Academy Awards

annual awards for cinematic achievements

Since 1929 99 editions in the catalogue Official site

2004 edition

• Academy Award for Best Sound

  🏆 Christopher Boyes

  🏆 Hammond Peek

  🏆 Michael Hedges

  🏆 Michael Semanick

  For the film: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  Also nominated: Andy Nelson · Anna Behlmer · Art Rochester · David E. Campbell · David Parker · Doug Hemphill · Jeff Wexler · Lee Orloff · Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World · The Last Samurai · Paul Massey · Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl · Seabiscuit · Tod A. Maitland

• Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

  🏆 Alex Funke

  🏆 Jim Rygiel

  🏆 Joe Letteri

  🏆 Randall William Cook

  For the film: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  Also nominated: Charles Gibson · Daniel Sudick · Hal Hickel · John Knoll · Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World · Nathan McGuinness · Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl · Robert Stromberg · Stefen Fangmeier · Terry Frazee

• Academy Award for Best Picture

  🏆 Barrie M. Osborne

  🏆 Fran Walsh

  🏆 Peter Jackson

  For the film: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  Also nominated: Clint Eastwood · Duncan Henderson · Frank Marshall · Gary Ross · Judie Hoyt · Kathleen Kennedy · Lost in Translation · Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World · Mystic River · Peter Weir · Robert Lorenz · Ross Katz · Samuel Goldwyn Jr. · Seabiscuit · Sofia Coppola

• Academy Award for Best Production Design

  🏆 Alan Lee

  🏆 Dan Hennah

  🏆 Grant Major

  For the film: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  Also nominated: Ben van Os · Cecile Heideman · Gretchen Rau · Jeannine Oppewall · Leslie Pope · Lilly Kilvert · Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World · Girl with a Pearl Earring · The Last Samurai · Robert Gould · Seabiscuit · William Sandell

• Academy Award for Best Costume Design

  🏆 Ngila Dickson

  🏆 Richard Taylor

  For the film: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  Also nominated: Dien van Straalen · Judianna Makovsky · Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World · Girl with a Pearl Earring · The Last Samurai · Seabiscuit · Wendy Stites

• Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film

  🏆 Aaron Schneider

  🏆 Andrew J. Sacks

  For the film: Two Soldiers

  Also nominated: (A)Torsion · Bobby Garabedian · The Red Jacket · Florian Baxmeyer · Lionel Bailliu · Most · Squash · Stefan Arsenijević · William Zabka

• Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling

  🏆 Peter King

  🏆 Richard Taylor

  For the film: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  Also nominated: Edouard F. Henriques · Martin Samuel · Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World · Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl · Ve Neill · Yolanda Toussieng

• Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film

  🏆 Adam Elliot

  For the film: Harvie Krumpet

  Also nominated: Bud Luckey · Carlos Saldanha · Christopher Hinton · Destino · Dominique Monfery · Gone Nutty · John Donkin · Nibbles · Boundin' · Roy Edward Disney

• Academy Award for Best Cinematography

  🏆 Russell Boyd

  For the film: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

  Also nominated: César Charlone · City of God · Cold Mountain · Eduardo Serra · John Schwartzman · John Seale · Girl with a Pearl Earring · Seabiscuit

• Academy Award for Best Director

  🏆 Peter Jackson

  For the film: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  Also nominated: City of God · Clint Eastwood · Fernando Meirelles · Lost in Translation · Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World · Mystic River · Peter Weir · Sofia Coppola

• Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)

  🏆 Maryann DeLeo

  For the film: Chernobyl Heart

  Also nominated: Asylum · Ferry Tales · Gini Reticker · Sandy McLeod

• Academy Award for Best Film Editing

  🏆 Jamie Selkirk

  For the film: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  Also nominated: City of God · Cold Mountain · Daniel Rezende · Lee Smith · Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World · Seabiscuit · Walter Murch · William Goldenberg

• Academy Award for Best Original Score

  🏆 Howard Shore

  For the film: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  Also nominated: Big Fish · Cold Mountain · Danny Elfman · Gabriel Yared · House of Sand and Fog · James Horner · Finding Nemo · Thomas Newman

• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

  🏆 Tim Robbins

  For the film: Mystic River

  Also nominated: 21 Grams · Alec Baldwin · Benicio del Toro · Djimon Hounsou · In America · Ken Watanabe · The Last Samurai · The Cooler

• Academy Award for Technical Achievement

  🏆 Christophe Hery

  🏆 Ken McGaugh

• Special Achievement Academy Award

  🏆 Alex Funke

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