Rich Picks
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Awards & Top Films

2003

Historical Award Archive

Before Rich Picks — Award selections for 2003 were not recorded. The categories below show nominees and winners from other award organizations.
WonNominee

Top 10 Films of 2003

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingNo award data
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Mystic RiverNo award data
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Lost in TranslationNo award data
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Cold MountainNo award data
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MonsterNo award data
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SeabiscuitNo award data
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In AmericaNo award data
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Something's Gotta GiveNo award data
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The Last SamuraiNo award data
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The Station AgentNo award data

Film

Live-Action Feature

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Cast: Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, David Wenham, Orlando Bloom, Dominic Monaghan, John Noble, Ian McKellen, Miranda Otto, Hugo Weaving, Viggo Mortensen, Karl Urban, Sean Bean, Bernard Hill, Ian Holm, Liv Tyler, Billy Boyd, Elijah Wood, and Sean Astin
Producers: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Barrie M. Osborne
OscarBAFTASAG
Lost in Translation
Producers: Sofia Coppola and Ross Katz
OscarGlobeNBRBAFTASpirit
In America
Cast: Samantha Morton, Paddy Considine, Emma Bolger, Sarah Bolger, and Djimon Hounsou
NBRSpiritSAG
Mystic River
Cast: Laura Linney, Marcia Gay Harden, Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, and Tim Robbins
Producers: Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, and Judie G. Hoyt
OscarNBRSAG
Seabiscuit
Cast: Elizabeth Banks, Gary Stevens, Chris Cooper, William H. Macy, Jeff Bridges, and Tobey Maguire
Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Gary Ross
OscarNBRSAG
Bend It Like Beckham
GlobeBAFTA
Big Fish
Producers: Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks, and Richard D. Zanuck
GlobeBAFTA
Cold Mountain
Producers: Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Sydney Pollack, and William Horberg
NBRBAFTA
House of Sand and Fog
NBRSpirit
Love Actually
GlobeBAFTA
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Producers: Peter Weir, Samuel Goldwyn Jr., and Duncan Henderson
OscarBAFTA
The Station Agent
Cast: Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Williams, Paul Benjamin, and Raven Goodwin
NBRSAG
21 Grams
NBR
American Splendor
Spirit
Finding Nemo
Globe
Raising Victor Vargas
Spirit
Shattered Glass
Spirit
The Last Samurai
NBR

International Feature

The Barbarian Invasions
Producers: Denys Arcand, Denise Robert, and Daniel Louis
GlobeNBRBAFTA
In This World
Producers: Andrew Eaton and Michael Winterbottom
BAFTA
Osama
Producer: Siddiq Barmak
Globe
Whale Rider
Spirit
City of God
GlobeBAFTASpirit
Good Bye, Lenin!
Producers: Wolfgang Becker and Stefan Arndt
GlobeBAFTA
The Triplets of Belleville
Producers: Sylvain Chomet and Didier Brunner
BAFTASpirit
Lilya 4-Ever
Spirit
Monsieur Ibrahim
Producer: François Dupeyron
Globe
Spirited Away
Producers: Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki
BAFTA
The Magdalene Sisters
Spirit
The Return
Producer: Andrey Zvyagintsev
Globe
To Be and to Have
Producer: Nicolas Philibert
BAFTA

Animated Feature

Finding Nemo
Producer: Andrew Stanton
OscarNBR
Brother Bear
Producers: Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker
Oscar
The Triplets of Belleville
Producer: Sylvain Chomet
Oscar

Documentary

My Architect
Producer: Nathaniel Kahn
NBRSpirit
The Fog of War
Producer: Errol Morris
NBRSpirit
Capturing the Friedmans
Producer: Andrew Jarecki
NBR
Bus 174
Producer: José Padilha
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Spirit
OT: Our Town
Spirit
Power Trip
Spirit
Spellbound
NBR
The Weather Underground
Producers: Sam Green and Bill Siegel
Winged Migration
NBR

Directing & Editing

Directing

Peter Jackson
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
OscarGlobeDGA
Sofia Coppola
Lost in Translation
OscarGlobeSpiritDGA
Anthony Minghella
Cold Mountain
GlobeNBR
Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sherdian, and Jim Sheridan
In America
NBRSpirit
Vadim Perelman
House of Sand and Fog
NBR
Edward Zwick
The Last Samurai
NBR
Peter Weir
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
OscarGlobeDGA
Clint Eastwood
Mystic River
OscarGlobeDGA
Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
American Splendor
Spirit
Fernando Meirelles
City of God
Oscar
Gus Van Sant
Elephant
Spirit
Peter Sollett
Raising Victor Vargas
Spirit
Gary Ross
Seabiscuit
DGA

