Rate & Rank The 2003 Oscar Acting/Directing/Writing Contenders

[Antonio]

BEST ACTOR
1. Bill Murray in LOST IN TRANSLATION
2. Sean Penn in MYSTIC RIVER
3. Johnny Depp in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN

BEST ACTRESS
1. Naomi Watts in 21 GRAMS
2. Charlize Theron in MONSTER
3. Diane Keaton in SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
1. Tim Robbins in MYSTIC RIVER
2. Benicio Del Toro in 21 GRAMS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
1. Marcia Gay Harden in MYSTIC RIVER
2. Holly Hunter in THIRTEEN

BEST DIRECTOR
1. Sofia Coppola for LOST IN TRANSLATION
2. Clint Eastwood for MYSTIC RIVER

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
1. Brian Helgeland for MYSTIC RIVER

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
1. Sofia Coppola for LOST IN TRANSLATION
2. Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds for FINDING NEMO
3. Steve Knight for DIRTY PRETTY THINGS

From what I've seen so far, anyway...not much else from 2003 interests me.

[The Other]

DNS means "DID NOT SEE" :)

BEST ACTOR:
1. Bill Murray - Lost in Translation
2. Ben Kinglsey - House of Sand and Fog
3. Sean Penn - Mystic River
4. Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean
5. Jude Law - Cold Mountain

BEST ACTRESS:
1. Naomi Watts - 21 Grams
2. Samantha Morton - In America
3. Keisha Castle-Hughes - Whale Rider
4. Charlize Theron - Monster

DNS - Diane Keaton - Something's Gotta Give

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
1. Benicio Del Toro - 21 Grams
2. Tim Robbins - Mystic River
3. Ken Watanabe - The Last Samurai
4. Djimon Hounsou - In America

DNS - Alec Baldwin - The Cooler

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
1. Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of April
2. Shohreh Aghdashloo - House of Sand and Fog
3. Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic River
4. Holly Hunter - Thirteen
5. Renee Zellweger - Cold Mountain

BEST DIRECTOR:
1. Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation
2. Clint Eastwood - Mystic River
3. Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

DNS - Peter Weir - Master and Commander
DNS - Fernando Meirelles - City of God

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
1. Lost in Translation
2. Finding Nemo
3. In America

DNS - Dirty Pretty Things
DNS - The Barbarian Invasions

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
1. Mystic River
2. American Splendor
3. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
4. Seabiscuit

DNS - City of God

[ANavissi500]

Best Picture
1. LOTR:ROTK - 8/10
2. Lost in Translation - 8/10
3. Mystic River - 7/10

Best Director
1. Peter Jackson
2. Fernando Meirelles - City of God
3. Sofia Coppola
4. Clint Eastwood

Best Actor
1. Ben Kingsley - The House of Sand and Fog
2. Sean Penn - Mystic River - 21 Grams is affecting my placement
3. Bill Murray - Lost in Translation
4. Johnny Depp - POTC

Best Actress
1. Naomi Watts - 21 Grams
2. Charlize Theron - Monster
3. Samantha Morton - In America
4. Keisha Castle-Hughes - Whale Rider

Best Supporting Actor - most competitive category
1. Tim Robbins - Mystic River
2. Ken Watanabe - The Last Samurai
3. Djimon Hounsou - In America
4. Benicio Del Toro- 21 Grams

Best Supporting Actress
1. Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic River
2. Shohreh Aghdashloo - The House of Sand and Fog
3. Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of April

Best Original Screenplay
1. In America
2. Finding Nemo
3. Lost in Translation

Best Adapted Screenplay
1. LOTR:ROTK
2. City of God
3. Mystic River

[Lazy Boy]

Best Picture:

1. Lost in Translation
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
3. Seabiscuit
4. Mystic River
5. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Best Director:

1. Peter Jackson
2. Sofia Coppola
3. Fernando Mereilles
4. Clint Eastwood
5. Peter Weir

Best Actor:

