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</ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-"In_Memoriam"" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#"In_Memoriam""> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>"In Memoriam"</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-"In_Memoriam"-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bibliography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bibliography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Bibliography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bibliography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D9%81%D9%84_%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B9_%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B2_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B3_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%B9%D9%88%D9%86" title="حفل توزيع جوائز الأوسكار السادس والسبعون – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="حفل توزيع جوائز الأوسكار السادس والسبعون" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premios_%C3%93scar_de_2004" title="Premios Óscar de 2004 – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Premios Óscar de 2004" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A7%AD%E0%A7%AC%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%AE_%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A1%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0" title="৭৬তম একাডেমি পুরস্কার – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="৭৬তম একাডেমি পুরস্কার" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8_%E2%80%9E%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80%E2%80%9C_(76-%D0%B0_%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F)" title="Награди „Оскар“ (76-а церемония) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Награди „Оскар“ (76-а церемония)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premis_Oscar_de_2003" title="Premis Oscar de 2003 – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Premis Oscar de 2003" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/76._ro%C4%8Dn%C3%ADk_ud%C3%ADlen%C3%AD_Oscar%C5%AF" title="76. ročník udílení Oscarů – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="76. ročník udílení Oscarů" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/76fed_seremoni_wobrwyo_yr_Academi" title="76fed seremoni wobrwyo yr Academi – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="76fed seremoni wobrwyo yr Academi" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscaruddelingen_2004" title="Oscaruddelingen 2004 – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Oscaruddelingen 2004" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscarverleihung_2004" title="Oscarverleihung 2004 – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Oscarverleihung 2004" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004._aasta_Oscari_auhinnad" title="2004. aasta Oscari auhinnad – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="2004. aasta Oscari auhinnad" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%B2%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%B1_%CE%91%CE%BC%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE%CF%82_%CE%91%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B4%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82_%CE%9A%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%B3%CF%81%CE%AC%CF%86%CE%BF%CF%85_2003" title="Βραβεία Αμερικανικής Ακαδημίας Κινηματογράφου 2003 – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Βραβεία Αμερικανικής Ακαδημίας Κινηματογράφου 2003" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/76.%C2%AA_edici%C3%B3n_de_los_Premios_%C3%93scar" title="76.ª edición de los Premios Óscar – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="76.ª edición de los Premios Óscar" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/76._Oscar_Sariak" title="76. Oscar Sariak – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="76. Oscar Sariak" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D9%88_%D8%B4%D8%B4%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87_%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B2_%D8%A7%D8%B3%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="هفتاد و ششمین دوره جوایز اسکار – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="هفتاد و ششمین دوره جوایز اسکار" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/76e_c%C3%A9r%C3%A9monie_des_Oscars" title="76e cérémonie des Oscars – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="76e cérémonie des Oscars" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/76%C2%AA_edici%C3%B3n_dos_%C3%93scar" title="76ª edición dos Óscar – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="76ª edición dos Óscar" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A0%9C76%ED%9A%8C_%EC%95%84%EC%B9%B4%EB%8D%B0%EB%AF%B8%EC%83%81" title="제76회 아카데미상 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="제76회 아카데미상" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%95%D5%BD%D5%AF%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%AB_76-%D6%80%D5%A4_%D5%B4%D6%80%D6%81%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%A2%D5%A1%D5%B7%D5%AD%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6" title="Օսկարի 76-րդ մրցանակաբաշխություն – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Օսկարի 76-րդ մրցանակաբաշխություն" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Awards_ke-76" title="Academy Awards ke-76 – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Academy Awards ke-76" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/76._%C3%93skarsver%C3%B0launah%C3%A1t%C3%AD%C3%B0in" title="76. Óskarsverðlaunahátíðin – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="76. Óskarsverðlaunahátíðin" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premi_Oscar_2004" title="Premi Oscar 2004 – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Premi Oscar 2004" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%98%D7%A7%D7%A1_%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A1%D7%99_%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%A7%D7%A8_%D7%94-76" title="טקס פרסי אוסקר ה-76 – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="טקס פרסי אוסקר ה-76" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1%E1%83%99%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_76-%E1%83%94_%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%AF%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%93%E1%83%9D%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%90" title="ოსკარის 76-ე დაჯილდოება – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ოსკარის 76-ე დაჯილდოება" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/76._Kinoakad%C4%93mijas_balva" title="76. Kinoakadēmijas balva – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="76. Kinoakadēmijas balva" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/76-oji_Oskar%C5%B3_teikimo_ceremonija" title="76-oji Oskarų teikimo ceremonija – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="76-oji Oskarų teikimo ceremonija" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/76._Oscar-g%C3%A1la" title="76. Oscar-gála – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="76. 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Horvitz">Louis J. Horvitz</a><sup id="cite_ref-VarietyOscars_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VarietyOscars-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #F9EFAA">Highlights</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture" title="Academy Award for Best Picture">Best Picture</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King" title="The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King">The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</i> (11)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most nominations</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</i> (11)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #F9EFAA">TV in the United States</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data">3 hours, 45 minutes<sup id="cite_ref-VarietyOscars_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VarietyOscars-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ratings</th><td class="infobox-data">43.56 million<br />26.68% (<a href="/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen ratings">Nielsen ratings</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint nowrap" style="border-top: 1px solid #000; 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During the ceremony, AMPAS presented <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Academy Awards</a> (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a>, was produced by <a href="/wiki/Joe_Roth" title="Joe Roth">Joe Roth</a> and was directed by Louis J. Horvitz. Actor <a href="/wiki/Billy_Crystal" title="Billy Crystal">Billy Crystal</a> hosted for the eighth time. He first presided over the <a href="/wiki/62nd_Academy_Awards" title="62nd Academy Awards">62nd ceremony</a> held in 1990 and had last hosted the <a href="/wiki/72nd_Academy_Awards" title="72nd Academy Awards">72nd ceremony</a> held in 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at <a href="/wiki/The_Langham_Huntington,_Pasadena" title="The Langham Huntington, Pasadena">The Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel & Spa</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_California" title="Pasadena, California">Pasadena, California</a> held on February 14, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Garner" title="Jennifer Garner">Jennifer Garner</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King" title="The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King">The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</a></i> won a record-tying eleven awards including <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Academy Award for Best Director">Best Director</a> for <a href="/wiki/Peter_Jackson" title="Peter Jackson">Peter Jackson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture" title="Academy Award for Best Picture">Best Picture</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other winners included <i><a href="/wiki/Master_and_Commander:_The_Far_Side_of_the_World" title="Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World">Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Mystic_River_(film)" title="Mystic River (film)">Mystic River</a></i> with two awards and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Barbarian_Invasions" title="The Barbarian Invasions">The Barbarian Invasions</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Chernobyl_Heart" title="Chernobyl Heart">Chernobyl Heart</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Cold_Mountain_(film)" title="Cold Mountain (film)">Cold Mountain</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Finding_Nemo" title="Finding Nemo">Finding Nemo</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Fog_of_War" title="The Fog of War">The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Harvie_Krumpet" title="Harvie Krumpet">Harvie Krumpet</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Lost_in_Translation_(film)" title="Lost in Translation (film)">Lost in Translation</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Monster_(2003_film)" title="Monster (2003 film)">Monster</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Two_Soldiers_(2003_film)" title="Two Soldiers (2003 film)">Two Soldiers</a></i> with one. The telecast garnered nearly 44 million viewers in the United States, making it the most-watched telecast in four years. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Winners_and_nominees">Winners and nominees</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Academy_Awards&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Winners and nominees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The nominees for the 76th Academy Awards were announced on January 27, 2004, at the <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Goldwyn_Theater" title="Samuel Goldwyn Theater">Samuel Goldwyn Theater</a> in <a href="/wiki/Beverly_Hills,_California" title="Beverly Hills, California">Beverly Hills, California</a>, by <a href="/wiki/Frank_Pierson" title="Frank Pierson">Frank Pierson</a>, president of the Academy, and the actress <a href="/wiki/Sigourney_Weaver" title="Sigourney Weaver">Sigourney Weaver</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King" title="The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King">The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</a></i> received the most nominations with eleven; <i><a href="/wiki/Master_and_Commander:_The_Far_Side_of_the_World" title="Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World">Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World</a></i> came in second with ten. </p><p>The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 29, 2004. With eleven awards, <i>The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</i> is tied with <i><a href="/wiki/Ben-Hur_(1959_film)" title="Ben-Hur (1959 film)">Ben-Hur</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Titanic_(1997_film)" title="Titanic (1997 film)">Titanic</a></i> as the most awarded films in Oscar history.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moreover, its clean sweep of its eleven nominations surpassed <i><a href="/wiki/Gigi_(1958_film)" title="Gigi (1958 film)">Gigi</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Emperor" title="The Last Emperor">The Last Emperor</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s nine awards for the largest sweep for a single film in Oscar history.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film was also the tenth film to win <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture" title="Academy Award for Best Picture">Best Picture</a> without any acting nominations.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Best Director nominee <a href="/wiki/Sofia_Coppola" title="Sofia Coppola">Sofia Coppola</a> became the first American woman and third woman overall to be nominated in that category.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By virtue of her father, <a href="/wiki/Francis_Ford_Coppola" title="Francis Ford Coppola">Francis Ford Coppola</a> and her grandfather, <a href="/wiki/Carmine_Coppola" title="Carmine Coppola">Carmine</a>'s previous wins, her victory in the Original Screenplay category made her the second third-generation Oscar winner in history.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At age thirteen, Best Actress nominee <a href="/wiki/Keisha_Castle-Hughes" title="Keisha Castle-Hughes">Keisha Castle-Hughes</a> became the youngest nominee in that category until being surpassed by <a href="/wiki/Quvenzhan%C3%A9_Wallis" title="Quvenzhané Wallis">Quvenzhané Wallis</a>, who was nine at the time of her nomination, in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With <a href="/wiki/Sean_Penn" title="Sean Penn">Sean Penn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tim_Robbins" title="Tim Robbins">Tim Robbins</a>'s respective wins in the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor categories, <i><a href="/wiki/Mystic_River_(film)" title="Mystic River (film)">Mystic River</a></i> became the fourth film to win both male acting awards.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Awards">Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Academy_Awards&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="float:right;clear:right"> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Barrie_Osborne_ONZM_investiture_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Barrie_Osborne_ONZM_investiture_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Barrie_Osborne_ONZM_investiture_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Barrie_Osborne_ONZM_investiture_%28cropped%29.jpg/225px-Barrie_Osborne_ONZM_investiture_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Barrie_Osborne_ONZM_investiture_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-Barrie_Osborne_ONZM_investiture_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="579" data-file-height="983" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Barrie_M._Osborne" title="Barrie M. Osborne">Barrie M. Osborne</a>, Best Picture co-winner</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Peter_Jackson_ONZ_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Photo of Peter Jackson in 2013." