Looking at Film from Every Angle

76th Academy Awards (2003): The Hopefuls

NOMINATIONS		AWARDS
11 10 7 – 6 5 4 – – – 3 – – 2 – –	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Cold Mountain Seabiscuit Mystic River Pirates of the Caribbean City of God Finding Nemo Lost in Translation The Last Samurai Girl with a Pearl Earring House of Sand and Fog In America 21 Grams The Barbarian Invasions The Triplets of Belleville	9 2 1 – – – – – – – – –	Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Mystic River The Barbarian Invasions Capturing the Friedmans City of God Cold Mountain Finding Nemo Girl with a Pearl Earring Lost in Translation Master and Commander: Far Side of the World Monster Pirates of the Caribbean

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Winner Prediction (c-c-First Chart Placement, n-Nom Pred Date Set, o-Win Pred Date Set)
Nominee Prediction (c-c-First Chart Placement, n-Nom Pred Date Set)
Alternate Prediction (c-First Chart Placement)

Best Picture

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne, Frances Walsh (c-8/2, n-8/2, o-8/2)
Lost in Translation – Sofia Coppola, Ross Katz (c-11/6, n-1/7)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Duncan Henderson, John Bard Manulis, Peter Weir (c-8/2, n-8/2)
Mystic River – Clint Eastwood, Judie Hoyt, Robert Lorenz (c-8/2, n-8/2)
Seabiscuit – Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Gary Ross, Jane Sindell (c-8/2, n-1/7)
21 Grams – Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Ted Hope, Robert Salerno (8/2)
Big Fish – Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks, Richard D. Zanuck (8/2)
Cold Mountain – Albert Berger, William Horberg, Sydney Pollack, Ron Yerxa (8/2)
House of Sand and Fog – Michael London, Vadim Perelman (8/2)
In America – Arthur Lappin, Jim Sheridan (8/2)
Kill Bill, Volume 1 – Lawrence Bender (11/13)
Love Actually – Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Duncan Kenworthy (11/13)
Mona Lisa Smile – Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Paul Schiff, Deborah Schindler (8/2)
Something’s Gotta Give – Bruce A. Block, Nancy Meyers (11/13)
The Last Samurai – Tom Cruise, Tom Engelman, Marshall Herskovitz, Scott Kroopf, Paula Wagner, Edward Zwick (8/2)
The Missing – Brian Grazer, Daniel Ostroff (11/6)
The Statement – Michael Cowan, Norman Jewison, Robert Lantos, Jason Piette (8/2)

Best Animated Film

Finding Nemo – Graham Walters (c-8/2, n-8/2, o-8/2)
Brother Bear – Chuck Williams (c-8/2, n-8/2)
The Triplets of Belleville – Didier Brunner, Viviane Vanfleteren (c-11/6, n-12/20)
Jester Till (Till Eulenspiegel) (11/21)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (11/21)
Millennium Actress – Taro Maki (11/6)
Piglet’s Big Movie – Michelle Pappalardo-Robinson (8/2)
Pokemon Heroes (11/21)
Rugrats Go Wild (11/21)
The Jungle Book 2 – Mary Thorne (8/2)
Tokyo Godfathers (11/21)

These are the Official Selections for the Animated Feature Category.

Best Director

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Peter Jackson (c-8/2, n-8/2, o-8/2)
City of God – Fernando Meirelles (c-1/27, n-8/2)
Lost in Translation – Sofia Coppola (c-11/6, n-12/20)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Peter Weir (c-8/2, n-1/7)
Mystic River – Clint Eastwood (c-8/2, n-8/2)
21 Grams – Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (8/2)
Big Fish – Tim Burton (8/2)
Cold Mountain – Anthony Minghella (8/2)
Elephant – Gus Van Sant (11/6)
House of Sand and Fog – Vadim Perelman (8/2)
In America – Jim Sheridan (8/2)
Kill Bill, Volume 1 – Quentin Tarantino (11/13)
Love Actually – Richard Curtis (11/13)
Mona Lisa Smile – Mike Newell (8/2)
Open Range – Kevin Costner (8/2)
Seabiscuit – Gary Ross (8/2)
Something’s Gotta Give – Nancy Meyers (11/13)
The Last Samurai – Edward Zwick (8/2)
The Missing – Ron Howard (11/6)
The Statement – Norman Jewison (8/2)

