Oscar is All KINGS...
May 12th, 2004
How in the world does Anthony Minghella's "Cold Mountain" not make it for Best Adapted Screenplay? This is a complete SNAFU by the voters, incredible! All of the nominees are worthy, but why leave out Minghella's finely crafted screenplay I do not know. But that wasn't the only script I couldn't believe wasn't on the list, John August's adaptation of "Big Fish" was near genius. Where is it? It has to be there, has to. The voters have regarded the screenplay nominations as an afterthought, and never is that more apparent than this year. The good news though, is it pretty much sets up an easy win (thankfully) for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", adapted by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson. As for Original Screenplay, these were far easier to predict as it turns out. I was a little disappointed "Thirteen" didn't get the nom over "Dirty Pretty Things," which was the least worthy of the group in my opinion. I think here the obvious winner is Coppola and "Lost in Translation." So anyway, here are the nominees for the major categories:
Best Original Screenplay
* THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS (Miramax) by Denys Arcand
* DIRTY PRETTY THINGS (Miramax) by Steven Knight
* FINDING NEMO (Walt Disney Pixar) by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds
* IN AMERICA (Fox Searchlight) Written by Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan and Kirsten Sheridan
* LOST IN TRANSLATION (Focus Features) by Sofia Coppola
Best Adapted Screenplay
* AMERICAN SPLENDOR by Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman
* CITY OF GOD by Braulio Mantovani
* THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING by Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson
* MYSTIC RIVER by Brian Helgeland
* SEABISCUIT by Gary Ross
Best Picture
* LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING (New Line Cinema)
* LOST IN TRANSLATION (Focus Features)
* MASTER & COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (20th Century Fox)
* MYSTIC RIVER (Warner Bros.)
* SEABISCUIT (Universal Pictures)
Achievement in Directing
* Fernando Meirelles for CITY OF GOD (Miramax)
* Peter Jackson for THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (New Line Cinema)
* Peter Weir for MASTER & COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (20th Century Fox)
* Sofia Coppola for LOST IN TRANSLATION (Focus Features)
* Clint Eastwood for MYSTIC RIVER (Warner Bros.)
Best Actor in a Leading Role
* Johnny Depp in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (Buena Vista)
* Ben Kingsley in HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG (DreamWorks Pictures)
* Jude Law in COLD MOUNTAIN (Miramax)
* Bill Murray in LOST IN TRANSLATION (Focus Features)
* Sean Penn in MYSTIC RIVER (Warner Bros.)
Best Supporting Actor
* Alec Baldwin in THE COOLER (Lions Gate Films)
* Benicio Del Toro in 21 GRAMS (Focus Features)
* Djimon Hounsou in IN AMERICA (Fox Searchlight)
* Tim Robbins in MYSTIC RIVER (Warner Bros.)
* Ken Watanabe in THE LAST SAMURAI (Warner Bros.)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
* Keisha Castle-Hughes in WHALE RIDER (Newmarket Films )
* Diane Keaton in SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE (Columbia Pictures )
* Samantha Morton in IN AMERICA (Fox Searchlight)
* Charlize Theron in MONSTER (Newmarket Films )
* Naomi Watts in 21 GRAMS (Focus Features)
Best Supporting Actress
* Shohreh Aghdashloo in HOUSE OF SAND & FOG (DreamWorks Pictures)
* Patricia Clarkson in PIECES OF APRIL (United Arists)
* Marcia Gay Harden in MYSTIC RIVER (Warner Bros.)
* Holly Hunter in THIRTEEN (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
* Renee Zellweger in COLD MOUNTAIN (Miramax)
Best Foreign-Language Film
* THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS - Canada
* EVIL - Sweden
* THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI - Japan
* TWIN SISTERS - The Netherlands
* ZELARY - The Czech Republic
Best Animated Feature Film
* BROTHER BEAR - Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker
* FINDING NEMO - Andrew Stanton
* THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE - Sylvain Chomet
Achievement in Art Direction
* GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING (Lions Gate Films)
* THE LAST SAMURAI (Warner Bros.)
* THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (New Line Cinema)
* MASTER & COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (20th Century Fox)
* SEABISCUIT (Universal Pictures)
Achievement in Cinematography
* CITY OF GOD (Miramax)
* COLD MOUNTAIN (Miramax)
* GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING (Lions Gate Films)
* MASTER & COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (20th Century Fox)
* SEABISCUIT (Universal Pictures)
Achievement in Costume Design
* GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING (Lions Gate Films)
* THE LAST SAMURAI (Warner Bros.)
* THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (New Line Cinema)
* MASTER & COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (20th Century Fox)
* SEABISCUIT (Universal Pictures)
Best Documentary Feature
* BALSEROS
* CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS
* THE FOG OF WAR
* MY ARCHITECT
* THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND
Best Film Editing
* CITY OF GOD (Miramax)
* COLD MOUNTAIN (Miramax)
* THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (New Line Cinema)
* MASTER & COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (20th Century Fox)
* SEABISCUIT (Universal Pictures)
Achievement in Makeup
* THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (New Line Cinema)
* MASTER & COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (20th Century Fox)
* PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (Buena Vista)
Best Original Score
* BIG FISH (Columbia Pictures)
* COLD MOUNTAIN (Miramax)
* FINDING NEMO (Walt Disney Pixar)
* HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG (DreamWorks Pictures)
* THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (New Line Cinema)
Original Song
* "Into the West" - THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
* "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" - A MIGHTY WIND
* "Scarlet Tide" - COLD MOUNTAIN
* "The Triplets of Belleville"- THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE
* "You Will Be My Ain True Love" - COLD MOUNTAIN
Achievement in Sound
* THE LAST SAMURAI (Warner Bros.)
* THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (New Line Cinema)
* MASTER & COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (20th Century Fox)
* PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (Buena Vista)
* SEABISCUIT (Universal Pictures)
Achievement in Sound Editing
* FINDING NEMO (Walt Disney Pixar)
* MASTER & COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (20th Century Fox)
* PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (Buena Vista)
Best Visual Effects
* THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (New Line Cinema)
* MASTER & COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (20th Century Fox)
* PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (Buena Vista)
Best Documentary Short
* ASYLUM
* CHERNOBYL HEART
* FERRY TALES
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
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