2004 Oscars 76th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: February 29, 2004
Held at: Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California
Host: Billy Crystal
Eligibility Year: 2003
2004 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, producers (WINNER)
Lost in Translation – Ross Katz and Sofia Coppola, producers
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Peter Weir and Duncan Henderson, producers
Mystic River – Robert Lorenz, Judie G. Hoyt and Clint Eastwood, producers
Seabiscuit – Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Gary Ross, producers
Best Director:
Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (WINNER)
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 as Jimmy Markum (WINNER)
Johnny Depp – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as Captain Jack Sparrow
Ben Kingsley – House of Sand and Fog as Massoud Amir Behrani
Jude Law – Cold Mountain as W. P. Inman
Bill Murray – Lost in Translation as Bob Harris
Best Actress:
Charlize Theron – Monster as Aileen Wuornos (WINNER)
Keisha Castle-Hughes – Whale Rider as Paikea Apirana
Diane Keaton – Something’s Gotta Give as Erica Barry
Samantha Morton – In America as Sarah Sullivan
Naomi Watts – 21 Grams as Cristina “Cris” Williams-Peck
Best Supporting Actor:
Tim Robbins – Mystic River as Dave Boyle (WINNER)
Alec Baldwin – The Cooler as Shelley Kaplow
Benicio del Toro – 21 Grams as Jack Jordan
Djimon Hounsou – In America as Mateo Kuamey
Ken Watanabe – The Last Samurai as Lord Moritsugu Katsumoto
Best Supporting Actress:
Renée Zellweger – Cold Mountain as Ruby Thewes (WINNER)
Shohreh Aghdashloo – House of Sand and Fog as Nadereh Behrani
Patricia Clarkson – Pieces of April as Joy Burns
Marcia Gay Harden – Mystic River as Celeste Boyle
Holly Hunter – Thirteen as Melanie Freeland
Best Original Screenplay:
Lost in Translation – Sofia Coppola (WINNER)
The Barbarian Invasions – Denys Arcand
Dirty Pretty Things – Steven Knight
Finding Nemo – Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds
In America – Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan and Kirsten Sheridan
Best Adapted Screenplay:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson based on the book by J. R. R. Tolkien (WINNER)
American Splendor – Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini based on the comic book series American Splendor by Harvey Pekar and Our Cancer Year by Harvey Pekar and Joyce Brabner
City of God – Bráulio Mantovani based on the novel Cidade de Deus by Paulo Lins
Mystic River – Brian Helgeland based on the novel by Dennis Lehane
Seabiscuit – Gary Ross based on the book by Laura Hillenbrand
Best Animated Feature Film:
Finding Nemo – Andrew Stanton (WINNER)
Brother Bear – Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker
The Triplets of Belleville – Sylvain Chomet
Best Foreign Language Film:
The Barbarian Invasions (Canada) in French – Denys Arcand (WINNER)
Evil (Sweden) in Swedish – Mikael Håfström
The Twilight Samurai (Japan) in Japanese – Yoji Yamada
Twin Sisters (Netherlands) in Dutch – Ben Sombogaart
Želary (Czech Republic) in Czech – Ondrej Trojan
Best Documentary Feature:
The Fog of War – Errol Morris and Michael Williams (WINNER)
Balseros – Carlos Bosch and Josep Maria Domenech
Capturing the Friedmans – Andrew Jarecki and Marc Smerling
My Architect – Nathaniel Kahn and Susan Rose Behr
The Weather Underground – Sam Green and Bill Siegel
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Chernobyl Heart – Maryann DeLeo (WINNER)
Asylum – Sandy McLeod and Gini Reticker
Ferry Tales – Katja Esson
Best Live Action Short Film:
Two Soldiers – Aaron Schneider and Andrew J. Sacks (WINNER)
Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket) – Florian Baxmeyer
Most (The Bridge) – Bobby Garabedian and William Zabka
Squash – Lionel Bailliu
(A) Torzija [(A) Torsion] – Stefan Arsenijevic
Best Animated Short Film:
Harvie Krumpet – Adam Elliot (WINNER)
Boundin’ – Bud Luckey
Destino – Dominique Monfery and Roy Edward Disney
Gone Nutty – Carlos Saldanha and John C. Donkin
Nibbles – Christopher Hinton
Best Original Score:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Howard Shore (WINNER)
Big Fish – Danny Elfman
Cold Mountain – Gabriel Yared
Finding Nemo – Thomas Newman
House of Sand and Fog – James Horner
Best Original Song:
“Into the West” from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Music and Lyrics by Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox (WINNER)
“Belleville Rendez-vous” from The Triplets of Belleville – Music by Benoît Charest; Lyrics by Sylvain Chomet
“A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow” from A Mighty Wind – Music and Lyrics by Michael McKean and Annette O’Toole
“Scarlet Tide” from Cold Mountain – Music and Lyrics by T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello
“You Will Be My Ain True Love” from Cold Mountain – Music and Lyrics by Sting
Best Sound Editing:
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Richard King (WINNER)
Finding Nemo – Gary Rydstrom and Michael Silvers
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl – Christopher Boyes and George Watters II
Best Sound Mixing:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek (WINNER)
The Last Samurai – Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Jeff Wexler
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Paul Massey, Doug Hemphill and Art Rochester
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl – Christopher Boyes, David Parker, David Campbell and Lee Orloff
Seabiscuit – Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Tod A. Maitland
Best Art Direction:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Art Direction: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Alan Lee (WINNER)
Girl with a Pearl Earring – Art Direction: Ben Van Os; Set Decoration: Cecile Heideman
The Last Samurai – Art Direction: Lilly Kilvert; Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau
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
Best Cinematography:
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Russell Boyd (WINNER)
City of God – Cesar Charlone
Cold Mountain – John Seale
Girl with a Pearl Earring – Eduardo Serra
Seabiscuit – John Schwartzman
Best Makeup:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Richard Taylor and Peter King (WINNER)
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
Best Costume Design:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor (WINNER)
Girl with a Pearl Earring – Dien van Straalen
The Last Samurai – Ngila Dickson
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Wendy Stites
Seabiscuit – Judianna Makovsky
Best Film Editing:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Jamie Selkirk (WINNER)
City of God – Daniel Rezende
Cold Mountain – Walter Murch
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Lee Smith
Seabiscuit – William Goldenberg
Best Visual Effects:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke (WINNER)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Dan Sudick, Stefen Fangmeier, Nathan McGuinness and Robert Stromberg
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl – John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Terry Frazee
Academy Honorary Award:
Blake Edwards
