The 76th Annual Academy Awards was broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, February 29 at 8 PM EST/5 PM PT. The show, as well as a pre-show, aired on ABC. Oscar night fave Billy Crystal returned to host the show for the first time in four years -- his eighth time as emcee.
Best Picture
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King*
Lost in Translation
Master and Commander: Far Side of the World
Mystic River
Seabiscuit
Achievement in Directing
Fernando Meirelles, City of God
Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings*
Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation
Peter Weir, Master and Commander
Clint Eastwood, Mystic River
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean
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 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
Best Supporting Actress
Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Sand and Fog
Patricia Clarkson, Pieces of April
Marcia Gay Harden, Mystic River
Holly Hunter, thirteen
Renee Zellweger, Cold Mountain*
Best Adapted Screenplay
American Splendor
City of God
The Lord of the Rings*
Mystic River
Seabiscuit
Best Original Screenplay
The Barbarian Invasions
Dirty Pretty Things
Finding Nemo
In America
Lost in Translation*
Best Foreign-Language Film
The Barbarian Invasions*
Evil
The Twilight Samurai
Twin Sisters
Zelary
Achievement in Art Direction
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Last Samurai
The Lord of the Rings*
Master and Commander
Seabiscuit
Achievement in Cinematography
City of God
Cold Mountain
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Master and Commander*
Seabiscuit
Achievement in Costume Design
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Last Samurai
The Lord of the Rings*
Master and Commander
Seabiscuit
Best Documentary Feature
Balseros
Capturing the Friedmans
The Fog of War*
My Architect
The Weather Underground
Documentary Short Subject
Asylum
Chernobyl Heart*
Ferry Tales
Live Action Short Film
Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket)
Most (The Bridge)
Squash
Torzija (A Torsion)
Two Soldiers*
Animated Feature Film
Brother Bear
Finding Nemo*
The Triplets of Belleville
Best Film Editing
City of God
Cold Mountain
The Lord of the Rings*
Master and Commander
Seabiscuit
Achievement in Makeup
The Lord of the Rings*
Master and Commander
Pirates of the Caribbean
Best 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 (Howard Shore)*
Original Song
"Into the West," The Lord of the Rings (Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox)*
"A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow," A Mighty Wind (Michael McKean and Annette O'Toole)
"Scarlet Tide," Cold Mountain (T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello)
"The Triplets of Belleville," The Triplets of Belleville (Benoit Charest and Sylvain Chomet)
"You Will Be My Ain True Love," Cold Mountain (Sting)
Best Animated Short Film
Boundin'
Destino
Gone Nutty
Harvie Krumpet*
Nibbles
Achievement in Sound
The Last Samurai
The Lord of the Rings*
Master and Commander
Pirates of the Caribbean
Seabiscuit
Achievement in Sound Editing
Finding Nemo
Master and Commander*
Pirates of the Caribbean
Best Visual Effects
The Lord of the Rings*
Master and Commander
Pirates of the Caribbean
