8th Annual Film Awards (2003)

2003: THE YEAR OF THE RETURN OF THE KING

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was the Online Film & Television Association’s choice for the Best Picture of 2003. The film took home a total of 15 awards. Below is the list of every nomination for the year 2003 along with the award winners highlighted like this. Nomination and Awards tallies can be found below.

NOMINATIONS TALLIES AWARDS TALLIES
20
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
10
Kill Bill, Vol. 1
9
Master and Commander
Mystic River
8
In America
Lost in Translation
5
Big Fish
Finding Nemo
House of Sand and Fog
21 Grams
4
Last Samurai
Pirates of the Caribbean
Station Agent
3
American Splendor
Down with Love
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Love Actually
Mighty Wind
Shattered Glass
Whale Rider
2
Monster
School of Rock
Thirteen
Triplets of Belleville
X2: X-Men United 		15
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
3
Mystic River
2
House of Sand and Fog
Station Agent
Whale Rider
1
Capturing the Friedmans
City of God
Down with Love
Finding Nemo
Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Lost in Translation
Monster

BEST PICTURE

  • In America – Arthur Lappin, Jim Sheridan
  • Kill Bill, Vol. 1 – Lawrence Bender
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh
  • Lost in Translation – Sofia Coppola, Ross Katz
  • Mystic River – Clint Eastwood, Judie Hoyt, Robert Lorenz

BEST ANIMATED PICTURE

  • Brother Bear – Chuck Williams
  • Finding Nemo – Graham Walters
  • The Triplets of Belleville – Didier Brunner, Viviane Vanfleteren

BEST ACTOR

  • Paddy Considine – In America
  • Johnny Depp – Pirates of the Caribbean
  • Ben Kingsley – House of Sand and Fog
  • Bill Murray – Lost in Translation
  • Sean Penn – Mystic River

BEST ACTRESS

  • Jennifer Connelly – House of Sand and Fog
  • Scarlett Johansson – Lost in Translation
  • Charlize Theron – Monster
  • Uma Thurman – Kill Bill, Vol. 1
  • Naomi Watts – 21 Grams

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

  • Sean Astin – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Benicio Del Toro – 21 Grams
  • Albert Finney – Big Fish
  • Tim Robbins – Mystic River
  • Peter Sarsgaard – Shattered Glass

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  • Shohreh Aghdashloo – House of Sand and Fog
  • Maria Bello – The Cooler
  • Patricia Clarkson – Pieces of April
  • Marcia Gay Harden – Mystic River
  • Renee Zellweger – Cold Mountain

BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE

  • Sarah Bolger – In America
  • Keisha Castle Hughes – Whale Rider
  • Evan Rachel Wood – Thirteen

BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE: MALE

  • Peter Dinklage – The Station Agent
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor – Dirty Pretty Things
  • Victor Rasuk – Raising Victor Vargas

BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE: FEMALE

  • Sarah Bolger – In America
  • Keisha Castle-Hughes – Whale Rider
  • Evan Rachel Wood – Thirteen

BEST ENSEMBLE

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Love Actually
  • A Mighty Wind
  • Mystic River
  • 21 Grams

BEST CASTING

  • In America – Joyce Gallie, Avy Kaufman, Frank Moiselle, Sally Osoba
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Victoria Burrows, John Hubbard, Amy MacLean, Liz Mullane, Ann Robinson
  • Love Actually – Mary Selway, Fiona Weir
  • Master and Commander – Mary Selway
  • Mystic River – Phyllis Huffman

BEST DIRECTOR

  • Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation
  • Clint Eastwood – Mystic River
  • Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Quentin Tarantino – Kill Bill, Vol. 1
  • Peter Weir – Master and Commander

BEST FIRST FEATURE

  • Thomas McCarthy – The Station Agent
  • Vadim Perelman – House of Sand and Fog
  • Billy Ray – Shattered Glass

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

  • Finding Nemo – Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds
  • In America – Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan
  • Lost in Translation – Sofia Coppola
  • The Station Agent – Thomas McCarthy
  • 21 Grams – Guillermo Arriaga, Alejandro González Iñárritu

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

  • American Splendor – Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
  • Master and Commander – Peter Weir, John Collee
  • Mystic River – Brian Helgeland
  • Shattered Glass – Billy Ray

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

  • American Splendor – Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
  • House of Sand and Fog – Vadim Perelman, Shawn Lawrence Otto
  • The Station Agent – Thomas McCarthy

BEST DOCUMENTARY

  • Capturing the Friedmans
  • The Fog of War
  • Lost in La Mancha
  • Spellbound
  • To Be and to Have

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

  • The Barbarian Invasions – Canada
  • City of God – Brazil
  • Irreversible – France
  • Man on the Train – France
  • The Triplets of Belleville – France

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

  • Big Fish – Danny Elfman
  • Finding Nemo – Thomas Newman
  • The Last Samurai – Hans Zimmer
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Howard Shore
  • Whale Rider – Lisa Gerrard

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

  • "Into the West" – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" – A Mighty Wind
  • "Man of the Hour" – Big Fish
  • "A Mighty Wind" – A Mighty Wind
  • "Time Enough for Tears" – In America

BEST ADAPTED SONG

  • "Bang Bang" – Kill Bill, Vol. 1
  • "Christmas Is All Around Us" – Love Actually
  • "Desperado" – In America
  • "It’s a Long Way to the Top" – School of Rock
  • "More Than This" – Lost in Translation

BEST FILM EDITING

  • Kill Bill, Vol. 1 – Sally Menke
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Annie Collins, Jamie Selkirk
  • Lost in Translation – Sarah Flack
  • Mystic River – Joel Cox
  • 21 Grams – Stephen Mirrione

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • Girl with a Pearl Earring – Eduardo Serra
  • Kill Bill, Vol. 1 – Robert Richardson
  • The Last Samurai – John Toll
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Andrew Lesnie
  • Master and Commander – Russell Boyd, Sandi Sissel

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

  • Down with Love – Andrew Laws, Don Diers
  • Girl with a Pearl Earring – Ben van Os
  • The Last Samurai – Lilly Kilvert, Gretchen Rau
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Grant Major, Dan Hennah, Alan Lee
  • Master and Commander – William Sandell, Robert Gould

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

  • Down with Love – Daniel Orlandi
  • Girl with a Pearl Earring – Dien van Straalen
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor
  • Master and Commander – Wendy Stites
  • Pirates of the Caribbean – Penny Rose

BEST MAKEUP

  • Big Fish
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Monster
  • Pirates of the Caribbean
  • X2: X-Men United

BEST SOUND

  • Finding Nemo
  • Kill Bill, Vol. 1
  • The Last Samurai
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Master and Commander

BEST SOUND EFFECTS

  • Finding Nemo
  • Kill Bill, Vol. 1
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Master and Commander
  • The Matrix: Reloaded

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

  • Big Fish
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Master and Commander
  • Pirates of the Caribbean
  • X2: X-Men United

BEST TITLES SEQUENCE

  • American Splendor
  • Down with Love
  • Kill Bill, Vol. 1
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • School of Rock

BEST CINEMATIC MOMENT

  • Kill Bill, Vol. 1 – "Showdown in the House of Blue Leaves"
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – "I Cannot Carry It, but…"
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – "Lighting the Beacons"
  • Lost in Translation – "Goodbye"

BEST OFFICIAL FILM WEBSITE

BEST PROFESSIONAL FILM WEBSITE

BEST PERSONAL FILM WEBSITE

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