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The Oscars: The 76th Academy Awards (2003): Nomination Hopefuls

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NOMINATIONS AWARDS
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10
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
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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
City of God
Finding Nemo
Lost in Translation
The Last Samurai
Girl with a Pearl Earring
House of Sand and Fog
In America
21 Grams
The Barbarian Invasions
The Triplets of Belleville
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2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Mystic River
The Barbarian Invasions
Capturing the Friedmans
City of God
Cold Mountain - Renee Zellweger
Finding Nemo
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Lost in Translation
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Monster
Pirates of the Caribbean

Best Picture


The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne, Frances Walsh (8/2) :8/2: [8/2]

Lost in Translation - Sofia Coppola, Ross Katz (11/6) :1/7:
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Duncan Henderson, John Bard Manulis, Peter Weir (8/2) :8/2:
Mystic River - Clint Eastwood, Judie Hoyt, Robert Lorenz (8/2) :8/2:
Seabiscuit - Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Gary Ross, Jane Sindell (8/2) :1/7:

21 Grams - Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Ted Hope, Robert Salerno (8/2)
Big Fish - Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks, Richard D. Zanuck (8/2)
Cold Mountain - Albert Berger, William Horberg, Sydney Pollack, Ron Yerxa (8/2)
House of Sand and Fog - Michael London, Vadim Perelman (8/2)
In America - Arthur Lappin, Jim Sheridan (8/2)
Kill Bill, Volume 1 - Lawrence Bender (11/13)
Love Actually - Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Duncan Kenworthy (11/13)
Mona Lisa Smile - Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Paul Schiff, Deborah Schindler (8/2)
Something's Gotta Give - Bruce A. Block, Nancy Meyers (11/13)
The Last Samurai - Tom Cruise, Tom Engelman, Marshall Herskovitz, Scott Kroopf, Paula Wagner, Edward Zwick (8/2)
The Missing - Brian Grazer, Daniel Ostroff (11/6)
The Statement - Michael Cowan, Norman Jewison, Robert Lantos, Jason Piette (8/2)

Best Animated Film


Finding Nemo - Graham Walters (8/2) :8/2: [8/2]

Brother Bear - Chuck Williams (8/2) :8/2:
The Triplets of Belleville - Didier Brunner, Viviane Vanfleteren (11/6) :12/20:

Jester Till (Till Eulenspiegel) (11/21)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (11/21)
Millennium Actress - Taro Maki (11/6)
Piglet's Big Movie - Michelle Pappalardo-Robinson (8/2)
Pokemon Heroes (11/21)
Rugrats Go Wild (11/21)
The Jungle Book 2 - Mary Thorne (8/2)
Tokyo Godfathers (11/21)

These are the Official Selections for the Animated Feature Category.

Best Director


The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Peter Jackson (8/2) :8/2: [8/2]

City of God - Fernando Meirelles (1/27) :8/2:
Lost in Translation - Sofia Coppola (11/6) :12/20:
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Peter Weir (8/2) :1/7:
Mystic River - Clint Eastwood (8/2) :8/2:

21 Grams - Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (8/2)
Big Fish - Tim Burton (8/2)
Cold Mountain - Anthony Minghella (8/2)
Elephant - Gus Van Sant (11/6)
House of Sand and Fog - Vadim Perelman (8/2)
In America - Jim Sheridan (8/2)
Kill Bill, Volume 1 - Quentin Tarantino (11/13)
Love Actually - Richard Curtis (11/13)
Mona Lisa Smile - Mike Newell (8/2)
Open Range - Kevin Costner (8/2)
Seabiscuit - Gary Ross (8/2)
Something's Gotta Give - Nancy Meyers (11/13)
The Last Samurai - Edward Zwick (8/2)
The Missing - Ron Howard (11/6)
The Statement - Norman Jewison (8/2)

Best Actor


Mystic River - Sean Penn (8/2) :8/2: [11/6]

