Categories & Nominees (Cinematica's pick in bold.) Oscars Winner's
Best Picture: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
  • Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
  • Lost in Translation (2003)
  • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
  • Mystic River (2003) 
  • Seabiscuit (2003)  

 

Best Actor in a Leading Role: Sean Penn for Mystic River (2003) 
  • 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 Actress in a Leading Role: Charlize Theron for Monster (2003) 
  • 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 Actor in a Supporting Role: Tim Robbins for Mystic River (2003) 
  • Alec Baldwin for Cooler (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 (2003) 
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Renée Zellweger for Cold Mountain (2003) 
  • 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 Director: Peter Jackson for Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 
  • 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 (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: Lost in Translation (2003) - Sofia Coppola 
  • Invasions barbares (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: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Frances Walsh 
  • American Splendor (2003) - Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini 
  • Cidade de Deus (2002) - Bráulio Mantovani 
  • Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Frances Walsh 
  • Mystic River (2003) - Brian Helgeland 
  • Seabiscuit (2003) - Gary Ross 

 

Best Animated Feature: Finding Nemo (2003) - Andrew Stanton 
  • Brother Bear (2003) - Aaron Blaise, Robert Walker 
  • Finding Nemo (2003) - Andrew Stanton 
  • Triplettes de Belleville (2003) - Sylvain Chomet 
Best Foreign Language Film: nvasions barbares (2003) (Canada) 
  • Invasions barbares (2003) (Canada) 
  • Ondskan (2003) (Sweden) 
  • Tasogare Seibei (2002) (Japan) 
  • Tweeling (2002) (Netherlands) 
  • Zelary (2003) (Czech Republic) 
Best Cinematography: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) - Russell Boyd
  • 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 Art Direction-Set Decoration: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - Grant Major, Dan Hennah, Alan Lee 
  • 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 (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 Costume Design: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - Ngila Dickson 
  • Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) - Dien van Straalen 
  • Last Samurai (2003) - Ngila Dickson 
  • Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - Ngila Dickson 
  • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) - Wendy Weir 
  • Seabiscuit (2003) - Judianna Makovsky 
Best Editing: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) - Jamie Selkirk 
  • 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 Sound: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek 
  • Last Samurai, The (2003) - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Jeff Wexler 
  • Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (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 Music, Original Score: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - Howard Shore 
  • 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 (2003) - Howard Shore 
Best Music, Song: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - Frances Walsh, Howard Shore, Annie Lennox ("Into the West") 
  • 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 (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 Makeup: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - Richard Taylor, Peter King
  • Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (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 Effects, Sound Effects Editing: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) 
  • Finding Nemo (2003) 
  • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) 
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 
Best Effects, Visual Effects: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke 
  • Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (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 Documentary: Feature: Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003) -Errol Morris, Michael Williams 
  • Balseros (2002) - , Loris Omedes 
  • Capturing the Friedmans (2003) - Andrew Jarecki, Marc Smerling 
  • Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003) -Errol Morris, Michael Williams 
  • My Architect: A Son's Journey (2003) - Nathaniel Kahn, Susan Rose Behr 
  • Weather Underground (2002) - Sam Green, Bill Siegel 
Best Documentary: Short Subject: Chernobyl Heart (2003) - Maryann DeLeo 
  • Asylum (2003/II) - Sandy McLeod, Virginia Reticker 
  • Chernobyl Heart (2003) - Maryann DeLeo 
  • Ferry Tales (2002) - Katja Esson 
Best Short Film: Animated: Harvie Krumpet (2003) - Adam Elliot
  • 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: Two Soldiers (2003) - Aaron Schneider, Andrew J. Sacks 
  • 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 

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