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Peter_Jackson_ONZ_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Peter_Jackson_ONZ_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Peter_Jackson_ONZ_%28cropped%29.jpg/225px-Peter_Jackson_ONZ_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Peter_Jackson_ONZ_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-Peter_Jackson_ONZ_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="509" data-file-height="762" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Peter_Jackson" title="Peter Jackson">Peter Jackson</a>, Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay co-winner and Best Director winner</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fran_Walsh_DNZM_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Fran_Walsh_DNZM_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Fran_Walsh_DNZM_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Fran_Walsh_DNZM_%28cropped%29.jpg/225px-Fran_Walsh_DNZM_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Fran_Walsh_DNZM_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-Fran_Walsh_DNZM_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="566" data-file-height="851" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Fran_Walsh" title="Fran Walsh">Fran Walsh</a>, Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Song co-winner</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Superpower_(2023)-60523_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Photo of Sean Penn at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Superpower_%282023%29-60523_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Superpower_%282023%29-60523_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="215" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Superpower_%282023%29-60523_%28cropped%29.jpg/225px-Superpower_%282023%29-60523_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Superpower_%282023%29-60523_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-Superpower_%282023%29-60523_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1980" data-file-height="2833" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sean_Penn" title="Sean Penn">Sean Penn</a>, Best Actor winner</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charlize_Theron_Cannes_2015_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Photo of Charlize Theron at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Charlize_Theron_Cannes_2015_2.jpg/150px-Charlize_Theron_Cannes_2015_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="212" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Charlize_Theron_Cannes_2015_2.jpg/225px-Charlize_Theron_Cannes_2015_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Charlize_Theron_Cannes_2015_2.jpg/300px-Charlize_Theron_Cannes_2015_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="567" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Charlize_Theron" title="Charlize Theron">Charlize Theron</a>, Best Actress winner</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:TimRobbins08TIFF.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Photo of Tim Robbins at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/TimRobbins08TIFF.jpg/150px-TimRobbins08TIFF.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/TimRobbins08TIFF.jpg/225px-TimRobbins08TIFF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/TimRobbins08TIFF.jpg/300px-TimRobbins08TIFF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="540" data-file-height="715" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Tim_Robbins" title="Tim Robbins">Tim Robbins</a>, Best Supporting Actor winner</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ren%C3%A9e_Zellweger_Berlinale_2010_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Photo of Renée Zellweger at the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Ren%C3%A9e_Zellweger_Berlinale_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Ren%C3%A9e_Zellweger_Berlinale_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Ren%C3%A9e_Zellweger_Berlinale_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg/225px-Ren%C3%A9e_Zellweger_Berlinale_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Ren%C3%A9e_Zellweger_Berlinale_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-Ren%C3%A9e_Zellweger_Berlinale_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="612" data-file-height="831" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9e_Zellweger" title="Renée Zellweger">Renée Zellweger</a>, Best Supporting Actress winner</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sofia_Coppola_Cannes_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Photo of Sofia Coppola at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Sofia_Coppola_Cannes_2013.jpg/150px-Sofia_Coppola_Cannes_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="217" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Sofia_Coppola_Cannes_2013.jpg/225px-Sofia_Coppola_Cannes_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Sofia_Coppola_Cannes_2013.jpg/300px-Sofia_Coppola_Cannes_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="477" data-file-height="690" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sofia_Coppola" title="Sofia Coppola">Sofia Coppola</a>, Best Original Screenplay winner</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Philippa_Boyens_2023.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Philippa_Boyens_2023.jpg/150px-Philippa_Boyens_2023.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="194" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Philippa_Boyens_2023.jpg/225px-Philippa_Boyens_2023.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Philippa_Boyens_2023.jpg/300px-Philippa_Boyens_2023.jpg 2x" data-file-width="958" data-file-height="1242" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Philippa_Boyens" title="Philippa Boyens">Philippa Boyens</a>, Best Adapted Screenplay co-winner</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Andrew_Stanton_cropped_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Andrew_Stanton_cropped_2009.jpg/150px-Andrew_Stanton_cropped_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="196" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Andrew_Stanton_cropped_2009.jpg/225px-Andrew_Stanton_cropped_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Andrew_Stanton_cropped_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="272" data-file-height="356" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Stanton" title="Andrew Stanton">Andrew Stanton</a>, Best Animated Feature Film winner</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DenysArcand07TIFF.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Photo of Denys Arcand at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/DenysArcand07TIFF.jpg/150px-DenysArcand07TIFF.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="189" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/DenysArcand07TIFF.jpg/225px-DenysArcand07TIFF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/DenysArcand07TIFF.jpg/300px-DenysArcand07TIFF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="627" data-file-height="791" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Denys_Arcand" title="Denys Arcand">Denys Arcand</a>, Best Foreign Language Film winner</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Errol_Morris_by_Bridget_Laudien.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Errol_Morris_by_Bridget_Laudien.jpg/150px-Errol_Morris_by_Bridget_Laudien.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Errol_Morris_by_Bridget_Laudien.jpg/225px-Errol_Morris_by_Bridget_Laudien.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Errol_Morris_by_Bridget_Laudien.jpg/300px-Errol_Morris_by_Bridget_Laudien.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1805" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Errol_Morris" title="Errol Morris">Errol Morris</a>, Best Documentary Feature co-winner</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_Williams_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Michael_Williams_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/150px-Michael_Williams_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="198" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Michael_Williams_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/225px-Michael_Williams_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Michael_Williams_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/300px-Michael_Williams_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1903" data-file-height="2518" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Michael_Williams_(film_producer)" title="Michael Williams (film producer)">Michael Williams</a>, Best Documentary Feature co-winner</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Aaron_Schneider_Get_Low_TIFF09_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Aaron_Schneider_Get_Low_TIFF09_cropped.jpg/150px-Aaron_Schneider_Get_Low_TIFF09_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Aaron_Schneider_Get_Low_TIFF09_cropped.jpg/225px-Aaron_Schneider_Get_Low_TIFF09_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Aaron_Schneider_Get_Low_TIFF09_cropped.jpg/300px-Aaron_Schneider_Get_Low_TIFF09_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1377" data-file-height="1152" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Schneider" title="Aaron Schneider">Aaron Schneider</a>, Best Live Action Short Film co-winner</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Adam_Elliot_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Portrait photo of Adam Elliot in 2010." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Adam_Elliot_portrait.jpg/150px-Adam_Elliot_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Adam_Elliot_portrait.jpg/225px-Adam_Elliot_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Adam_Elliot_portrait.jpg/300px-Adam_Elliot_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="1008" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Adam_Elliot" title="Adam Elliot">Adam Elliot</a>, Best Animated Short Film winner</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Howard_Shore,_Canadian_Film_Centre,_2013-1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Photo of Howard Shore in 2013." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Howard_Shore%2C_Canadian_Film_Centre%2C_2013-1.jpg/150px-Howard_Shore%2C_Canadian_Film_Centre%2C_2013-1.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="214" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Howard_Shore%2C_Canadian_Film_Centre%2C_2013-1.jpg/225px-Howard_Shore%2C_Canadian_Film_Centre%2C_2013-1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Howard_Shore%2C_Canadian_Film_Centre%2C_2013-1.jpg/300px-Howard_Shore%2C_Canadian_Film_Centre%2C_2013-1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Howard_Shore" title="Howard Shore">Howard Shore</a>, Best Original Score winner and Best Original Song co-winner</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Annie_Lennox_March_2023.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Annie_Lennox_March_2023.jpg/150px-Annie_Lennox_March_2023.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Annie_Lennox_March_2023.jpg/225px-Annie_Lennox_March_2023.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Annie_Lennox_March_2023.jpg/300px-Annie_Lennox_March_2023.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1192" data-file-height="1480" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Annie_Lennox" title="Annie Lennox">Annie Lennox</a>, Best Original Song co-winner</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Richard_King_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Richard_King_1.jpg/150px-Richard_King_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Richard_King_1.jpg/225px-Richard_King_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Richard_King_1.jpg/300px-Richard_King_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2808" data-file-height="2808" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Richard_King_(sound_designer)" title="Richard King (sound designer)">Richard King</a>, Best Sound Editing winner</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alan_Lee.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Alan_Lee.jpg/150px-Alan_Lee.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Alan_Lee.jpg/225px-Alan_Lee.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Alan_Lee.jpg/300px-Alan_Lee.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Alan_Lee_(illustrator)" title="Alan Lee (illustrator)">Alan Lee</a>, Best Art Direction co-winner</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Richard_Taylor.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Photo of Richard Taylor in 2014." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Sir_Richard_Taylor.jpg/150px-Sir_Richard_Taylor.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Sir_Richard_Taylor.jpg/225px-Sir_Richard_Taylor.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Sir_Richard_Taylor.jpg/300px-Sir_Richard_Taylor.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="1772" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Richard_Taylor_(filmmaker)" title="Richard Taylor (filmmaker)">Richard Taylor</a>, Best Makeup and Best Costume Design co-winner</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Joe_Letteri_ONZM_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Joe_Letteri_ONZM_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Joe_Letteri_ONZM_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Joe_Letteri_ONZM_%28cropped%29.jpg/225px-Joe_Letteri_ONZM_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Joe_Letteri_ONZM_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-Joe_Letteri_ONZM_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="420" data-file-height="525" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Joe_Letteri" title="Joe Letteri">Joe Letteri</a>, Best Visual Effects co-winner</figcaption></figure> </div> <p>Winners are listed first, highlighted in <b>boldface</b>, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).<sup id="cite_ref-Oscars2004_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oscars2004-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" width="50%"> <div style="border:none; background-color:#F9EFAA; width:auto; margin:0; text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture" title="Academy Award for Best Picture">Best Picture</a></b></div> <ul><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King" title="The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King">The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Barrie_M._Osborne" title="Barrie M. Osborne">Barrie M. Osborne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Jackson" title="Peter Jackson">Peter Jackson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fran_Walsh" title="Fran Walsh">Fran Walsh</a>, producers</b>‡ <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_in_Translation_(film)" title="Lost in Translation (film)">Lost in Translation</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Ross_Katz" title="Ross Katz">Ross Katz</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sofia_Coppola" title="Sofia Coppola">Sofia Coppola</a>, producers</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Master_and_Commander:_The_Far_Side_of_the_World" title="Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World">Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Goldwyn_Jr." title="Samuel Goldwyn Jr.">Samuel Goldwyn Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Weir" title="Peter Weir">Peter Weir</a> and Duncan Henderson, producers</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mystic_River_(film)" title="Mystic River (film)">Mystic River</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Lorenz" title="Robert Lorenz">Robert Lorenz</a>, Judie G. Hoyt and <a href="/wiki/Clint_Eastwood" title="Clint Eastwood">Clint Eastwood</a>, producers</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Seabiscuit_(film)" title="Seabiscuit (film)">Seabiscuit</a></i>  – <a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Kennedy_(producer)" title="Kathleen Kennedy (producer)">Kathleen Kennedy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Marshall_(producer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank Marshall (producer)">Frank Marshall</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gary_Ross" title="Gary Ross">Gary Ross</a>, producers</li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top" width="50%"> <div style="border:none; background-color:#F9EFAA; width:auto; margin:0; text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Academy Award for Best Director">Best Director</a></b></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Peter_Jackson" title="Peter Jackson">Peter Jackson</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King" title="The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King">The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</a></i></b>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fernando_Meirelles" title="Fernando Meirelles">Fernando Meirelles</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/City_of_God_(2002_film)" title="City of God (2002 film)">City of God</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sofia_Coppola" title="Sofia Coppola">Sofia Coppola</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Lost_in_Translation_(film)" title="Lost in Translation (film)">Lost in Translation</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Weir" title="Peter Weir">Peter Weir</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Master_and_Commander:_The_Far_Side_of_the_World" title="Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World">Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clint_Eastwood" title="Clint Eastwood">Clint Eastwood</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Mystic_River_(film)" title="Mystic River (film)">Mystic River</a></i></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="border:none; background-color:#F9EFAA; width:auto; margin:0; text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Academy Award for Best Actor">Best Actor</a></b></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Sean_Penn" title="Sean Penn">Sean Penn</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Mystic_River_(film)" title="Mystic River (film)">Mystic River</a></i> as Jimmy Markum</b>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Depp" title="Johnny Depp">Johnny Depp</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_The_Curse_of_the_Black_Pearl" title="Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl">Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl</a></i> as <a href="/wiki/Captain_Jack_Sparrow" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain Jack Sparrow">Captain Jack Sparrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Kingsley" title="Ben Kingsley">Ben Kingsley</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/House_of_Sand_and_Fog_(film)" title="House of Sand and Fog (film)">House of Sand and Fog</a></i> as Massoud Amir Behrani</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jude_Law" title="Jude Law">Jude Law</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Cold_Mountain_(film)" title="Cold Mountain (film)">Cold Mountain</a></i> as W. P. Inman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Murray" title="Bill Murray">Bill Murray</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Lost_in_Translation_(film)" title="Lost in Translation (film)">Lost in Translation</a></i> as Bob Harris</li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <div style="border:none; background-color:#F9EFAA; width:auto; margin:0; text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actress" title="Academy Award for Best Actress">Best Actress</a></b></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Charlize_Theron" title="Charlize Theron">Charlize Theron</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Monster_(2003_film)" title="Monster (2003 film)">Monster</a></i> as <a href="/wiki/Aileen_Wuornos" title="Aileen Wuornos">Aileen Wuornos</a></b>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Keisha_Castle-Hughes" title="Keisha Castle-Hughes">Keisha Castle-Hughes</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Whale_Rider" title="Whale Rider">Whale Rider</a></i> as Paikea Apirana</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diane_Keaton" title="Diane Keaton">Diane Keaton</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Something%27s_Gotta_Give_(film)" title="Something's Gotta Give (film)">Something's Gotta Give</a></i> as Erica Barry</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samantha_Morton" title="Samantha Morton">Samantha Morton</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/In_America_(film)" title="In America (film)">In America</a></i> as Sarah Sullivan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naomi_Watts" title="Naomi Watts">Naomi Watts</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/21_Grams" title="21 Grams">21 Grams</a></i> as Cristina "Cris" Williams-Peck</li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="border:none; background-color:#F9EFAA; width:auto; margin:0; text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor" title="Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor">Best Supporting Actor</a></b></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Tim_Robbins" title="Tim Robbins">Tim Robbins</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Mystic_River_(film)" title="Mystic River (film)">Mystic River</a></i> as Dave Boyle</b>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alec_Baldwin" title="Alec Baldwin">Alec Baldwin</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Cooler" title="The Cooler">The Cooler</a></i> as Shelley Kaplow</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benicio_del_Toro" title="Benicio del Toro">Benicio del Toro</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/21_Grams" title="21 Grams">21 Grams</a></i> as Jack Jordan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Djimon_Hounsou" title="Djimon Hounsou">Djimon Hounsou</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/In_America_(film)" title="In America (film)">In America</a></i> as Mateo Kuamey</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Watanabe" title="Ken Watanabe">Ken Watanabe</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Samurai" title="The Last Samurai">The Last Samurai</a></i> as Lord Moritsugu Katsumoto</li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <div style="border:none; background-color:#F9EFAA; width:auto; margin:0; text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress">Best Supporting Actress</a></b></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9e_Zellweger" title="Renée Zellweger">Renée Zellweger</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Cold_Mountain_(film)" title="Cold Mountain (film)">Cold Mountain</a></i> as Ruby Thewes</b>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shohreh_Aghdashloo" title="Shohreh Aghdashloo">Shohreh Aghdashloo</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/House_of_Sand_and_Fog_(film)" title="House of Sand and Fog (film)">House of Sand and Fog</a></i> as Nadereh Behrani</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Clarkson" title="Patricia Clarkson">Patricia Clarkson</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Pieces_of_April" title="Pieces of April">Pieces of April</a></i> as Joy Burns</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcia_Gay_Harden" title="Marcia Gay Harden">Marcia Gay Harden</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Mystic_River_(film)" title="Mystic River (film)">Mystic River</a></i> as Celeste Boyle</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holly_Hunter" title="Holly Hunter">Holly Hunter</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Thirteen_(2003_film)" title="Thirteen (2003 film)">Thirteen</a></i> as Melanie Freeland</li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="border:none; background-color:#F9EFAA; width:auto; margin:0; text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Screenplay" title="Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay">Best Original Screenplay</a></b></div> <ul><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_in_Translation_(film)" title="Lost in Translation (film)">Lost in Translation</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Sofia_Coppola" title="Sofia Coppola">Sofia Coppola</a></b>‡ <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Barbarian_Invasions" title="The Barbarian Invasions">The Barbarian Invasions</a></i> - <a href="/wiki/Denys_Arcand" title="Denys Arcand">Denys Arcand</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dirty_Pretty_Things_(film)" title="Dirty Pretty Things (film)">Dirty Pretty Things</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Steven_Knight" title="Steven Knight">Steven Knight</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Finding_Nemo" title="Finding Nemo">Finding Nemo</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Stanton" title="Andrew Stanton">Andrew Stanton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Peterson_(filmmaker)" title="Bob Peterson (filmmaker)">Bob Peterson</a> and <a href="/wiki/David_Reynolds_(screenwriter)" title="David Reynolds (screenwriter)">David Reynolds</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/In_America_(film)" title="In America (film)">In America</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Sheridan" title="Jim Sheridan">Jim Sheridan</a>, Naomi Sheridan and <a href="/wiki/Kirsten_Sheridan" title="Kirsten Sheridan">Kirsten Sheridan</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <div style="border:none; background-color:#F9EFAA; width:auto; margin:0; text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay" title="Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay">Best Adapted Screenplay</a></b></div> <ul><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King" title="The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King">The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Fran_Walsh" title="Fran Walsh">Fran Walsh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philippa_Boyens" title="Philippa Boyens">Philippa Boyens</a> and <a href="/wiki/Peter_Jackson" title="Peter Jackson">Peter Jackson</a> based on <a href="/wiki/The_Return_of_the_King" title="The Return of the King">the book</a> by <a href="/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien" title="J. R. R. Tolkien">J. R. R. Tolkien</a></b>‡ <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/American_Splendor_(film)" title="American Splendor (film)">American Splendor</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Shari_Springer_Berman_and_Robert_Pulcini" title="Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini">Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini</a> based on the comic book series <i><a href="/wiki/American_Splendor" title="American Splendor">American Splendor</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Pekar" title="Harvey Pekar">Harvey Pekar</a> and <i><a href="/wiki/Our_Cancer_Year" title="Our Cancer Year">Our Cancer Year</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Pekar" title="Harvey Pekar">Harvey Pekar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joyce_Brabner" title="Joyce Brabner">Joyce Brabner</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/City_of_God_(2002_film)" title="City of God (2002 film)">City of God</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Br%C3%A1ulio_Mantovani" title="Bráulio Mantovani">Bráulio Mantovani</a> based on the novel <i><a href="/wiki/City_of_God_(Lins_novel)" title="City of God (Lins novel)">Cidade de Deus</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Paulo_Lins" title="Paulo Lins">Paulo Lins</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mystic_River_(film)" title="Mystic River (film)">Mystic River</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Brian_Helgeland" title="Brian Helgeland">Brian Helgeland</a> based on <a href="/wiki/Mystic_River_(novel)" title="Mystic River (novel)">the novel</a> by <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Lehane" title="Dennis Lehane">Dennis Lehane</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Seabiscuit_(film)" title="Seabiscuit (film)">Seabiscuit</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Ross" title="Gary Ross">Gary Ross</a> based on <a href="/wiki/Seabiscuit:_An_American_Legend" title="Seabiscuit: An American Legend">the book</a> by <a href="/wiki/Laura_Hillenbrand" title="Laura Hillenbrand">Laura Hillenbrand</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="border:none; background-color:#F9EFAA; width:auto; margin:0; text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Animated_Feature" title="Academy Award for Best Animated Feature">Best Animated Feature Film</a></b></div> <ul><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/Finding_Nemo" title="Finding Nemo">Finding Nemo</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Stanton" title="Andrew Stanton">Andrew Stanton</a></b>‡ <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Brother_Bear" title="Brother Bear">Brother Bear</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Blaise" title="Aaron Blaise">Aaron Blaise</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Walker_(animator)" title="Robert Walker (animator)">Robert Walker</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Triplets_of_Belleville" title="The Triplets of Belleville">The Triplets of Belleville</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Sylvain_Chomet" title="Sylvain Chomet">Sylvain Chomet</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <div style="border:none; background-color:#F9EFAA; width:auto; margin:0; text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film">Best Foreign Language Film</a></b></div> <ul><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/The_Barbarian_Invasions" title="The Barbarian Invasions">The Barbarian Invasions</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Canadian_submissions_for_the_Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film">Canada</a>) in French – <a href="/wiki/Denys_Arcand" title="Denys Arcand">Denys Arcand</a></b>‡ <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Evil_(2003_film)" title="Evil (2003 film)">Evil</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Swedish_submissions_for_the_Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Swedish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film">Sweden</a>) in <a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mikael_H%C3%A5fstr%C3%B6m" title="Mikael Håfström">Mikael Håfström</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Twilight_Samurai" title="The Twilight Samurai">The Twilight Samurai</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Japanese_submissions_for_the_Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film">Japan</a>) in <a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a> – <a href="/wiki/Yoji_Yamada" title="Yoji Yamada">Yoji Yamada</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Twin_Sisters_(2002_film)" title="Twin Sisters (2002 film)">Twin Sisters</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Dutch_submissions_for_the_Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Dutch submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film">Netherlands</a>) in Dutch – <a href="/wiki/Ben_Sombogaart" title="Ben Sombogaart">Ben Sombogaart</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/%C5%BDelary" title="Želary">Želary</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Czech_submissions_for_the_Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Czech submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film">Czech Republic</a>) in <a href="/wiki/Czech_language" title="Czech language">Czech</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ond%C5%99ej_Trojan" title="Ondřej Trojan">Ondřej Trojan</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="border:none; background-color:#F9EFAA; width:auto; margin:0; text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Documentary_Feature" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature">Best Documentary Feature</a></b></div> <ul><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fog_of_War" title="The Fog of War">The Fog of War</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Errol_Morris" title="Errol Morris">Errol Morris</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Williams_(film_producer)" title="Michael Williams (film producer)">Michael Williams</a></b>‡ <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Balseros_(film)" title="Balseros (film)">Balseros</a></i> – Carlos Bosch and Josep Maria Domenech</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Capturing_the_Friedmans" title="Capturing the Friedmans">Capturing the Friedmans</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Jarecki" title="Andrew Jarecki">Andrew Jarecki</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marc_Smerling" title="Marc Smerling">Marc Smerling</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/My_Architect" title="My Architect">My Architect</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Nathaniel_Kahn" title="Nathaniel Kahn">Nathaniel Kahn</a> and Susan Rose Behr</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Weather_Underground_(film)" title="The Weather Underground (film)">The Weather Underground</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Sam_Green" title="Sam Green">Sam Green</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bill_Siegel" title="Bill Siegel">Bill