It’s An Honor to Be Nominated

2004 Academy Award Nominations:

BEST PICTURE

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

LOST IN TRANSLATION

MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD

MYSTIC RIVER

SEABISCUIT

DIRECTING

Fernando Meirelles, CITY OF GOD

Peter Jackson, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

Sofia Coppolla, LOST IN TRANSLATION

Peter Weir, MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD

Clint Eastwood, MYSTIC RIVER

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Johnny Depp, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL

Ben Kingsley, HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG

Jude Law, COLD MOUNTAIN

Bill Murray, LOST IN TRANSLATION

Sean Penn, MYSTIC RIVER

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Keisha Castle-Hughes, WHALE RIDER

Diane Keaton, SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE

Samantha Morton, IN AMERICA

Charlize Theron, MONSTER

Naomi Watts, 21 GRAMS

MUSIC (SCORE)

Danny Elfman, BIG FISH

Gabriel Yared, COLD MOUNTAIN

Thomas Newman, FINDING NEMO

James Horner, HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG

Howard Shore, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)

Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman, AMERICAN SPLENDOR

Braulio Mantovani, CITY OF GOD

Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

Brian Helgeland, MYSTIC RIVER

Gary Ross, SEABISCUIT

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

Denys Arcand, THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS

Steven Knight, DIRTY PRETTY THINGS

Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds; Original Story by Andrew Stanton, FINDING NEMO

Jim Sheridan & Naomi Sheridan & Kirsten Sheridan, IN AMERICA

Sofia Coppola, LOST IN TRANSLATION

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Wow. Of that list, I’ve seen… three movies. Need to do some catchup work if I’m going to catch PR this year in the Oscar pool.