Best Actor

Mystic River – Sean Penn (c-8/2, n-8/2, o-11/6)
Cold Mountain – Jude Law (c-8/2, n-12/13)
House of Sand and Fog – Ben Kingsley (c-8/2, n-12/4)
Lost in Translation – Bill Murray (c-11/6, n-11/6)
Pirates of the Caribbean – Johnny Depp (c-8/2, n-1/15)
21 Grams – Sean Penn (8/2)
Big Fish – Ewan McGregor (12/4)
In America – Paddy Considine (8/2)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Russell Crowe (8/2)
Seabiscuit – Tobey Maguire (8/2)
Seabiscuit – Jeff Bridges (12/14)
Something’s Gotta Give – Jack Nicholson (11/13)
The Last Samurai – Tom Cruise (8/2)
The Missing – Tommy Lee Jones (11/6)
The Statement – Michael Caine (8/2)
The Station Agent – Peter Dinklage (11/6)

Best Actress

Monster – Charlize Theron (c-11/6, n-12/14, o-1/15)
21 Grams – Naomi Watts (c-8/2, n-11/21)
In America – Samantha Morton (c-8/2, n-8/2)
Something’s Gotta Give – Diane Keaton (c-11/13, n-11/13)
Whale Rider – Keisha Castle-Hughes (c-12/14, n-8/2)
Anything Else – Christina Ricci (8/2)
Big Fish – Jessica Lange (8/2)
Calendar Girls – Helen Mirren (11/6)
Cold Mountain – Nicole Kidman (8/2)
Freaky Friday – Jamie Lee Curtis (11/13)
Girl with a Pearl Earring – Scarlett Johansson (11/13)
House of Sand and Fog – Jennifer Connelly (8/2)
Kill Bill, Volume 1 – Uma Thurman (11/13)
Mona Lisa Smile – Julia Roberts (8/2)
Sylvia – Gwyneth Paltrow (8/2)
The Missing – Cate Blanchett (11/6)
Thirteen – Evan Rachel Wood (1/15)
Under the Tuscan Sun – Diane Lane (11/6)
Veronica Guerin – Cate Blanchett (11/6)

Best Supporting Actor

Mystic River – Tim Robbins (c-8/2, n-8/2, o-1/27)
21 Grams – Benicio Del Toro (c-8/2, n-8/2)
In America – Djimon Hounsou (c-8/2, n-8/2)
The Cooler – Alec Baldwin (c-12/4, n-1/7)
The Last Samurai – Ken Watanabe (c-12/14, n-1/15)
21 Grams – Benicio Del Toro (8/2)
Big Fish – Albert Finney (11/6)
Cold Mountain – Brendan Gleeson (11/13)
House of Sand and Fog – Ron Eldard (8/2)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Paul Bettany (11/21)
Mystic River – Kevin Bacon (8/2)
Seabiscuit – Jeff Bridges (8/2)
Seabiscuit – William H. Macy (11/13)
Seabiscuit – Chris Cooper (8/2)
Shattered Glass – Peter Sarsgaard (12/14)
The Human Stain – Ed Harris (8/2)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Sean Astin (11/6)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Viggo Mortensen (12/14)

Best Supporting Actress

Cold Mountain – Renee Zellweger (c-8/2, n-8/2, o-8/2)
House of Sand and Fog – Shohreh Aghdashloo (c-12/14, n-12/14)
Mystic River – Marcia Gay Harden (c-11/13, n-11/13)
Pieces of April – Patricia Clarkson (c-12/14, n-1/7)
Thirteen – Holly Hunter (c-11/13, n-8/2)
A Mighty Wind – Catherine O’Hara (11/13)
American Splendor – Hope Davis (11/13)
Big Fish – Alison Lohman (8/2)
Big Fish – Jessica Lange (11/13)
Calendar Girls – Julie Walters (11/6)
Lost in Translation – Scarlett Johansson (12/14)
Love Actually – Emma Thompson (11/13)
Mona Lisa Smile – Kirsten Dunst (8/2)
Mona Lisa Smile – Julia Stiles (8/2)
Mona Lisa Smile – Maggie Gyllenhaal (8/2)
Mystic River – Laura Linney (11/13)
The Station Agent – Patricia Clarkson (11/13)
Whale Rider – Keisha Castle-Hughes (12/14)

