Oscars 2004 Winners (My Version)

Best Picture!

Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King!

Nominees:
Finding Nemo
Lost in Translation
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Mystic River

Best Director!

Winner: Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King!

Nominees:
Edward Zwick - The Last Samurai
Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation
Peter Weir - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Clint Eastwood - Mystic River

Best Actor!

Winner: Sean Penn, Mystic River!

Nominees:
Tom Cruise - The Last Samurai
Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Ben Kingsley - House of Sand and Fog
Bill Murray - Lost in Translation

Best Actress!

Winner: Charlize Theron, Monster!

Nominees:
Jennifer Connelly - House of Sand and Fog
Diane Keaton - Something's Gotta Give
Samantha Morton - In America
Naomi Watts - 21 Grams

Best Supporting Actor!

Winner: Tim Robbins, Mystic River!

Nominees:
Alec Baldwin - The Cooler
Benicio del Toro - 21 Grams
Djimon Hounsou - In America
Ken Watanabe - The Last Samurai

Best Supporting Actress!

Winner: Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Sand and Fog!

Nominees:
Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of April
Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic River
Holly Hunter - Thirteen
Renee Zellweger - Cold Mountain

Best Original Screenplay!

Winner: Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation!

Nominees:
Steven Knight - Dirty Pretty Things
Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds - Finding Nemo
Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan and Kirsten Sheridan - In America
Denys Arcand - The Barbarians Invasions

Best Adapted Screenplay!

Winner: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King!

Nominees:
Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini - American Splendor
Braulio Mantovani - City of God
Brian Helgeland - Mystic River
Gary Ross - Seabiscuit

Best Animated Feature!

Winner: Finding Nemo!

Nominees:
Brother Bear
Millennium Actress
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
The Triplets of Bellville

Best Foreign Language Film!

Winner: City of God!

Nominees:
The Barbarian Invasions
Evil
Twin Sisters
Zelary

Best Documentary Feature!

Winner: The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara!

Nominees:
Balseros
Capturing the Friedmans
My Architect
The Weather Underground

Best Documentary Short!

Winner: Chernobyl Heart!

Nominees:
Asylum
Ferry Tales

Best Live Action Short!

Winner: Two Soldiers!

Nominees:
Die Rote Jacke
Most (The Bridge)
Squash
(A) Torzija [(A) Torsion]

Best Animated Short!

Winner: Harvie Krumpet!

Nominees:
Boundin'
Destino
Gone Nutty
Nibbles

Best Original Score!

Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King!

Nominees:
Big Fish
Cold Mountain
Finding Nemo
House of Sand and Fog

Best Original Song!

Winner: Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox - Into the West, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King!

Nominees:
Michael McKean and Annette O'Toole - A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow, A Mighty Wind
Sting - You Will Be My Ain True Love, Cold Mountain
T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello - Scarlet Tide, Cold Mountain
Benoit Charest and Sylvain Chomet - Belleville Rendez-vous, The Triplets of Belleville

Best Sound Editing!

Winner: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World!

Nominees:
Finding Nemo
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Best Sound Mixing!

Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King!

Nominees:
The Last Samurai
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Seabiscuit

Best Art Direction!

Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King!

Nominees:
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Last Samurai
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Seabiscuit

Best Cinematography!

Winner: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World!

Nominees:
City of God
Cold Mountain
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Seabiscuit

Best Makeup!

Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King!

Nominees:
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Best Costume Design!

Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King!

Nominees:
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Last Samurai
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Seabiscuit

Best Film Editing!

Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King!

Nominees:
City of God
Cold Mountain
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Seabiscuit

Best Visual Effects!

Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King!

Nominees:
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl