Academy Awards 2004

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Awarded for Best Director of the Best Film : Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King .

Awarded Best Actor : Sean Penn for Mystic River .

The most successful films
(at least two nominations; highlighted = most awards,
N = nomination; A = award)
Movie	N	A.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	11	11
Master & Commander - To the end of the world	10	2
On the way to Cold Mountain	7th	1
Seabiscuit - With the will to succeed	7th	0
Mystic River	6th	2
pirates of the Caribbean	5	0
Find Nemo	4th	1
Lost in Translation	4th	1
City of God	4th	0
Last samurai	4th	0
The girl with the pearl earring	3	0
House made of sand and fog	3	0
In America	3	0
The Barbarian Invasion	2	1
The great race of Belleville	2	0
21 grams	2	0

The 2004 Academy Awards took place on February 29, 2004 at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles . It was the 76th Annual Academy Awards . The standout winner was the film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by Peter Jackson , which won an Oscar in all eleven categories in which it was nominated. In doing so, he drew level with Titanic (1997) and Ben Hur (1959), who also received eleven awards.

The live broadcast lasted three hours and 40 minutes and was broadcast by ABC with a five-second delay - probably because of the “ Nipplegate ” mishap at the Super Bowl , which had happened just under four weeks earlier.

Ten of the total of 24 nominations were announced on January 27, 2004 by the President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Frank Pierson and the three-time Oscar nominated actress Sigourney Weaver .

Moderation

For the eighth time, Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards. In 1991, 1992 and 1998 he even received an Emmy for his moderation. The presenters of the candidates are listed below for the respective categories.

Background to the award

Directed by Louis J. Horvitz and Troy Miller, the producer was Joe Roth.

Winners and nominations

Best movie

presented by Steven Spielberg

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) - Peter Jackson , Barrie M. Osborne , Fran Walsh

Lost in Translation - Sofia Coppola , Ross Katz

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. , Duncan Henderson , Peter Weir

Mystic River - Clint Eastwood , Judie G. Hoyt , Robert Lorenz

Seabiscuit - With the will to succeed (Seabiscuit) - Kathleen Kennedy , Frank Marshall , Gary Ross

Best director

presented by Tom Cruise

Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)

Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation

Clint Eastwood - Mystic River

Fernando Meirelles - City of God (Cidade de Deus)

Peter Weir - Master & Commander - Until the End of the World (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World)

Best Actor

presented by Nicole Kidman

Sean Penn - Mystic River

Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl)

Ben Kingsley - House of Sand and Fog (House of Sand and Fog)

Jude Law - On the Road to Cold Mountain (Cold Mountain)

Bill Murray - Lost in Translation

Best main actress

presented by Adrien Brody

Charlize Theron - monsters

Keisha Castle-Hughes - Whale Rider

Diane Keaton - Something's Gotta Give (Something's Gotta Give)

Samantha Morton - In America

Naomi Watts - 21 grams (21 grams )

Best supporting actor

presented by Catherine Zeta-Jones

Tim Robbins - Mystic River

Alec Baldwin - The Cooler

Benicio del Toro - 21 grams (21 grams )

Djimon Hounsou - In America

Ken Watanabe - Last Samurai (The Last Samurai)

The best supporting actress

presented by Chris Cooper

Renée Zellweger - On the way to Cold Mountain (Cold Mountain)

Shohreh Aghdashloo - House of Sand and Fog (House of Sand and Fog)

Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of April - A Day with April Burns (Pieces of April)

Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic River

Holly Hunter - Thirteen (Thirteen)

Russell Boyd - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

César Charlone - City of God (Cidade de Deus)

John Schwartzman - Seabiscuit - With the Will to Success (Seabiscuit)

John Seale - On the Road to Cold Mountain (Cold Mountain)

Eduardo Serra - Girl with a Pearl Earring (Girl with a Pearl Earring)

Best production design

presented by Angelina Jolie

Dan Hennah , Alan Lee , Grant Major - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)

Robert Gould , William Sandell - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Cecile Heideman , Ben van Os - Girl with a Pearl Earring (Girl with a Pearl Earring)

Lilly Kilvert , Gretchen Rau - Last Samurai (The Last Samurai)

Jeannine Oppewall , Leslie Pope - Seabiscuit - With the will to succeed (Seabiscuit)

Best costume design

presented by Renée Zellweger

Ngila Dickson , Richard Taylor - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)

Ngila Dickson - Last Samurai (The Last Samurai)

Judianna Makovsky - Seabiscuit - With the Will to Success (Seabiscuit)

Wendy Stites - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Dien van Straalen - Girl with a Pearl Earring (Girl with a Pearl Earring)

Best makeup

presented by Scarlett Johansson

Richard Taylor , Peter Swords King - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)

Edouard Henriques III , Yolanda Toussieng - Master & Commander - Until the End of the World (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World)

Ve Neill , Martin Samuel - Pirates of the Caribbean (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl)

Best film score

presented by Sting and Phil Collins

Howard Shore - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)

Danny Elfman - Big Fish

James Horner - House of Sand and Fog (House of Sand and Fog)

Thomas Newman - Finding Nemo (Finding Nemo)

Gabriel Yared - On the Road to Cold Mountain (Cold Mountain)

