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BAFTA 2004 Winners & Nominees

The 57th British Academy Film Awards (2004) took place on February 15, 2004. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won Best Film and 3 more awards. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World matched it with 4 wins. Every winner and nominee in all 19 categories is below.

All 19 categories Most wins
categories
19
nominations
87
films nominated
20
winners
18
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Best Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Headline winners

BAFTA 2004: The Winners

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won Best Film against 4 other nominees. Peter Weir (Best Director), Bill Murray (Best Actor) and Scarlett Johansson (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy · $1.14B worldwide

4 wins from 12 nominations at the 57th British Academy Film Awards (2004)

  • Best Adapted Screenplay
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Special Visual Effects

As Sauron’s forces close in on Minas Tirith, the final defense of Gondor faces imminent defeat. The kingdom desperately awaits a leader, and all eyes turn to Aragorn, the rightful heir. He must embrace his destiny and rally the forces of good to confront the encroaching shadow threatening Middle-earth. The fate of the realm hangs in the balance as a desperate battle for survival begins.

About The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Scoreboard

BAFTA 2004: Which Films Won the Most

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World won 4 awards each. 9 films won at least once, while Girl with a Pearl Earring went home empty-handed from 10 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) movie poster
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 4 / 12
    2003 · Action, Adventure · 4 wins from 12 nominations
  2. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) movie poster
    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 4 / 8
    2003 · Action, Adventure · 4 wins from 8 nominations
  3. Lost in Translation (2003) movie poster
    Lost in Translation 3 / 8
    2003 · Drama, Romance · 3 wins from 8 nominations
  4. Cold Mountain (2003) movie poster
    Cold Mountain 2 / 13
    2003 · Drama, Romance · 2 wins from 13 nominations
  5. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) movie poster
    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 1 / 5
    2003 · Action, Adventure · 1 win from 5 nominations
  6. Love Actually (2003) movie poster
    Love Actually 1 / 3
    2003 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 3 nominations
  7. In This World (2003) movie poster
    In This World 1 / 2
    2003 · Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
  8. Touching the Void (2004) movie poster
    Touching the Void 1 / 1
    2004 · Adventure, Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
  9. The Station Agent (2003) movie poster
    The Station Agent 1 / 1
    2003 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  10. Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) movie poster
    Girl with a Pearl Earring 0 / 10
    2003 · Biography, Drama · 0 wins from 10 nominations
Full results

All 19 BAFTA 2004 Categories: Winners & Nominees

19 categories and 87 nominations; Best Actor had the most nominees (6). The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

19 categories · 87 nominations

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By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 2004 Winners

Drama led with 66 nominations across 14 films and won 13. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 13 wins · 66 nominations · 20%
  2. Romance 7 wins · 42 nominations · 17%
  3. Adventure 10 wins · 36 nominations · 28%
  4. Action 9 wins · 25 nominations · 36%
  5. Fantasy 5 wins · 25 nominations · 20%
  6. War 6 wins · 21 nominations · 29%
  7. Crime 0 wins · 11 nominations · 0%
  8. Biography 0 wins · 10 nominations · 0%
  9. Thriller 0 wins · 9 nominations · 0%
  10. Comedy 2 wins · 8 nominations · 25%
2004 season

How the Rest of the 2004 Awards Season Voted

The other 11 ceremonies of 2004, with the winner of each top prize. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King also won the top prize at 5 of them.

All 2004 awards
Earlier years

Previous BAFTA Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The BAFTA page has every year back to 1949.

Every BAFTA ceremony

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BAFTA 2004: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 57th British Academy Film Awards (2004), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 57th British Academy Film Awards (2004)?

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) won Best Film. The other nominees were Big Fish, Cold Mountain, Lost in Translation and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.

About The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Which film won the most awards at the 57th British Academy Film Awards (2004)?

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World each won 4 awards.

Which film had the most nominations at the 57th British Academy Film Awards (2004)?

Cold Mountain (2003) led with 13 nominations and won 2 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 57th British Academy Film Awards (2004)?

Best Director: Peter Weir for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Best Actor: Bill Murray for Lost in Translation. Best Actress: Scarlett Johansson for Lost in Translation. Best Supporting Actor: Bill Nighy for Love Actually. Best Supporting Actress: Renée Zellweger for Cold Mountain.

When was the 57th British Academy Film Awards (2004)?

The 57th British Academy Film Awards (2004) took place on February 15, 2004. The database has 19 categories and 87 nominations for it.