Oscar statuette ©AMPAS


2003 (76th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview

Shown below is an overview of the 2003 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)

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The 2003 Preliminaries

2003 (76th) Reminder List of Eligible Releases

2003 (76th) Voting Rules
Eligibility Period:
January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003

Reminder List of Eligible Releases

Text of Voting Rules

The 2003 Ceremony

2003 (76th) Academy Award Ceremony Poster

2003 (76th) Academy Award Ceremony Program
Sunday, February 29, 2004
5:30 PM

Kodak Theatre,
Hollywood & Highland


Ceremony Poster

Ceremony Program

Nominations & Winners
Winners Only
Nominations by Film
Nomination Statistics by Film

See Also:
    Nominations & Winners by Category
    Winners Only by Category

The 2003 Winners

2003 (76th) Best Picture Poster: “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”

2003 (76th) Best Picture Home Page Background: “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”


Best Picture:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Wingnut Films Production;
New Line (U.S.A./New Zealand)

Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, Producers

Best Picture Poster

Best Picture Home Page Background

2003 (76th) Best Actor: Sean Penn Best Actor:
Sean Penn
as Jimmy Markum
in the film
Mystic River

2003 (76th) Best Actress: Charlize Theron Best Actress:
Charlize Theron
as Aileen Wuornos
in the film
Monster

2003 (68th) Best Supporting Actor: Rim Robbins Best Supporting Actor:
Rim Robbins
as Dave Boyle
in the film
Mystic River

2003 (68th) Best Supporting Actress: Renée Zellweger Best Supporting Actress:
Renée Zellweger
as Ruby Thewes
in the film
Cold Mountain

2003 (70th) Best Song: “Into the West” Best Song:
Into the West
from the film
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Music and lyric by Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox

Best Song Lyrics

The 2003 Academy Board of Governors Ball

2003 (47th) Governors Ball Program/Menu The Grand Ballroom,
Hollywood & Highland


Governors Ball Program/Menu
Dinner Menu