The 2004 Oscar Nominees

1. Best Picture:
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,"
"Lost in Translation,"
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,"
"Mystic River,"
"Seabiscuit."

2. Actor:
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."

3. Actress:
Keisha Castle-Hughes, "Whale Rider";
Diane Keaton, "Something's Gotta Give";
Samantha Morton, "In America";
Charlize Theron, "Monster";
Naomi Watts, "21 Grams."

4. Supporting Actor:
Alec Baldwin, "The Cooler";
Benicio Del Toro, "21 Grams";
Djimon Hounsou, "In America";
Tim Robbins, "Mystic River";
Ken Watanabe, "The Last Samurai."

5. Supporting Actress:
Shohreh Aghdashloo, "House of Sand and Fog";
Patricia Clarkson, "Pieces of April";
Marcia Gay Harden, "Mystic River";
Holly Hunter, "thirteen";
Renee Zellweger, "Cold Mountain."

6. Director:
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."

7. Foreign Film: "The Barbarian Invasions," Canada; "Zelary," Czech Republic; "The Twilight Samurai," Japan; "Twin Sisters," The Netherlands; "Evil," Sweden.

8. Adapted Screenplay: Robert Pulcini & 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."

9. Original Screenplay: 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."

10. Animated feature film: "Brother Bear"; "Finding Nemo"; "The Triplets of Belleville."

11. Art Direction: "Girl with a Pearl Earring," "The Last Samurai," "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," "Seabiscuit."

12. Cinematography: "City of God," "Cold Mountain," "Girl with a Pearl Earring," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," "Seabiscuit."

13. Sound Mixing: "The Last Samurai," "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," "Seabiscuit."

14. Sound Editing: "Finding Nemo," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. "

15. Original Score: "Big Fish," Danny Elfman; "Cold Mountain," Gabriel Yared; "Finding Nemo," Thomas Newman; "House of Sand and Fog," James Horner; "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," Howard Shore.

16. Original Song: "Into the West" from "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" from "A Mighty Wind," Michael McKean and Annette O'Toole; "Scarlet Tide" from "Cold Mountain," T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello; "The Triplets of Belleville" from "The Triplets of Belleville," Benoit Charest and Sylvain Chomet; "You Will Be My Ain True Love" from "Cold Mountain," Sting.

17. Costume: "Girl with a Pearl Earring," "The Last Samurai," "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," "Seabiscuit."

18. Documentary Feature: "Balseros," "Capturing the Friedmans," "The Fog of War," "My Architect," "The Weather Underground."

19. Documentary (short subject): "Asylum," "Chernobyl Heart," "Ferry Tales."

20. Film Editing: "City of God," "Cold Mountain," "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" "Seabiscuit."

21. Makeup: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl."

22. Animated Short Film: "Boundin'," "Destino," "Gone Nutty," "Harvie Krumpet," "Nibbles."

23. Live Action Short Film: "Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket)," "Most (The Bridge)," "Squash," "(A) Torzija ( [A ] Torsion)," "Two Soldiers."

24. Visual Effects: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl."

Wow, having not seen "lost in translation" yet (feb 3 release) I hope that the listings here have not gotten my hopes up for this. Honestly all I want is a good Bill Murray film...

Film Editing: "City of God," "Cold Mountain," "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" "Seabiscuit."

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If LotR wins this I will be as offended about the "academy" and their decision making abilities as I was when Titanic won best film. My god the 1 thing that stuck out in my mind after I got done with LotR was "man that was really poor editing."

Heh, actually Lost In Translation was release last year (even here in Minneapolis) early last November. Fun, bittersweet romantic comedy.

Shapermc said:

If LotR wins this I will be as offended about the "academy" and their decision making abilities as I was when Titanic won best film. My god the 1 thing that stuck out in my mind after I got done with LotR was "man that was really poor editing."

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Remember: The nominations come from their peers in the area. So while you may not have been a fan of the editing (which has nothing to do with length of the movie), the editors who sit in the academy thought it deserved a nod. not to say I have an opinion one way or the other, I just though I'd mention that

What? The Last Samurai didn't make it to the nominees in the Best Movie Award category? Tom Cruise didn't make it to the Best Actor Award? That's cold... It's probably the best movie I've seen in a long time.

Bobak said:

Heh, actually Lost In Translation was release last year (even here in Minneapolis) early last November. Fun, bittersweet romantic comedy.

