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British Academy Film Awards

57th edition

  • February 15, 2004
  • United Kingdom

The 57th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 15 February 2004 at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2003. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2003.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson - as producer(s) Winner
Big Fish Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks, Richard D. Zanuck - as producer(s)
Cold Mountain Sydney Pollack, William Horberg, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa - as producer(s)
Lost in Translation Sofia Coppola, Ross Katz - as producer(s)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Peter Weir, Duncan Henderson - as producer(s)
Outstanding British Film
Touching the Void John Smithson, Kevin Macdonald Winner
Cold Mountain Sydney Pollack, William Horberg, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Anthony Minghella
Girl with a Pearl Earring Andy Paterson, Anand Tucker, Peter Webber
In This World Andrew Eaton, Anita Overland, Michael Winterbottom
Love Actually Duncan Kenworthy, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Richard Curtis
Best Directing
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Peter Weir Winner
Cold Mountain Anthony Minghella
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Peter Jackson
Lost in Translation Sofia Coppola
Big Fish Tim Burton
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Lost in Translation Bill Murray Winner
21 Grams Benicio del Toro
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Johnny Depp
Cold Mountain Jude Law
21 Grams Sean Penn
Mystic River Sean Penn
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Lost in Translation Scarlett Johansson Winner
The Mother Anne Reid
21 Grams Naomi Watts
Girl with a Pearl Earring Scarlett Johansson
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 Uma Thurman
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Love Actually Bill Nighy Winner
Big Fish Albert Finney
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Ian McKellen
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Paul Bettany
Mystic River Tim Robbins
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Cold Mountain Renée Zellweger Winner
Love Actually Emma Thompson
Thirteen Holly Hunter
Girl with a Pearl Earring Judy Parfitt
Mystic River Laura Linney
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
Kiss of Life Emily Young Winner
American Cousins Sergio Casci
Girl with a Pearl Earring Peter Webber
To Kill a King Jenny Mayhew
Best Original Screenplay
The Station Agent Tom McCarthy Winner
21 Grams Guillermo Arriaga
The Barbarian Invasions Denys Arcand
Finding Nemo Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds
Lost in Translation Sofia Coppola
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson Winner
Big Fish John August
Cold Mountain Anthony Minghella
Girl with a Pearl Earring Olivia Hetreed
Mystic River Brian Helgeland
Best International Feature Film
In This World Andrew Eaton, Anita Overland, Michael Winterbottom Winner
The Barbarian Invasions Denise Robert, Daniel Louis, Denys Arcand
Good Bye, Lenin! Stefan Arndt, Wolfgang Becker
Spirited Away Toshio Suzuki, Hayao Miyazaki
To Be and to Have Gilles Sandoz, Nicolas Philibert
The Triplets of Belleville Didier Brunner, Sylvain Chomet
Best Cinematography
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Andrew Lesnie Winner
Cold Mountain John Seale
Girl with a Pearl Earring Eduardo Serra
Lost in Translation Lance Acord
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Russell Boyd
Best Original Score
Cold Mountain Gabriel Yared, T Bone Burnett Winner
Girl with a Pearl Earring Alexandre Desplat
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 The RZA
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Howard Shore
Lost in Translation Kevin Shields, Brian Reitzell
Best Sound
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Richard King, Doug Hemphill, Paul Massey, Art Rochester Winner
Cold Mountain ddy Joseph, Ivan Sharrock, Walter Murch, Mike Prestwood Smith, Matthew Gough
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 Michael Minkler, Myron Nettinga, Wylie Stateman, Mark Ulano
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Ethan Van der Ryn, Mike Hopkins, David Farmer, Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick, Hammond Peek
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Christopher Boyes, George Watters II, Lee Orloff, David Parker, David E. Campbell
Best Production Design
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World William Sandell Winner
Big Fish Dennis Gassner
Cold Mountain Dante Ferretti
Girl with a Pearl Earring Ben Van Os
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Grant Major
Best Film Editing
Lost in Translation Sarah Flack Winner
21 Grams Stephen Mirrione
Cold Mountain Walter Murch
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 Sally Menke
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Jamie Selkirk
Best Costume Design
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Wendy Stites Winner
Cold Mountain Ann Roth, Carlo Poggioli
Girl with a Pearl Earring Dien van Straalen
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Penny Rose
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Ve Neill, Martin Samuel Winner
Big Fish Jean Ann Black, Paul LeBlanc
Cold Mountain Paul Engelen, Ivana Primorac
Girl with a Pearl Earring Jenny Shircore
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Richard Taylor, Peter King, Peter Owen
Best Visual Effects
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Joe Letteri, Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke Winner
Big Fish Kevin Mack, Seth Maury, Lindsay MacGowan, Paddy Eason
Kill Bill: Vol. 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, Dan Sudick
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Terry Frazee, Charles Gibson
Best Short Film (Live Action)
Brown Paper Bag Natasha Carlish, Mark Leveson, Michael Baig Clifford, Geoff Thompson Winner
Bye-Child Andrew Bonner, Bernard MacLaverty
Nits George Isaac, Harry Wootliff
Sea Monsters Matt Delargy, Mark Walker, Raphael Smith
Talking with Angels Michael Knowles, Janey de Nordwall, Yousaf Ali Khan
Best Animated Short Film
Jojo in the Stars Sue Goffe, Marc Craste Winner
Dad's Dead Maria Manton, Chris Shepherd
Dear, Sweet Emma John Cernok
Nibbles Ron Diamond, Christopher Hinton
Plumber Randi Yaffa, Andy Knight, Richard Rosenman
BAFTA Fellowship
John Boorman Winner
Roger Graef Winner
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
Working Title Films Winner
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 4
  • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 4
  • Lost in Translation 3
  • Cold Mountain 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • Cold Mountain 13
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 12
  • Girl with a Pearl Earring 10
  • Lost in Translation 8
  • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 8
  • Big Fish 7
  • 21 Grams 5
  • Kill Bill: Vol. 1 5
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 5
  • Mystic River 4
  • Love Actually 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • Cold Mountain 2 / 13
  • Girl with a Pearl Earring 0 / 10
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 4 / 12
  • Big Fish 0 / 7
  • Lost in Translation 3 / 8
  • 21 Grams 0 / 5
  • Kill Bill: Vol. 1 0 / 5
  • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 4 / 8
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 1 / 5
  • Mystic River 0 / 4
  • Love Actually 1 / 3

Only one nomination

22 movies:
  • American Cousins
  • Brown Paper Bag
  • Bye-Child
  • Dad's Dead
  • Dear, Sweet Emma
  • Finding Nemo
  • Good Bye, Lenin!
  • Jojo in the Stars
  • Kiss of Life
  • The Mother
  • Nibbles
  • Nits
  • Plumber
  • Sea Monsters
  • Spirited Away
  • The Station Agent
  • Talking with Angels
  • Thirteen
  • To Be and to Have
  • To Kill a King
  • Touching the Void
  • The Triplets of Belleville

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