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Oscars 2004 Winners & Nominees

The 76th Academy Awards (2004) took place on February 29, 2004. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won Best Picture and 10 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 21 categories is below.

All 21 categories Most wins
categories
21
nominations
93
films nominated
33
winners
21
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Best Picture
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Headline winners

Oscars 2004: The Winners

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won Best Picture against 4 other nominees. Peter Jackson (Best Director), Sean Penn (Best Actor) and Charlize Theron (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

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

Best Picture

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

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

11 wins from 11 nominations at the 76th Academy Awards (2004)

  • Best Art Direction
  • Best Costume Design
  • Best Director
  • Best Film Editing
  • Best Makeup
  • Best Original Score
  • Best Original Song
  • Best Sound Mixing
  • Best Visual Effects
  • Best Adapted Screenplay

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

Oscars 2004: Which Films Won the Most

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won 11 awards from 11 nominations. 9 films won at least once, while Seabiscuit went home empty-handed from 7 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 11 / 11
    2003 · Action, Adventure · 11 wins from 11 nominations
  2. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) movie poster
    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2 / 10
    2003 · Action, Adventure · 2 wins from 10 nominations
  3. Mystic River (2003) movie poster
    Mystic River 2 / 6
    2003 · Drama, Mystery · 2 wins from 6 nominations
  4. Cold Mountain (2003) movie poster
    Cold Mountain 1 / 6
    2003 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 6 nominations
  5. Finding Nemo (2003) movie poster
    Finding Nemo 1 / 4
    2003 · Adventure, Comedy · 1 win from 4 nominations
  6. Lost in Translation (2003) movie poster
    Lost in Translation 1 / 4
    2003 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 4 nominations
  7. The Barbarian Invasions (2003) movie poster
    The Barbarian Invasions 1 / 2
    2003 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 2 nominations
  8. Monster (2003) movie poster
    Monster 1 / 1
    2003 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
  9. The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003) movie poster
    The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara 1 / 1
    2003 · War, Documentary · 1 win from 1 nomination
  10. Seabiscuit (2003) movie poster
    Seabiscuit 0 / 7
    2003 · Drama, History · 0 wins from 7 nominations
Full results

All 21 Oscars 2004 Categories: Winners & Nominees

21 categories and 93 nominations. 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.

21 categories · 93 nominations

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Movie marathon

The Oscars 2004 Best Picture Marathon

All 5 Best Picture nominees at the 76th Academy Awards (2004), back to back: 12 hours.

Total running time 12h 12 hours All 5 films
Longest
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 3h 21m
Shortest
Lost in Translation 1h 42m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 2004 Winners

Drama led with 64 nominations across 22 films and won 8. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 8 wins · 64 nominations · 13%
  2. Adventure 14 wins · 38 nominations · 37%
  3. Action 13 wins · 30 nominations · 43%
  4. Romance 4 wins · 30 nominations · 13%
  5. War 4 wins · 21 nominations · 19%
  6. Fantasy 11 wins · 18 nominations · 61%
  7. Crime 4 wins · 17 nominations · 24%
  8. Comedy 2 wins · 12 nominations · 17%
  9. Family 1 win · 11 nominations · 9%
  10. History 0 wins · 11 nominations · 0%
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 Oscars Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Oscars page has every year back to 1929.

Every Oscars ceremony

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FAQ

Oscars 2004: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 76th Academy Awards (2004), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 76th Academy Awards (2004)?

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) won Best Picture. The other nominees were Lost in Translation, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Mystic River and Seabiscuit.

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

Which film won the most awards at the 76th Academy Awards (2004)?

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) won the most: 11 awards from 11 nominations. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and Mystic River followed with 2 wins each.

Which film had the most nominations at the 76th Academy Awards (2004)?

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) led with 11 nominations and won 11 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 76th Academy Awards (2004)?

Best Director: Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Best Actor: Sean Penn for Mystic River. Best Actress: Charlize Theron for Monster. Best Supporting Actor: Tim Robbins for Mystic River. Best Supporting Actress: Renée Zellweger for Cold Mountain.

When was the 76th Academy Awards (2004)?

The 76th Academy Awards (2004) took place on February 29, 2004. The database has 21 categories and 93 nominations for it.