2004 (77th Annual Awards)
Nominations and Winners
Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners for the year 2004. The
symbol appears next to the winner in each category. Click on the name of a film, person or song in the list to display more information about that film, person or song. Or, click on a year in the column on the right to display the nominations and winners from that year.
Best Picture
The Aviator, Forward Pass/Appian Way/IMF Production; Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros. (Germany, USA) Michael Mann and Graham King, Producers.Finding Neverland, FilmColony Production; Miramax. (USA, UK) Richard N. Gladstein and Nellie Bellflower, Producers.Million Dollar Baby, Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros. Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy and Tom Rosenberg, Producers.Ray, Universal Pictures/Bristol Bay Production; Universal. Taylor Hackford, Stuart Benjamin and Howard Baldwin, Producers.Sideways, Sideways Productions, Inc. Production; Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox. (USA, Hungary) Michael London, Producer.Actor in a Leading Role
Don Cheadle in Hotel Rwanda, Miracle Pictures/Seamus Production; United Artists in association with Lions Gate Entertainment through MGM Distribution Co. (UK, South Africa, Italy)Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator, Forward Pass/Appian Way/IMF Production; Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros. (Germany, USA)Actress in a Leading Role
Annette Bening in Being Julia, 2024846 Ontario Inc./Serendipity Point Films/ISL Films Ltd./Being Julia Ltd. Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Canada, USA, Hungary, UK)Catalina Sandino Moreno in Maria Full of Grace, Journeyman Pictures in association with Tucan Producciones/Cinematograficas/Altercine Production; HBO Films in association with Fine Line Features. (Colombia, Ecuador, USA)Imelda Staunton in Vera Drake, Simon Channing-Williams/Thin Man Films Production; Fine Line Features, Alain Sarde and UK Film Council in association with Inside Track Films. (UK, France)Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Anonymous Content/This is That Production; Focus Features.Actor in a Supporting Role
Alan Alda in The Aviator, Forward Pass/Appian Way/IMF Production; Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros. (Germany, USA)Thomas Haden Church in Sideways, Sideways Productions, Inc. Production; Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox. (USA, Hungary)Jamie Foxx in Collateral, Parkes/MacDonald/Darabont/Fried/Russell Production; DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures.Actress in a Supporting Role
Cate Blanchett in The Aviator, Forward Pass/Appian Way/IMF Production; Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros. (Germany, USA)Virginia Madsen in Sideways, Sideways Productions, Inc. Production; Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox. (USA, Hungary)Sophie Okonedo in Hotel Rwanda, Miracle Pictures/Seamus Production; United Artists in association with Lions Gate Entertainment through MGM Distribution Co. (UK, South Africa, Italy)Directing
The Aviator, Forward Pass/Appian Way/IMF Production; Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros. (Germany, USA) Martin Scorsese.Sideways, Sideways Productions, Inc. Production; Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox. (USA, Hungary) Alexander Payne.Vera Drake, Simon Channing-Williams/Thin Man Films Production; Fine Line Features, Alain Sarde and UK Film Council in association with Inside Track Films. (UK, France) Mike Leigh.Animated Feature Film
Art Direction-Set Decoration
The Aviator, Forward Pass/Appian Way/IMF Production; Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros. (Germany, USA) Art direction by Dante Ferretti; set decoration by Francesca Lo Schiavo.Finding Neverland, FilmColony Production; Miramax. (USA, UK) Art direction by Gemma Jackson; set decoration by Trisha Edwards.Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, Parkes/MacDonald/Nickelodeon Movies Production; Paramount and DreamWorks. (Germany, USA) Art direction by Rick Heinrichs; set decoration by Cheryl Carasik.The Phantom of the Opera, The Really Useful Group Production; Warner Bros. (UK, USA) Art direction by Anthony Pratt; set decoration by Celia Bobak.A Very Long Engagement, 2003 Productions/Warner Bros. France/Tapioca Films/TF1 Films Production; Warner Independent Pictures. (France, USA) Aline Bonetto.Cinematography
The Aviator, Forward Pass/Appian Way/IMF Production; Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros. (Germany, USA) Robert Richardson.House of Flying Daggers, Elite Group (2003) Enterprises Inc. Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (China, Hong Kong) Zhao Xiaoding.The Phantom of the Opera, The Really Useful Group Production; Warner Bros. (UK, USA) John Mathieson.A Very Long Engagement, 2003 Productions/Warner Bros. France/Tapioca Films/TF1 Films Production; Warner Independent Pictures. (France, USA) Bruno Delbonnel.Costume Design
The Aviator, Forward Pass/Appian Way/IMF Production; Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros. (Germany, USA) Sandy Powell.Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, Parkes/MacDonald/Nickelodeon Movies Production; Paramount and DreamWorks. (Germany, USA) Colleen Atwood.Troy, Warner Bros. Pictures/Radiant/Plan B/Helena Production; Warner Bros. (USA, Malta, UK) Bob Ringwood.Documentary
(Feature)
The Story of the Weeping Camel, Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München Production; THINKFilm. (Germany, Mongolia) Luigi Falorni and Byambasuren Davaa.Super Size Me, Kathbur Productions/The Con Production; Roadside Attractions/Samuel Goldwyn Films. Morgan Spurlock.Tupac: Resurrection, MTV - Amaru Entertainment, Inc. Production; Paramount. Lauren Lazin and Karolyn Ali.(Short Subject)
Hardwood, Hardwood Pictures and National Film Board of Canada Production. (Canada) Hubert Davis and Erin Faith Young.Mighty Times: The Children’s March, Tell the Truth Pictures Production. Robert Hudson and Bobby Houston.Film Editing
