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Academy Awards > 2003

2012 – 2011 – 2010 – 2009 – 2008 – 2007 – 2006 – 2005 – 2004 – 2003 – 2002 – 2001 – Full Index By Category By Movie By Studio Picture Detail Actor Detail Actress Detail BEST PICTURE Picture Nominees Studio Box Office The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh New Line $377,027,325 Seabiscuit Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Gary Ross Universal $120,277,854 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., Peter Weir and Duncan Henderson Fox $93,927,920 Mystic River Robert Lorenz, Judie G. Hoyt and Clint Eastwood Warner Bros. $90,135,191 Lost in Translation Ross Katz and Sofia Coppola Focus Features $44,585,453 Total Gross: $725,953,743 Average Gross: $145,190,749   BEST DIRECTOR Picture Nominees Studio Box Office The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Peter Jackson New Line $377,027,325 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Peter Weir Fox $93,927,920 Mystic River Clint Eastwood Warner Bros. $90,135,191 Lost in Translation Sofia Coppola Focus Features $44,585,453 City of God Fernando Meirelles Miramax $7,564,459 Total Gross: $613,240,348 Average Gross: $122,648,070   BEST ACTOR Picture Nominees Studio Box Office Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Johnny Depp Buena Vista $305,413,918 Cold Mountain Jude Law Miramax $95,636,509 Mystic River Sean Penn Warner Bros. $90,135,191 Lost in Translation Bill Murray Focus Features $44,585,453 House of Sand and Fog Ben Kingsley DreamWorks $13,040,288 Total Gross: $548,811,359 Average Gross: $109,762,272   BEST ACTRESS Picture Nominees Studio Box Office Something's Gotta Give Diane Keaton Sony / Columbia $124,728,738 Monster Charlize Theron Newmarket $34,469,210 Whale Rider Keisha Castle-Hughes Newmarket $20,779,666 21 Grams Naomi Watts Focus Features $16,290,476 In America Samantha Morton Fox Searchlight $15,539,656 Total Gross: $211,807,746 Average Gross: $42,361,549   BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Picture Nominees Studio Box Office The Last Samurai Ken Watanabe Warner Bros. $111,127,263 Mystic River Tim Robbins Warner Bros. $90,135,191 21 Grams Benicio Del Toro Focus Features $16,290,476 In America Djimon Hounsou Fox Searchlight $15,539,656 The Cooler Alec Baldwin Lions Gate $8,291,572 Total Gross: $241,384,158 Average Gross: $48,276,832   BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Picture Nominees Studio Box Office Cold Mountain Renee Zellweger Miramax $95,636,509 Mystic River Marcia Gay Harden Warner Bros. $90,135,191 House of Sand and Fog Shohreh Aghdashloo DreamWorks $13,040,288 Thirteen Holly Hunter Fox Searchlight $4,601,043 Pieces of April Patricia Clarkson United Artists $2,528,664 Total Gross: $205,941,695 Average Gross: $41,188,339   BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Picture Nominees Studio Box Office Finding Nemo Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds; Original Story by Andrew Stanton Buena Vista $339,714,978 Lost in Translation Screenplay by Sofia Coppola Focus Features $44,585,453 In America Screenplay by Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan and Kirsten Sheridan Fox Searchlight $15,539,656 Dirty Pretty Things Screenplay by Steven Knight Miramax $8,112,414 The Barbarian Invasions Screenplay by Denys Arcand Miramax $3,435,749 Total Gross: $411,388,250 Average Gross: $82,277,650   BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Picture Nominees Studio Box Office The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson New Line $377,027,325 Seabiscuit Written for the screen by Gary Ross Universal $120,277,854 Mystic River Screenplay by Brian Helgeland Warner Bros. $90,135,191 City of God Screenplay Braulio Mantovani Miramax $7,564,459 American Splendor Written by Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman Fine Line $6,010,990 Total Gross: $601,015,819 Average Gross: $120,203,164   BEST EDITING Picture Nominees Studio Box Office The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Jamie Selkirk New Line $377,027,325 Seabiscuit William Goldenberg Universal $120,277,854 Cold Mountain Walter Murch Miramax $95,636,509 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Lee Smith Fox $93,927,920 City of God Daniel Rezende Miramax $7,564,459 Total Gross: $694,434,067 Average Gross: $138,886,813   BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Picture Nominees Studio Box Office Seabiscuit John Schwartzman Universal $120,277,854 Cold Mountain John Seale Miramax $95,636,509 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Russell Boyd Fox $93,927,920 Girl with a Pearl Earring Eduardo Serra Lions Gate $11,670,971 City of God Cesar Charlone Miramax $7,564,459 Total Gross: $329,077,713 Average Gross: $65,815,543   BEST ART DIRECTION Picture Nominees Studio Box Office The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Grant Major (Art Direction); Dan Hennah and Alan Lee (Set Decoration) New Line $377,027,325 Seabiscuit Jeannine Oppewall (Art Direction); Leslie Pope (Set Decoration) Universal $120,277,854 The Last Samurai Lilly Kilvert (Art Direction); Gretchen Rau (Set Decoration) Warner Bros. $111,127,263 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World William Sandell (Art Direction); Robert Gould (Set Decoration) Fox $93,927,920 Girl with a Pearl Earring Ben Van Os (Art Direction); Cecile Heideman (Set