The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Best Picture · Peter Jackson: directing
Oscars 2004: winning films and award nominations
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won Best Picture at the 2004 Oscars, with Peter Jackson recognised for directing the same film. Charlize Theron received the leading actress award for Monster.
- 49Films
- 24Categories
- 110Nomination entries
- 12Winners
- February 29, 2004Ceremony date
Winning films and category recognition at Oscars 2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won Best Picture at the 2004 Oscars. Sean Penn won for Mystic River, while Charlize Theron received leading actress recognition for Monster.
Nominated films and award entries at Oscars 2004
Lost in Translation and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World competed for Best Picture alongside The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King at the 2004 Oscars. Explore their other category entries as well: a film can have several nominations and win in a different category.
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Wins are included in nomination counts.
Explore Oscars 2004 nominations and winners by category
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World has winning entries in Cinematography and Sound Editing at the 2004 Oscars. Compare that craft recognition with the nominated work in each category and the edition’s acting and directing awards.
Best Picture
5 nominations
Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh Directing
5 nominations Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Peter Jackson Actor in a Leading Role
5 nominations
Winner Mystic River Sean Penn Actress in a Leading Role
5 nominations
Winner Monster Charlize Theron Actor in a Supporting Role
5 nominations Winner Mystic River Tim Robbins Actress in a Supporting Role
5 nominations
Winner Cold Mountain Renée Zellweger Animated Feature Film
3 nominations
Winner Finding Nemo Andrew Stanton Cinematography
5 nominations
Winner Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Russell Boyd Costume Design
5 nominations Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor Documentary (Feature)
5 nominations
Winner The Fog Of War Errol Morris, Michael Williams Documentary (Short Subject)
3 nominations
Winner Chernobyl Heart Maryann DeLeo Film Editing
5 nominations Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Jamie Selkirk Foreign Language Film
5 nominations
Winner The Barbarian Invasions Canada Makeup
3 nominations Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Richard Taylor, Peter King Music (Original Score)
5 nominations Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Howard Shore Music (Original Song)
5 nominations Winner Into The West The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Fran Walsh, Howard Shore, Annie Lennox Art Direction
5 nominations Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Grant Major, Dan Hennah, Alan Lee Short Film (Animated)
5 nominations
Winner Harvie Krumpet Adam Elliot Short Film (Live Action)
5 nominations
Winner Two Soldiers Aaron Schneider, Andrew J. Sacks Sound Mixing
5 nominations Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill, Arthur Rochester
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Christopher Boyes, David Parker, David Campbell, Lee Orloff
- Seabiscuit Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Tod A. Maitland
- The Last Samurai Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Jeff Wexler
Visual Effects
3 nominations Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
5 nominations Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson Writing (Original Screenplay)
5 nominations Winner Lost in Translation Sofia Coppola Sound Editing
3 nominations Winner Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Richard King About these results
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