Siegel</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <div style="border:none; background-color:#F9EFAA; width:auto; margin:0; text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Documentary_(Short_Subject)" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)">Best Documentary Short Subject</a></b></div> <ul><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/Chernobyl_Heart" title="Chernobyl Heart">Chernobyl Heart</a></i> – Maryann DeLeo</b>‡ <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Asylum_(2003_film)" title="Asylum (2003 film)">Asylum</a></i> – Sandy McLeod and <a href="/wiki/Gini_Reticker" title="Gini Reticker">Gini Reticker</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ferry_Tales" title="Ferry Tales">Ferry Tales</a></i> – Katja Esson</li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="border:none; background-color:#F9EFAA; width:auto; margin:0; text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Live_Action_Short_Film" title="Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film">Best Live Action Short Film</a></b></div> <ul><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/Two_Soldiers_(2003_film)" title="Two Soldiers (2003 film)">Two Soldiers</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Schneider" title="Aaron Schneider">Aaron Schneider</a> and Andrew J. Sacks</b>‡ <ul><li><i>Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket)</i> – Florian Baxmeyer</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Most_(2003_film)" title="Most (2003 film)">Most (The Bridge)</a></i> – Bobby Garabedian and <a href="/wiki/William_Zabka" title="William Zabka">William Zabka</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Squash_(film)" title="Squash (film)">Squash</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Bailliu" title="Lionel Bailliu">Lionel Bailliu</a></li> <li><i>(A) Torzija [(A) Torsion]</i> – <a href="/wiki/Stefan_Arsenijevi%C4%87" title="Stefan Arsenijević">Stefan Arsenijević</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <div style="border:none; background-color:#F9EFAA; width:auto; margin:0; text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Animated_Short_Film" title="Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film">Best Animated Short Film</a></b></div> <ul><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/Harvie_Krumpet" title="Harvie Krumpet">Harvie Krumpet</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Adam_Elliot" title="Adam Elliot">Adam Elliot</a></b>‡ <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Boundin%27" title="Boundin'">Boundin'</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Bud_Luckey" title="Bud Luckey">Bud Luckey</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Destino" title="Destino">Destino</a></i> – Dominique Monfery and <a href="/wiki/Roy_E._Disney" title="Roy E. Disney">Roy Edward Disney</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gone_Nutty" title="Gone Nutty">Gone Nutty</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Saldanha" title="Carlos Saldanha">Carlos Saldanha</a> and John C. Donkin</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nibbles_(film)" title="Nibbles (film)">Nibbles</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Hinton_(animator)" title="Christopher Hinton (animator)">Christopher Hinton</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="border:none; background-color:#F9EFAA; width:auto; margin:0; text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score" title="Academy Award for Best Original Score">Best Original Score</a></b></div> <ul><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King" title="The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King">The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Howard_Shore" title="Howard Shore">Howard Shore</a></b>‡ <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Fish" title="Big Fish">Big Fish</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Danny_Elfman" title="Danny Elfman">Danny Elfman</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cold_Mountain_(film)" title="Cold Mountain (film)">Cold Mountain</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Gabriel_Yared" title="Gabriel Yared">Gabriel Yared</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Finding_Nemo" title="Finding Nemo">Finding Nemo</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Newman" title="Thomas Newman">Thomas Newman</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/House_of_Sand_and_Fog_(film)" title="House of Sand and Fog (film)">House of Sand and Fog</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/James_Horner" title="James Horner">James Horner</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <div style="border:none; background-color:#F9EFAA; width:auto; margin:0; text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Academy Award for Best Original Song">Best Original Song</a></b></div> <ul><li><b>"<a href="/wiki/Into_the_West_(song)" title="Into the West (song)">Into the West</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King" title="The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King">The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</a></i> – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Fran_Walsh" title="Fran Walsh">Fran Walsh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Howard_Shore" title="Howard Shore">Howard Shore</a> and <a href="/wiki/Annie_Lennox" title="Annie Lennox">Annie Lennox</a></b>‡ <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Belleville_Rendez-vous" class="mw-redirect" title="Belleville Rendez-vous">Belleville Rendez-vous</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Triplets_of_Belleville" title="The Triplets of Belleville">The Triplets of Belleville</a></i> – Music by <a href="/wiki/Beno%C3%AEt_Charest" title="Benoît Charest">Benoît Charest</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Sylvain_Chomet" title="Sylvain Chomet">Sylvain Chomet</a></li> <li>"A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" from <i><a href="/wiki/A_Mighty_Wind" title="A Mighty Wind">A Mighty Wind</a></i> – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Michael_McKean" title="Michael McKean">Michael McKean</a> and <a href="/wiki/Annette_O%27Toole" title="Annette O'Toole">Annette O'Toole</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Scarlet_Tide" class="mw-redirect" title="Scarlet Tide">Scarlet Tide</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/Cold_Mountain_(film)" title="Cold Mountain (film)">Cold Mountain</a></i> – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/T_Bone_Burnett" title="T Bone Burnett">T Bone Burnett</a> and <a href="/wiki/Elvis_Costello" title="Elvis Costello">Elvis Costello</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Will_Be_My_Ain_True_Love" title="You Will Be My Ain True Love">You Will Be My Ain True Love</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/Cold_Mountain_(film)" title="Cold Mountain (film)">Cold Mountain</a></i> – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Sting_(musician)" title="Sting (musician)">Sting</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="border:none; background-color:#F9EFAA; width:auto; margin:0; text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound_Editing" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award for Best Sound Editing">Best Sound Editing</a></b></div> <ul><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/Master_and_Commander:_The_Far_Side_of_the_World" title="Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World">Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Richard_King_(sound_designer)" title="Richard King (sound designer)">Richard King</a></b>‡ <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Finding_Nemo" title="Finding Nemo">Finding Nemo</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Rydstrom" title="Gary Rydstrom">Gary Rydstrom</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Silvers" title="Michael Silvers">Michael Silvers</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_The_Curse_of_the_Black_Pearl" title="Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl">Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Boyes" title="Christopher Boyes">Christopher Boyes</a> and <a href="/wiki/George_Watters_II" title="George Watters II">George Watters II</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <div style="border:none; background-color:#F9EFAA; width:auto; margin:0; text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound_Mixing" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing">Best Sound Mixing</a></b></div> <ul><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King" title="The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King">The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Boyes" title="Christopher Boyes">Christopher Boyes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Semanick" title="Michael Semanick">Michael Semanick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Hedges_(sound_engineer)" title="Michael Hedges (sound engineer)">Michael Hedges</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hammond_Peek" title="Hammond Peek">Hammond Peek</a></b>‡ <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Samurai" title="The Last Samurai">The Last Samurai</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Andy_Nelson_(sound_engineer)" title="Andy Nelson (sound engineer)">Andy Nelson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anna_Behlmer" title="Anna Behlmer">Anna Behlmer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Wexler" title="Jeff Wexler">Jeff Wexler</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Master_and_Commander:_The_Far_Side_of_the_World" title="Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World">Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Massey_(sound_engineer)" title="Paul Massey (sound engineer)">Paul Massey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Doug_Hemphill" title="Doug Hemphill">Doug Hemphill</a> and <a href="/wiki/Art_Rochester" title="Art Rochester">Art Rochester</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_The_Curse_of_the_Black_Pearl" title="Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl">Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Boyes" title="Christopher Boyes">Christopher Boyes</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Parker_(sound_engineer)" title="David Parker (sound engineer)">David Parker</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_E._Campbell_(sound_engineer)" title="David E. Campbell (sound engineer)">David Campbell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lee_Orloff" title="Lee Orloff">Lee Orloff</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Seabiscuit_(film)" title="Seabiscuit (film)">Seabiscuit</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Andy_Nelson_(sound_engineer)" title="Andy Nelson (sound engineer)">Andy Nelson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anna_Behlmer" title="Anna Behlmer">Anna Behlmer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tod_A._Maitland" title="Tod A. Maitland">Tod A. Maitland</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="border:none; background-color:#F9EFAA; width:auto; margin:0; text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Production_Design" title="Academy Award for Best Production Design">Best Art Direction</a></b></div> <ul><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King" title="The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King">The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Art_Direction" class="mw-redirect" title="Art Direction">Art Direction</a>: <a href="/wiki/Grant_Major" title="Grant Major">Grant Major</a>; <a href="/wiki/Set_Decoration" class="mw-redirect" title="Set Decoration">Set Decoration</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Hennah" title="Dan Hennah">Dan Hennah</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alan_Lee_(illustrator)" title="Alan Lee (illustrator)">Alan Lee</a></b>‡ <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Girl_with_a_Pearl_Earring_(film)" title="Girl with a Pearl Earring (film)">Girl with a Pearl Earring</a></i> – Art Direction: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Van_Os" title="Ben Van Os">Ben Van Os</a>; Set Decoration: Cecile Heideman</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Samurai" title="The Last Samurai">The Last Samurai</a></i> – Art Direction: <a href="/wiki/Lilly_Kilvert" title="Lilly Kilvert">Lilly Kilvert</a>; Set Decoration: <a href="/wiki/Gretchen_Rau" title="Gretchen Rau">Gretchen Rau</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Master_and_Commander:_The_Far_Side_of_the_World" title="Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World">Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World</a></i> – Art Direction: <a href="/wiki/William_Sandell" title="William Sandell">William Sandell</a>; Set Decoration: <a href="/wiki/Robert_Gould_(art_director)" title="Robert Gould (art director)">Robert Gould</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Seabiscuit_(film)" title="Seabiscuit (film)">Seabiscuit</a></i> – Art Direction: <a href="/wiki/Jeannine_Oppewall" title="Jeannine Oppewall">Jeannine Oppewall</a>; Set Decoration: <a href="/wiki/Leslie_Pope" title="Leslie Pope">Leslie Pope</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <div style="border:none; background-color:#F9EFAA; width:auto; margin:0; text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Cinematography" title="Academy Award for Best Cinematography">Best Cinematography</a></b></div> <ul><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/Master_and_Commander:_The_Far_Side_of_the_World" title="Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World">Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Russell_Boyd" title="Russell Boyd">Russell Boyd</a></b>‡ <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/City_of_God_(2002_film)" title="City of God (2002 film)">City of God</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Charlone_(cinematographer)" title="César Charlone (cinematographer)">Cesar Charlone</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cold_Mountain_(film)" title="Cold Mountain (film)">Cold Mountain</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/John_Seale" title="John Seale">John Seale</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Girl_with_a_Pearl_Earring_(film)" title="Girl with a Pearl Earring (film)">Girl with a Pearl Earring</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Eduardo_Serra" title="Eduardo Serra">Eduardo Serra</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Seabiscuit_(film)" title="Seabiscuit (film)">Seabiscuit</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/John_Schwartzman" title="John Schwartzman">John Schwartzman</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="border:none; background-color:#F9EFAA; width:auto; margin:0; text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Makeup_and_Hairstyling" title="Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling">Best Makeup</a></b></div> <ul><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King" title="The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King">The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Richard_Taylor_(filmmaker)" title="Richard Taylor (filmmaker)">Richard Taylor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Peter_King_(make-up_artist)" title="Peter King (make-up artist)">Peter King</a></b>‡ <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Master_and_Commander:_The_Far_Side_of_the_World" title="Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World">Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Edouard_F._Henriques" title="Edouard F. Henriques">Edouard Henriques III</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yolanda_Toussieng" title="Yolanda Toussieng">Yolanda Toussieng</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_The_Curse_of_the_Black_Pearl" title="Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl">Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Ve_Neill" title="Ve Neill">Ve Neill</a> and <a href="/wiki/Martin_Samuel_(make-up_artist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Martin Samuel (make-up artist)">Martin Samuel</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <div style="border:none; background-color:#F9EFAA; width:auto; margin:0; text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="Academy Award for Best Costume Design">Best Costume Design</a></b></div> <ul><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King" title="The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King">The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Ngila_Dickson" title="Ngila