1. Bill Murray, Lost in Translation
2. Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean
3. Ben Kingsley, House of Sand and Fog
4. Sean Penn, Mystic River
5. Jude Law, Cold Mountain

Best Actress:

1. Keisha Castle Hughes, Whale Rider
2. Charlize Theron, Monster
3. Samantha Morton, In America
4. Naomi Watts, 21 Grams
5. Diane Keaton, Something's Gotta Give

Best Supporting Actor:

1. Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai
2. Djimon Hounsou, In America
3. Tim Robbins, Mystic River
4. Alec Baldwin, The Cooler
5. Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams

Best Supporting Actress:

1. Shoreh Aghdashloo, House of Sand and Fog
2. Holly Hunter, Thirteen
3. Marcia Gay Harden, Mystic River
4. Renee Zellwegger, Cold Mountain

Best Original Screenplay:

1. Lost in Translation
2. In America
3. Finding Nemo

Best Adapted Screenplay:

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2. American Splendor
3. Mystic River
4. Seabiscuit
5. City of God

[QUENTIN]

Best Picture:

1.) Mystic River -9/10
2.) Lost in Translation -9/10
3.) Master and Commander: The Far Side of The World -8/10
4.) Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King -8/10
Seabiscuit N/A


Best Director:

1.) Sofia Copolla -Lost in Translation
2.) Clint Eastwood -Mystic River
3.) Peter Weir -Master and Commander
4.) Peter Jackson
Unfortunately haven't seen City of God, but the 6 minutes I saw wowed me, I would not be disappointed in the slightest if Academy chads were somehow flubbed and Fernando won.


Best Actor:

1.) Bill Murray -Lost in Translation & Sean Penn -Mystic River (totally different performances, equally fantastic)
3.) Johnny Depp -Pirates of The Caribbean
Cold Mountain N/A
House of Sand and Fog N/A


Best Actress:

1.) Charlize Theron -Monster
2.) Naomi Watts -21 Grams
Whale Rider N/A
In America N/A
Keisha Castle-Hughes N/A


Best Supporting Actor (this is the strongest category of the year:

1.) Ken Watanabe -The Last Samurai & Tim Robbins -Mystic River (see Best Actor)
3.) Benicio Del Toro -21 Grams
4.) Alec Baldwin -The Cooler
Djimon Hounsou N/A

Best Supporting Actress:

1.) Marcia Gay Harden -Mystic River
2.) Holly Hunter -Thirteen
Shohreh Agadashloo N/A
Patricia Clarkson N/A
Renee Zellweger N/A


Best Original Screenplay:

1.) Lost in Translation
2.) Finding Nemo
The rest N/A


Best Adapted Screenplay:

1.) Mystic River
2.) American Splenor
3.) LOTR: ROTK
The rest N/A


Wow, I didn't realize just how many movies I still need to see. Though I have no interest in Cold Mountain or Seabiscuit, and I've been trying for over a year to see City of God with no luck, I really need to catch House of Sand and Fog, In America, The Barbarian Invasions, and Whale Rider.

[SteveSzyk]

Picture:
The Lord of the Rings - 10
Lost in Translation - 9
Mystic River - 8
Master & Commander - 8
Seabiscuit - 7

Director:
1. Peter Jackson
2. Sofia Coppola
3. Fernando Meirelles
4. Peter Weir
5. Clint Eastwood

Actor:
1. Sean Penn
2. Bill Murray
3. Ben Kingsley
4. Johnny Depp
5. Jude Law

Actress:
1. Charlize Theron
2. Naomi Watts
3. Keisha Castle-Huges
4. Samantha Morton

Haven't seen SGG yet.

Supporting Actor:
1. Benicio Del Toro
2. Tim Robbins
3. Djimon Hounsou
4. Ken Watanabe

Haven't seen The Cooler.

Supporting Actress:
1. Shohreh Aghdashloo
2. Renee Zellweger
3. Holly Hunter
4. Marcia Gay Harden

Haven't seen Pieces of April yet.

