Academy Awards

[The Jays]

5 nods for Pirates of the Carribean.

Best Motion Picture of the Year
Nominees:


Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) - Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, Frances Walsh

Lost in Translation (2003) - Sofia Coppola, Ross Katz

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) - Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Duncan Henderson, Peter Weir

Mystic River (2003) - Robert Lorenz, Judie Hoyt, Clint Eastwood

Seabiscuit (2003) - Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Gary Ross

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Nominees:

Johnny Depp for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Ben Kingsley for House of Sand and Fog (2003)

Jude Law for Cold Mountain (2003)

Bill Murray for Lost in Translation (2003)

Sean Penn for Mystic River (2003)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Nominees:

Keisha Castle-Hughes for Whale Rider (2002)

Diane Keaton for Something's Gotta Give (2003)

Samantha Morton for In America (2002)

Charlize Theron for Monster (2003)

Naomi Watts for 21 Grams (2003)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominees:

Alec Baldwin for Cooler, The (2003)

Benicio Del Toro for 21 Grams (2003)

Djimon Hounsou for In America (2002)

Tim Robbins for Mystic River (2003)

Ken Watanabe for Last Samurai, The (2003)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominees:

Shohreh Aghdashloo for House of Sand and Fog (2003)

Patricia Clarkson for Pieces of April (2003)

Marcia Gay Harden for Mystic River (2003)

Holly Hunter for Thirteen (2003)

Renée Zellweger for Cold Mountain (2003)

Best Achievement in Directing
Nominees:

Sofia Coppola for Lost in Translation (2003)

Clint Eastwood for Mystic River (2003)

Peter Jackson for Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)

Fernando Meirelles for Cidade de Deus (2002)

Peter Weir for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Nominees:

Invasions barbares, Les (2003) - Denys Arcand

Dirty Pretty Things (2002) - Steve Knight

Finding Nemo (2003) - Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds

In America (2002) - Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan

Lost in Translation (2003) - Sofia Coppola

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Nominees:

American Splendor (2003) - Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini

Cidade de Deus (2002) - Bráulio Mantovani

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) - Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Frances Walsh

Mystic River (2003) - Brian Helgeland

Seabiscuit (2003) - Gary Ross

Best Achievement in Cinematography
Nominees:

Cidade de Deus (2002) - César Charlone

Cold Mountain (2003) - John Seale

Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) - Eduardo Serra

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) - Russell Boyd

Seabiscuit (2003) - John Schwartzman

Best Achievement in Editing
Nominees:

Cidade de Deus (2002) - Daniel Rezende

Cold Mountain (2003) - Walter Murch

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) - Jamie Selkirk

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) - Lee Smith

Seabiscuit (2003) - William Goldenberg

Best Achievement in Art Direction
Nominees:

Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) - Ben van Os, Cecile Heideman

Last Samurai, The (2003) - Lilly Kilvert, Gretchen Rau

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) - Grant Major, Dan Hennah, Alan Lee

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) - William Sandell, Robert Gould

Seabiscuit (2003) - Jeannine Claudia Oppewall, Leslie A. Pope

Best Achievement in Costume Design
Nominees:

Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) - Dien van Straalen

Last Samurai, The (2003) - Ngila Dickson

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) - Ngila Dickson

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) - Wendy Stites

Seabiscuit (2003) - Judianna Makovsky

Best Achievement in Makeup
Nominees:

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) - Richard Taylor, Peter King

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) - Edouard F. Henriques, Yolanda Toussieng

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) - Ve Neill, Martin Samuel

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Nominees:

Big Fish (2003) - Danny Elfman

Cold Mountain (2003) - Gabriel Yared

Finding Nemo (2003) - Thomas Newman

House of Sand and Fog (2003) - James Horner

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) - Howard Shore

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Nominees:

Cold Mountain (2003) - T-Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello ("The Scarlet Tide")

Cold Mountain (2003) - Sting ("You Will Be My Ain True Love")

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) - Frances Walsh, Howard Shore, Annie Lennox ("Into the West")

Mighty Wind, A (2003) - Michael McKean, Annette O'Toole ("A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow")

Triplettes de Belleville, Les (2003) - Benoît Charest, Sylvain Chomet ("The Triplets of Belleville")

Best Achievement in Sound
Nominees:

Last Samurai, The (2003) - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Jeff Wexler

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) - Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) - Paul Massey, Doug Hemphill, Art Rochester

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) - Christopher Boyes, David Parker, David E. Campbell, Lee Orloff

Seabiscuit (2003) - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Tod A. Maitland

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Nominees:

