The 76th edition of the Academy Awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) was held on February 29, 2004 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, United States, awarding the best films of the year 2003. The ceremony was presented by Billy Crystal.
The movie with the most nominations at the Academy Awards 2004 was The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King with 11 nominations and The film that won the most awards was The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, winning 11 of the 11 nominations.
The Return of the King, the epic conclusion to the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, achieved several feats at the Oscars by winning 11 statuettes, equaling the record of Ben-Hur (1959) and Titanic (1998). This achievement makes it the third film to win in every category in which it was nominated. After "The Godfather II" (1974), The Return of the King becomes the second sequel to win the Oscar for Best Picture, and for the first time in history, a fantasy film receives the award for Best Picture. breaking a barrier in the genre.
Sofia Coppola became the third woman to be nominated for Best Director, being the first American to do so and thanks to her victory in the Best Original Screenplay category for the film "Lost in Translation", she becomes the second winner of the third generation of a family in Oscar history, following in the footsteps of his father Francis Ford Coppola and his grandfather Carmine Coppola.
Keisha Castle-Hughes, at just 13 years old, becomes the youngest actress nominated for Best Actress, a record that would be surpassed by Quvenzhane Wallis in 2012 at the age of 9.
Sean Penn and Tim Robbins take home the awards for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for Mystic River, making it the fourth film to win both awards.
The ceremony lasted 3 hours and 45 minutes and awarded the best films of 2003 in 24 categories.
To below is the complete list of the nominees and winners of the 2004 Academy Awards.
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What was the movie that won the Academy Awards for Best Picture 2004?
The winning film of the Academy Awards for Best Picture 2004 was The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Best Picture
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Director in 2004?
The director who won the Academy Awards for Best Director in 2004 was Peter Jackson, for the film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Best Director
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actor in 2004?
The actor who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actor in 2004 was Sean Penn, for the movie Mystic River
Best Leading Actor
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actress in 2004?
The actress who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actress in 2004 was Charlize Theron, for the movie Monster
Best Leading Actress
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 2004?
The actor who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 2004 was Tim Robbins, for the movie Mystic River
Best Supporting Actor
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in 2004?
The actress who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in 2004 was Renée Zellweger, for the movie Cold Mountain
Best Supporting Actress
What was the movie that won the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film 2004?
The winning film of the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film 2004 was Les invasions barbares
Best Foreign Language Film
What was the movie that won the Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature 2004?
The winning film of the Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature 2004 was Finding Nemo
Best Animated Feature
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Film Editing
Best Cinematography
Best Music (Score)
Best Song
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
Best Makeup
Best Sound
Best Sound Editing
Best Visual Effects
Best Animated Short Film
Best Documentary Feature
General summary of nominations and awards (Films)
Film | Nominations | Awards | |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 11 | 11 | |
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | 10 | 2 | |
Cold Mountain | 7 | 1 | |
Seabiscuit | 7 | 0 | |
Mystic River | 6 | 2 | |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | 5 | 0 | |
Lost in Translation | 4 | 1 | |
Finding Nemo | 4 | 1 | |
City of God | 4 | 0 | |
The Last Samurai | 4 | 0 | |
In America | 3 | 0 | |
House of Sand and Fog | 3 | 0 | |
Girl With a Pearl Earring | 3 | 0 | |
The Barbarian Invasions | 2 | 1 | |
21 Grams | 2 | 0 | |
The Triplets of Belleville | 2 | 0 |