Best Original Screenplay

Lost in Translation – Sofia Coppola (c-11/6, n-11/6, o-11/6)
Dirty Pretty Things – Steven Knight (c-1/27, n-8/2)
Finding Nemo – Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds (c-8/2, n-8/2)
In America – Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kristen Sheridan (c-8/2, n-12/4)
The Barbarian Invasions – Denys Arcand (c-1/27, n-8/2)
21 Grams – Guillermo Arriaga (8/2)
Anything Else – Woody Allen (8/2)
Bruce Almighty – Steve Koren, Mark O’Keefe, Steve Oedekerk (8/2)
Elephant – Gus Van Sant (11/6)
Identity – Michael Cooney (8/2)
Intolerable Cruelty – Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (11/6)
Love Actually – Richard Curtis (8/2)
Mona Lisa Smile – Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal (8/2)
Pieces of April – Peter Hedges (8/2)
The Last Samurai – Marshall Herskovitz, John Logan, Edward Zwick (8/2)
The Station Agent – Thomas McCarthy (1/15)

Best Adapted Screenplay

City of God (c-1/27, n-1/27, o-1/27)
American Splendor – Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini (c-11/6, n-1/22)
Mystic River – Brian Helgeland (c-8/2, n-8/2)
Seabiscuit – Gary Ross (c-8/2, n-8/2)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson (c-8/2, n-1/22)
Big Fish – John August (8/2)
Cold Mountain – Anthony Minghella (8/2)
House of Sand and Fog – Vadim Perelman (8/2)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – John Collee, Larry Ferguson, Peter Weir (8/2)
The Human Stain – Nicholas Meyer (8/2)
The Missing – Ken Kaufman (11/6)
The Statement – Ronald Harwood (8/2)
Whale Rider – Niki Caro (11/6)

Best Original Song

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – “Into the West” (c-8/2, n-8/2, o-8/2)
A Mighty Wind – “A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow” (c-11/6, n-11/6)
Cold Mountain – “You Will Be My Ain True Love” (c-11/6, n-11/6)
Cold Mountain – “Scarlet Tide” (c-11/6, n-11/6)
The Triplets of Belleville – “The Triplets of Belleville” (c-11/6, n-11/6)
A Mighty Wind – “A Mighty Wind” (11/6)
Big Fish – “Man of the Hour” (12/20)
Brother Bear – “Great Spirits” (11/6)
Brother Bear – “No Way Out” (12/20)
Camp – “How Shall I See You Through My Tears” (11/6)
Down with Love – “Here’s to Love” (11/6)
Gods and Generals – “Cross the Green Mountains” (11/6)
Holes – “Dig It” (11/6)
In America – “Time Enough for Tears” (11/23)
Mona Lisa Smile – “The Heart of Every Girl” (12/20)
Once Upon a Time in Mexico – “Siente Mi Amour” (12/20)
Open Range – “Holding All My Love for You” (11/6)
School of Rock – “School of Rock” (11/6)

Best Original Score

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Howard Shore (c-8/2, n-, o-1/27)
Big Fish – Danny Elfman (c-8/2, n-8/2)
Cold Mountain – Gabriel Yared (c-8/2, n-8/2)
Finding Nemo – Thomas Newman (c-12/20, n-8/2)
House of Sand and Fog – James Horner (c-8/2, n-8/2)
A Mighty Wind (1/15)
Brother Bear – Mark Mancina, Phil Collins (8/2)
Calendar Girls – Patrick Doyle (12/20)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon (8/2)
Mona Lisa Smile – Rachel Portman (8/2)
Mystic River – Clint Eastwood (12/4)
Open Range – Michael Kamen (8/2)
Pirates of the Caribbean – Klaus Badelt (8/2)
Seabiscuit – Randy Newman (8/2)
The Last Samurai – Hans Zimmer (8/2)
The Missing – James Horner (11/6)
The Statement – Normand Corbiel (8/2)