Editing

Daniel Rezende
City of God
OscarBAFTA
Jamie Selkirk
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
OscarBAFTA
Sarah Flack
Lost in Translation
BAFTA
Walter Murch
Cold Mountain
OscarBAFTA
Stephen Mirrione
21 Grams
BAFTA
Sally Menke
Kill Bill: Volume 1
BAFTA
Lee Smith
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Oscar
William Goldenberg
Seabiscuit
Oscar

Acting

Actor in a Leading Role

Sean Penn
Mystic River
OscarGlobeBAFTA
21 Grams and Mystic River
NBR
21 Grams
BAFTA
Bill Murray
Lost in Translation
OscarBAFTASpirit
Jude Law
Cold Mountain
OscarGlobeBAFTA
Ben Kingsley
House of Sand and Fog
OscarGlobeSpirit
Benicio del Toro
21 Grams
OscarBAFTA
Johnny Depp
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
OscarBAFTA
Paul Giamatti
American Splendor
Spirit
Russell Crowe
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Globe
Lee Pace
Soldier's Girl
Spirit
Tom Cruise
The Last Samurai
Globe
Peter Dinklage
The Station Agent
Spirit

Actress in a Leading Role

Charlize Theron
Monster
OscarBAFTASpirit
Scarlett Johansson
Lost in Translation
BAFTA
Girl with a Pearl Earring
BAFTA
Diane Keaton
Something's Gotta Give
OscarNBR
Naomi Watts
21 Grams
OscarBAFTA
Samantha Morton
In America
OscarSpirit
Zooey Deschanel
All the Real Girls
Spirit
Agnes Bruckner
Blue Car
Spirit
Uma Thurman
Kill Bill: Volume 1
BAFTA
Anne Reid
The Mother
BAFTA
Elisabeth Moss
Virgin
Spirit
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Whale Rider
Oscar

Actor in a Supporting Role

Djimon Hounsou
In America
OscarSpirit
Tim Robbins
Mystic River
OscarBAFTA
Alec Baldwin
The Cooler
OscarNBR
Bill Nighy
Love Actually
BAFTA
Benicio del Toro
21 Grams
OscarBAFTA
Judah Friedlander
American Splendor
Spirit
Albert Finney
Big Fish
BAFTA
Alessandro Nivola
Laurel Canyon
Spirit
Paul Bettany
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
BAFTA
Peter Sarsgaard
Shattered Glass
Spirit
Troy Garity
Soldier's Girl
Spirit
Ken Watanabe
The Last Samurai
Oscar
Ian McKellen
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
BAFTA

Actress in a Supporting Role

Charlize Theron
Monster
OscarNBRBAFTA
Renée Zellweger
Cold Mountain
OscarBAFTA
Patricia Clarkson
Pieces of April and The Station Agent
NBR
Pieces of April
OscarSpirit
Shohreh Aghdashloo
House of Sand and Fog
OscarSpirit
Paul Giamatti
American Splendor
NBR
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson based on the book by J. R. R. Tolkien
Oscar
Lost in Translation
Sofia Coppola
Oscar
Holly Hunter
Thirteen
OscarBAFTA
Finding Nemo
Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds
Oscar
City of God
Bráulio Mantovani based on the novel Cidade de Deus by Paulo Lins
Oscar
Mystic River
Brian Helgeland based on the novel by Dennis Lehane
Oscar
The Barbarian Invasions
Denys Arcand
Oscar
Seabiscuit
Gary Ross based on the book by Laura Hillenbrand
Oscar
Judy Parfitt
Girl with a Pearl Earring
BAFTA
Sarah Bolger
In America
Spirit
In America
Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan and Kirsten Sheridan
Oscar
Frances McDormand
Laurel Canyon
Spirit
Emma Thompson
Love Actually
BAFTA
Laura Linney
Mystic River
BAFTA
Marcia Gay Harden
Mystic River
Oscar
American Splendor
Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini based on the comic book series American Splendor by Harvey Pekar and Our Cancer Year by Harvey Pekar and Joyce Brabner
Oscar
Dirty Pretty Things
Steven Knight
Oscar
Hope Davis
The Secret Lives of Dentists
Spirit
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Writing

Screenplay (Original)

