Winners indicated (*). I still have a lot of films to see, such as The Best of Youth, Coffee and Cigarettes, The Saddest Music in the World, Forest Through the Trees, The Five Obstructions, Casa de Los Babys, Good Bye Lenin!, The United States of Leland, The Brown Bunny, Wonderland, L'Esquive, The Company, Gods and Generals, A Tale of Two Sisters, Los Angeles Plays Itself, Young Adam, Sylvia, Confidence, Bright Young Things, Millennium Actress, Touching the Void, The Singing Detective, Capturing the Friedmans, Japanese Story, Blue Car, and He Loves Me… He Loves Me Not.
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| Lost in Translation |
BEST PICTURE:
Gerry
Lost in Translation*
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
The Return
BEST DIRECTOR:
Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation*
Gus Van Sant, Elephant
Gore Verbinski, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Peter Weir, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Andrei Zvyagintsev, The Return
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| Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World |
BEST ACTOR:
Russell Crowe, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Ivan Dobronravov, The Return
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Manic
Bill Murray, Lost in Translation*
BEST ACTRESS:
Zooey Deschanel, All the Real Girls
Scarlett Johansson, Lost in Translation*
Charlize Theron, Monster
Naomi Watts, 21 Grams
Evan Rachel Wood, Thirteen
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| The Return |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Kevin Bacon, Mystic River
Alec Baldwin, The Cooler
Paul Bettany, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams*
Bill Nighy, Love Actually
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Sand and Fog
Monica Bellucci, Irreversible
Patricia Clarkson, The Station Agent
Marcia Gay Harden, Mystic River*
Keira Knightley, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
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| City of God |
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
American Splendor
City of God
The Dreamers
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World*
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Finding Nemo
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Lost in Translation*
Love Actually
The Return
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| Gerry |
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
City of God
Gerry*
Irreversible
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
BEST FILM EDITING:
City of God*
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Love Me If You Dare
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
28 Days Later
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| Kill Bill: Vol. 1 |
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
Gerry
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Love Actually*
Peter Pan
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
"Belleville Rendez-Vous", The Triplets of Belleville*
"Dig It", Holes
"Look Through My Eyes", Brother Bear
"School of Rock", School of Rock
"Time Enough for Tears", In America
Additional Categories
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| Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
BEST ART DIRECTION:
Big Fish
Kill Bill: Vol. 1*
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Oldboy
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
Cold Mountain
Down with Love
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl*
BEST MAKEUP:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Monster
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl*
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| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
BEST SOUND (MIXING AND EDITING):
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World*
The Matrix Reloaded
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
The Matrix Revolutions
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
Finding Nemo*
Tokyo Godfathers
The Triplets of Belleville
Updated: 7/30/15
YAY!!!! Lost in Translation sweep! We have the same LiT wins. We also share three BP noms. Love this year!
ReplyDeleteHa, this is one of the few years we actually agree on most of the winners in the major categories. :) Love it!
DeleteI love so many things about this. JGL for Maniac, ERW for Thirteen, Dreamers in Adapted Screenplay. Kill Bill for Art Direction.
ReplyDeleteI miss that Into The West song from Return of the King though. I thought it was so lovely!
Thanks. Glad you love those picks.
DeleteI like Into the West, but I would've put You Will Be My Ain True Love from Cold Mountain in ahead of it.
YEY Bill Nighy! His work in Love Actually is so underrated. He was easily my favorite thing in that lovely movie.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love that movie so much, and Bill Nighy is brilliant! :)
DeleteYou chose LiT as best film of the year! YAY!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHaha, knew you'd like that choice.
DeleteI LOVE Master & Commander, I wouldn't mind Crowe winning Best Actor that year though I also love Bill Murray in Lost in Translation.
ReplyDeleteGerry is one of those movies I still need to see, even more curious about it now that it won the Cinspec Award :D
Ooh, I forgot you loved MAC too. Crowe and Bettany are so great together in that.
DeleteGerry is a great film, but I didn't love it on first viewing, as it's slow-paced and has minimal dialogue. Hope you get to check it out some time.
I didn't think I'd enjoy M&C as much as I did but it really kept me engrossed in the story, it might be one of my favorite Crowe performance. He just commands the screen every minute he's on. I might actually do a list on sea captains now that I think about it :D
DeleteOoh, you should do a list! Yeah, Crowe is just right for the part, and the film is very engrossing, indeed.
DeleteInteresting year. City of God is my personal Best Pic of '03.
ReplyDeleteNice choice. Can't argue with that pick. :)
DeleteTouching the Void is amazing, hope you get to see that soon from your "not seen" list
ReplyDeleteI don't remember Love Actually score, pretty great apparently :)
I'll probably try to catch up on films I've missed once I finish posting my CinSpec Awards from 1930-present. I should be done in the next few months. Though, I do eventually want to start catching up on the 1920s as well.