Dickson">Ngila Dickson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Richard_Taylor_(filmmaker)" title="Richard Taylor (filmmaker)">Richard Taylor</a></b>‡ <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Girl_with_a_Pearl_Earring_(film)" title="Girl with a Pearl Earring (film)">Girl with a Pearl Earring</a></i> – Dien van Straalen</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Samurai" title="The Last Samurai">The Last Samurai</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Ngila_Dickson" title="Ngila Dickson">Ngila Dickson</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Master_and_Commander:_The_Far_Side_of_the_World" title="Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World">Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Wendy_Stites" title="Wendy Stites">Wendy Stites</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Seabiscuit_(film)" title="Seabiscuit (film)">Seabiscuit</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Judianna_Makovsky" title="Judianna Makovsky">Judianna Makovsky</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="border:none; background-color:#F9EFAA; width:auto; margin:0; text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Film_Editing" title="Academy Award for Best Film Editing">Best Film Editing</a></b></div> <ul><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King" title="The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King">The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Selkirk" title="Jamie Selkirk">Jamie Selkirk</a></b>‡ <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/City_of_God_(2002_film)" title="City of God (2002 film)">City of God</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Rezende" title="Daniel Rezende">Daniel Rezende</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cold_Mountain_(film)" title="Cold Mountain (film)">Cold Mountain</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Walter_Murch" title="Walter Murch">Walter Murch</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Master_and_Commander:_The_Far_Side_of_the_World" title="Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World">Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Lee_Smith_(film_editor)" title="Lee Smith (film editor)">Lee Smith</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Seabiscuit_(film)" title="Seabiscuit (film)">Seabiscuit</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/William_Goldenberg" title="William Goldenberg">William Goldenberg</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <div style="border:none; background-color:#F9EFAA; width:auto; margin:0; text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Visual_Effects" title="Academy Award for Best Visual Effects">Best Visual Effects</a></b></div> <ul><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King" title="The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King">The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rygiel" title="Jim Rygiel">Jim Rygiel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Letteri" title="Joe Letteri">Joe Letteri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Randall_William_Cook" title="Randall William Cook">Randall William Cook</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alex_Funke" title="Alex Funke">Alex Funke</a></b>‡ <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Master_and_Commander:_The_Far_Side_of_the_World" title="Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World">Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Dan_Sudick" title="Dan Sudick">Dan Sudick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stefen_Fangmeier" title="Stefen Fangmeier">Stefen Fangmeier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nathan_McGuinness" title="Nathan McGuinness">Nathan McGuinness</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Stromberg" title="Robert Stromberg">Robert Stromberg</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_The_Curse_of_the_Black_Pearl" title="Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl">Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/John_Knoll" title="John Knoll">John Knoll</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hal_Hickel" title="Hal Hickel">Hal Hickel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Gibson_(special_effects_artist)" title="Charles Gibson (special effects artist)">Charles Gibson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Terry_Frazee" title="Terry Frazee">Terry Frazee</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Academy_Honorary_Award">Academy Honorary Award</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Academy_Awards&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Academy Honorary Award"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blake_Edwards" title="Blake Edwards">Blake Edwards</a> — In recognition of his writing, directing and producing an extraordinary body of work for the screen.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Films_with_multiple_nominations_and_awards">Films with multiple nominations and awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Academy_Awards&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Films with multiple nominations and awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 80%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;"> <caption>Films with multiple nominations </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#F9EFAA;">Nominations </th> <th style="background-color:#F9EFAA;">Film </th></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King" title="The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King">The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Master_and_Commander:_The_Far_Side_of_the_World" title="Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World">Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">7 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cold_Mountain_(film)" title="Cold Mountain (film)">Cold Mountain</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Seabiscuit_(film)" title="Seabiscuit (film)">Seabiscuit</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mystic_River_(film)" title="Mystic River (film)">Mystic River</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_The_Curse_of_the_Black_Pearl" title="Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl">Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">4 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/City_of_God_(2002_film)" title="City of God (2002 film)">City of God</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Finding_Nemo" title="Finding Nemo">Finding Nemo</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Samurai" title="The Last Samurai">The Last Samurai</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_in_Translation_(film)" title="Lost in Translation (film)">Lost in Translation</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">3 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/In_America_(film)" title="In America (film)">In America</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Girl_with_a_Pearl_Earring_(film)" title="Girl with a Pearl Earring (film)">Girl with a Pearl Earring</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/House_of_Sand_and_Fog_(film)" title="House of Sand and Fog (film)">House of Sand and Fog</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Barbarian_Invasions" title="The Barbarian Invasions">The Barbarian Invasions</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Triplets_of_Belleville" title="The Triplets of Belleville">The Triplets of Belleville</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/21_Grams" title="21 Grams">21 Grams</a></i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;"> <caption>Films with multiple awards </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#F9EFAA;">Awards </th> <th style="background-color:#F9EFAA;">Film </th></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King" title="The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King">The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Master_and_Commander:_The_Far_Side_of_the_World" title="Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World">Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mystic_River_(film)" title="Mystic River (film)">Mystic River</a></i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Presenters_and_performers">Presenters and performers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Academy_Awards&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Presenters and performers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following individuals presented awards or performed individual numbers.<sup id="cite_ref-VarietyOscars_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VarietyOscars-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Presenters_(in_order_of_appearance)"><span id="Presenters_.28in_order_of_appearance.29"></span>Presenters (in order of appearance)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Academy_Awards&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Presenters (in order of appearance)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name(s) </th> <th>Role </th></tr> <tr> <td>Andy Geller</td> <td>Announcer for the 76th annual Academy Awards </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Connery, Sean"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Sean_Connery" title="Sean Connery">Sean Connery</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presenter of the opening montage </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Zeta-Jones, Catherine"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Zeta-Jones" title="Catherine Zeta-Jones">Catherine Zeta-Jones</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presenter of the award for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor" title="Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor">Best Supporting Actor</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="McKellen, Ian"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ian_McKellen" title="Ian McKellen">Ian McKellen</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presenter of the film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King" title="The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King">The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</a></i> on the Best Picture segment </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Jolie, Angelina"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Angelina_Jolie" title="Angelina Jolie">Angelina Jolie</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presenter of the award for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Production_Design" title="Academy Award for Best Production Design">Best Art Direction</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Williams, Robin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Robin_Williams" title="Robin Williams">Robin Williams</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presenter of the award for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Animated_Feature" title="Academy Award for Best Animated Feature">Best Animated Feature Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Zellweger, Renée"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9e_Zellweger" title="Renée Zellweger">Renée Zellweger</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presenter of the award for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="Academy Award for Best Costume Design">Best Costume Design</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Cage, Nicolas"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Nicolas_Cage" title="Nicolas Cage">Nicolas Cage</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presenter of the film <i><a href="/wiki/Master_and_Commander:_The_Far_Side_of_the_World" title="Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World">Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World</a></i> on the Best Picture segment </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Cooper, Chris"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Chris_Cooper" title="Chris Cooper">Chris Cooper</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presenter of the award for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress">Best Supporting Actress</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Hanks, Tom"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Hanks" title="Tom Hanks">Tom Hanks</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presenter of the tribute to <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hope" title="Bob Hope">Bob Hope</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Stiller, Ben"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ben_Stiller" title="Ben Stiller">Ben Stiller</a></span></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Owen_Wilson" title="Owen Wilson">Owen Wilson</a></td> <td>Presenters of the awards for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Live_Action_Short_Film" title="Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film">Best Live Action Short Film</a> and <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Animated_Short_Film" title="Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film">Best Animated Short Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Tyler, Liv"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Liv_Tyler" title="Liv Tyler">Liv Tyler</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Introducer of the performances of Best Original Song nominees "<a href="/wiki/You_Will_Be_My_Ain_True_Love" title="You Will Be My Ain True Love">You Will Be My Ain True Love</a>", "<a href="/wiki/The_Scarlet_Tide" title="The Scarlet Tide">The Scarlet Tide</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Into_the_West_(song)" title="Into the West (song)">Into the West</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Smith, Jada Pinkett"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jada_Pinkett_Smith" title="Jada Pinkett Smith">Jada Pinkett Smith</a></span></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Will_Smith" title="Will Smith">Will Smith</a></td> <td>Presenters of the award for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Visual_Effects" title="Academy Award for Best Visual Effects">Best Visual Effects</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Garner, Jennifer"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Garner" title="Jennifer Garner">Jennifer Garner</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presenter of the segment of the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Technical_Achievement" title="Academy Award for Technical Achievement">Academy Awards for Technical Achievement</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Gordon_E._Sawyer_Award" title="Gordon E. Sawyer Award">Gordon E. Sawyer Award</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Carrey, Jim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Carrey" title="Jim Carrey">Jim Carrey</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presenter of the <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Academy Award">Honorary Academy Award</a> to <a href="/wiki/Blake_Edwards" title="Blake Edwards">Blake Edwards</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Murray, Bill"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Murray" title="Bill Murray">Bill Murray</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presenter of the film <i><a href="/wiki/Lost_in_Translation_(film)" title="Lost in Translation (film)">Lost in Translation</a></i> on the Best Picture segment </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Johansson, Scarlett"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Scarlett_Johansson" title="Scarlett Johansson">Scarlett Johansson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presenter of the award for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Makeup_and_Hairstyling" title="Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling">Best Makeup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Bullock, Sandra"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Sandra_Bullock" title="Sandra Bullock">Sandra Bullock</a></span></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/John_Travolta" title="John Travolta">John Travolta</a></td> <td>Presenters of the awards for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound_Mixing" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing">Best Sound Mixing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound_Editing" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award for Best Sound Editing">Best Sound