Best movie song

presented by Jack Black

" Into the West " - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) - Annie Lennox , Howard Shore , Fran Walsh

"A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" - A Mighty Wind - Michael McKean , Annette O'Toole

" The Scarlet Tide " - On the Way to Cold Mountain (Cold Mountain) - T-Bone Burnett , Elvis Costello

"Belleville Rendez-Vous" - The great race of Belleville (Les triplettes de Belleville) - Benoît Charest , Sylvain Chomet

" You Will Be My Ain True Love " - On the Road to Cold Mountain (Cold Mountain) - Sting

Best cut

presented by Julianne Moore and Pierce Brosnan

Jamie Selkirk - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)

William Goldenberg - Seabiscuit - With the will to succeed (Seabiscuit)

Walter Murch - On the Way to Cold Mountain (Cold Mountain)

Daniel Rezende - City of God (Cidade de Deus)

Lee Smith - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Best sound mix

presented by Sandra Bullock and John Travolta

Christopher Boyes , Michael Hedges , Hammond Peek , Michael Semanick - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)

Anna Behlmer , Andy Nelson , Jeff Wexler - Last Samurai (The Last Samurai)

Anna Behlmer , Todd A. Maitland , Andy Nelson - Seabiscuit - With the will to succeed (Seabiscuit)

Doug Hemphill , Paul Massey , Arthur Rochester - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Christopher Boyes , David E. Campbell , Lee Orloff , David Parker - Pirates of the Caribbean (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl)

Best sound editing

presented by Sandra Bullock and John Travolta

Richard King - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Christopher Boyes , George Watters II - Pirates of the Caribbean (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl)

Gary Rydstrom , Michael Silvers - Finding Nemo (Finding Nemo)

Best visual effects

presented by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith

Randall William Cook , Alex Funke , Joe Letteri , Jim Rygiel - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)

Stefen Fangmeier , Nathan McGuiness , Robert Stromberg , Daniel Sudick - Master & Commander - Bis zum Ende der Welt (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World)

Terry Frazee , Charles Gibson , Hal Hickel , John Knoll - Pirates of the Caribbean (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl)

Best animated film

presented by Robin Williams

Finding Nemo (Finding Nemo) - Andrew Stanton

Brother Bear (Brother Bear) - Aaron Blaise , Robert Walker

The great race of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville) - Sylvain Chomet

Best Documentary (Long Form)

presented by Alec Baldwin and Naomi Watts

The Fog of War - Errol Morris , Michael Williams

Balseros - Carles Bosch , Josep Maria Domenech

Capturing the Friedmans - Andrew Jarecki , Marc Smerling

My Architect - Nathaniel Kahn , Susan Rose Behr

The Weather Underground - Sam Green , Bill Siegel

Best Documentary (Short Film)

presented by John Cusack and Diane Lane

Chernobyl Heart - Maryann DeLeo

Asylum - Sandy McLeod , Gini Reticker

Ferry Tales - Katja Esson

Best short film (animated)

presented by Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson

Harvie Krumpet - Adam Elliot

Boundin '- A sheep's wool from the (Boundin') - Bud Luckey

Destino - Dominique Monféry , Roy E. Disney

Just a bite (nibbles) - Christopher Hinton

Scrat's New Adventure (Gone Nutty) - Carlos Saldanha , John C. Donkin

Best Short Film (Live Action)

presented by Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson

Two Soldiers - Andrew J. Sacks , Aaron Schneider

The red jacket - Florian Baxmeyer

Most - Bobby Garabedian , William Zabka

Squash - Lionel Bailliu

(A) Torzija - Stefan Arsenijević

Best foreign language film

presented by Charlize Theron

The Invasion of the Barbarians (Les Invasions barbarians) , Canada - Director: Denys Arcand

The Twins (De Tweeling) , Netherlands - Director: Ben Sombogaart

Evil (Ondskan) , Sweden - Director: Mikael Håfström

Samurai of the Twilight (Tasogare Seibei) , Japan - Director: Yōji Yamada

Zelary , Czech Republic - Director: Ondřej Trojan

Special honors

Honorary Oscar

Blake Edwards presented by Jim Carrey

Memorials

Bob Hope presented by Tom Hanks
Katharine Hepburn , presented by Julia Roberts

Honor for the deceased

The annual "In Memoriam" tribute was presented by Frank Pierson , President of the Academy, and the following artists and filmmakers were commemorated: Gregory Peck, Wendy Hiller, David Hemmings, Hope Lange, George Axelrod, Charles Bronson, Michael Jeter, David Newman, Ron O'Neal, Art Carney, Elia Kazan, Leni Riefenstahl, Karen Morley, Buddy Ebsen, John Schlesinger, Stan Brakhage, Ray Stark, Andrew J. Kuehn, John Ritter, Hume Cronyn, Buddy Hackett, Michael Kamen, John Gregory Dunne, Robert Stack, Alan Bates, Gregory Hines, Jack Elam, Jeanne Crain, Ann Miller, and Donald O'Connor.

literature

Hans-Jürgen Kubiak: The Oscar Films. The best films from 1927/28 to 2004. The best non-English language films from 1947 to 2004. The best animated films from 2001 to 2004 . Schüren, Marburg 2005, ISBN 3-89472-386-6

Web links

Oscars 2004 in theInternet Movie Database(English)