76th Academy Awards nominees and winners

The nominees for the 76th Academy Awards were announced on January 27 2004 by Academy president Frank Pierson and actress Sigourney Weaver, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in the Academy's Beverly Hills headquarters. The winners were announced February 29 at a ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California.

Films that won multiple Oscars include: ' (11), ' (2), and "Mystic River" (2).

"Winners are highlighted in boldface".

=Best Motion Picture Of The Year=

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*"Lost in Translation"
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*"Mystic River"
*"Seabiscuit"

Achievement in Directing

*Sofia Coppola - "Lost in Translation"
*Clint Eastwood - "Mystic River"
*Peter Jackson - ""
*Fernando Meirelles - "City of God"
*Peter Weir - ""

=Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role=

*Johnny Depp - ""
*Ben Kingsley - "House of Sand and Fog"
*Jude Law - "Cold Mountain"
*Bill Murray - "Lost in Translation"
*Sean Penn - "Mystic River"

=Best Performance by An 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"

=Best Performance By An 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"

=Best Performance By An 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"

=Best Animated Feature Film Of The Year=

*"Brother Bear"
*"Finding Nemo"
*"The Triplets of Belleville"

=Best Foreign Language Film Of The Year=

*"The Barbarian Invasions" (Canada)
*"Evil" (Sweden)
*"The Twilight Samurai" (Japan)
*"Twin Sisters" (The Netherlands)
*"Želary" (Czech Republic)

=Adapted Screenplay=

*Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman - "American Splendor", based on the comic book series by Harvey Pekar
*Braulio Mantovani - "City of God", based on the novel by Paulo Lins
*Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson - "", based on the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien
*Brian Helgeland - "Mystic River", based on the novel by Dennis Lehane
*Gary Ross - "Seabiscuit", based on the biography "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

=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 and Kirsten Sheridan - "In America"
*Sofia Coppola - "Lost in Translation"

=Achievement In Art Direction=

*"Girl with a Pearl Earring"
*"The Last Samurai"
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*"Seabiscuit"

=Achievement In Cinematography=

*César Charlone - "City of God"
*John Seale - "Cold Mountain"
*Eduardo Serra - "Girl with a Pearl Earring"
*Russell Boyd - ""
*John Schwartzman - "Seabiscuit"

=Achievement In Costume Design=

*Dien van Straalen - "Girl with a Pearl Earring"
*Ngila Dickson - "The Last Samurai"
*Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor - ""
*Wendy Stites - ""
*Judianna Makovsky - "Seabiscuit"

=Best Documentary Feature=

*"Balseros"
*"Capturing the Friedmans"
*"The Fog of War"
*"My Architect"
*"The Weather Underground"

=Best Documentary Short Subject=

*"Asylum"
*"Chernobyl Heart"
*"Ferry Tales"

=Achievement In Film Editing=

*"City of God"
*"Cold Mountain"
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*"Seabiscuit"

Achievement In Makeup

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=Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Score)=

*"Big Fish"
*"Cold Mountain"
*"Finding Nemo"
*"House of Sand and Fog"
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Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Song)

*"A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" – "A Mighty Wind"
*"Into the West" – ""
*"Belleville Rendez-vous" – "The Triplets of Belleville"
*"Scarlet Tide" - "Cold Mountain"
*"You Will Be My Ain True Love" - "Cold Mountain"

=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"
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*"Two Soldiers"

=Achievement In Sound Editing=

*"Finding Nemo"
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=Achievement In Sound Mixing=

*"The Last Samurai"
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*"Seabiscuit"

=Achievement In Visual Effects=

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pecial honors

Academy Honorary Award:*Blake Edwards