Decoration) Lions Gate $11,670,971 Total Gross: $714,031,333 Average Gross: $142,806,267   BEST COSTUME DESIGN Picture Nominees Studio Box Office The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor New Line $377,027,325 Seabiscuit Judianna Makovsky Universal $120,277,854 The Last Samurai Ngila Dickson Warner Bros. $111,127,263 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Wendy Stites Fox $93,927,920 Girl with a Pearl Earring Dien van Straalen Lions Gate $11,670,971 Total Gross: $714,031,333 Average Gross: $142,806,267   BEST MAKEUP Picture Nominees Studio Box Office The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Richard TaylorPeter King New Line $377,027,325 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Ve Neill and Martin Samuel Buena Vista $305,413,918 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Edouard Henriques IIIYolanda Toussieng Fox $93,927,920 Total Gross: $776,369,163 Average Gross: $258,789,721   BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Picture Nominees Studio Box Office The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke New Line $377,027,325 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Terry Frazee Buena Vista $305,413,918 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Daniel Sudick, Stefen Fangmeier, Nathan McGuinness and Robert Stromberg Fox $93,927,920 Total Gross: $776,369,163 Average Gross: $258,789,721   BEST SOUND Picture Nominees Studio Box Office The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek New Line $377,027,325 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Christopher Boyes, David Parker, David Campbell and Lee Orloff Buena Vista $305,413,918 Seabiscuit Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Tod A. Maitland Universal $120,277,854 The Last Samurai Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Jeff Wexler Warner Bros. $111,127,263 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill and Arthur Rochester Fox $93,927,920 Total Gross: $1,007,774,280 Average Gross: $201,554,856   BEST SOUND EDITING Picture Nominees Studio Box Office Finding Nemo Gary Rydstrom and Michael Silvers Buena Vista $339,714,978 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Christopher Boyes and George Watters II Buena Vista $305,413,918 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Richard King Fox $93,927,920 Total Gross: $739,056,816 Average Gross: $246,352,272   BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Picture Nominees Studio Box Office The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Howard Shore New Line $377,027,325 Finding Nemo Thomas Newman Buena Vista $339,714,978 Cold Mountain Gabriel Yared Miramax $95,636,509 Big Fish Danny Elfman Sony / Columbia $66,809,693 House of Sand and Fog James Horner DreamWorks $13,040,288 Total Gross: $892,228,793 Average Gross: $178,445,759   BEST ORIGINAL SONG Picture Nominees Studio Box Office The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King "Into the West" - Music and Lyric by Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox New Line $377,027,325 Cold Mountain "You Will Be My Ain True Love" - Music and Lyric by Sting Miramax $95,636,509 Cold Mountain "Scarlet Tide" - Music and Lyric by T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello Miramax $95,636,509 A Mighty Wind "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" - Music and Lyric by Michael McKean and Annette O'Toole Warner Bros. $17,781,006 The Triplets of Belleville "The Triplets of Belleville" - Music by Benoit Charest, Lyric by Sylvain Chomet Sony Classics $7,007,149 Total Gross: $593,088,498 Average Gross: $118,617,700   BEST ANIMATED FEATURE Picture Nominees Studio Box Office Finding Nemo Andrew Stanton Buena Vista $339,714,978 Brother Bear Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker Buena Vista $85,336,277 The Triplets of Belleville Sylvain Chomet Sony Classics $7,007,149 Total Gross: $432,058,404 Average Gross: $144,019,468   BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE Picture Nominees Studio Box Office The Barbarian Invasions Canada - Directed by Denys Arcand Miramax $3,435,749 Twilight Samurai Japan - Directed by Yoji Yamada Empire $559,765 Zelary Czech Republic - Directed by Ondrej Trojan Sony Classics $330,033 Twin Sisters The Netherlands - Directed by Ben Sombogaart Miramax $1,563 Total Gross: $4,327,110 Average Gross: $1,081,778 Evil Sweden - Directed by Mikael Hafstrom - -   BEST DOCUMENTARY - FEATURE Picture Nominees Studio Box Office The Fog of War Errol Morris and Michael Williams Sony Classics $4,198,566 Capturing the Friedmans Andrew Jarecki and Marc Smerling Magnolia $3,119,113 My Architect Nathaniel Kahn and Susan R. Behr New Yorker $2,750,707 The Weather Underground Sam Green and Bill Siegel Shadow Dist. $564,632 Balseros Carlos Bosch and Marcos Loris Omedes 7th Art $16,783 Total Gross: $10,649,801 Average Gross: $2,129,960   BEST DOCUMENTARY - SHORT SUBJECT Picture Nominees Studio Box Office Asylum Sandy McLeod and Gini Reticker - - Chernobyl Heart Maryann DeLeo - - Ferry Tales Katja Esson - -   BEST ANIMATED SHORT Picture Studio Box Office Boundin' - - Destino - - Gone Nutty - - Harvie Krumpet - - Nibbles - -   BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT Picture Studio Box Office (A) Torzija ([A] Torsion) - - Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket) - - Most (The Bridge) - - Squash - - Two Soldiers - -