The 2003 Academy Awards were presented Feb. 29, 2004 at the Kodak Theatre.
Best Picture | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh, producers |
| Lost in Translation, Ross Katz and Sofia Coppola, producer |
| Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill, and Arthur Rochester, producers |
| Mystic River, Robert Lorenz, Judie G. Hoyt, and Clint Eastwood, producers |
| Seabiscuit, Gary Ross, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Jane Sindell, producers |
Best Animated Picture | Brother Bear (Walt Disney Pictures) |
| Finding Nemo (Pixar/Walt Disney) |
| The Triplets of Belleville (Sony Pictures) |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Writing | Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Denys Arcand, The Barbarian Invasions | | Steven Knight, Dirty Pretty Things | | Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, and David Reynolds, Finding Nemo | | Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, In America | | Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation | Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman, American Splendor | | Braulio Mantovani, City of God | | Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | | Brian Helgeland, Mystic River | | Gary Ross, Seabiscuit |
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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 |
Art Direction | Girl with a Pearl Earring, Ben Van Os, art direction; Cecile Heideman, set decoration |
| The Last Samurai, Lilly Kilvert, art direction; Gretchen Rau, set decoration |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Grant Major, art direction; Dan Hennah and Alan Lee, set decoration |
| Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, William Sandell, art direction; Robert Gould, set decoration |
| Seabiscuit, Jeannine Oppewall, art direction; Leslie Pope, set decoration |
Sound | Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, and Jeff Wexler, The Last Samurai |
| Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, and Hammond Peek, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill, and Arthur Rochester, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World |
| Christopher Boyes, David Parker, David Campbell, and Lee Orloff, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Black Pearl |
| Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, and Tod A. Maitland, Seabiscuit |
Music | Song | “Into the West, ” The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Fran Walsh, Howard Shore, and Annie Lennox | | “A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow, ” A Mighty Wind, Michael McKean and Annette O'Toole | | “Scarlet Tide, ” Cold Mountain, T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello | | “The Triplets of Belleville, ” The Triplets of Belleville, Benoit Charest and Sylvain Chomet | | “You Will Be My Ain True Love,” Cold Mountain, Sting | Original Score | Danny Elfman, Big Fish | | Gabriel Yared, Cold Mountain | | Thomas Newman, Finding Nemo | | James Horner, House of Sand and Fog | | Howard Shore, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
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Film Editing | Daniel Rezende, City of God |
| Walter Murch, Cold Mountain |
| Jamie Selkirk, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| Lee Smith, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World |
| William Goldenberg, Seabiscuit |
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 |
Makeup | Richard Taylor and Peter King, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| Edouard Henriques III and Yolanda Toussieng, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World |
| Ve Neill and Martin Samuel, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Black Pearl |
Visual Effects | Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, and Alex Funke, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| Daniel Sudick, Stefen Fangmeier, Nathan McGuinness, and Robert Stromberg, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World |
| John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson, and Terry Frazee, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Black Pearl |
Sound Editing | Gary Rydstrom and Michael Silvers, Finding Nemo |
| Richard King, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World |
| Christopher Boyes and George Watters II, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Black Pearl |
Short Films | Animation | Boundin' (Bud Luckey) | | Destino (Dominique Monfery and Roy Edward Disney) | | Gone Nutty (Carlos Saldanha and John C. Donkin) | | Harvie Krumpet (Adam Elliot) | | Nibbles (Chris Hinton) | Live Action | Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket) (Florian Baxmeyer) | | Most (The Bridge) (Bobby Garabedian and William Zabka) | | Squash (Lionel Bailliu) | | (A) Torzija ([A] Torsion) (Stefan Arsenijevic) | | Two Soldiers (Aaron Schneider and Andrew J. Sacks) |
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Documentary | Short Subject | Asylum (Sandy McLeod and Gini Reticker) | | Chernobyl Heart (Maryann DeLeo) | | Ferry Tales (Katja Esson) | Feature | Balseros (Carlos Bosch and Marcos Loris Omedes) | | Capturing the Friedmans (Andrew Jarecki and Marc Smerling) | | The Fog of War (Errol Morris and Michael Williams) | | My Architect (Nathaniel Kahn and Susan R. Behr) | | The Weather Underground (Sam Green and Bill Siegel) |
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Foreign Language Film | The Barbarian Invasions, Canada |
| Evil, Sweden |
| The Twilight Samurai, Japan |
| Twin Sisters, The Netherlands |
| Zelary, Czech Republic |
Honorary Award | Blake Edwards |