Cold Mountain - Jude Law (8/2) :12/13:
House of Sand and Fog - Ben Kingsley (8/2) :12/4:
Lost in Translation - Bill Murray (11/6) :11/6:
Pirates of the Caribbean - Johnny Depp (8/2) :1/15:

21 Grams - Sean Penn (8/2)
Big Fish - Ewan McGregor (12/4)
In America - Paddy Considine (8/2)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Russell Crowe (8/2)
Seabiscuit - Tobey Maguire (8/2)
Seabiscuit - Jeff Bridges (12/14)
Something's Gotta Give - Jack Nicholson (11/13)
The Last Samurai - Tom Cruise (8/2)
The Missing - Tommy Lee Jones (11/6)
The Statement - Michael Caine (8/2)
The Station Agent - Peter Dinklage (11/6)

Best Actress


Monster - Charlize Theron (11/6) :12/14: [1/15]

21 Grams - Naomi Watts (8/2) :11/21:
In America - Samantha Morton (8/2) :8/2:
Something's Gotta Give - Diane Keaton (11/13) :11/13:
Whale Rider - Keisha Castle-Hughes (12/14) :8/2:

Anything Else - Christina Ricci (8/2)
Big Fish - Jessica Lange (8/2)
Calendar Girls - Helen Mirren (11/6)
Cold Mountain - Nicole Kidman (8/2)
Freaky Friday - Jamie Lee Curtis (11/13)
Girl with a Pearl Earring - Scarlett Johansson (11/13)
House of Sand and Fog - Jennifer Connelly (8/2)
Kill Bill, Volume 1 - Uma Thurman (11/13)
Mona Lisa Smile - Julia Roberts (8/2)
Sylvia - Gwyneth Paltrow (8/2)
The Missing - Cate Blanchett (11/6)
Thirteen - Evan Rachel Wood (1/15)
Under the Tuscan Sun - Diane Lane (11/6)
Veronica Guerin - Cate Blanchett (11/6)

Best Supporting Actor


Mystic River - Tim Robbins (8/2) :8/2: [1/27]

21 Grams - Benicio Del Toro (8/2) :8/2:
In America - Djimon Hounsou (8/2) :8/2:
The Cooler - Alec Baldwin (12/4) :1/7:
The Last Samurai - Ken Watanabe (12/14) :1/15:

21 Grams - Benicio Del Toro (8/2)
Big Fish - Albert Finney (11/6)
Cold Mountain - Brendan Gleeson (11/13)
House of Sand and Fog - Ron Eldard (8/2)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Paul Bettany (11/21)
Mystic River - Kevin Bacon (8/2)
Seabiscuit - Jeff Bridges (8/2)
Seabiscuit - William H. Macy (11/13)
Seabiscuit - Chris Cooper (8/2)
Shattered Glass - Peter Sarsgaard (12/14)
The Human Stain - Ed Harris (8/2)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Sean Astin (11/6)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Viggo Mortensen (12/14)

Best Supporting Actress


Cold Mountain - Renee Zellweger (8/2) :8/2: [8/2]

House of Sand and Fog - Shohreh Aghdashloo (12/14) :12/14:
Mystic River - Marcia Gay Harden (11/13) :11/13:
Pieces of April - Patricia Clarkson (12/14) :1/7:
Thirteen - Holly Hunter (11/13) :8/2:

A Mighty Wind - Catherine O'Hara (11/13)
American Splendor - Hope Davis (11/13)
Big Fish - Alison Lohman (8/2)
Big Fish - Jessica Lange (11/13)
Calendar Girls - Julie Walters (11/6)
Lost in Translation - Scarlett Johansson (12/14)
Love Actually - Emma Thompson (11/13)
Mona Lisa Smile - Kirsten Dunst (8/2)
Mona Lisa Smile - Julia Stiles (8/2)
Mona Lisa Smile - Maggie Gyllenhaal (8/2)
Mystic River - Laura Linney (11/13)
The Station Agent - Patricia Clarkson (11/13)
Whale Rider - Keisha Castle-Hughes (12/14)

Best Original Screenplay


Lost in Translation - Sofia Coppola (11/6) :11/6: [11/6]