Original Screenplay:
1. Lost in Translation
2. In America
3. Dirty Pretty Things
4. Finding Nemo

Nope - Barbarian

Adapted Screenplay:
1. City of God
2. American Splendor
3. The Lord of the Rings
4. Mystic River
5. Seabiscuit

[zeppelin]

Best Picture
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2. Lost in Translation
3. Mystic River
4. Seabiscuit
5. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Snubbed: 21 Grams, American Splendor, The Last Samurai

Best Actor
1. Bill Murray for LOST IN TRANSLATION
2. Sean Penn for MYSTIC RIVER
3. Johnny Depp for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
4. Jude Law for COLD MOUNTAIN

Didn't see: Ben Kingsley for HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG
Snubbed: Sean Penn for 21 GRAMS, Paul Giamatti for AMERICAN SPLENDOR, William H. Macy for THE COOLER

Best Actress
1. Naomi Watts for 21 GRAMS
2. Keisha Castle-Hughes for WHALE RIDER
3. Samantha Morton for IN AMERICA
4. Diane Keaton for SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE

Didn't see: Charlize Theron for MONSTER
Snubbed: Scarlett Johansson for LOST IN TRANSLATION

Best Supporting Actor (best category of the year...all the performances here were excellent)
1. Benicio Del Toro for 21 GRAMS
2. Tim Robbins for MYSTIC RIVER
3. Alec Baldwin for THE COOLER
4. Ken Watanabe for THE LAST SAMURAI
5. Djimon Hounsou for IN AMERICA

Snubbed: Andy Serkis, Ian McKellen, and Sean Astin for THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

Best Supportng Actress
1. Marcia Gay Harden for MYSTIC RIVER
2. Renee Zellweger for COLD MOUNTAIN

Didn't see: Patricia Clarkson for PIECES OF APRIL, Holly Hunter for THIRTEEN, Shohreh Aghdashloo for HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG
Snubbed: Maria Bello for THE COOLER, Hope Davis for AMERICAN SPLENDOR, Charlotte Gainsbourg & Melissa Leo for 21 GRAMS, Alison Lohman for MATCHSTICK MEN

Best Director
1. Peter Jackson for THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
2. Sofia Coppola for LOST IN TRANSLATION
3. Clint Eastwood for MYSTIC RIVER
4. Peter Weir for MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD

Didn't see: Fernando Meirelles for CITY OF GOD
Snubbed: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for 21 GRAMS, Edward Zwick for THE LAST SAMURAI

Best Original Screenplay
1. Lost in Translation
2. In America
3. Finding Nemo

Didn't see: The Barbarian Invasions, Dirty Pretty Things
Snubbed: 21 Grams, The Cooler

Best Adapted Screenplay
1. American Splendor
2. Mystic River
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
4. Seabiscuit

Didn't see: City of God
Snubbed: Big Fish, Matchstick Men

[urbanlegend23]

Beware patheticness...

Best Picture
1. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (10/10)
2. LOST IN TRANSLATION (9/10)
3. MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (9/10)

Haven't seen: MYSTIC RIVER, SEABISCUIT

Best Actor
1. Johnny Depp for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
2. Bill Murray for LOST IN TRANSLATION

Didn't see: Ben Kingsley for HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG, Sean Penn for MYSTIC RIVER, Jude Law for COLD MOUNTAIN

Best Actress
1. Keisha Castle-Hughes for WHALE RIDER

Didn't see: Charlize Theron for MONSTER, Naomi Watts for 21 GRAMS, Samantha Morton for IN AMERICA, Diane Keaton for SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE

Best Supporting Actor
1.. Ken Watanabe for THE LAST SAMURAI

Didn't see: Benicio Del Toro for 21 GRAMS, Tim Robbins for MYSTIC RIVER, Alec Baldwin for THE COOLER, Djimon Hounsou for IN AMERICA

