"Lord of the Rings" Wins Big at 76th Oscars

"Lord of the Rings" Wins Big at 76th Oscars

by Eugene Hernandez

The official poster for the 76th Annual Academy Awards. Designer: Burton Morris. Poster 2003 A.M.P.A.S. Oscar® Statuette ©A.M.P.A.S.®

"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" won 11
Academy Awards on Sunday night, a prize in every category
for which it was nominated.

The complete list of winners follows:

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Sean Penn in "Mystic River" (Warner Bros.)

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Tim Robbins in "Mystic River" (Warner Bros.)

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Charlize Theron in "Monster" (Newmarket Films)

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Renée Zellweger in "Cold Mountain" (Miramax)

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

"Finding Nemo" (Buena Vista)

Achievement in Art Direction

"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line)

Art Direction: Grant Major

Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Alan Lee

Achievement in Cinematography

"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (20th Century Fox)

Russell Boyd

Achievement in Costume Design

"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line)

Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor

Achievement in Directing

"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line)

Peter Jackson

Best Documentary Feature

"The Fog of War" (Sony Pictures Classics)

A Globe Department Store Production

Errol Morris and Michael Williams

Best Documentary Short Subject

"Chernobyl Heart"

A Downtown TV Documentaries Production

Maryann DeLeo

Achievement in Film Editing

"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line)

Jamie Selkirk

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
"The Barbarian Invasions"

A Cinémaginaire Inc. Production

Canada

Achievement in Makeup

"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line)

Richard Taylor and Peter King

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original
Score)

"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line)

Howard Shore

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original
Song)

"Into the West" from "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New
Line)

Music and Lyric by Fran Walsh and Howard Shore and Annie Lennox

Best Motion Picture of the Year

"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line)

A Wingnut Films Production

Producers: Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh

Best Animated Short Film

"Harvie Krumpet"

A Melodrama Pictures Production

Adam Elliot

Best Live Action Short Film

"Two Soldiers"

A Shoe Clerk Picture Company Production

Aaron Schneider and Andrew J. Sacks

Achievement in Sound Editing

"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (20th Century Fox)

Richard King

Achievement in Sound Mixing

"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line)

Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek

Achievement in Visual Effects

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

Best Adapted Screenplay

"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Line)

Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson

Best Original Screenplay

"Lost in Translation" (Focus Features)

Written by Sofia Coppola