Sofia Coppola
Lost in Translation
OscarGlobeBAFTASpiritWGA
Thomas McCarthy and Tom McCarthy
The Station Agent
BAFTASpiritWGA
Steven Knight
Dirty Pretty Things
OscarBAFTAWGA
Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, and Kirsten Sheridan
In America
OscarGlobeWGA
Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, and David Reynolds
Finding Nemo
OscarBAFTA
Denys Arcand
The Barbarian Invasions
OscarBAFTA
Guillermo Arriaga
21 Grams
BAFTA
Eugene Levy and Christopher Guest
A Mighty Wind
Spirit
Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
American Splendor
Spirit
Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges, and Guljit Bindra
Bend It Like Beckham
WGA
Anthony Minghella
Cold Mountain
Globe
Richard Curtis
Love Actually
Globe
Brian Helgeland
Mystic River
Globe
Peter Hedges
Pieces of April
Spirit
Billy Ray
Shattered Glass
Spirit

Screenplay (Adapted)

Sofia Coppola
Lost in Translation
GlobeSpirit
Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
American Splendor
SpiritWGA
Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
BAFTAWGA
Anthony Minghella
Cold Mountain
GlobeBAFTAWGA
Brian Helgeland
Mystic River
GlobeBAFTAWGA
Eugene Levy and Christopher Guest
A Mighty Wind
Spirit
John August
Big Fish
BAFTA
Olivia Hetreed
Girl with a Pearl Earring
BAFTA
Jim Sheridan
In America
Globe
Richard Curtis
Love Actually
Globe
Peter Hedges
Pieces of April
Spirit
Gary Ross
Seabiscuit
WGA
Billy Ray
Shattered Glass
Spirit

Visual

Cinematography

Russell Boyd
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
OscarBAFTAASC
John Schwartzman
Seabiscuit
OscarASC
Andrew Lesnie
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
BAFTAASC
Declan Quinn
In America
Spirit
John Seale
Cold Mountain
OscarBAFTAASC
Cesar Charlone
City of God
Oscar
Harris Savides
Elephant
Spirit
Eduardo Serra
Girl with a Pearl Earring
BAFTA
Eduardo Serra
Girl With a Pearl Earring
Oscar
Lance Acord
Lost in Translation
BAFTA
M. David Mullen
Northfork
Spirit
Derek Cianfrance
Quattro Noza
Spirit
Mandy Walker
Shattered Glass
Spirit
John Toll
The Last Samurai
ASC

Art Direction

Grant Major, Art Direction: Grant Major, Set Decoration: Dan Hennah, and Alan Lee
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Production design: Grant Major, Art Direction: Grant Major, Set Decoration: Dan Hennah, and Alan Lee
OscarBAFTAADG
William Sandell, Art Direction: William Sandell, and Set Decoration: Robert Gould
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Production design: William Sandell, Art Direction: William Sandell, and Set Decoration: Robert Gould
OscarBAFTA
Henry Bumstead
Mystic River
Production design: Henry Bumstead
ADG
Ben Van Os, Art Direction: Ben Van Os, and Set Decoration: Cecile Heideman
Girl With a Pearl Earring
Production design: Ben Van Os, Art Direction: Ben Van Os, and Set Decoration: Cecile Heideman
OscarADG
Jeannine Oppewall, Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall, and Set Decoration: Leslie Pope
Seabiscuit
Production design: Jeannine Oppewall, Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall, and Set Decoration: Leslie Pope
OscarADG
Lilly Kilvert, Art Direction: Lilly Kilvert, and Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau
The Last Samurai
Production design: Lilly Kilvert, Art Direction: Lilly Kilvert, and Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau
OscarADG
Dennis Gassner
Big Fish
Production design: Dennis Gassner
BAFTA
Dante Ferretti
Cold Mountain
Production design: Dante Ferretti
BAFTA
Ben Van Os
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Production design: Ben Van Os
BAFTA
David Wasco
Kill Bill: Volume 1
Production design: David Wasco
ADG
K.K. Barrett
Lost in Translation
Production design: K.K. Barrett
ADG
Brian Morris
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Production design: Brian Morris
ADG
Jon Hutman
Something's Gotta Give
Production design: Jon Hutman
ADG
Stephen McCabe
Under The Tuscan Sun
Production design: Stephen McCabe
ADG

Costuming

Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
OscarBAFTACDG
Wendy Stites
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
OscarBAFTA
Durinda Wood
A Mighty Wind
CDG
Penny Rose
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
BAFTACDG
Judianna Makovsky
Seabiscuit
OscarCDG
Ngila Dickson
The Last Samurai
OscarCDG
Joseph G. Aulisi
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
CDG
Ann Roth and Carlo Poggioli
Cold Mountain
BAFTA
Dien van Straalen
Girl with a Pearl Earring
BAFTA
Dien van Straalen
Girl With a Pearl Earring
Oscar
Catherine Marie Thomas
Kill Bill: Volume 1
CDG
Sophie De Rakoff Carbonell
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
CDG