Best Supporting Actress

Didn't see: Any of them

Best Director
1. Peter Jackson for THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
2. Peter Weir for MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
3. Sofia Coppola for LOST IN TRANSLATION

Didn't see: Fernando Meirelles for CITY OF GOD, Clint Eastwood for MYSTIC RIVER

Best Original Screenplay
1. FINDING NEMO
2. LOST IN TRANSLATION

Didn't see: THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS, DIRTY PRETTY THINGS, IN AMERICA

Best Adapted Screenplay
1. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

Didn't see: CITY OF GOD, AMERICAN SPLENDOR, SEABISCUIT, MYSTIC RIVER

[Sad man]

BEST MOVIE
1) LOST IN TRANSLATION
2) MYSTIC RIVER
3) THE RETURN OF THE KING
4) SEABISCUIT
5) MASTER AND COMMANDER

BEST DIRECTOR
1) Sofia Copolla - LOST IN TRANSLATION
2) Fernando Meirelles - CITY OF GOD
3) Clint Eastwood - MYSTIC RIVER
4) Peter Jackson - THE RETURN OF THE KING
5) Peter Weir - MASTER AND COMMANDER

BEST ACTOR
1) Bill Murray - LOST IN TRANSLATION
2) Seann Penn - MYSTIC RIVER
3) Jude Law - COLD MOUNTAIN
4) Ben Kingsley - HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG
5) Johnny Depp - PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN

BEST ACTRESS
1) Keisha Castle-Hughes - WHALE RIDER
2) Naomi Watts - 21 GRAMS
3) Charlize Theron - MONSTER
4) Samantha Morton - IN AMERICA
5) Diane Keaton - SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
1) LOST IN TRANSLATION
2) THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS
3) FINDING NEMO
4) IN AMERICA
5) DIRTY PRETTY THINGS

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
1) AMERICAN SPLENDOR
2) MYSTIC RIVER
3) CITY OF GOD
4) SEABISCUIT
5) THE RETURN OF THE KING

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
1) Tim Robbins - MYSTIC RIVER
2) Benicio Del Toro - 21 GRAMS
3) Djimon Hounsou - IN AMERICA
4) Alec Baldwin - THE COOLER
5) Ken Watanabe - THE LAST SAMURAI

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
1) Marcia Gay Harden - MYSTIC RIVER
2) Holly Hunter - THIRTEEN
3) Patricia Clarkson - PIECES OF APRIL
4) Renée Zellweger - COLD MOUNTAIN
5) Shohreh Aghdashloo - HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG

[Damned Martian]

BEST ACTOR:
1. Bill Murray - Lost in Translation
2. Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean
3. Sean Penn - Mystic River

BEST ACTRESS:
1. Naomi Watts - 21 Grams
2. Samantha Morton - In America

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (very far away each one from the others):
1. Benicio Del Toro - 21 Grams
2. Djimon Hounsou - In America
3. Tim Robbins - Mystic River

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
1. Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic River

BEST DIRECTOR (very, very, veeeeery close here):
1. Peter Weir - Master and Commander
2. Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation
3. Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
4. Clint Eastwood - Mystic River

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
1. Lost in Translation
2. In America
2. Finding Nemo

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (narrow margin too):
1. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2. Seabiscuit
3. Mystic River

[ilovemovies]

Actor:

1. Bill Murray
2. Sean Penn
3. Ben Kingsley
4. Johnny Depp

Haven't seen Cold Mountain yet

Actress:

1. Samantha Morton

Haven't seen the others yet :(

Supporting actor:

1. Tim Robbins
2. Kent Wantabe
3. Djimon Honsou

Haven't seen the others

Supporting actress

1. Marcia Gay Harden
2. Holly Hunter
3. Shohreh Aghdashloo

Haven't seen the others yet

Director:

1. Peter Jackson
2. Soffia Coppola
3. Clint Eastwood
4. Peter Weir

Haven't seen City of God yet

Original Screenplay:

1. Lost in Translation
2. In America
3. Dirty Pretty Things
4. Finding Nemo

Haven't seen The Barbarian Invasions yet

Best Adapted Screenplay:

1. Mystic River
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
3. Seabiscuit
4. American Splendor

haven't seen City of God

[Puck Bond]

If I leave someone/something off means I haven't seen it...

