a =Alibi pick
Best Picture
a LOTR: The Return of the King (BAFTA, BFCA, CFCA, DFWFCA, EA, FFCC, GG, GSA, KCFCC, LVFCS, NYFCS, OFCS, SEFCA) Odds: 1/10
Lost in Translation (GG, SFFCC, TFCA) Odds: 5/2
Master and Commander (LCCFA) Odds: 15/1
Mystic River (BSFC, NBR) Odds: 6/1
Seabiscuit Odds: 8/1
Best Director:
Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation (BSFC, DGA, FFCC, NYFCC, SFCA) Odds: 7/2
Clint Eastwood, Mystic River (LCCFA, NSFC) Odds: 6/1
a Peter Jackson, LOTR: The Return of the King (BFCA, CFCA, DFWFCA, DGA, FFCC, GG, KCFCC, LVFCS, LAFCA, OFCS, SFFCC, SEFCA, TFCA) Odds: 3/20
Fernando Meirelles, City of God Odds: 15/1
Peter Weir, Master and Commander (BAFTA) Odds: 4/1
Best Original Screenplay:
The Barbarian Invasions (César, TFCA)
Dirty Pretty Things (BIFA, LCCFA)
Finding Nemo
In America (BFCA, NBR)
a Lost in Translation (CFCA, GG, OFCS, SFCA, SEFCA, TFCA)
Best Actor:
Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean (EA, SAG) Odds: 4/1
Ben Kingsley, House of Sand & Fog Odds: 10/1
Jude Law, Cold Mountain 12/1
a Bill Murray, Lost in Translation (BAFTA, BSFC, CFCA, GG, LAFCA, NSFC, NYFCC, OFCS, SFFCC, SFCA, SEFCA, TFCA) Odds: 23/20
Sean Penn, Mystic River (BFCA, DFWFCA, FFCC, GG, KCFCC, LVFCS, LCCFA, NBR) Odds: 1/2
Best Actress:
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Whale Rider (NZFTVA) Odds: 3/1
Diane Keaton, Something's Gotta Give (GG, NBR) Odds: 9/2
Samantha Morton, In America (BIFA) Odds: 15/1
a Charlize Theron, Monster (BFCA, CFCA, DFWFCA, GG, LVFCS, NSFC, SAG, SFFCC) Odds: 3/20
Naomi Watts, 21 Grams (FFCC, LAFCA, OFCS, SDFCS, SEFCA) Odds: 6/1
Best Adapted Screenplay:
a American Splendor (BSFC, LAFCA, NSFC, SDFCS, SFCA)
City of God
LOTR: The Return of the King (BAFTA, OFCS)
Mystic River (SEFCA)
Seabiscuit
Best Supporting Actor:
Alec Baldwin, The Cooler (DFWFCA, NBR) Odds: 5/2
Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams Odds: 4/1
Djimon Hounsou, In America (SDFCS) Odds: 15/1
a Tim Robbins, Mystic River (BFCA, CFCA, FFCC, GG, SAG, SEFCA) Odds: 3/20
Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai Odds: 8/1
Best Supporting Actress:
Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Sand & Fog (LAFCA, NYFCC, OFCS) Odds: 3/1
Patricia Clarkson, Pieces of April (BSFC, CFCA, FFCC, NBR, NSFC, SFFCC) Odds: 5/1
Marcia Gay Harden, Mystic River (SFCA) Odds: 6/1
Holly Hunter, Thirteen (LVFCS) 8/1
a Renée Zellweger, Cold Mountain (BAFTA, BFCA, DFWFCA, GG, SAG, SDFCS, SEFCA) Odds: 1/5
Best Foreign Language Film:
The Barbarian Invasions
Evil
The Twilight Samurai
Twin Sisters
Zelary
Best Cinematography:
City of God
Cold Mountain
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Master and Commander
Seabiscuit
Best Film Editing:
City of God
Cold Mountain
LOTR: The Return of the King
Master and Commander
Seabiscuit
Best Animated Feature:
Brother Bear
Finding Nemo
The Triplets of Belleville
Best Sound:
The Last Samurai
LOTR: The Return of the King
Master and Commander
Pirates of the Caribbean
Seabiscuit
Best Sound Editing:
Finding Nemo
Master and Commander
Pirates of the Caribbean
Best Documentary Feature:
Balseros
Capturing the Friedmans
The Fog of War
My Architect
The Weather Underground
Best Original Score:
Big Fish, Danny Elfman
Cold Mountain, Gabriel Yared
Finding Nemo, Thomas Newman
House of Sand & Fog, James Horner
LOTR: The Return of the King, Howard Shore
Best Song:
“Into the West” from LOTR: The Return of the King
“A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow” from A Mighty Wind
“The Scarlet Tide” from Cold Mountain
“Belleville Rendezvous” from The Triplets of Belleville
“You Will Be My Ain True Love” from Cold Mountain
Best Documentary Short:
“Asylum”
“Chernobyl Heart”
“Ferry Tales”
Best Costume:
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Last Samurai
LOTR: The Return of the King
Master and Commander
Seabiscuit
Best Art Direction:
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Last Samurai
LOTR: The Return of the King
Master and Commander
Seabiscuit
Best Animated Short Film:
“Boundin'”
“Destino”
“Gone Nutty”
“Harvie Krumpet”
“Nibbles”
Best Makeup:
LOTR: The Return of the King
Master and Commander
Pirates of the Caribbean
Best Visual Effects:
LOTR: The Return of the King
Master and Commander
Pirates of the Caribbean
Best Live Action Short Film:
“Die Rote Jacke”
“Most”
“Squash”
“(A) Torzija”
“Two Soldiers”
(BAFTA=British Academy of Film and Television, BFCA=Broadcast Film Critics Association, BIFA=British Independent Film Awards, BSFC=Boston Society of Film Critics, César=César Awards, France, CFCA=Chicago Film Critics Association, DFWFCA=Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association, DGA=Director's Guild of America, EA=Empire Award, UK, FFCC=Florida Film Critics Circle, GG=Golden Globes, GSA=Golden Satellite Awards, KCFCC=Kansas City Film Critics Circle, LCCFA=London Critics Circle Film Award, LVFCS=Las Vegas Film Critics Society, LAFCA=Las Angeles Film Critics Association, NBR=National Board of Review, NSFC=National Society of Film Critics, NYFCC=New York Film Critics Circle, NZFTVA=New Zealand Film and Television Awards, OFCS=Online Film Critics Society, SAG=Screen Actors Guild, SDFCS=San Diego Film Critics Society, SFCA=Seattle Film Critics Association, SFFCC=San Francisco Film Critics Circle, SEFCA=Southeastern Film Critics Association, TFCA=Toronto Film Critics Association)
