By Jeffrey M. Anderson
I made my predictions in the heat of the moment on Tuesday morning, and some of them are subject to change in the coming week. The Oscars will be broadcast on February 29, 2004.
| Category
| Nominees
| Jeff's Prediction
| Jeff's Preference
| Overlooked
|
| 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
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
| Lost in Translation
| Bad Santa
| |
| Best 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
| Peter Jackson
| Sofia Coppola
| Quentin Tarantino, Kill Bill - Vol 1
| |
| Best 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
| Sean Penn
| Bill Murray
| Paul Giamatti, American Splendor
| |
| Best Actress
|
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Whale Rider
Diane Keaton, Something's Gotta Give
Samantha Morton, In America
Charlize Theron, Monster
Naomi Watts, 21 Grams
| Charlize Theron
| Charlize Theron
| Scarlett Johansson, Lost in Translation
| |
| Best Supporting Actor
|
Alec Baldwin, The Cooler
Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams
Djimon Hounsou, In America
Tim Robbins, Mystic River
Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai
| Tim Robbins
| Alec Baldwin
| Peter Sarsgaard, Shattered Glass
| |
| Best 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
| Renee Zellweger
| Marcia Gay Harden
| Hope Davis, American Splendor
| |
| Foreign Language Film
|
The Barbarian Invasions, Canada
Zelary, Czech Republic
The Twilight Samurai, Japan
Twin Sisters, The Netherlands
Evil, Sweden
| The Barbarian Invasions
| n/a
| Friday Night (France, Claire Denis)
| |
| 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
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
| Mystic River
| Peter Weir & John Collee, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
| |
| 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
| Lost in Translation
| Lost in Translation
| Peter Mullan, The Magdalene Sisters and Larry Cohen, Phone Booth
| |
| Animated Feature Film
|
Brother Bear
Finding Nemo
The Triplets of Belleville
| Finding Nemo
| The Triplets of Belleville
| Tokyo Godfathers
| |
| 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
| Girl with a Pearl Earring
| Girl with a Pearl Earring
| Lost in Translation
| |
| Cinematography
|
City of God
Cold Mountain
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Seabiscuit
| Seabiscuit
| Girl with a Pearl Earring
| Lost in Translation, Gerry or Kill Bill Vol. 1
| |
| 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
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
| Kill Bill Vol. 1
| |
| Sound Editing
|
Finding Nemo
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
| Master and Commander
| Master and Commander
| The Lord of the Rings
| |
| 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
| Finding Nemo
| Big Fish
| Girl with a Pearl Earring
| |
| 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
| "Into the West"
| "The Triplets of Belleville"
| "Go to Sleep" from Cradle 2 the Grave, Eminem, DMX & Obie Trice
| |
| 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
| Girl with a Pearl Earring
| Girl with a Pearl Earring
| Kill Bill Vol. 1
| |
| Documentary Feature
|
Balseros
Capturing the Friedmans
The Fog of War
My Architect
The Weather Underground
| Capturing the Friedmans
| The Fog of War
| To Be and to Have
| |
| Documentary Short
|
Asylum
Chernobyl Heart
Ferry Tales
| n/a
| n/a
| n/a
| |
| 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
| Master and Commander
| Master and Commander
| Kill Bill Vol. 1
| |
| 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
| Pirates of the Caribbean
| Pirates of the Caribbean
| Monster
| |
| Animated Short
|
Boundin'
Destino
Gone Nutty
Harvie Krumpet
Nibbles
| n/a
| Destino
| n/a
| |
| Live Action Short
|
Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket)
Most (The Bridge)
Squash
(A) Torzija (A Torsion)
Two Soldiers
| n/a
| n/a
| Fast Film
| |
| 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
| The Lord of the Rings
| The Lord of the Rings
| n/a
| |
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