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Video Release. I missed it in the only theatre that showed it for 150 miles. It was only there for about 2 weeks and I put off seeing it, then it was gone.

Bobak said:

Remember: The nominations come from their peers in the area. So while you may not have been a fan of the editing (which has nothing to do with length of the movie), the editors who sit in the academy thought it deserved a nod. not to say I have an opinion one way or the other, I just though I'd mention that

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Yea, I know what they mean by editing. I was refereing the transition from scene to scene was atrocious. The fades to white and black were irritating and the speed of the movie was halted practically by a lack of interweaving between Frodo and the war sequences. Poor editing and poor editing decisions = me not agreeing with it.

where the fuck is Kill Bill ??

where the fuck is Kitano's Zatoichi as best foreign film ??

I can't believe Gigli, Underworld and House of the Dead are not nominated as Picture of the Year. Those morons don't know crap about cinematic triumph!

This better be Sean Penn's year.

I can't believe The Last Samurai got such a huge throbbing shaft...

The Oscars are fun to watch and see who "wins" (really it's who bought out enough ads in the LA papers proclaiming 'For your Consideration' and who sucked off enough Academy members), but don't sweat it if you don't see your favorites up there. You rarely do. In the words of one reviewer:

The Oscars are voted on by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a body that might be more accurately dubbed the Hollywood Senior Citizen Society. At the ceremony the Academy-controlled TV cameras always show you Tom Cruise, Ashton Kutcher and Hilary Swank. But think about the voters you never see: a group so suffused with dotty cronies (think Carmine Caridi) and aged starlets (hello, Stella Stevens!) you wouldn't trust them to direct you to the Kodak Theatre, let alone ask them what film you should next see.

So, honestly, it doesn't really matter. If the movie's good, it's good, and no Academy Award will change that.

That said, I'm pleasantly surprised by this year's nod. I'm shocked Twilight Samurai, Whale Rider and Triplettes of Belleville got nominations, so it will be interesting to see who gets the win.

Who I think SHOULD win:

1. Best Picture:
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" or
"Lost in Translation"

Either one will do.

2. Actor:
Bill Murray, "Lost in Translation"

3. Actress:
Charlize Theron, "Monster";

4. Supporting Actor:
Benicio Del Toro, "21 Grams";

5. Supporting Actress:
Shohreh Aghdashloo, "House of Sand and Fog";

Eh, I'm up in the air about this one. Aghdashloo I've heard gave a really good performance, and the other ones I saw didn't make me go nuts.

6. Director:
Sofia Coppola, "Lost in Translation"

7. Best Foreign Film:
"The Twilight Samurai," Japan

8. Adapted Screenplay:
Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman, "American Splendor"

9. Original Screenplay:
Sofia Coppola, "Lost in Translation."

10. Animated feature film:
"Finding Nemo"

11. Art Direction:
"The Last Samurai"

I'm disappointed Big Fish didn't get an Art Direction nod, but oh well.

12. Cinematography:
"City of God"

13. Sound Mixing:
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,"

14. Sound Editing:
"Finding Nemo"

This should've been Kill Bill's.

15. Original Score:
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," Howard Shore.

16. Original Song:
"Into the West" from "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox;

Triplettes of Belleville's song I hated fifteen seconds into it. So goddamn annoying.

17. Costume:
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,"

18. Documentary Feature:
"Capturing the Friedmans,"

19. Documentary (short subject): ?

No idea. Didn't see any of them.

20. Film Editing:
"City of God"

21. Makeup:
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,"

22. Animated Short Film:
"Destino"

23. Live Action Short Film: ?

No idea. Didn't see any of them.

24. Visual Effects:
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,"

Zeekade Zarathos said:

Triplettes of Belleville's song I hated fifteen seconds into it. So goddamn annoying.

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Wot!?!!!!111

Just kidding. I liked it, and I hope it wins best song, but it should also win "most likely to get stuck in your head".

I nominate n-g.com for best Drama.

Bobak said:

Wot!?!!!!111

Just kidding. I liked it, and I hope it wins best song, but it should also win "most likely to get stuck in your head".

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Haha. I only mentioned it because I'm choosing LOTR's just for spite. "Triplettes of Belleville" was more original and more tied in with the story, so honestly it deserves it more. But, maaaaaan, I was rooting for the mobsters by the end just to shut those old hags up.

And I'm surprised none of the Matrixes were able to get a Special Effects nod. The entire things were just one big special effect! Do they really need two ship movies in that category?!