Editing</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Roberts, Julia"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Julia_Roberts" title="Julia Roberts">Julia Roberts</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presenter of the tribute to <a href="/wiki/Katharine_Hepburn" title="Katharine Hepburn">Katharine Hepburn</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Winfrey, Oprah"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey" title="Oprah Winfrey">Oprah Winfrey</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presenter of the film <i><a href="/wiki/Mystic_River_(film)" title="Mystic River (film)">Mystic River</a></i> on the Best Picture segment </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Cusack, John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Cusack" title="John Cusack">John Cusack</a></span></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Diane_Lane" title="Diane Lane">Diane Lane</a></td> <td>Presenters of the award for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Documentary_(Short_Subject)" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)">Best Documentary Short</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Baldwin, Alec"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Alec_Baldwin" title="Alec Baldwin">Alec Baldwin</a></span></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Naomi_Watts" title="Naomi Watts">Naomi Watts</a></td> <td>Presenters of the award for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Documentary_Feature" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature">Best Documentary Feature</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Pierson, Frank"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Pierson" title="Frank Pierson">Frank Pierson</a></span></span></span> (AMPAS President)</td> <td>Presenter of the <i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Latin_phrases:_I#in_memoriam" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Latin phrases: I">In Memoriam</a></i> tribute </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Collins, Phil"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Collins" title="Phil Collins">Phil Collins</a></span></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Sting_(musician)" title="Sting (musician)">Sting</a></td> <td>Presenters of the award for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score" title="Academy Award for Best Original Score">Best Original Score</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Brosnan, Pierce"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Pierce_Brosnan" title="Pierce Brosnan">Pierce Brosnan</a></span></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Julianne_Moore" title="Julianne Moore">Julianne Moore</a></td> <td>Presenters of the award for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Film_Editing" title="Academy Award for Best Film Editing">Best Film Editing</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Lee Curtis, Jamie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Lee_Curtis" title="Jamie Lee Curtis">Jamie Lee Curtis</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Introducer of the performances of Best Original Song nominees "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" and "<a href="/wiki/Belleville_Rendez-vous" class="mw-redirect" title="Belleville Rendez-vous">Belleville Rendez-vous</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Black, Jack"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Black" title="Jack Black">Jack Black</a></span></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Will_Ferrell" title="Will Ferrell">Will Ferrell</a></td> <td>Presenters of the award for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Academy Award for Best Original Song">Best Original Song</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Theron, Charlize"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Charlize_Theron" title="Charlize Theron">Charlize Theron</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presenter of the award for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film">Best Foreign Language Film</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Law, Jude"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jude_Law" title="Jude Law">Jude Law</a></span></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Uma_Thurman" title="Uma Thurman">Uma Thurman</a></td> <td>Presenters of the award for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Cinematography" title="Academy Award for Best Cinematography">Best Cinematography</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Ford Coppola, Francis"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Francis_Ford_Coppola" title="Francis Ford Coppola">Francis Ford Coppola</a></span></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Sofia_Coppola" title="Sofia Coppola">Sofia Coppola</a></td> <td>Presenters of the award for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay" title="Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay">Best Adapted Screenplay</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Maguire, Tobey"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tobey_Maguire" title="Tobey Maguire">Tobey Maguire</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presenter of the film <i><a href="/wiki/Seabiscuit_(film)" title="Seabiscuit (film)">Seabiscuit</a></i> on the Best Picture segment </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Robbins, Tim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Robbins" title="Tim Robbins">Tim Robbins</a></span></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Susan_Sarandon" title="Susan Sarandon">Susan Sarandon</a></td> <td>Presenters of the award for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Screenplay" title="Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay">Best Original Screenplay</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Cruise, Tom"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Cruise" title="Tom Cruise">Tom Cruise</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presenter of the award for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Academy Award for Best Director">Best Director</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Brody, Adrien"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Adrien_Brody" title="Adrien Brody">Adrien Brody</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presenter of the award for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actress" title="Academy Award for Best Actress">Best Actress</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Kidman, Nicole"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Nicole_Kidman" title="Nicole Kidman">Nicole Kidman</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presenter of the award for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Academy Award for Best Actor">Best Actor</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Spielberg, Steven"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Steven_Spielberg" title="Steven Spielberg">Steven Spielberg</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presenter of the award for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture" title="Academy Award for Best Picture">Best Picture</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Performers_(in_order_of_appearance)"><span id="Performers_.28in_order_of_appearance.29"></span>Performers (in order of appearance)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Academy_Awards&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Performers (in order of appearance)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name(s)</th> <th>Role</th> <th>Performed </th></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Shaiman, Marc"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Marc_Shaiman" title="Marc Shaiman">Marc Shaiman</a></span></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Harold_Wheeler_(musician)" title="Harold Wheeler (musician)">Harold Wheeler</a></td> <td>Musical arrangers</td> <td>Orchestral </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Crystal, Billy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Crystal" title="Billy Crystal">Billy Crystal</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Performer</td> <td>Opening number:<br /><i>Mystic River</i> (to the tune of "<a href="/wiki/Ol%27_Man_River" title="Ol' Man River">Ol' Man River</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/Show_Boat_(1936_film)" title="Show Boat (1936 film)">Show Boat</a></i>), <br /><i>Lost in Translation</i> (to the tune of "<a href="/wiki/Maria_(1956_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Maria (1956 song)">Maria</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/West_Side_Story_(1961_film)" title="West Side Story (1961 film)">West Side Story</a></i>), <br /><i>The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</i> (to the tune of "<a href="/wiki/My_Favorite_Things_(song)" title="My Favorite Things (song)">My Favorite Things</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sound_of_Music_(film)" title="The Sound of Music (film)">The Sound of Music</a></i>), <br /><i>Seabiscuit</i> (to the tune of "<a href="/wiki/Goldfinger_(Shirley_Bassey_song)" title="Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey song)">Goldfinger</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/Goldfinger_(film)" title="Goldfinger (film)">Goldfinger</a></i>) and <br /><i>Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World</i> (to the tune of "<a href="/wiki/Come_Fly_with_Me_(1957_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Come Fly with Me (1957 song)">Come Fly with Me</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" title="Frank Sinatra">Frank Sinatra</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Krauss, Alison"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Alison_Krauss" title="Alison Krauss">Alison Krauss</a></span></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Sting_(musician)" title="Sting (musician)">Sting</a></td> <td>Performers</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/You_Will_Be_My_Ain_True_Love" title="You Will Be My Ain True Love">You Will Be My Ain True Love</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/Cold_Mountain_(film)" title="Cold Mountain (film)">Cold Mountain</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Costello, Elvis"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Elvis_Costello" title="Elvis Costello">Elvis Costello</a></span></span></span><br />Alison Krauss</td> <td>Performers</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/The_Scarlet_Tide" title="The Scarlet Tide">The Scarlet Tide</a>" from <i>Cold Mountain</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Lennox, Annie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Annie_Lennox" title="Annie Lennox">Annie Lennox</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Performer</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Into_the_West_(song)" title="Into the West (song)">Into the West</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King" title="The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King">The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Levy, Eugene"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Eugene_Levy" title="Eugene Levy">Eugene Levy</a></span></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Catherine_O%27Hara" title="Catherine O'Hara">Catherine O'Hara</a><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_AMightyWind"><a href="#endnote_AMightyWind">[a]</a></sup></td> <td>Performers</td> <td>"Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" from <i><a href="/wiki/A_Mighty_Wind" title="A Mighty Wind">A Mighty Wind</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Bonifassi, Béatrice"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/B%C3%A9atrice_Bonifassi" title="Béatrice Bonifassi">Béatrice Bonifassi</a></span></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Beno%C3%AEt_Charest" title="Benoît Charest">Benoît Charest</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Performers</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Belleville_Rendez-vous_(song)" title="Belleville Rendez-vous (song)">Belleville Rendez-vous</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Triplets_of_Belleville" title="The Triplets of Belleville">The Triplets of Belleville</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Black, Jack"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Black" title="Jack Black">Jack Black</a></span></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Will_Ferrell" title="Will Ferrell">Will Ferrell</a></td> <td>Performers</td> <td>"Get Off the Stage" song parody during the Best Original Song presentation<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ceremony_information">Ceremony information</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Academy_Awards&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Ceremony information"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Billy_Crystal_VF_2012_Shankbone.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Photo of Billy Crystal in 2012." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Billy_Crystal_VF_2012_Shankbone.JPG/220px-Billy_Crystal_VF_2012_Shankbone.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Billy_Crystal_VF_2012_Shankbone.JPG/330px-Billy_Crystal_VF_2012_Shankbone.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Billy_Crystal_VF_2012_Shankbone.JPG/440px-Billy_Crystal_VF_2012_Shankbone.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1534" data-file-height="1917" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Billy_Crystal" title="Billy Crystal">Billy Crystal</a> hosted the 76th Academy Awards.</figcaption></figure> <p>In light of the record low viewership from the <a href="/wiki/75th_Academy_Awards" title="75th Academy Awards">preceding year's ceremony</a>, the Academy sought to make several changes and hire a new producer for the upcoming show. AMPAS announced that unlike previous years where the ceremony typically was held in either late March or early April, the festivities would be held in late February.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> AMPAS director of communications John Pavlik explained that the purpose of moving the telecast a month earlier was "to bolster the ceremony's sagging television ratings and protect the Oscar's status as the nation's pre-eminent awards event."<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite several Academy officials denying such reasons, some industry insiders speculated that the earlier Oscar date was also implemented to mitigate the intense <a href="/wiki/For_Your_Consideration_(advertising)" title="For Your Consideration (advertising)">campaigning and lobbying</a> during Oscar season put forth by film studios.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This marked the first time since the <a href="/wiki/14th_Academy_Awards" title="14th Academy Awards">14th ceremony</a> that the awards were held outside the aforementioned time frame.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2003, the Academy hired film producer <a href="/wiki/Joe_Roth" title="Joe Roth">Joe Roth</a> to oversee production of the ceremony. The following month, Roth recruited veteran Oscar host <a href="/wiki/Billy_Crystal" title="Billy Crystal">Billy Crystal</a> to emcee the awards gala for the eighth time.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To stir interest surrounding the awards, Roth produced three trailers promoting the ceremony that each was set to different pop tunes (<a href="/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Madonna (entertainer)">Madonna</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Hollywood_(Madonna_song)" title="Hollywood (Madonna song)">Hollywood</a>", <a href="/wiki/OutKast" class="mw-redirect" title="OutKast">OutKast</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Hey_Ya!" title="Hey Ya!">Hey Ya!</a>", and <a href="/wiki/Pink_(singer)" title="Pink (singer)">Pink</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Get_the_Party_Started" title="Get the Party Started">Get the Party Started</a>"). The trailers contained clips of previous ceremonies with slogans such as "Expected the unexpected" and "It's Oscar night" occasionally flashing between scenes.<sup id="cite_ref-Oscar_trailer_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oscar_trailer-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These promotional spots were shown at movie theaters, on several cable channels, and at participating <a href="/wiki/Blockbuster_LLC" class="mw-redirect" title="Blockbuster LLC">Blockbuster</a> stores.