Best Director
Peter Jackson-The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Peter Weir-Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Sofia Coppola-Lost in Translation
Clint Eastwood-Mystic River

Best Actor
Bill Murray-Lost in Translation
Johnny Depp-Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Jude Law-Cold Mountain
Sean Penn-Mystic River
Ben Kingsley-House of Sand and Fog

Best Actress
Charlize Theron-Monster
Naomi Watts-21 Grams
Samantha Morton-In America
Diane Keaton-Something's Gotta Give
Keisha Castle-Hughes-Whale Rider

Best Supporting Actor
Ken Watanabe-The Last Samurai
Tim Robbins-Mystic River
Benicio Del Toro-21 Grams
Djimon Hounsou-In America

Best Supporting Actress
Renee Zellweger-Cold Mountain
Marcia Gay Harden-Mystic River
Shoreh Aghdashloo-House of Sand and Fog
Holly Hunter-Thirteen

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Seabiscuit
Mystic River
American Splendor

Best Original Screenplay
Lost in Translation
In America
Finding Nemo

[Slim]

BEST ACTOR:
1. Bill Murray - Lost in Translation
2. Sean Penn - Mystic River
3. Ben Kinglsey - House of Sand and Fog
4. Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean

BEST ACTRESS:
1. Charlize Theron - Monster
2. Naomi Watts - 21 Grams
3. Keisha Castle-Hughes - Whale Rider
4. Samantha Morton - In America

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
1. Benicio Del Toro - 21 Grams
2. Tim Robbins - Mystic River
3. Alec Baldwin - The Cooler
4. Ken Watanabe - The Last Samurai
5. Djimon Hounsou - In America

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
1. Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of April
2. Shohreh Aghdashloo - House of Sand and Fog
3. Holly Hunter - Thirteen
4. Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic River

BEST DIRECTOR:
1. Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2. Fernando Meirelles - City of God
3. Peter Weir - Master and Commander
4. Clint Eastwood - Mystic River
5. Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
1. Dirty Pretty Things
2. Lost in Translation
3. In America
4. Finding Nemo

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
1. American Splendor
2. City of God
3. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
4. Mystic River
5. Seabiscuit

[Katsumoto]

BEST ACTOR:
1. Sean Penn - Mystic River
2. Bill Murray - Lost in Translation
3. Ben Kinglsey - House of Sand and Fog
4. Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean
5. Jude Law - Cold Mountain

BEST ACTRESS:
1. Naomi Watts - 21 Grams
2. Charlize Theron - Monster
3. Keisha Castle-Hughes - Whale Rider
4. Samantha Morton - In America
5. Diane Keaton - Something's Gotta Give

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
1. Ken Watanabe - The Last Samurai
2. Tim Robbins - Mystic River
3. Benicio Del Toro - 21 Grams
4. Alec Baldwin - The Cooler
5. Djimon Hounsou - In America

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
1. Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic River
2. Shohreh Aghdashloo - House of Sand and Fog
3. Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of Apriler
4. Holly Hunter - Thirteen
5. Renee Zellweger - Cold Mountain

BEST DIRECTOR:
1. Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation
2. Clint Eastwood - Mystic River
3. Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
4. Fernando Meirelles - City of God
5. Peter Weir - Master and Commander

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
1. Lost in Translation
2. In America
3. The Barbarian Invasions
4. Finding Nemo
5. Dirty Pretty Things

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
1. Mystic River
2. American Splendor
3. City of God
4. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
5. Seabiscuit

Out of the nominations, Mystic River and Lost In Translation are the best pictures of 2003, 21 Grams deserves more and Last Samurai was completely robbed. The wrong epic (Master & Commander) is up there.