DeleteOh, Love Actually has a pretty great score IMHO. If you're interested, check out the soundtrack suite:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DVrU04Mm_E
Or just the "PM's Love Theme":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8kZPHdd_a4
This was a tough year for me. There are several films I really liked that weren't necessarily awards caliber and several that were highly touted that I thought were junk, Cold Mountain, Mystic River, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lord of the Rings, etc. I've also somehow missed Lost in Translation and a few others that I've meant to get to but never have.
ReplyDeletePicture:
Big Fish
The Italian Job
Love Actually-Winner
Master & Commander
Under the Tuscan Sun
I have a weakness for multi-episodic films so while the other pictures were all enjoyable the serio-comic Love Actually was an easy choice.
Director:
Tim Burton-Big Fish
Richard Curtis-Love Actually-Winner
F. Gary Gray-The Italian Job
Peter Weir-Master & Commander
Audrey Wells-Under the Tuscan Sun
Curtis finds just the right balance for his film injecting dashes of real life into what could have been just another celebrity cavalade. Any question of how well he accomplished that can be answered by looking at the sorry excuses that have been made by others trying to duplicate this film.
Actor:
Russell Crowe-Master & Commander
Peter Dinklage-The Station Agent-Winner
Ben Kingsley-House of Sand & Fog
Sean Penn-21 Grams
Steve Sandvoss-Latter Days
Penn won for his work in Mystic River but he is far better and less showy in 21 Grams. Kingsley's very powerful as a man mired in an untenable situation and Crowe robust and charismatic as the Master & Commander. In his screen debut Sandvoss gives a layered performance of Aaron, a Mormon missionary confronted with his true nature and the journey he must make to come to terms with it. However Dinklage is so wonderful in The Station Agent he is handily my choice.
Actress:
Diane Keaton-Something's Gotta Give
Diane Lane-Under the Tuscan Sun
Helen Mirren-Calendar Girls
Charlize Theron-Monster-Winner
Emma Thompson-Love Actually
Five terrific pieces of work. I particularly love Emma Thompson's exquisite performance as the betrayed Karen in Love Actually, but Theron transcends her very convincing make up job to get under the scary skin of Aileen Wuornos, she truly deserved that Oscar.
Supporting Actor:
Paul Bettany-Master and Commander
Benicio del Toro-21 Grams
Albert Finney-Big Fish
Hugh Grant-Love Actually
Bill Nighy-Love Actually-Winner
This category seemed somewhat thin this year but I knew who my winner was before I started. Nighy simply rips into the debaunched Billy Mack with undisguised glee and as good as the rest of the cast is in his film he walks away with it.
Supporting Actress:
Shohreh Aghdashloo-House of Sand and Fog-Winner
Helena Bonham Carter-Big Fish
Laura Linney-Love Actually
Mary Kay Place-Latter Days
Julie Walters-Calendar Girls
I loved the lighter moments in Love Actually but Laura Linney, along with Emma Thompson, made the darker corners of her story incredibly real and powerful as a woman who in dealing with the mental illness of a loved one has shut down her life. HBC captures the fairy tale feeling of her portion of Big Fish delightfully. Mary Kay Place in her few short scenes makes the unreasoning fear and confusion that her character feels at something she can't comprend very real if not understandable. She's even able to make you feel something for Sister Gladys despite the anguish she causes. It's Aghdashloo performance though that is so crushingly delicate and beautiful that the fine work of the others pales in comparison. I thought hers was the best performance of the year by anyone.
Great picks. Love that you reward so many comedic performances, and it's awesome that you give Love Actually those wins. Glad to see Master and Commander on there as well. Though it received 10 Oscar noms, that film seems underrated now.
DeleteI'm just crazy about Love Actually. It's something that when I have the blues I can pop in and by the end it's chased them away, even with Emma Thompson's heartbreaking vignette.
ReplyDeleteI would have loved to give something to Latter Days. I have a special place in my heart for that film. By chance I attended its world premiere and most of the cast and the director were there, including Jacqueline Bissett!! After the screening there was a Q & A. The audience, which had loved the film anyway, went wild when she was introduced since she was a surprise guest. She was gracious, lovely and charming. It was a great chance to see star power up close.
I'm a big fan of Love Actually as well, and I usually watch some of it whenever it's on TV. I couldn't fit it in Best Picture, but I'm glad I could give it 3 noms, including a Score win and a Screenplay nod for Richard Curtis.
DeleteOoh, that's awesome! I haven't actually seen Latter Days yet. Must do that.