<sup id="cite_ref-Blockbuster_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blockbuster-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Academy also granted talk show host <a href="/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey" title="Oprah Winfrey">Oprah Winfrey</a> unprecedented access to rehearsals and meetings as part of a month-long series on her <a href="/wiki/The_Oprah_Winfrey_Show" title="The Oprah Winfrey Show">eponymous talk show</a> covering behind the scenes preparation of the telecast.<sup id="cite_ref-Blockbuster_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blockbuster-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MPAA_ban_on_screeners">MPAA ban on screeners</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Academy_Awards&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: MPAA ban on screeners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In September 2003, the <a href="/wiki/Motion_Picture_Association_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Motion Picture Association of America">Motion Picture Association of America</a> (MPAA) initially banned distribution of <a href="/wiki/Screener_(promotional)" title="Screener (promotional)">screeners</a> to awards groups, citing fears of <a href="/wiki/Copyright_infringement" title="Copyright infringement">piracy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Piracy_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Piracy-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many independent film studios and prominent film directors objected to this decision charging that this would hurt smaller films for Oscar consideration since they heavily rely on screeners to lure Academy members' attention.<sup id="cite_ref-Piracy_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Piracy-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following month, AMPAS and the MPAA reached an agreement in which Academy members would receive the screeners on the condition that they keep them out of reach from people unaffiliated with AMPAS.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2003, a federal judge in New York overturned the ban citing that it violated <a href="/wiki/United_States_antitrust_law" title="United States antitrust law">federal antitrust laws</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Overturn_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overturn-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Box_office_performance_of_nominated_films">Box office performance of nominated films</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Academy_Awards&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Box office performance of nominated films"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the time of the nominations announcement on January 27, the combined gross of the five Best Picture nominees was $638 million with an average of $127 million per film.<sup id="cite_ref-BoxOfficeOscars_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BoxOfficeOscars-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</i> was the highest earner among the Best Picture nominees with $338.3 million in domestic box office receipts.<sup id="cite_ref-BoxOfficeOscars_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BoxOfficeOscars-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film was followed by <i>Seabiscuit</i> ($120.2 million), <i>Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World</i> ($85.3 million), <i>Mystic River</i> ($59.1 million), and finally <i>Lost in Translation</i> ($34.8 million).<sup id="cite_ref-BoxOfficeOscars_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BoxOfficeOscars-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Of the top 50 grossing movies of the year, 45 nominations went to 10 films on the list. Only <i>Finding Nemo</i> (1st), <i>The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King</i> (2nd), <i>Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl</i> (3rd), <i>Seabiscuit</i> (16th), <i>Something's Gotta Give</i> (21st), <i>The Last Samurai</i> (23rd), <i>Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World</i> (31st), <i>Brother Bear</i> (32nd) <i>Cold Mountain</i> (37th), and <i>Mystic River</i> (46th) were nominated for Best Picture, Best Animated Feature, or any of the directing, acting, or screenwriting.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tape_delay_implementation">Tape delay implementation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Academy_Awards&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Tape delay implementation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In light of the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVIII_halftime_show_controversy" title="Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy">controversy</a> surrounding the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Super_Bowl_halftime_shows" title="List of Super Bowl halftime shows">halftime show</a> during <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVIII" title="Super Bowl XXXVIII">Super Bowl XXXVIII</a>, network <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> implemented a five-second <a href="/wiki/Broadcast_delay" title="Broadcast delay">tape delay</a> to ensure that profanity and obscenity were not seen or heard.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> AMPAS president <a href="/wiki/Frank_Pierson" title="Frank Pierson">Frank Pierson</a> protested this decision in a written statement, stating, "Even a very brief tape-delay introduces a form of censorship into the broadcast—not direct governmental control, but it means that a network representative is in effect guessing at what a government might tolerate, which can be even worse."<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response, producer Joe Roth reiterated that censorship would only be applied to profanity and not political speeches.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Critical_reviews">Critical reviews</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Academy_Awards&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Critical reviews"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The show received a mixed reception from media publications. <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Tribune" title="Chicago Tribune">Chicago Tribune</a></i> television critic Steve Johnson lamented that the show "felt almost numbingly familiar and disappointingly genteel." He also criticized broadcaster ABC's decision to implement the five-second tape delay.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Shales" title="Tom Shales">Tom Shales</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i> quipped that the ceremony "was about as entertaining as watching <a href="/wiki/Jell-O" title="Jell-O">Jell-O</a> congeal." He also added that the lack of surprises among the awards contributed to the dull atmosphere of the telecast.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Columnist Tim Goodman of <i><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Chronicle" title="San Francisco Chronicle">San Francisco Chronicle</a></i> bemoaned, "The 76th annual Academy Awards dragged on without much drama or comedy, sucking the life out of the event even while it was doing justice to the masterpiece that is <i>The Lord of the Rings</i>."<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other media outlets received the broadcast more positively. <a href="/wiki/Ken_Tucker" title="Ken Tucker">Ken Tucker</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly" title="Entertainment Weekly">Entertainment Weekly</a></i> praised Crystal's hosting performance saying that he "has located the perfect middle ground between <a href="/wiki/Steve_Martin" title="Steve Martin">Steve Martin</a>'s adroit silliness and <a href="/wiki/Whoopi_Goldberg" title="Whoopi Goldberg">Whoopi Goldberg</a>'s unapologetic hamminess." On the show itself, he said that it "managed to do what Hollywood may not have: convince us that this was a great year for the movies."<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Film critic <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Sarris" title="Andrew Sarris">Andrew Sarris</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Observer" title="The New York Observer">The New York Observer</a></i> wrote that the show was "the funniest and least tedious in memory." He also extolled producer Joe Roth by concluding, "As far as this old critic's concerned, Mr. Roth, you did a fine job."<sup id="cite_ref-Sarris_Oscar_review_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sarris_Oscar_review-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></i> critic Robert Bianco commented that despite the lack of suspense due to the <i>Lord of the Rings</i> sweep of the awards "Crystal was able to lace funny bits throughout the evening." He further lauded the show as "more glamorous and upbeat than last year's war-muted event, and decently paced."<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ratings_and_reception">Ratings and reception</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Academy_Awards&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Ratings and reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The American telecast on ABC drew in an average of 43.56 million people over its length, which was a 26% increase from the previous year's ceremony.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An estimated 73.89 million total viewers watched all or part of the awards. The show also earned higher <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen ratings">Nielsen ratings</a> compared to the previous ceremony with 26.68% of households watching over a 41.84 share.<sup id="cite_ref-TVB_Oscars_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TVB_Oscars-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, it garnered a higher 18–49 demo rating with a 15.48 rating over a 38.79 share among viewers in that demographic.<sup id="cite_ref-TVB_Oscars_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TVB_Oscars-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the highest viewership for an Academy Award telecast since the <a href="/wiki/72nd_Academy_Awards" title="72nd Academy Awards">72nd ceremony</a> held in 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2004, the ceremony presentation received nine nominations at the <a href="/wiki/56th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="56th Primetime Emmy Awards">56th Primetime Emmys</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two months later, the ceremony won one of those nominations for Louis J. Horvitz's direction of the telecast.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id=""In_Memoriam""><span id=".22In_Memoriam.22"></span>"In Memoriam"</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Academy_Awards&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: "In Memoriam""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The annual "In Memoriam" tribute was presented by Academy President Frank Pierson. The montage featured an excerpt of "The Love of the Princess" from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Thief_of_Bagdad_(1940_film)" title="The Thief of Bagdad (1940 film)">The Thief of Bagdad</a></i>, composed by <a href="/wiki/Mikl%C3%B3s_R%C3%B3zsa" title="Miklós Rózsa">Miklós Rózsa</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Ben-Hur_(1959_film)" title="Ben-Hur (1959 film)">Ben-Hur</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Spellbound_(1945_film)" title="Spellbound (1945 film)">Spellbound</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Quo_Vadis_(1951_film)" title="Quo Vadis (1951 film)">Quo Vadis</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/King_of_Kings_(1961_film)" title="King of Kings (1961 film)">King of Kings</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/El_Cid_(film)" title="El Cid (film)">El Cid</a></i>).<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gregory_Peck" title="Gregory Peck">Gregory Peck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wendy_Hiller" title="Wendy Hiller">Wendy Hiller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Hemmings" title="David Hemmings">David Hemmings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hope_Lange" title="Hope Lange">Hope Lange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Axelrod" title="George Axelrod">George Axelrod</a> – Screenwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Bronson" title="Charles Bronson">Charles Bronson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jeter" title="Michael Jeter">Michael Jeter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Newman_(screenwriter)" title="David Newman (screenwriter)">David Newman</a> – Screenwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_O%27Neal" title="Ron O'Neal">Ron O'Neal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Carney" title="Art Carney">Art Carney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elia_Kazan" title="Elia Kazan">Elia Kazan</a> – Director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leni_Riefenstahl" title="Leni Riefenstahl">Leni Riefenstahl</a> – Documentary Filmmaker</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karen_Morley" title="Karen Morley">Karen Morley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Ebsen" title="Buddy Ebsen">Buddy Ebsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Schlesinger" title="John Schlesinger">John Schlesinger</a> – Director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Brakhage" title="Stan Brakhage">Stan Brakhage</a> – Experimental Filmmaker</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Stark" title="Ray Stark">Ray Stark</a> – Producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_J._Kuehn" title="Andrew J. Kuehn">Andrew J. Kuehn</a> – Movie "Trailer" Innovator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Ritter" title="John Ritter">John Ritter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hume_Cronyn" title="Hume Cronyn">Hume Cronyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Hackett" title="Buddy Hackett">Buddy Hackett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Kamen" title="Michael Kamen">Michael Kamen</a> – Composer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Gregory_Dunne" title="John Gregory Dunne">John Gregory Dunne</a> – Screenwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Stack" title="Robert Stack">Robert Stack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Bates" title="Alan Bates">Alan Bates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregory_Hines" title="Gregory Hines">Gregory Hines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Elam" title="Jack Elam">Jack Elam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeanne_Crain" title="Jeanne Crain">Jeanne Crain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Miller" title="Ann Miller">Ann Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_O%27Connor" title="Donald O'Connor">Donald O'Connor</a></li></ul> </div> <p>A separate tribute to comedian, actor, and veteran Oscar host <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hope" title="Bob Hope">Bob Hope</a> was presented by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Hanks" title="Tom Hanks">Tom Hanks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later, actress <a href="/wiki/Julia_Roberts" title="Julia Roberts">Julia Roberts</a> presented one to actress <a href="/wiki/Katharine_Hepburn" title="Katharine Hepburn">Katharine Hepburn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Academy_Awards&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/10th_Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards" title="10th Screen Actors Guild Awards">10th Screen Actors Guild Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24th_Golden_Raspberry_Awards" title="24th Golden Raspberry Awards">24th Golden Raspberry Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/46th_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="46th Grammy Awards">46th Grammy Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/56th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="56th Primetime Emmy Awards">56th Primetime Emmy Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/57th_British_Academy_Film_Awards" title="57th British Academy Film Awards">57th British Academy Film Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/58th_Tony_Awards" title="58th Tony Awards">58th Tony Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/61st_Golden_Globe_Awards" title="61st Golden Globe Awards">61st Golden Globe Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_submissions_to_the_76th_Academy_Awards_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film" title="List of submissions to the 76th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film">List of submissions to the 76th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Academy_Awards&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><b>a</b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_AMightyWind"><b><a href="#ref_AMightyWind">^</a></b></span> :Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara performed the song as their film characters Mitch Cohen and Mickey Crabbe (to which they were credited as performers on the telecast).