer
    "Most (The Bridge)"
    An Eastwind Films Production
    Bobby Garabedian and William Zabka
    "Squash"
    A Tetramedia Production
    Lionel Bailliu
    "(A) Torzija [(A) Torsion]"
    A Studio Arkadena Production
    Stefan Arsenijeviç
    "Two Soldiers"
    A Shoe Clerk Picture Company Production
    Aaron Schneider and Andrew J. Sacks


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