Oscar
76th Academy Awards

Oscars 2004

February 29, 2004  ·  Kodak Theatre, Hollywood  ·  Host: Billy Crystal
11
LOTR: Return of the King wins
11
Record tie for most wins ever
Best Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Historic: 11/11 sweep
Best Picture & Directing
Best Picture
Winner
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Peter Jackson, dir.
Lost in Translation RT IMDb
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World RT IMDb
Mystic River RT IMDb
Seabiscuit RT IMDb
Best Director
Winner
Peter Jackson
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Sofia Coppola IMDb — Lost in Translation
Clint Eastwood IMDb — Mystic River
Fernando Meirelles IMDb — City of God
Peter Weir IMDb — Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Acting
Best Actor
Winner
Sean Penn
Mystic River
Johnny Depp IMDb — Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Ben Kingsley IMDb — House of Sand and Fog
Jude Law IMDb — Cold Mountain
Bill Murray IMDb — Lost in Translation
Best Actress
Winner
Charlize Theron
Monster
Keisha Castle-Hughes IMDb — Whale Rider
Diane Keaton IMDb — Something's Gotta Give
Samantha Morton IMDb — In America
Naomi Watts IMDb — 21 Grams
Best Supporting Actor
Winner
Tim Robbins
Mystic River
Alec Baldwin IMDb — The Cooler
Benicio del Toro IMDb — 21 Grams
Djimon Hounsou IMDb — In America
Ken Watanabe IMDb — The Last Samurai
Best Supporting Actress
Winner
Renée Zellweger
Cold Mountain
Shohreh Aghdashloo IMDb — House of Sand and Fog
Holly Hunter IMDb — Thirteen
Marcia Gay Harden IMDb — Mystic River
Patricia Clarkson IMDb — Pieces of April
Writing
Best Original Screenplay
Winner
Lost in Translation
Sofia Coppola
In America IMDb
Mystic River IMDb
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
American Splendor IMDb
Mystic River IMDb
Technical Awards
Best Animated Feature Film
Winner
Finding Nemo
Andrew Stanton, dir.
Brother Bear IMDb
The Triplets of Belleville IMDb
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner
The Barbarian Invasions
Canada — Denys Arcand, dir.
Evil IMDb — Sweden
The Twilight Samurai IMDb — Japan
Best Documentary Feature
Winner
The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara
Errol Morris, dir.
Best Original Score
Winner
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Howard Shore
Big Fish IMDb
Cold Mountain IMDb
Best Original Song
Winner
"Into the West"
Annie Lennox — The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Best Cinematography
Winner
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Russell Boyd
Cold Mountain IMDb
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King IMDb
Best Film Editing
Winner
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Jamie Selkirk
Cold Mountain IMDb
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World IMDb
Best Production Design
Winner
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Grant Major, Dan Hennah, Alan Lee
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World IMDb
Best Costume Design
Winner
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor
Girl with a Pearl Earring IMDb
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World IMDb
Best Visual Effects
Winner
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 IMDb
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl IMDb
Best Sound
Winner
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 IMDb
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl IMDb
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Winner
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Richard Taylor, Peter King
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World IMDb
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl IMDb