The 76th Academy Awards (2003): Nominees and Winners

NOMINATIONS		AWARDS
11 10 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Cold Mountain Seabiscuit Mystic River Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl City of God Finding Nemo The Last Samurai Lost in Translation Girl with a Pearl Earring House of Sand and Fog In America	11 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Mystic River The Barbarian Invasions Chernobyl Heart Cold Mountain Finding Nemo The Fog of War Harvie Krumpet Lost in Translation Monster Two Soldiers
NOMINATION/WIN TALLY LEGEND Best Picture winner Best Picture nominee Nominations are listed for all films receiving 3 or more

PICTURE (Best Picture)

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh
• Lost in Translation - Ross Katz, Sofia Coppola
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Peter Weir, Duncan Henderson
• Mystic River - Robert Lorenz, Judie G. Hoyt, Clint Eastwood
• Seabiscuit - Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Gary Ross

DIRECTING

• City of God - Fernando Meirelles
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Peter Jackson
• Lost in Translation - Sofia Coppola
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Peter Weir
• Mystic River - Clint Eastwood

ACTOR (Actor in a Leading Role)

• 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

ACTRESS (Actress in a Leading Role)

• Keisha Castle-Hughes - Whale Rider
• Diane Keaton - Something's Gotta Give
• Samantha Morton - In America
• Charlize Theron - Monster
• Naomi Watts - 21 Grams

SUPPORTING ACTOR (Actor in a Supporting Role)

• Alec Baldwin - The Cooler
• Benicio Del Toro - 21 Grams
• Djimon Hounsou - In America
• Tim Robbins - Mystic River
• Ken Watanabe - The Last Samurai

SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Actress in a Supporting Role)

• Shohreh Aghdashloo - House of Sand and Fog
• Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of April
• Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic River
• Holly Hunter - Thirteen
• Rene Zellweger - Cold Mountain

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• The Barbarian Invasions - Written by Denys Arcand
• Dirty Pretty Things - Written by Steven Knight
• Finding Nemo - Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds; Original Story by Andrew Stanton
• In America - Written by Jim Sheridan & Naomi Sheridan & Kirsten Sheridan
• Lost in Translation - Written by Sofia Coppola

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• American Splendor - Written by Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman
• City of God - Screenplay by Braulio Mantovani
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson
• Mystic River - Screenplay by Brian Helgeland
• Seabiscuit - Written for the Screen by Gary Ross

ORIGINAL SONG

• "Belleville Rendez-vous" - The Triplets of Belleville - Music by Benot Charest; Lyric by Sylvain Chomet
• "Into the West" - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Music, Lyric by Fran Walsh, Howard Shore, Annie Lennox
• "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" - A Mighty Wind - Music, Lyric by Michael McKean, Annette O'Toole
• "Scarlet Tide" - Cold Mountain - Music, Lyric by T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello
• "You Will Be My Ain True Love" - Cold Mountain - Music, Lyric by Sting

ORIGINAL SCORE

• Big Fish - Danny Elfman
• Cold Mountain - Gabriel Yared
• Finding Nemo - Thomas Newman
• House of Sand and Fog - James Horner
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Howard Shore

FILM EDITING

• City of God - Daniel Rezende
• Cold Mountain - Walter Murch
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Jamie Selkirk
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Lee Smith
• Seabiscuit - William Goldenberg

CINEMATOGRAPHY

• City of God - Cesar Charlone
• Cold Mountain - John Seale
• Girl with a Pearl Earring - Eduardo Serra
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Russell Boyd
• Seabiscuit - John Schwartzman

ART DIRECTION

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

COSTUME DESIGN

• Girl with a Pearl Earring - Dien van Straalen
• The Last Samurai - Ngila Dickson
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Wendy Stites
• Seabiscuit - Judianna Makovsky

MAKEUP

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Richard Taylor, Peter King
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Edouard Henriques III, Yolanda Toussieng
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - Ve Neill, Martin Samuel

SOUND MIXING

• The Last Samurai - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Jeff Wexler
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill, Arthur Rochester
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - Christopher Boyes, David Parker, David Campbell, Lee Orloff
• Seabiscuit - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Tod A. Maitland

SOUND EDITING

• Finding Nemo - Gary Rydstrom, Michael Silvers
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Richard King
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - Christopher Boyes, George Watters II

VISUAL EFFECTS

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Dan Sudick, Stefen Fangmeier, Nathan McGuinness, Robert Stromberg
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson, Terry Frazee

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

• Brother Bear - Aaron Blaise, Robert Walker
• Finding Nemo - Andrew Stanton
• The Triplets of Belleville - Sylvain Chomet

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• The Barbarian Invasions - Canada
• Evil - Sweden
• The Twilight Samurai - Japan
• Twin Sisters - The Netherlands
• Zelary - Czech Republic

DOCUMENTARY (Feature)