Best Editing

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Jamie Selkirk (c-8/2, n-8/2, o-8/2)
City of God – Daniel Rezende (c-8/2, n-8/2)
Cold Mountain – Walter Murch (c-8/2, n-8/2)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Lee Smith (c-8/2, n-11/13)
Seabiscuit – William Goldenberg (c-8/2, n-1/15)
21 Grams – Stephen Mirrione (8/2)
Big Fish – Chris Lebenzon, Joel Negron (8/2)
House of Sand and Fog – Lisa Churgin (8/2)
In America – Naomi Geraghty (8/2)
Mona Lisa Smile – Mick Audsley (8/2)
Mystic River – Joel Cox (8/2)
Pirates of the Caribbean – Stephen Rivkin, Arthur Schmidt, Craig Wood (8/2)
The Last Samurai – Steven Rosenblum (8/2)
The Statement – Andrew S. Eisen, Stephen E. Rivkin (8/2)

Best Cinematography

Girl with a Pearl Earring – Eduardo Serra (c-8/2, n-1/22, o-1/27)
City of God – Csar Charlone (c-8/2, n-8/2)
Cold Mountain – John Seale (c-8/2, n-8/2)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Russell Boyd (c-8/2, n-11/6)
Seabiscuit – John Schwartzman (c-8/2, n-8/2)
Big Fish – Philippe Rousselot (8/2)
House of Sand and Fog – Roger Deakins (8/2)
Mystic River – Tom Stern (8/2)
Open Range – James Muro (8/2)
The Human Stain – Jean-Yves Escoffier (8/2)
The Last Samurai – John Toll (8/2)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Andrew Lesnie (8/2)

Best Art Direction

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Grant Major; Alan Lee (c-8/2, n-8/2, o-8/2)
Girl with a Pearl Earring – Ben Van Os; Christina Schaffer (c-8/2, n-1/22)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Mary Selway; Robert Gould (c-8/2, n-11/6)
Seabiscuit – Jeanine Claudia Oppewall; Leslie A. Pope (c-8/2, n-8/2)
The Last Samurai – Lilly Kilvert; Gretchen Rau (c-8/2, n-11/13)
Big Fish – Dennis Gassner; Nancy Haigh (8/2)
Cold Mountain – Dante Ferretti; Francesca LoSchiavo (8/2)
Gods and Generals – Michael Z. Hanan; Casey Hallenbeck (8/2)
Mona Lisa Smile – Jane Musky; Susan Tyson (8/2)
Mystic River – Henry Bumstead; Richard C. Goddard (8/2)
Pirates of the Caribbean – Brian Morris; Larry Dias (8/2)
The Missing – Guy Barnes; Wendy Ozols-Barnes (11/6)

Best Costume Design

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Ngila Dickson; Richard Taylor (c-8/2, n-8/2, o-1/27)
Girl with a Pearl Earring – Dien van Straalen (c-8/2, n-8/2)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Wendy Stiles (c-8/2, n-11/21)
Seabiscuit – Judianna Makovsky (c-8/2, n-1/22)
The Last Samurai – Ngila Dickson (c-8/2, n-8/2)
Alex & Emma – Shay Cunliffe (8/2)
Big Fish – Colleen Atwood (8/2)
Cold Mountain – Ann Roth (8/2)
Down with Love – Daniel Orlandi (8/2)
Gods and Generals – Richard La Motte, Maurice Whitlock (8/2)
Mona Lisa Smile – Michael Dennison (8/2)
Mystic River – Deborah Hopper (8/2)
Open Range – John Bloomfield (8/2)
Pirates of the Caribbean – Penny Rose (8/2)
The Missing – Julie Weiss (11/6)