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2003 Oscar Awards
Nominations were announced 27 January 2004; polls closed 24 February;
the 76th Academy Awards show was televised 29 February 2004

complete listings of 2004 Acadamy Awards for films of 2003
A.M.P.A.S. site  •   Internet Movie Database

And the winner is...

Lord  of  The  Rings  III: "Return  of  The  King"
[New Line Cinema/Wingnut Films Dec 2003]

Co-written & directed by Peter Jackson; starring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Christopher Lee, Ian Holm, Liv Tyler, Dominic Monaghan, Sean Astin & Cate Blanchett; won eleven Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay (Adaptation), Best Editing, Best Sound, Best Art Direction, Best Costumes, Best Makeup, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Visual Effects; also won ACE Best Film, DGA, PGA, SAG (ensemble), 4 VES & 5 BAFTA awards; nominated for DGGB, WGA & USC Scripter awards DVDs & videos, posters, books and more on Magic Lantern's "Lord of the Rings" Page

"Cold Mountain"
[Miramax/Lions Gate Oct 2002]
full credits from IMDb

"Destino" [Disney/Buena Vista Dec 2003]

A collaboration between Walt Disney and Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali; begun but abandoned in 1946; later executive produced
by Roy E. Disney; directed by Dominique Monfery; Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short; full credits from IMDb

"Lost In Translation"
[Zoetrope/Focus Features Sept 2003]

Written & directed by Sofia Coppola; starring Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray & Giovanni Ribisi Universal widescreen DVD [2/2004] for $18.89 Universal color DVD [2/2004] for $18.89 Universal color VHS [2/2004] for $49.99 Emperor Norton soundtrack CD [9/2003] for $13.49 full credits from IMDb official website

"Master and Commander: The Far Side of The World"
[Miramax/Lions Gate Oct 2002]
full credits from IMDb

H.M.S. Surprise thru 12/2004

"Mystic River"
[Miramax/Lions Gate Oct 2002]
full credits from IMDb
official movie site

"Pirates  of  the  Caribbean:
The  Curse  of  The  Black  Pearl"
[Touchstone/Disney July 2003]

Directed by Gore Verbinski; starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport & Jonathan Pryce; Best Actor noms for Depp for Oscar & BAFTA & Golden Globe & SAG awards

more info (sysnopses, sequels, DVDs & videos, posters, books and more) on
Magic Lantern's 'Pirates of The Caribbean' Pager

"Twilight Samurai" {aka 'Tasogare Seibei'}
[Japan 2002, USA April 2004]

A quiet, slightly sentimental masterpiece, about a feudal village of 19th century Japan phasing into the new ethos & economics of the Meiji Restoration. Co-Written & directed by Yoji Yamada; based on sections of 3 Shuhei Fujisawa novels; starring Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Min Tanaka, Nenji Kobayashi & Keiko Kishi; Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film; won 12 Japan Film Academy Awards, won 7 Kinema Junpo Awards Empire Pictures color DVD [12/2004] for $19.99 full credits from IMDb official movie website

Samurai Film Page at Magic Lantern

"Winged Migration"
[Miramax/Lions Gate Oct 2002]
Oscar nominated for Best Documentary Feature; full credits from IMDb

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