Best director
Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Also nominated: Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation Fernando Meirelles - City of God Peter Weir - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Clint Eastwood - Mystic River

Best actor
Sean Penn - Mystic River Also nominated: Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Sir Ben Kingsley - House of Sand and Fog Jude Law - Cold Mountain Bill Murray - Lost in Translation

Best actress
Charlize Theron - Monster Also nominated: Keisha Castle-Hughes - Whale Rider Diane Keaton - Something's Gotta Give Samantha Morton - In America Naomi Watts - 21 Grams

Best supporting actor
Tim Robbins - Mystic River Also nominated: Alec Baldwin - The Cooler Benicio Del Toro - 21 Grams Djimon Hounsou - In America Ken Watanabe - The Last Samurai

Best supporting actress
Renee Zellweger - Cold Mountain Also nominated: Shohreh Aghdashloo - House of Sand and Fog Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of April Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic River Holly Hunter - Thirteen

Best foreign language film
The Barbarian Invasions (Canada) Also nominated: Evil (Sweden) The Twilight Samurai (Japan) Twin Sisters (Netherlands) Zelary (Czech Republic)

Best animated feature film
Finding Nemo Also nominated: Brother Bear The Triplets of Belleville

Best adapted screenplay
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Also nominated: American Splendor City of God Mystic River Seabiscuit

Best original screenplay
Lost in Translation Also nominated: The Barbarian Invasions Dirty Pretty Things Finding Nemo In America

Best music (score)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Also nominated: Big Fish Cold Mountain Finding Nemo House of Sand and Fog

Best music (song)
Into the West - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Also nominated: A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow - A Mighty Wind Scarlet Tide - Cold Mountain The Triplets of Belleville - The Triplets of Belleville You Will Be My Ain True Love - Cold Mountain

Best documentary feature
The Fog of War Also nominated: Balseros Capturing the Friedmans My Architect The Weather Underground

Best documentary short subject
Chernobyl Heart Also nominated: Asylum Ferry Tales

Best visual effects
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Also nominated: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Best cinematography
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Also nominated: City of God Cold Mountain Girl with a Pearl Earring Seabiscuit

Best art direction
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Also nominated: Girl with a Pearl Earring The Last Samurai Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Seabiscuit

Best animated short film
Harvie Krumpet Also nominated: Boundin' Destino Gone Nutty Nibbles

Best short film
Two Soldiers Also nominated: Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket) Most (The Bridge) Squash Torrzija

Best costume design
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Also nominated: Girl with a Pearl Earring The Last Samurai Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Seabiscuit

Best make-up
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Also nominated: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Best sound
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Also nominated: The Last Samurai Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Seabiscuit

Sound editing
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Also nominated: Finding Nemo Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Film Editing
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Also nominated: City of God Cold Mountain Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Seabiscuit