The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Film award · Peter Weir: directing
BAFTA 2004 Film Awards: winning films and award nominations
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won the Film award at the 2004 BAFTA Film Awards. The directing award went to Peter Weir for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, while Scarlett Johansson received leading actress recognition for Lost in Translation.
- 41Films
- 22Categories
- 116Nomination entries
- 12Winners
- February 15, 2004Ceremony date
Winning films and category recognition at BAFTA 2004 Film Awards
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won the Film award at the 2004 BAFTA Film Awards. Bill Murray won for Lost in Translation, while Scarlett Johansson received leading actress recognition for Lost in Translation.
Nominated films and award entries at BAFTA 2004 Film Awards
Big Fish and Cold Mountain competed for the Film award alongside The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King at the 2004 BAFTA Film Awards. Explore their other category entries as well: a film can have several nominations and win in a different category.
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Explore BAFTA 2004 Film Awards nominations and winners by category
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World received Costume Design recognition at the 2004 BAFTA Film Awards, while Lost in Translation won Editing. Explore the other category shortlists and their credited winners within the same ceremony year.
Film
5 nominations
Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Barrie M Osborne, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
5 nominations
Winner Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Peter Weir Leading Actor
6 nominations
Winner Lost in Translation Bill Murray Leading Actress
5 nominations Winner Lost in Translation Scarlett Johansson Supporting Actor
5 nominations
Winner Love Actually Bill Nighy Supporting Actress
5 nominations
Winner Cold Mountain Renée Zellweger Alexander Korda Award for the outstanding British Film of the Year
5 nominations
Winner Touching the Void John Smithson, Kevin Macdonald Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film
4 nominations
Winner Kiss of Life Emily Young Film Not in the English Language
6 nominations
Winner In This World Andrew Eaton, Anita Overland, Michael Winterbottom Original Screenplay
5 nominations
Winner The Station Agent Tom McCarthy Adapted Screenplay
5 nominations Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson Anthony Asquith Award for Original Film Music
5 nominations Winner Cold Mountain Gabriel Yared, T-Bone Burnett Cinematography
5 nominations Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Andrew Lesnie Editing
5 nominations Winner Lost in Translation Sarah Flack Production Design
5 nominations Winner Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World William Sandell Costume Design
5 nominations Winner Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Wendy Stites Make Up & Hair
5 nominations
Winner Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Ve Neill, Martin Samuel Sound
5 nominations Winner Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Richard King, Doug Hemphill, Paul Massey, Art Rochester - Cold Mountain Eddy Joseph, Ivan Sharrock, Walter Murch, Mike Prestwood-Smith, Matthew Gough
- Kill Bill: Volume 1 Michael Minkler, Myron Nettinga, Wylie Stateman, Mark Ulano
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Christopher Boyes, George Watters II, Lee Orloff, David Parker, David Campbell
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Ethan Van Der Ryn, Michael Hopkins, David Farmer, Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick, Hammond Peek
Achievement in Special Visual Effects
5 nominations Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Joe Letteri, Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke - Big Fish Kevin Mack, Seth Maury, Lindsay MacGowan, Paddy Eason
- Kill Bill: Volume 1 Tommy Tom, Tam Kia Kwan, Leung Wai Kit, Jaco Wong Hin Leung
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Stefen Fangmeier, Nathan McGuinness, Robert Stromberg, Daniel Sudick
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Terry D Frazee, Charles Gibson
Short Animation
5 nominations
Winner Jo Jo in the Stars Sue Goffe, Marc Craste Short Film
5 nominations
Winner Brown Paper Bag Natasha Carlish, Mark Leveson, Michael Baig Clifford, Geoff Thompson Orange Film Of The Year
10 nominations Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King About these results
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- Ceremony date
- February 15, 2004
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- November 1, 2026
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BAFTA 2004 Film Awards: Winners and Nominees
Bill Murray won for Lost in Translation, and Scarlett Johansson for Lost in Translation. Acting recognition at the 2004 BAFTA Film Awards sits alongside craft awards, including Costume Design for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
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