Effects

Joe Letteri, Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, and Alex Funke
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
OscarBAFTA
Dan Sudick, Robert Stromberg, Nathan McGuinness, and Stefen Fangmeier
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
OscarBAFTA
Charles Gibson, Hal Hickel, John Knoll, and Terry Frazee
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
OscarBAFTA
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10th Screen Actors Guild Awards
Oscar
24th Golden Raspberry Awards
24th Golden Raspberry Awards
Oscar
46th Grammy Awards
46th Grammy Awards
Oscar
56th Primetime Emmy Awards
56th Primetime Emmy Awards
Oscar
57th British Academy Film Awards
57th British Academy Film Awards
Oscar
58th Tony Awards
58th Tony Awards
Oscar
61st Golden Globe Awards
61st Golden Globe Awards
Oscar
Alan Bates
Alan Bates
Oscar
Movie "Trailer" Innovator
Andrew J. Kuehn
Oscar
Ann Miller
Ann Miller
Oscar
Art Carney
Art Carney
Oscar
Kevin Mack
Big Fish
BAFTA
Buddy Ebsen
Buddy Ebsen
Oscar
Buddy Hackett
Buddy Hackett
Oscar
Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson
Oscar
David Hemmings
David Hemmings
Oscar
Screenwriter
David Newman
Oscar
Donald O'Connor
Donald O'Connor
Oscar
Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan
Oscar
Screenwriter
George Axelrod
Oscar
Gregory Hines
Gregory Hines
Oscar
Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck
Oscar
Hope Lange
Hope Lange
Oscar
Hume Cronyn
Hume Cronyn
Oscar
Jack Elam
Jack Elam
Oscar
Jeanne Crain
Jeanne Crain
Oscar
Screenwriter
John Gregory Dunne
Oscar
John Ritter
John Ritter
Oscar
John Schlesinger
John Schlesinger
Oscar
Karen Morley
Karen Morley
Oscar
Tommy Tom, Tam Kia Kwan, Leung Wai Kit, and Jaco Wong Hin Leung
Kill Bill: Volume 1
BAFTA
Documentary Filmmaker
Leni Riefenstahl
Oscar
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
Oscar
Michael Jeter
Michael Jeter
Oscar
Michael Kamen
Michael Kamen
Oscar
Ray Stark
Ray Stark
Oscar
Robert Stack
Robert Stack
Oscar
Ron O'Neal
Ron O'Neal
Oscar
Experimental Filmmaker
Stan Brakhage
Oscar
Wendy Hiller
Wendy Hiller
Oscar

Sound & Music

Original Score

Gabriel Yared and T Bone Burnett
Cold Mountain
GlobeBAFTA
Howard Shore
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
GlobeBAFTA
Danny Elfman
Big Fish
Globe
Alexandre Desplat
Girl with a Pearl Earring
BAFTA
Alexandre Desplat
Girl With a Pearl Earring
Globe
The RZA
Kill Bill: Volume 1
BAFTA
Kevin Shields and Brian Reitzell
Lost in Translation
BAFTA
Hans Zimmer
The Last Samurai
Globe

Original Song

Unknown Song
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Music & lyrics: Fran Walsh, Howard Shore, and Annie Lennox
Globe
Unknown Song
Big Fish
Music & lyrics: Eddie Vedder
Globe
Unknown Song
Cold Mountain
Music & lyrics: Sting
Globe
Unknown Song
In America
Music & lyrics: Maurice Seezer, Gavin Friday, and Bono
Globe
Unknown Song
Mona Lisa Smile
Music & lyrics: Bernie Taupin and Elton John
Globe

Sound Mixing

Doug Hemphill, Richard King, Paul Massey, and Art Rochester
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
BAFTA
Mike Prestwood Smith, Ivan Sharrock, Eddy Joseph, and Walter Murch
Cold Mountain
BAFTA
Michael Minkler, Wylie Stateman, Mark Ulano, and Myron Nettinga
Kill Bill: Volume 1
BAFTA
Christopher Boyes, Lee Orloff, David Parker, and David E. Campbell
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
BAFTA
Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Mike Hopkins, and Michael Semanick
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
BAFTA

Sound Editing

Doug Hemphill, Richard King, Paul Massey, and Art Rochester
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
BAFTA
Mike Prestwood Smith, Ivan Sharrock, Eddy Joseph, and Walter Murch
Cold Mountain
BAFTA
Michael Minkler, Wylie Stateman, Mark Ulano, and Myron Nettinga
Kill Bill: Volume 1
BAFTA
Christopher Boyes, Lee Orloff, David Parker, and David E. Campbell
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
BAFTA
Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Mike Hopkins, and Michael Semanick
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
BAFTA