76th Academy Awards nominees and winners

This is a complete list of nominees and winners of the 76th Academy Awards. Winners are highlighted in boldface.

Best Motion Picture Of The Year

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Lost in Translation
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Mystic River
• Seabiscuit

Achievement in Directing

• Fernando Meirelles - City of God
• Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation
• Peter Weir - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Clint Eastwood - Mystic River

Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role

• Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
• Ben Kingsley - House of Sand and Fog
• Jude Law - Cold Mountain
• Bill Murray - Lost in Translation
• Sean Penn - Mystic River

Best Performance by An Actress In A Leading Role

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

Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role

• Alec Baldwin - The Cooler
• Benicio Del Toro - 21 Grams
• Djimon Hounsou - In America
• Tim Robbins - Mystic River
• Ken Watanabe - The Last Samurai

Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role

• Shohreh Aghdashloo - House of Sand and Fog
• Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of April
• Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic River
• Holly Hunter - Thirteen
• Renée Zellweger - Cold Mountain

Best Animated Feature Film Of The Year

• Brother Bear
• Finding Nemo
• The Triplets of Belleville

Best Foreign Language Film Of The Year

• The Barbarian Invasions (Canada)
• Evil (Sweden)
• The Twilight Samurai (Japan)
• Twin Sisters (The Netherlands)
• Želary (Czech Republic)

Adapted Screenplay

• Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman - American Splendor, based on the comic book series by Harvey Pekar
• Braulio Mantovani - City of God, based on the novel by Paulo Lins
• Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, based on the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien
• Brian Helgeland - Mystic River, based on the novel by Dennis Lehane
• Gary Ross - Seabiscuit, based on the biography Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand

Original Screenplay

• Denys Arcand - The Barbarian Invasions
• Steven Knight - Dirty Pretty Things
• Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds - Finding Nemo
• Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan and Kirsten Sheridan - In America
• Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation

Achievement In 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

Achievement In Cinematography

• Cesar Charlone - City of God
• John Seale - Cold Mountain
• Eduardo Serra - Girl with a Pearl Earring
• Russell Boyd - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• John Schwartzman - Seabiscuit

Achievement In Costume Design

• Dien van Straalen - Girl with a Pearl Earring
• Ngila Dickson - The Last Samurai
• Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Wendy Stites - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Judianna Makovsky - Seabiscuit

Best Documentary Feature

• Balseros
• Capturing the Friedmans
• The Fog of War
• My Architect
• The Weather Underground

Best Documentary Short Subject

• Asylum
• Chernobyl Heart
• Ferry Tales

Achievement In 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

Achievement In 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

Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Score)

• Big Fish
• Cold Mountain
• Finding Nemo
• House of Sand and Fog
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Song)

• A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow – A Mighty Wind
• Into the West – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Belleville Rendezvous – The Triplets of Belleville
• Scarlet Tide - Cold Mountain
• You Will Be My Ain True Love - Cold Mountain

Best Animated Short Film

• Boundin’
• Destino
• Gone Nutty
• Harvie Krumpet
• Nibbles

Best Live Action Short Film

• Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket)
• Most (The Bridge)
• Squash
• (A) Torzija ((A) Torsion)
• Two Soldiers

Achievement In Sound Editing

• Finding Nemo
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Achievement In 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

Achievement In 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

Special honors

Academy Honorary Award

• Blake Edwards