The Aviator, Forward Pass/Appian Way/IMF Production; Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros. (Germany, USA) Thelma Schoonmaker.Collateral, Parkes/MacDonald/Darabont/Fried/Russell Production; DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures. Jim Miller and Paul Rubell.Foreign Language Film
As It Is in Heaven, GF Studios Production. (Sweden, Denmark) Sweden.The Chorus (Les choristes), Galatée Films/Pathé Renn/France 2 Cinema/Novo Arturo Films/Vega Film AG Production; Miramax. (France, Switzerland, Germany) France.Downfall, Constantin Film Production. (Germany, Austria, Italy) Germany.The Sea Inside, Sogecine and Himenóptero Production; Fine Line Features and Sogepaq. (Spain, France, Italy) Spain.Yesterday, Videovision Entertainment Production; HBO Films. (South Africa) South Africa. [Directed by *NC2*]Makeup
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, Parkes/MacDonald/Nickelodeon Movies Production; Paramount and DreamWorks. (Germany, USA) Valli O’Reilly and Bill Corso.The Passion of the Christ, Icon Production; Icon and Newmarket. Keith Vanderlaan and Christien Tinsley.The Sea Inside, Sogecine and Himenóptero Production; Fine Line Features and Sogepaq. (Spain, France, Italy) Jo Allen and Manuel García.Music
(Original Score)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Warner Bros. Productions Ltd./Heyday Films/1492 Pictures/P of A Production; Warner Bros. (UK, USA) John Williams.Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, Parkes/MacDonald/Nickelodeon Movies Production; Paramount and DreamWorks. (Germany, USA) Thomas Newman.(Original Song)
Accidentally in Love from Shrek 2, PDI/DreamWorks Production; DreamWorks. Music by Adam Duritz, Charles Gillingham, Jim Bogios, David Immergluck, Matthew Malley and David Bryson; lyric by Adam Duritz and Daniel Vickrey.Al Otro Lado Del Río from The Motorcycle Diaries, South Fork Pictures in association with Tu Vas Voir Production; Focus Features and Film Four. (Argentina, USA, Chile, Peru, Brazil, UK, Germany, France) Music and lyric by Jorge Drexler.Believe from The Polar Express, Castle Rock Pictures Production; Warner Bros. Music and lyric by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri.Learn to Be Lonely from The Phantom of the Opera, The Really Useful Group Production; Warner Bros. (UK, USA) Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; lyric by Charles Hart.Look to Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin) from The Chorus (Les choristes), Galatée Films/Pathé Renn/France 2 Cinema/Novo Arturo Films/Vega Film AG Production; Miramax. (France, Switzerland, Germany) Music by Bruno Coulais; lyric by Christophe Barratier.Short Films
(Animated)
Birthday Boy, Australian Film TV & Radio School (AFTRS) Production. (Australia) Sejong Park and Andrew Gregory.Ryan, Copper Heart Entertainment & National Film Board of Canada Production. (Canada) Chris Landreth.(Live Action)
Two Cars, One Night, Defender Films Limited Production. (New Zealand) Taika Waititi and Ainsley Gardiner.Sound Editing
Sound Mixing
The Aviator, Forward Pass/Appian Way/IMF Production; Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros. (Germany, USA) Tom Fleischman and Petur Hliddal.The Incredibles, Pixar Animation Studios Production; Buena Vista. Randy Thom, Gary A. Rizzo and Doc Kane.The Polar Express, Castle Rock Pictures Production; Warner Bros. Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands and William B. Kaplan.Ray, Universal Pictures/Bristol Bay Production; Universal. Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer and Steve Cantamessa.Spider-Man 2, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Joseph Geisinger.Visual Effects
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Warner Bros. Productions Ltd./Heyday Films/1492 Pictures/P of A Production; Warner Bros. (UK, USA) Roger Guyett, Tim Burke, John Richardson and Bill George.I, Robot, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, Germany) John Nelson, Andrew R. Jones, Erik Nash and Joe Letteri.Spider-Man 2, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier.Writing
(Adapted Screenplay)
Before Sunset, Castle Rock Entertainment/Detour Film Production; Warner Independent Pictures. (USA, France) Screenplay by Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke; story by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan.The Motorcycle Diaries, South Fork Pictures in association with Tu Vas Voir Production; Focus Features and Film Four. (Argentina, USA, Chile, Peru, Brazil, UK, Germany, France) Screenplay by José Rivera.Sideways, Sideways Productions, Inc. Production; Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox. (USA, Hungary) Screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor.(Original Screenplay)
The Aviator, Forward Pass/Appian Way/IMF Production; Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros. (Germany, USA) Written by John Logan.Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Anonymous Content/This is That Production; Focus Features. Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman; story by Charlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth.Hotel Rwanda, Miracle Pictures/Seamus Production; United Artists in association with Lions Gate Entertainment through MGM Distribution Co. (UK, South Africa, Italy) Written by Keir Pearson & Terry George.Vera Drake, Simon Channing-Williams/Thin Man Films Production; Fine Line Features, Alain Sarde and UK Film Council in association with Inside Track Films. (UK, France) Written by Mike Leigh.Honorary Award
To Sidney Lumet in recognition of his brilliant services to screenwriters, performers and the art of the motion picture. [ [Statuette]]To Arthur Widmer for his lifetime achievement in the science and technology of image compositing for motion pictures as exemplified by his significant contributions to the development of the Ultra Violet and the “bluescreen” compositing processes. [ [Award of Commendaton - Special Award Plaque]]Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Gordon E. Sawyer Award
NOTE: The Gordon E. Sawyer Award was presented at the Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony on February 12, 2005, in the Ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel.
