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Academy Award® Nominees
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 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 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 Screenplay (original)
The Barbarian Invasions
Dirty Pretty Things
Finding Nemo
In America
Lost in Translation  

Cinematography
City of God
Cold Mountain
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World  
Seabiscuit

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

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

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

Original 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 Animated Feature Film
Brother Bear
Finding Nemo  
The Triplets of Belleville

Best Documentary Feature
Balseros
Capturing the Friedmans
The Fog of War  
My Architect
The Weather Underground

Best Animated Short Film
Boundin’
Destino
Gone Nutty
Harvie Krumpett  
Nibbles

Best Director
Fernando Meirelles, City of God
Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King  
Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation
Peter Weir, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Clint Eastwood, 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 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 Screenplay (adaptation)
American Splendor
City of God
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King  
Mystic River
Seabiscuit

Film 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

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

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

Sound Editing
Finding Nemo
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World  
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Original Score
Big Fish
Cold Mountain
Finding Nemo
House of Sand and Fog
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King  

Best Foreign Language Film
The Barbarian Invasions  
Evil
The Twilight Samurai
Twin Sisters
Zelary

Best Documentary Short Subject
Asylum
Chernobyl Heart  
Ferry Tales

Best Live Action Short Film
Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket)
Most (The Bridge)
Squash
(A) Torzija [(A) Torsion]
Two Soldiers