The winner of 11 Academy Awards, Peter Jackson's epic fantasy "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" joined "Ben Hur" and Titanic" as one of the most honored films in Oscar history. "Rings" won in every category in which it was nominated including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

NOMINEES AND WINNERS BY CATEGORY

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR:
WINNER:"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
"Lost in Translation"
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
"Mystic River"
"Seabiscuit"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE:
WINNER: Sean Penn in "Mystic River"
Johnny Depp in "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"
Ben Kingsley in "House of Fog and Sand"
Jude Law in "Cold Mountain"
Bill Murray in "Lost in Translation"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
WINNER: Tim Robbins in "Mystic River"
Alec Baldwin in "The Cooler"
Benicio Del Toro in "21 Grams"
Djimon Hounsou in "In America"
Ken Watanabe in "The Last Samurai"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE:
WINNER: Charlize Theron in "Monster"
Keisha Castle-Hughes in "Whale Rider"
Diane Keaton in "Something's Gotta Give"
Samantha Morton in "In America"
Naomi Watts in "21 Grams"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
WINNER: Renée Zellweger in "Cold Mountain"
Shohreh Aghdashloo in "House of Sand and Fog"
Patricia Clarkson in "Pieces of April"
Marcia Gay Harden in "Mystic River"
Holly Hunter in "Thirteen"

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING:
WINNER:"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"-Peter Jackson
"City of God"-Fernando Meirelles
"Lost in Translation"-Sofia Coppola
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"-Peter Weir
"Mystic River"-Clint Eastwood

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
WINNER:"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"-Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson
"American Splendor"-Written by Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman
"City of God"-Screenplay by Braulio Mantovani
"Mystic River"-Screenplay by Brian Helgeland
"Seabiscuit"-Written for the Screen by Gary Ross

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
WINNER:"Lost in Translation"-Written by Sofia Coppola
"The Barbarian Invasions"-Written by Denys Arcand
"Dirty Pretty Things"-Written by Steven Knight
"Finding Nemo"-Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds, Original Story by Andrew Stanton
"In America"-Written by Jim Sheridan & Naomi Sheridan & Kirsten Sheridan

ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION:
WINNER:"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"-Art Direction: Grant Major, Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Alan Lee
"Girl with a Pearl Earring"-Art Direction: Ben Van Os, Set Decoration: Cecile Heideman
"The Last Samurai"-Art Direction: Lilly Kilvert, Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"-Art Direction: William Sandell, Set Decoration: Robert Gould
"Seabiscuit"-Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall, Set Decoration: Leslie Pope

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY:
WINNER:"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"-Russell Boyd
"City of God"-Cesar Charlone
"Cold Mountain"-John Seale
"Girl with a Pearl Earring"-Eduardo Serra
"Seabiscuit"-John Schwartzman

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN:
WINNER:"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"-Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor
"Girl with a Pearl Earring"-Dien van Straalen
"The Last Samurai"-Ngila Dickson
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"-Wendy Stites
"Seabiscuit"-Judianna Makovsky

ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING:
WINNER:"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"-Jamie Selkirk
"City of God"-Daniel Rezende
"Cold Mountain"-Walter Murch
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"-Lee Smith
"Seabiscuit"-William Goldenberg

ORIGINAL SCORE:
WINNER:"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"-Howard Shore
"Big Fish"-Danny Elfman
"Cold Mountain"-Gabriel Yared
"Finding Nemo"-Thomas Newman
"House of Sand and Fog"-James Horner

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Gallery of Photos from the 76th Annual Academy Awards
Oscar Trivia Quiz