Dirty Pretty Things - Steven Knight (1/27) :8/2:
Finding Nemo - Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds (8/2) :8/2:
In America - Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kristen Sheridan (8/2) :12/4:
The Barbarian Invasions - Denys Arcand (1/27) :8/2:

21 Grams - Guillermo Arriaga (8/2)
Anything Else - Woody Allen (8/2)
Bruce Almighty - Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe, Steve Oedekerk (8/2)
Elephant - Gus Van Sant (11/6)
Identity - Michael Cooney (8/2)
Intolerable Cruelty - Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (11/6)
Love Actually - Richard Curtis (8/2)
Mona Lisa Smile - Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal (8/2)
Pieces of April - Peter Hedges (8/2)
The Last Samurai - Marshall Herskovitz, John Logan, Edward Zwick (8/2)
The Station Agent - Thomas McCarthy (1/15)

Best Adapted Screenplay


City of God (1/27) :1/27: [1/27]

American Splendor - Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini (11/6) :1/22:
Mystic River - Brian Helgeland (8/2) :8/2:
Seabiscuit - Gary Ross (8/2) :8/2:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson (8/2) :1/22:

Big Fish - John August (8/2)
Cold Mountain - Anthony Minghella (8/2)
House of Sand and Fog - Vadim Perelman (8/2)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - John Collee, Larry Ferguson, Peter Weir (8/2)
The Human Stain - Nicholas Meyer (8/2)
The Missing - Ken Kaufman (11/6)
The Statement - Ronald Harwood (8/2)
Whale Rider - Niki Caro (11/6)

Best Original Song


The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - "Into the West" (8/2) :8/2: [8/2]

A Mighty Wind - "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" (11/6) :11/6:
Cold Mountain - "You Will Be My Ain True Love" (11/6) :11/6:
Cold Mountain - "Scarlet Tide" (11/6) :11/6:
The Triplets of Belleville - "The Triplets of Belleville" (11/6) :11/6:

A Mighty Wind - "A Mighty Wind" (11/6)
Big Fish - "Man of the Hour" (12/20)
Brother Bear - "Great Spirits" (11/6)
Brother Bear - "No Way Out" (12/20)
Camp - "How Shall I See You Through My Tears" (11/6)
Down with Love - "Here's to Love" (11/6)
Gods and Generals - "Cross the Green Mountains" (11/6)
Holes - "Dig It" (11/6)
In America - "Time Enough for Tears" (11/23)
Mona Lisa Smile - "The Heart of Every Girl" (12/20)
Once Upon a Time in Mexico - "Siente Mi Amour" (12/20)
Open Range - "Holding All My Love for You" (11/6)
School of Rock - "School of Rock" (11/6)

Best Original Score


The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Howard Shore (8/2) :: [1/27]

Big Fish - Danny Elfman (8/2) :8/2:
Cold Mountain - Gabriel Yared (8/2) :8/2:
Finding Nemo - Thomas Newman (12/20) :8/2:
House of Sand and Fog - James Horner (8/2) :8/2:

A Mighty Wind (1/15)
Brother Bear - Mark Mancina, Phil Collins (8/2)
Calendar Girls - Patrick Doyle (12/20)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon (8/2)
Mona Lisa Smile - Rachel Portman (8/2)
Mystic River - Clint Eastwood (12/4)
Open Range - Michael Kamen (8/2)
Pirates of the Caribbean - Klaus Badelt (8/2)
Seabiscuit - Randy Newman (8/2)
The Last Samurai - Hans Zimmer (8/2)
The Missing - James Horner (11/6)
The Statement - Normand Corbiel (8/2)

Best Editing


The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Jamie Selkirk (8/2) :8/2: [8/2]

City of God - Daniel Rezende (8/2) :8/2:
Cold Mountain - Walter Murch (8/2) :8/2:
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Lee Smith (8/2) :11/13:
Seabiscuit - William Goldenberg (8/2) :1/15:

21 Grams - Stephen Mirrione (8/2)
Big Fish - Chris Lebenzon, Joel Negron (8/2)
House of Sand and Fog - Lisa Churgin (8/2)
In America - Naomi Geraghty (8/2)
Mona Lisa Smile - Mick Audsley (8/2)
Mystic River - Joel Cox (8/2)
Pirates of the Caribbean - Stephen Rivkin, Arthur Schmidt, Craig Wood (8/2)
The Last Samurai - Steven Rosenblum (8/2)
The Statement - Andrew S. Eisen, Stephen E. Rivkin (8/2)

Best Cinematography


Girl with a Pearl Earring - Eduardo Serra (8/2) :1/22: [1/27]

City of God - César Charlone (8/2) :8/2:
Cold Mountain - John Seale (8/2) :8/2:
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Russell Boyd (8/2) :11/6:
Seabiscuit - John Schwartzman (8/2) :8/2:

Big Fish - Philippe Rousselot (8/2)
House of Sand and Fog - Roger Deakins (8/2)
Mystic River - Tom Stern (8/2)
Open Range - James Muro (8/2)
The Human Stain - Jean-Yves Escoffier (8/2)
The Last Samurai - John Toll (8/2)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Andrew Lesnie (8/2)

Best Art Direction


The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Grant Major; Alan Lee (8/2) :8/2: [8/2]

Girl with a Pearl Earring - Ben Van Os; Christina Schaffer (8/2) :1/22:
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Mary Selway; Robert Gould (8/2) :11/6:
Seabiscuit - Jeanine Claudia Oppewall; Leslie A. Pope (8/2) :8/2:
The Last Samurai - Lilly Kilvert; Gretchen Rau (8/2) :11/13:

Big Fish - Dennis Gassner; Nancy Haigh (8/2)
Cold Mountain - Dante Ferretti; Francesca LoSchiavo (8/2)
Gods and Generals - Michael Z. Hanan; Casey Hallenbeck (8/2)
Mona Lisa Smile - Jane Musky; Susan Tyson (8/2)
Mystic River - Henry Bumstead; Richard C. Goddard (8/2)
Pirates of the Caribbean - Brian Morris; Larry Dias (8/2)
The Missing - Guy Barnes; Wendy Ozols-Barnes (11/6)

Best Costume Design


The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Ngila Dickson; Richard Taylor (8/2) :8/2: [1/27]

Girl with a Pearl Earring - Dien van Straalen (8/2) :8/2:
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Wendy Stiles (8/2) :11/21:
Seabiscuit - Judianna Makovsky (8/2) :1/22:
The Last Samurai - Ngila Dickson (8/2) :8/2:

Alex & Emma - Shay Cunliffe (8/2)
Big Fish - Colleen Atwood (8/2)
Cold Mountain - Ann Roth (8/2)
Down with Love - Daniel Orlandi (8/2)
Gods and Generals - Richard La Motte, Maurice Whitlock (8/2)
Mona Lisa Smile - Michael Dennison (8/2)
Mystic River - Deborah Hopper (8/2)
Open Range - John Bloomfield (8/2)
Pirates of the Caribbean - Penny Rose (8/2)
The Missing - Julie Weiss (11/6)

Best Makeup


Pirates of the Caribbean (8/2) :8/2: [1/7]

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (11/21) :12/20:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (8/2) :12/20:

Cold Mountain (1/12)
Monster (1/12)
Peter Pan (1/12)
The Last Samurai (1/12)

These are the Official Selections for the Makeup Category.

Best Sound Mixing


The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (8/2) :8/2: [8/2]

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (11/6) :11/6:
Pirates of the Caribbean (8/2) :11/13:
Seabiscuit (12/4) :12/20:
The Last Samurai (8/2) :12/20:

Big Fish (12/4)
Cold Mountain (8/2) :8/2:
Daredevil (8/2)
Matrix Reloaded (8/2)
Matrix Revolutions (8/2)
Mystic River (8/2)
Open Range (8/2)
Terminator 3 (8/2)
The Hulk (8/2)
The Missing (11/6)
X2 (8/2)

Best Sound Editing


Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (11/6) :12/20: [1/27]

Finding Nemo (8/2) :8/2:
Pirates of the Caribbean (8/2) :8/2:

Kill Bill, Volume 1 (1/5)
Seabiscuit (1/5)
Terminator 3 (8/2)
The Last Samurai (8/2)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (8/2)

These are the Official Selections for the Sound Effects Category.

