76th Academy Awards (2003): Precursor Tallies

The titles of the Academy Award Winners are accented in blue. The titles of the Academy Awards Nominees are accented in bold. Professional Guild winners have the guild abbreviation highlighted in blue. Organization Abbreviations Guide at bottom.

Best Picture

The Return of the King (15) – NYFCC, SEFCA, WAFCA, FFC, OFCS, KCFCC, LVFCS, DFWFCA, BFCA, PFC, PGA, CFC, GG, OFTA, BAFTA
Lost in Translation (9) – NYOFC, SFFC, TFCA, IFC, GG, COFC, VFC, SAT, ISA
American Splendor (3) – SFC, NSFC, LAFCA
Mystic River (2) – BSFC, NBR
Dirty Pretty Things (1) – SDFC
In America (1) – SAT
Master and Commander (1) – LFC

Best Animated Film

Finding Nemo (13) – NYOFC, NBR, WAFCA, TFCA, FFC, OFCS, KCFCC, LVFCS, DFWFCA, BFCA, PFC, IAFS, OFTA
The Triplets of Belleville (5) – NYFCC, SFC, SDFC, LAFCA, SAT

Best Director

Peter Jackson – The Return of the King (20) – SFFC, SEFCA, WAFCA, TFCA, SDFC, FFC, OFCS, KCFCC, LAFCA, LVFCS, DFWFCA, BFCA, PFC, IFC, CFC, GG, COFC, DGA, VFC, OFTA
Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation (5) – NYFCC, NYOFC, BSFC, SFC, ISA
Clint Eastwood – Mystic River (2) – NSFC, LFC
Jim Sheridan – In America (1) – SAT
Peter Weir – Master and Commander (1) – BAFTA
Edward Zwick – The Last Samurai (1) – NBR

Best Actor

Bill Murray – Lost in Translation (17) – NYFCC, NYOFC, SFFC, BSFC, SEFCA, WAFCA, SFC, TFCA, NSFC, OFCS, LAFCA, IFC, CFC, GG, BAFTA, SAT, ISA
Sean Penn – Mystic River (12) – NBR, FFC, KCFCC, LVFCS, DFWFCA, BFCA, GG, COFC, VFC, LFC, OFTA, SAT; 21 Grams (4) – NBR, FFC, KCFCC, LVFCS
Johnny Depp – Pirates of the Caribbean (1) – SAG
Chiewetel Ejiofor – Dirty Pretty Things (1) – SDFC
Ben Kingsley – House of Sand and Fog (1) – PFC

Best Actress

Charlize Theron – Monster (14) – NYOFC, SFFC, NSFC, LVFCS, DFWFCA, BFCA, CFC, GG, COFC, VFC, OFTA, SAT, SAG, ISA
Naomi Watts – 21 Grams (7) – SEFCA, WAFCA, SDFC, FFC, OFCS, LAFCA, PFC
Diane Keaton – Something’s Gotta Give (4) – NBR, IFC, GG, SAT
Hope Davis – American Splendor (2) – NYFCC, SFC; The Secret Lives of Dentists (1) – NYFCC
Scarlett Johansson – Lost in Translation (2) – BSFC, BAFTA
Jennifer Connelly – House of Sand and Fog (1) – KCFCC
Julianne Moore – Far From Heaven (1) – LFC
Samantha Morton – Morvern Callar (1) – TFCA

Best Supporting Actor

Tim Robbins – Mystic River (8) – SEFCA, FFC, BFCA, CFC, GG, COFC, OFTA, SAG
Peter Sarsgaard – Shattered Glass (6) – SFFC, BSFC, TFCA, NSFC, OFCS, KCFCC
Alec Baldwin – The Cooler (5) – NYOFC, NBR, DFWFCA, PFC, VFC
Djimon Hounsou – In America (3) – SDFC, SAT, ISA
Sean Astin – The Return of the King (2) – SFC, LVFCS
Benicio Del Toro – 21 Grams (2) – WAFCA, IFC
Eugene Levy – A Mighty Wind (2) – NYFCC, SAT
Bill Nighy – Love Actually (2) – LAFCA, BAFTA; AKA, I Capture the Castle, Lawless Heart (1) – LAFCA

Best Supporting Actress

Patricia Clarkson – Pieces of April (9) – SFFC, BSFC, NBR, FFC, NSFC, PFC, CFC, VFC, SAT; The Station Agent (5) – BSFC, NBR, FFC, NSFC, KCFCC
Renee Zellweger – Cold Mountain (7) – SEFCA, SDFC, DFWFCA, BFCA, GG, BAFTA, SAG
Shohreh Aghdashloo – House of Sand and Fog (5) – NYFCC, OFCS, LAFCA, OFTA, ISA
Marcia Gay Harden – Mystic Rivers (2) – SFC, COFC
Maria Bello – The Cooler (1) – SAT
Sarah & Emma Bolger – In America (1) – IFC
Holly Hunter – Thirteen (1) – LVFCS
Scarlett Johansson – Lost in Translation (1) – NYOFC
Miranda Richardson – Spider (1) – TFCA
Anna Deveare Smith – The Human Stain (1) – WAFCA

