The 76th Annual Academy Awards
29th February 2004

Nominees in 24/24 categories

01. Best Picture
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Lost in Translation
- Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World
- Mystic River
- Seabiscuit

02. Best Actor
- 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

03. Best Actress
- Keisha Castle-Hughes, Whale Rider
- Diane Keaton, Something's Gotta Give
- Samantha Morton, In America
- Charlize Theron, Monster
- Naomi Watts, 21 Grams

04. 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

05. 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

06. Best Director
- Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation
- Clint Eastwood, Mystic River
- Peter Jackson, LOTR: The Return of the King
- Fernando Meirelles, City of God
- Peter Weir, Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World

07. Best Original Screenplay
- Denys Arcand, The Barbarian Invasions
- Steven Knight, Dirty Pretty Things
- Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson & David Reynolds, Finding Nemo
- Jim, Naomi & Kirsten Sheridan, In America
- Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation

08. Best Adapted Screenplay
- Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman, American Splendor
- Braulio Mantovani, City of God
- Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Brian Helgeland, Mystic River
- Gary Ross, Seabiscuit

09. Best Animated Feature
- Brother Bear
- Finding Nemo
- The Triplets of Belleville

10. Best Foreign-Language Film
- The Barbarian Invasions [ Canada ]
- Evil [ Sweden ]
- The Twilight Samurai [ Japan ]
- Twin Sisters [ The Netherlands ]
- Zelary [ Czech Republic ]

11. Art Direction
- Girl with a Pearl Earring
- The Last Samurai
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
- Seabiscuit

12. Cinematography
- City of God
- Cold Mountain
- Girl with a Pearl Earring
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
- Seabiscuit

13. Sound Mixing
- The Last Samurai
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- Seabiscuit

14. Sound Editing
- Finding Nemo
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

15. Original Score
- Danny Elfman, Big Fish
- Gabriel Yared, Cold Mountain
- Thomas Newman, Finding Nemo
- James Horner, House of Sand and Fog
- Howard Shore, LOTR: The Return of the King

16. Original Song
- Into the West - LOTR: The Return of the King,
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

17. Costume
- Girl with a Pearl Earring
- The Last Samurai
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
- Seabiscuit

18. Documentary Feature
- Balseros
- Capturing the Friedmans
- The Fog of War
- My Architect
- The Weather Underground

19. Documentary Short
- Asylum
- Chernobyl Heart
- Ferry Tales

20. Film Editing
- City of God
- Cold Mountain
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
- Seabiscuit

21. Makeup
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

22. Animated Short Film
- Boundin'
- Destino
- Gone Nutty
- Harvie Krumpet
- Nibbles

23. Live-Action Short Film
- Die Rote Jacke [ The Red Jacket ]
- Most [ The Bridge ]
- Squash
- (A) Torzija [ (A) Torsion ]
- Two Soldiers

24. Visual Effects
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl