76th Academy Awards

THE FILMS OF 2003

Best Motion Picture of the Year

The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King

WINNER

Lost in Translation

Master and Commander:
The Far Side of the World

Best Directing

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

WINNER

Sofia Coppola
Lost in Translation

Clint Eastwood
Mystic River

Fernando Meirelles
City of God

Peter Weir
Master and Commander:
The Far Side of the World

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Sean Penn
Mystic River

WINNER

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 in a Leading Role

Charlize Theron
Monster

WINNER

Keisha Castle-Hughes
Whale Rider

Diane Keaton
Something’s Gotta Give

Samantha Morton
In America

Naomi Watts
21 Grams

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Tim Robbins
Mystic River

WINNER

Alec Baldwin
The Cooler

Benicio del Toro
21 Grams

Djimon Hounsou
In America

Ken Watanabe
The Last Samurai

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Renée Zellweger
Cold Mountain

WINNER

Shohreh Aghdashloo
House of Sand and Fog

Patricia Clarkson
Pieces of April

Marcia Gay Harden
Mystic River

Holly Hunter
Thirteen

Best Original Screenplay

Sofia Coppola
Lost in Translation

WINNER

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

Best Adapted Screenplay

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

WINNER

Shari Springer Berman
Robert Pulcini
American Splendor

Bráulio Mantovani
City of God

Brian Helgeland
Mystic River

Gary Ross
Seabiscuit

Best Cinematography

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

WINNER

César Charlone
City of God

John Seale
Cold Mountain

Eduardo Serra
Girl with a Pearl Earring

John Schwartzman
Seabiscuit

Best Film Editing

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

WINNER

Daniel Rezende
City of God

Walter Murch
Cold Mountain

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

William Goldenberg
Seabiscuit

Best Costume Design

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

WINNER

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 Art Direction

Grant Major
Dan Hennah
Alan Lee
The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King

WINNER

Ben Van Os
Cecile Heideman
Girl with a Pearl Earring

Lilly Kilvert
Gretchen Rau
The Last Samurai

William Sandell
Robert Gould
Master and Commander:
The Far Side of the World

Jeannine Oppewall
Leslie Pope
Seabiscuit

Best Music, Original Score

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

WINNER

Danny Elfman
Big Fish

Gabriel Yared
Cold Mountain

Thomas Newman
Finding Nemo

James Horner
House of Sand and Fog

Best Music, Original Song

“INTO THE WEST“

Fran Walsh
Howard Shore
Annie Lennox
The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King

WINNER

“BELLEVILLE RENDEZ-VOUS“

Benoît Charest
Sylvain Chomet
The Triplets of Belleville

“A KISS AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW“

Michael McKean
Annette O’Toole
A Mighty Wind

“SCARLET TIDE“

T Bone Burnett
Elvis Costello
Cold Mountain

“YOU WILL BE MY AIN TRUE LOVE“

Sting
Cold Mountain

Best Makeup

The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King

WINNER

Master and Commander:
The Far Side of the World

Pirates of the Caribbean:
The Curse of the Black Pearl

Best Sound Mixing

The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King

WINNER

The Last Samurai

Master and Commander:
The Far Side of the World

Pirates of the Caribbean:
The Curse of the Black Pearl

Best Sound Editing

Master and Commander:
The Far Side of the World

WINNER

Pirates of the Caribbean:
The Curse of the Black Pearl

Best Visual Effects

The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King

WINNER

Master and Commander:
The Far Side of the World

Pirates of the Caribbean:
The Curse of the Black Pearl

Best Foreign Language Film

The Barbarian Invasions

WINNER

Evil

The Twilight Samurai

Twin Sisters

Želary

Best Animated Feature Film

WINNER

The Triplets of Belleville