Best Original Screenplay

Lost in Translation (13) – SEFCA, WAFCA, SFC, TFCA, FFC, OFCS, CFC, GG, COFC, OFTA, WGA, SAT, ISA
In America (4) – NYOFC, NBR, BFCA, PFC
The Station Agent (2) – LVFCS, BAFTA
The Barbarian Invasions (1) – TFCA
The Magdalene Sisters (1) – SDFC
The Secret Lives of Dentists (1) – NYFCC

Best Adapted Screenplay

American Splendor (7) – BSFC, NSFC, LAFCA, SFC, SDFC, COFC, WGA
Mystic River (4) – SEFCA, WAFCA, USC, SAT
The Return of the King (4) – OFCS, PFC, OFTA, BAFTA
Cold Mountain (1) – NBR
Master and Commander (1) – LFC
Seabiscuit (1) – USC

Best Original Song

“Into the West” – The Return of the King (2) – GG, OFTA
“A Mighty Wind” – A Mighty Wind (1) – BFCA
“The School of Rock” – The School of Rock (1) – LVFCS
“Siente Mi Amour” – Once Upon a Time in Mexico (1) – SAT
“Time Enough for Tears” – In America (1) – PFC

Best Original Score

The Return of the King (7) – OFCS, LVFCS, BFCA, PFC, CFC, GG, OFTA
Cold Mountain (1) – BAFTA
Kill Bill, Vol. 1 (1) – COFC
The Last Samurai (1) – SAT
A Mighty Wind (1) – SFC
The Triplets of Belleville (1) – LAFCA

Best Editing

The Return of the King (3) – PFC, OFTA, ACE
Kill Bill, Volume 1 (2) – SDFC, LVFCS
The Last Samurai (1) – SAT
Lost in Translation (1) – BAFTA
Pirates of the Caribbean (1) – ACE

Best Cinematography

The Return of the King (8) – SFC, FFC, OFCS, LVFCS, DFWFCA, PFC, OFTA, BAFTA
Girl with a Pearl Earring (4) – NYOFC, SDFC, LAFCA, COFC
Elephant (1) – NYFCC
Gerry (1) – NYFCC
In America (1) – ISA
The Last Samurai (1) – SAT
Lost in Translation (1) – CFC
Seabiscuit (1) – ASC
Winged Migration (1) – BSFC

Best Art Direction

The Return of the King (8) – SDFC, OFCS, LAFCA, LVFCS, PFC, OFTA, ACE, SAT
Master and Commander (1) – BAFTA
Mystic River (1) – ACE

Best Costume Design

The Return of the King (4) – OFCS, LVFCS, OFTA, CDG
The Last Samurai (2) – CDG, SAT
Down with Love (1) – PFC
Master and Commander (1) – BAFTA
A Mighty Wind (1) – CDG

Best Makeup

The Return of the King (2) – PFC, OFTA
Pirates of the Caribbean (1) – BAFTA

Best Sound

Master and Commander (2) – BAFTA, CAS, SAT
The Return of the King (2) – OFCS, OFTA

Best Sound Editing

The Return of the King (1) – OFTA

Best Visual Effects

The Return of the King (5) – OFCS, LVFCS, PFC, OFTA, BAFTA
Master and Commander (1) – SAT

Best Foreign Film

City of God (12) – NYFCC, SEFCA, TFCA, OFCS, LVFCS, DFWFCA, PFC, CFC, COFC, VFC, OFTA, SAT
The Barbarian Invasions (4) – NBR, SDFC, KCFCC, BFCA
The Man on the Train (3) – SFC, FFC, LAFCA
Demonlover (1) – NYOFC
Goodbye, Lenin (1) – LFC
In This World (1) – BAFTA
Irreversible (1) – SDFC
The Man Without a Past (1) – NSFC
Osama (1) – GG
The Son (1) – SFFC
The Triplets of Belleville (1) – BSFC
Whale Rider (1) – ISA

Best Documentary Feature

Capturing the Friedmans (14) – NYFCC, SFFC, BSFC, SEFCA, SFC, TFCA, FFC, OFCS, KCFCC, LVFCS, DFWFCA, BFCA, COFC, OFTA
The Fog of War (5) – NBR, WAFCA, LAFCA, CFC, ISA
Amandla (1) – SAT
Rivers and Tides (1) – SDFC
To Be and To Have (1) – NSFC
Winged Migration (1) – NYOFC