Finding Nemo (2003) - Gary Rydstrom, Michael Silvers

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) - Richard King

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) - Christopher Boyes, George Watters II

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Nominees:

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) - Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) - Daniel Sudick, Stefen Fangmeier, Nathan McGuinness, Robert Stromberg

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) - John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Terry D. Frazee, Charles Gibson

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Nominees:

Brother Bear (2003) - Aaron Blaise, Robert Walker

Finding Nemo (2003) - Andrew Stanton

Triplettes de Belleville, Les (2003) - Sylvain Chomet

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Nominees:

Invasions barbares, Les (2003) (Canada)

Ondskan (2003) (Sweden)

Tasogare seibei (2002) (Japan)

Tweeling, De (2002) (Netherlands)

Zelary (2003) (Czech Republic)

Best Documentary, Features
Nominees:

Balseros (2002) - Carlos Bosch, Loris Omedes

Capturing the Friedmans (2003) - Andrew Jarecki, Marc Smerling

Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara, The (2003) - Errol Morris, Michael Williams

My Architect: A Son's Journey (2003) - Nathaniel Kahn, Susan Rose Behr

Weather Underground, The (2002) - Sam Green, Bill Siegel

Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Nominees:

Asylum (2003/II) - Sandy McLeod, Virginia Reticker

Chernobyl Heart - Mary Ann DeLeo

Ferry Tales (2002) - Esson, Katja

Best Short Film, Animated
Nominees:

Boundin' (2003) - Bud Luckey

Destino (2003) - Dominique Monfery, Roy Edward Disney

Gone Nutty (2002) (V) - Carlos Saldanha, John C. Donkin

Harvie Krumpet (2003) - Adam Elliot

Nibbles (2003) - Christopher Hinton

Best Short Film, Live Action
Nominees:

Rote Jacke, Die (2002) - Florian Baxmeyer

Most (2003) - Bobby Garabedian, William Zabka

Squash (2002) - Lionel Bailliu

(A)Torzija (2002) - Stefan Arsenijevic

Two Soldiers (2003) - Aaron Schneider, Andrew J. Sacks

[The Sleeper]

lost in translation was the best movie of the year

[QuickStop]

i think you may be right. ROTK was fucking awesome, but the acting, script, and feel of LIT was just great. the ending made me shed a tear...it did. i dont think that ever happened before

[The Sleeper]

the ending with the jesus and mary chain song playing is just perfect. I felt all gooey inside.

[QuickStop]

dvd this tuesday. definately getting it

[Arpikarhu]

downloaded it 3 weeks ago. rotk will win everything as a tribute to all 3 films. the films deserve the recognition but lost was the best film this year

[Keyser Soze]

was that pirate movie actually any good? i've been dying to see lost in translation.

[The Sleeper]

fuck lotr, i hope it loses every category

[Arpikarhu]

was that pirate movie actually any good? i've been dying to see lost in translation.

every screener copy i have downloaded has been excellent!

[The Jays]

Pirates was sweet.

[QuickStop]

get the XPD lost in translation DVD rip. according to vcd quality.com, its the best release out

[drusilla]

Pirates of the Caribbean was really really good. johnny depp was excellent. but i have a feeling he's going to lose the oscar to mystic river. i can't see the academy give depp an oscar for that type of role.

i still haven't seen lost in translation or return of the king. i need to get out more.

[GonzoStyle]

Sean Penn has been unappreciated for too many years by the academy, he deserves it for mystic.

[2 tired 2 give N F]

Depp lost the Golden Globe to Murray so I think he'll lose the oscar also...not to Murray but he's not gonna get it...

[GonzoStyle]

Best Motion Picture of the Year
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Sean Penn for Mystic River (2003)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Charlize Theron for Monster (2003)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Tim Robbins for Mystic River (2003)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Renée Zellweger for Cold Mountain (2003)

Best Achievement in Directing
Peter Jackson for Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Lost in Translation (2003) - Sofia Coppola

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Mystic River (2003) - Brian Helgeland

[Arpikarhu]

while unhappy about it, i think gonzo is right on target.

[QuickStop]

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Renée Zellweger for Cold Mountain (2003)

they better not give it to her. she fucking blows.

[GonzoStyle]

I agree but it's probably gonna be her, the movie was eh but the buzz around it is all about her.

Though I would love to see Holly Hunter win.

[diceisgod]

I hope the red carpet is soaked with blood before the ceremonies end.

[GonzoStyle]

I hope joan rivers and her twat daughter die horrible, painful, slow deaths.

Can a pair of thick nose ugly bitches be any more pretentious?