Best Visual Effects


The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (8/2) :8/2: [8/2]

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (11/6) :12/20:
Pirates of the Caribbean (8/2) :8/2:

Peter Pan (12/20)
Terminator 3 (8/2)
The Hulk (8/2)
X2 (8/2)

These are the Official Selections for the Visual Effects Category.

Best Foreign Language Film


The Barbarian Invasions - Canada (12/20) :12/20: [1/27]

Evil - Sweden (12/20) :12/20:
The Twilight Samurai - Japan (12/20) :12/20:
Twin Sisters - Netherlands (12/20) :12/20:
Zelary - Czech Republic (12/20) :12/20:

Aro Tolbukhin (In the Mind of a Killer) - Mexico (12/20)
Bon Voyage - France (12/20)
Carandiru - Brazil (12/20)
Deep Breath - Iran (12/20)
Dekada '70 - Philippines (12/20)
Dependencia Sexual - Bolivia (12/20)
Distant - Turkey (12/20)
Divine Intervention - Palestine (12/20)
Elina - Finland (12/20)
Forest - Hungary (12/20)
Free Radicals - Austria (12/20)
Fuse - Bosnia and Herzegovina (12/20)
Good Bye, Lenin! - Germany (12/20)
Goodbye, Dragon Inn - Taiwan (12/20)
I Always Wanted to Be a Saint - Luxembourg (12/20)
I'm Not Scared - Italy (12/20)
Infernal Affairs - Hong Kong (12/20)
Journey to Jerusalem - Bulgaria (12/20)
King of Thieves - Slovakia (12/20)
Kitchen Stories - Norway (12/20)
Last Life in the Universe - Thailand (12/20)
Los Debutantes - Chile (12/20)
Mamay - Ukraine (12/20)
Mansion by the Lake - Sri Lanka (12/20)
Muna Madan - Nepal (12/20)
Nina's Tragedies - Israel (12/20)
Noi the Albino - Iceland (12/20)
Osama - Afghanistan (12/20)
Paper Dove - Peru (12/20)
Pornografia - Poland (12/20)
Reconstruction - Denmark (12/20)
Sangrador - Venezuela (12/20)
Sea of Silence - Belgium (12/20)
Seawards Journey - Uruguay (12/20)
Sleepless Nights - Egypt (12/20)
Soldados de Salamina - Spain (12/20)
Spare Parts - Slovenia (12/20)
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter ... and Spring - Korea (12/20)
Suite Habana - Cuba (12/20)
The First Night - Colombia (12/20)
The Kite - Lebanon (12/20)
The Professional - Serbia and Montenegro (12/20)
The Return - Russia (12/20)
The Story of the Weeping Camel - Mongolia (12/20)
The Stringless Violin - Indonesia (12/20)
Think It Over - Greece (12/20)
Um Filme Falado - Portugal (12/20)
Valentine - Argentina (12/20)
Warriors of Heaven and Earth - China (12/20)
Witnesses - Croatia (12/20)

These are the Official Selections for the Foreign Language Film Category.

Best Documentary Feature


Capturing the Friedmans (11/21) :12/22: [1/7]

Balseros (11/21) :12/22:
My Architect (11/21) :12/22:
The Fog of War (11/21) :12/22:
The Weather Underground (11/21) :12/22:

Bus 174 (11/21)
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (11/21)
Heir to an Executioner (11/21)
Inheritance: A Fisherman's Story (11/21)
My Flesh and Blood (11/21)
The Agronomist (11/21)
The Lost Boys of Sudan (11/21)

These are the Official Selections for the Documentary Feature Category.
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