<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Academy_Awards&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tvb.org/media/file/Academy_Awards.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on May 15, 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Gannett Company. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131011105053/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2004-02-17-mighty-wind-sidebar_x.htm">Archived</a> from the original on October 11, 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Chicago, United States: <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Review_Press" title="Chicago Review Press">Chicago Review Press</a>, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1556529511" title="Special:BookSources/978-1556529511"><bdi>978-1556529511</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Another+Fine+Mess%3A+A+History+of+American+Film+Comedy&rft.place=Chicago%2C+United+States&rft.pub=Chicago+Review+Press&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=978-1556529511&rft.aulast=Austerlitz&rft.aufirst=Saul&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fanotherfinemessh00aust&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A76th+Academy+Awards" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEbert2004" class="citation cs2"><a href="/wiki/Roger_Ebert" title="Roger Ebert">Ebert, Roger</a> 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href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-571-21193-3" title="Special:BookSources/0-571-21193-3"><bdi>0-571-21193-3</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Big+Show%3A+High+Times+and+Dirty+Dealings+Backstage+at+the+Academy+Awards&rft.place=New+York%2C+United+States&rft.pub=Faber+and+Faber&rft.date=2005&rft.isbn=0-571-21193-3&rft.aulast=Pond&rft.aufirst=Steve&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fbigshowhightimes00pond&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A76th+Academy+Awards" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Academy_Awards&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Official websites</dt></dl> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.oscar.com/">Academy Awards Official website</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090304014303/http://www.oscar.com/">Archived</a> March 4, 2009, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.oscars.org/">The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Official website</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090122140142/http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/">Archived</a> January 22, 2009, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/oscars">Oscar's Channel</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002230230/https://www.youtube.com/oscars">Archived</a> October 2, 2018, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> at <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> (run by the <a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences" title="Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences">Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</a>)</li></ul> <dl><dt>News resources</dt></dl> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/entertainment/2004/oscars/">Oscars 2004</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150610202551/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/entertainment/2004/oscars/">Archived</a> June 10, 2015, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <a href="/wiki/BBC_News" title="BBC News">BBC News</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/oscars/">Academy Awards coverage</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301092824/http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/oscars/">Archived</a> March 1, 2014, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/front-news.htm">2004 Academy Awards</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140220235836/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/front-news.htm">Archived</a> February 20, 2014, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Analysis</dt></dl> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.filmsite.org/aa03.html">2003 Academy Awards Winners and History</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180907031347/http://www.filmsite.org/aa03.html">Archived</a> September 7, 2018, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Filmsite</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000003/2004">Academy Awards, USA: 2004</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171119082152/http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000003/2004">Archived</a> November 19, 2017, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Internet Movie Database</li></ul> <dl><dt>Other resources</dt></dl> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381851/"><i>The 76th Annual Academy Awards</i></a> at <a href="/wiki/IMDb_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="IMDb (identifier)">IMDb</a></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award of Merit">Awards of Merit</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture" title="Academy Award for Best Picture">Picture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Academy Award for Best Director">Director</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Academy Award for Best Actor">Actor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actress" title="Academy Award for Best Actress">Actress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor" title="Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor">Supporting Actor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress">Supporting Actress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay" title="Academy Award for Best Adapted 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title="Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film">Live Action Short Film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Cinematography" title="Academy Award for Best Cinematography">Cinematography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="Academy Award for Best Costume Design">Costume Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Film_Editing" title="Academy Award for Best Film Editing">Film Editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Makeup_and_Hairstyling" title="Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling">Makeup and Hairstyling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score" title="Academy Award for Best Original Score">Original Score</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Academy Award for Best Original Song">Original Song</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Production_Design" title="Academy Award for Best Production Design">Production Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound" title="Academy Award for Best Sound">Sound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Visual_Effects" title="Academy Award for Best Visual Effects">Visual Effects</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Proposed_awards" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F9EFAA;;width:11em">Proposed awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Outstanding_Achievement_in_Popular_Film" title="Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film">Popular Film</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F9EFAA;;width:1%">Special awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F9EFAA;;width:11em"><a href="/wiki/Governors_Awards" title="Governors Awards">Governors Awards</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Honorary_Award" title="Academy Honorary Award">Academy Honorary Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irving_G._Thalberg_Memorial_Award" title="Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award">Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jean_Hersholt_Humanitarian_Award" title="Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award">Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Achievement_Academy_Award" title="Special Achievement Academy Award">Special Achievement Academy Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F9EFAA;;width:11em"><a href="/wiki/Academy_Scientific_and_Technical_Award" title="Academy Scientific and Technical Award">Academy Scientific<br />and Technical Awards</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Scientific_and_Technical_Award#Award_of_Merit" title="Academy Scientific and Technical Award">Academy Award of Merit (non-competitive)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Scientific_and_Technical_Award#Scientific_and_Engineering_Award" title="Academy Scientific and Technical Award">Scientific and Engineering Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Technical_Achievement" title="Academy Award for Technical Achievement">Technical Achievement Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_A._Bonner_Medal_of_Commendation" title="John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation">John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_E._Sawyer_Award" title="Gordon E. Sawyer Award">Gordon E. Sawyer Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F9EFAA;;width:11em">Student Awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Student_Academy_Awards" title="Student Academy Awards">Student Academy Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F9EFAA;;width:1%">Former awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F9EFAA;;width:11em">Merit Awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Assistant_Director" title="Academy Award for Best Assistant Director">Assistant Director</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Dance_Direction" title="Academy Award for Best Dance Direction">Dance Direction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound_Editing" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award for Best Sound Editing">Sound Editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Story" title="Academy Award for Best Story">Story</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F9EFAA;;width:11em">Special Awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Juvenile_Award" title="Academy Juvenile Award">Academy Juvenile Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F9EFAA;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Academy_Awards_ceremonies" title="List of Academy Awards ceremonies">Ceremonies</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold">(years of film release)</span></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Academy_Awards" title="1st Academy Awards">1927/28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Academy_Awards" title="2nd Academy Awards">1928/29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Academy_Awards" title="3rd Academy Awards">1929/30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Academy_Awards" title="4th Academy Awards">1930/31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Academy_Awards" title="5th Academy Awards">1931/32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Academy_Awards" title="6th Academy Awards">1932/33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Academy_Awards" title="7th Academy Awards">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_Academy_Awards" title="8th Academy Awards">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Academy_Awards" title="9th Academy Awards">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Academy_Awards" title="10th Academy Awards">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_Academy_Awards" title="11th Academy Awards">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Academy_Awards" title="12th Academy Awards">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Academy_Awards" title="13th Academy Awards">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_Academy_Awards" title="14th Academy Awards">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_Academy_Awards" title="15th Academy Awards">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_Academy_Awards" title="16th Academy Awards">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17th_Academy_Awards" title="17th Academy Awards">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/18th_Academy_Awards" title="18th Academy Awards">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_Academy_Awards" title="19th Academy Awards">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_Academy_Awards" title="20th Academy Awards">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21st_Academy_Awards" title="21st Academy Awards">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22nd_Academy_Awards" title="22nd Academy Awards">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23rd_Academy_Awards" title="23rd Academy Awards">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24th_Academy_Awards" title="24th Academy Awards">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/25th_Academy_Awards" title="25th Academy Awards">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/26th_Academy_Awards" title="26th Academy Awards">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_Academy_Awards" title="27th Academy Awards">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28th_Academy_Awards" title="28th Academy Awards">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/29th_Academy_Awards" title="29th Academy Awards">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30th_Academy_Awards" title="30th Academy Awards">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/31st_Academy_Awards" title="31st Academy Awards">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32nd_Academy_Awards" title="32nd Academy Awards">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33rd_Academy_Awards" title="33rd Academy Awards">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/34th_Academy_Awards" title="34th Academy Awards">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/35th_Academy_Awards" title="35th Academy Awards">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/36th_Academy_Awards" title="36th Academy Awards">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/37th_Academy_Awards" title="37th Academy Awards">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/38th_Academy_Awards" title="38th Academy Awards">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/39th_Academy_Awards" title="39th Academy Awards">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/40th_Academy_Awards" title="40th Academy Awards">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/41st_Academy_Awards" title="41st Academy Awards">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/42nd_Academy_Awards" title="42nd Academy Awards">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/43rd_Academy_Awards" title="43rd Academy Awards">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/44th_Academy_Awards" title="44th Academy Awards">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/45th_Academy_Awards" title="45th Academy Awards">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/46th_Academy_Awards" title="46th Academy Awards">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/47th_Academy_Awards" title="47th Academy Awards">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/48th_Academy_Awards" title="48th Academy Awards">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/49th_Academy_Awards" title="49th Academy Awards">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/50th_Academy_Awards" title="50th Academy Awards">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/51st_Academy_Awards" title="51st Academy Awards">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/52nd_Academy_Awards" title="52nd Academy Awards">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/53rd_Academy_Awards" title="53rd Academy Awards">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/54th_Academy_Awards" title="54th Academy Awards">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/55th_Academy_Awards" title="55th Academy Awards">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/56th_Academy_Awards" title="56th Academy Awards">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/57th_Academy_Awards" title="57th Academy Awards">1984</a></li> <li><a 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