• Balseros - Carlos Bosch, Josep Maria Domenech
• Capturing the Friedmans - Andrew Jarecki, Marc Smerling
• The Fog of War - Errol Morris, Michael Williams
• My Architect - Nathaniel Kahn, Susan R. Behr
• The Weather Underground - Sam Green, Bill Siegel

DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)

• Asylum - Sandy McLeod, Gini Reticker
• Chernobyl Heart - Maryann DeLeo
• Ferry Tales - Katja Esson

SHORT FILM (Animated)

• Boundin' - Bud Luckey
• Destino - Dominique Monfery, Roy Edward Disney
• Gone Nutty - Carlos Saldanha, John C. Donkin
• Harvie Krumpet - Adam Elliot
• Nibbles - Chris Hinton

SHORT FILM (Live Action)

• (A) Torzija [(A) Torsion] - Stefan Arsenijevi?
• Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket) - Florian Baxmeyer
• Most (The Bridge) - Bobby Garabedian, William Zabka
• Squash - Lionel Bailliu
• Two Soldiers - Aaron Schneider, Andrew J. Sacks

HONORARY AWARDS

• To Blake Edwards in recognition of his writing, directing and producing an extraordinary body of work for the screen.

GORDON E. SAWYER AWARD

• Peter D. Parks

JOHN A. BONNER MEDAL OF COMMENDATION

• To Douglas Greenfield in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

SCIENTIFIC AND/OR TECHNICAL AWARD - TYPE I (Academy Award of Merit)

• To DIGIDESIGN for the design, development and implementation of the Pro Tools digital audio workstation. The efficient algorithms, extensible architecture and intuitive interface have enabled Pro Tools to become the worldwide standard for the creation and editing of motion picture soundtracks. [Sound]
• To BILL TONDREAU of Kuper Controls for his significant advancements in the field of motion control technology for motion picture visual effects. Measuring his valuable contributions to the invention and implementation of robotic camera systems in decades rather than years, his efforts have aided motion control in becoming a core technology that has supported the renaissance of visual effects. [Systems]

SCIENTIFIC AND/OR TECHNICAL AWARD - TYPE II (Plaque)

• To CHRISTOPHER ALFRED, ANDREW J. CANNON, MICHAEL C. CARLOS, MARK CRABTREE, CHUCK GRINDSTAFF and JOHN MELANSON for their significant contributions to the evolution of digital audio editing for motion picture post production. Through their respective pioneering efforts with AMS AudioFile, Waveframe and Fairlight, the work of these gentlemen contributed significantly to the development and realization of digital audio workstations with full editing capabilities for motion picture soundtracks. [Digital Imaging Technology]
• To STEPHEN REGELOUS for the design and development of Massive, the autonomous agent animation system used for the battle sequences in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Massive takes a new approach in simulating behaviors of large numbers of computer-generated extras a.k.a. "agents." Each "agent" contains a primitive software "brain" used to develop behavioral rules simulating a wide range of behaviors. In 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy, over 200,000 agents were controlled in several scenes. [Digital Imaging Technology]
• To KENNETH L. TINGLER, CHARLES C. ANDERSON, DIANE E. KESTNER and BRIAN A. SCHELL of the Eastman Kodak Company for the successful development of a process-surviving antistatic layer technology for motion picture film. This technology successfully controls the static charge buildup on processed intermediate and sound negative films during high speed printing operations. [Laboratory]
• To KINOTON GmbH for the engineering and development of the Kinoton FP 30/38 EC II Studio Projector. This high-speed studio projector produces an image quality equal to projectors with Geneva movements. With its unparalleled shuttle speed, reversibility and acceleration, this projector has set a new standard for post-production viewing as well as in traditional screening facilities. [Projection]

SCIENTIFIC AND/OR TECHNICAL AWARD - TYPE III (Certificate)

• To CHRISTOPHE HERY, KEN McGAUGH and JOE LETTERI for their groundbreaking implementations of practical methods for rendering skin and other translucent materials using subsurface scattering techniques. These groundbreaking techniques were used to create realistic-looking skin on digitally created characters. [Digital Imaging Technology]
• To HENRIK WANN JENSEN, STEPHEN R. MARSCHNER and PAT HANRAHAN for their pioneering research in simulating subsurface scattering of light in translucent materials as presented in their paper "A Practical Model for Subsurface Light Transport." This mathematical model contributed substantially to the development and implementation of practical techniques for simulating subsurface scattering of light in translucent materials for computer-generated images in motion pictures. [Digital Imaging Technology]
• To KISH SADHVANI for the concept and optical design, PAUL DUCLOS for the practical realization and production engineering and CARL PERNICONE for the mechanical design and engineering of the portable cine viewfinder system known as the Ultimate Director's Finder (UDF). This versatile, modular and widely accepted cine viewfinder system is capable of properly displaying images in multiple formats ranging from 35mm anamorphic to super 16. [Photography]