Scientific and Technical Award
(Academy Award of Merit)
To Horst Burbulla for the invention and continuing development of the Technocrane telescoping camera crane. With its electronically driven leveling head, adjustable moveable weight carriage, and lightweight, extremely precise telescoping beam elements that allow camera movement during shots, the Technocrane has redefined the state-of-the-art in camera crane technology.TO Jean-Marie Lavalou, Alain Masseron and David Samuelson for the engineering and development of the Louma Camera Crane and remote system for motion picture production. The Louma pioneered a remotely-operated camera head combined with a lightweight and portable modular crane. Its design has proved to be the inspiration for numerous subsequent remote camera systems.(Scientific and Engineering Award)
To Gyula Mester (electronic systems design) and Keith Edwards (mechanical engineering) for their significant contributions to and continuing development of the Technocrane telescoping camera crane. With its electronically driven leveling head, adjustable moveable weight carriage and lightweight, extremely precise telescoping beam elements that allow camera movement during shots, the Technocrane has redefined the state-of-the-art in camera crane technology.To Lindsay Arnold, Guy Griffiths, David Hodson, Charlie Lawrence and David Mann for their development of the Cineon Digital Film Workstation. Cineon pioneered a commercial node-graph compositing system establishing a new visual method for direct manipulation of the compositing process, which influenced and defined modern digital compositing workflows.(Technical Achievement Award)
To Greg Cannom and Wesley Wofford for the development of their special modified silicone material for makeup applications used in motion pictures. This proprietary modified silicone makeup system allows for the creation of either partial or full-face appliances for motion picture makeup effects that move like real flesh, have translucency similar to skin and will accept standard makeup materials.To Jerry Cotts for the original concept and design and Anthony Seaman for the engineering of the Satellight-X HMI Softlight. With its large radiating surface and thin profile, this collapsible, self-contained HMI softlight provides a diffuse light to simulate daylight in location interiors, where space is often limited.To Steven E. Boze for the design and implementation of the DNF 001 multi-band digital audio noise suppressor. Designed in the early 1990s when digital signal processing was in its early stages, the real-time digital approach of the DNF 001 provided accurate filter response with minimal interaction, allowing noise attenuation with fewer artifacts.To Dr. Christopher Hicks and Dave Betts for the design and implementation of the Cedar DNS 1000 multi-band digital noise suppressor. The Cedar DNS 1000 is specifically designed to reduce background noise from recorded motion picture dialog. With its precise filters it allows the frequency ranges to be altered or even cascaded to pinpoint and reduce the offending noise.To Nelson Tyler for the development of the Tyler Gyroplatform boat mount stabilizing device for motion picture photography. As a pioneer in this area of motion picture technology, Tyler’s 2-axis, hydraulically-powered camera mount successfully eliminates the pitch and roll associated with camera shots taken from a boat in the water.To Dr. Julian Morris, Michael Birch, Dr. Paul Smyth and Paul Tate for the development of the Vicon motion capture technology. Vicon Motion Systems developed special-purpose cameras for motion capture with software systems that maximized their impact on the motion picture industry.To Dr. John O. B. Greaves, Ned Phipps, Antonie J. Van Den Bogert and William Hayes for the development of the Motion Analysis motion capture technology. Motion Analysis Corporation developed special-purpose cameras for motion capture with software systems that maximized their impact on the motion picture industry.To Dr. Nels Madsen, Vaughn Cato, Matthew Madden and Bill Lorton for the development of the Giant Studios motion capture technology. The software solution created by Giant Studios applied a unique biometric approach that has influenced the development of motion capture technology for motion pictures.To Alan Kapler for the design and development of ‘Storm,’ a software toolkit for artistic control of volumetric effects. ‘Storm’ employs an efficient method for directly manipulating volumetric data to create effects such as clouds, water and avalanches with familiar operators inspired by image compositing and painting operations.NOTE: The Scientific and Technical Awards were presented at their own ceremony on February 12, 2005, in the Ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel.