And the winners are ...
Here is the list of "bests" from the 76th annual Academy Awards:
PICTURE: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
ACTOR: Sean Penn, "Mystic River"
ACTRESS: Charlize Theron, "Monster"
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Tim Robbins, "Mystic River"
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Renée Zellweger, "Cold Mountain"
DIRECTOR: Peter Jackson, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
ANIMATED FILM: "Finding Nemo"
FOREIGN FILM: "The Barbarian Invasions" (Canada)
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: "Lost in Translation," Sofia Coppola
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson
ART DIRECTION: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
CINEMATOGRAPHY: "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
SOUND: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
SOUND EFFECTS EDITING: "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
ORIGINAL SCORE: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
ORIGINAL SONG: "Into the West," from "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
COSTUME: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: "The Fog of War"
DOCUMENTARY (short subject): "Chernobyl Heart"
FILM EDITING: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
MAKEUP: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
ANIMATED SHORT FILM: "Harvie Krumpet"
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM: "Two Soldiers"
VISUAL EFFECTS: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
HONORARY AWARD: Blake Edwards
- Associated Press