2003 Oscars®
This page covers the Academy Awards® for
films released in 2003, which were awarded on February 29, 2004. Each list
is in the order I would rank them, starting with the film or performance I
thought was best. The rankings and predictions were last updated on 2/28/2004.
Any comments on this page should be addressed to Mike Weston at mike@misosoup.com.
Best Picture
- Lost in Translation *
- Mystic River **
- The Lord of the
Rings: The Return of the King [ranking based on the individual film,
not the trilogy as a whole]
- Seabiscuit
- Master and
Commander: The Far Side of the World
My prediction: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of
the King
Actual winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of
the King
Best Director
- Sofia Coppola for Lost
in Translation
- Peter Jackson for The
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Clint Eastwood for Mystic
River
- Fernando Meirelles for City
of God
- Peter Weir for Master
and Commander: The Far Side of the World
My prediction: Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King
Actual winner: Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King
Best Actress
- Charlize Theron for Monster *,
**
- Samantha Morton for In
America
- Naomi Watts for 21
Grams
- Keisha Castle-Hughes for Whale
Rider
- Diane Keaton for Something's
Gotta Give
My prediction: Charlize Theron for Monster
Actual winner: Charlize Theron for Monster
Best Actor
- Sean Penn for Mystic
River *
- Bill Murray for Lost
in Translation **
- Ben Kingsley for House
of Sand and Fog
- Johnny Depp for Pirates
of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- Jude Law for Cold
Mountain
My prediction: Sean Penn for Mystic River
Actual winner: Sean Penn for Mystic River
Best Supporting Actor
- Tim Robbins for Mystic
River *
- Benicio Del Toro for 21
Grams
- Djimon Hounsou for In
America
- Ken Watanabe for The
Last Samurai
- Alec Baldwin for The
Cooler **
My prediction: Tim Robbins for Mystic River
Actual winner: Tim Robbins for Mystic River
Best Supporting Actress
- Holly Hunter for Thirteen
- Shohreh Aghdashloo for House
of Sand and Fog *
- Marcia Gay Harden for Mystic
River
- Renée Zellweger for Cold
Mountain
- Patricia Clarkson for Pieces
of April [haven't seen] **
My prediction: Renée Zellweger for Cold Mountain
Actual winner: Renée Zellweger for Cold Mountain
Best Original Screenplay
- Jim Sheridan, Naomi
Sheridan, and Kirsten
Sheridan for In
America
- Sofia Coppola for Lost
in Translation
- Andrew Stanton, Bob
Peterson, and David Reynolds for Finding
Nemo
- Steve Knight for Dirty
Pretty Things
- Denys Arcand for The
Barbarian Invasions [haven't seen]
My prediction: Sofia Coppola for Lost in Translation
Actual winner: Sofia Coppola for Lost in Translation
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Shari Springer Berman and Robert
Pulcini for American
Splendor
- Bráulio Mantovani for City
of God
- Philippa Boyens, Peter
Jackson, and Frances
Walsh for The
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Brian Helgeland for Mystic
River
- Gary Ross for Seabiscuit
My prediction: Brian Helgeland for Mystic River
Actual winner: Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Frances Walsh for The
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Results and Ballot
My prediction results: 9 out of 10
Click here for the ballot we used at our
Oscar® party (Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format).
* Roger Ebert's pick (not prediction) on Ebert
and Roeper and the Movies.
** Richard Roeper's pick on Ebert and Roeper and the Movies.
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Internet Movie Database.
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