British Academy Film Awards 2004
The 57th British Academy Film Awards · Held February 15, 2004 · 21 categories · everything in 2004
Best Film
- Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson
- Nominee Big Fish · Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks, Richard D. Zanuck
- Nominee Cold Mountain · Sydney Pollack, William Horberg, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa
- Nominee Lost in Translation
- Nominee Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Outstanding British Film
- Winner Touching the Void · John Smithson, Kevin Macdonald
- Nominee Cold Mountain · Sydney Pollack, William Horberg, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Anthony Minghella
- Nominee Girl with a Pearl Earring · Andy Paterson, Anand Tucker, Peter Webber
- Nominee In This World · Andrew Eaton, Michael Winterbottom
- Nominee Love Actually · Duncan Kenworthy, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Richard Curtis
Best Direction
- Winner Peter Weir · Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
- Nominee Tim Burton · Big Fish
- Nominee Anthony Minghella · Cold Mountain
- Nominee Sofia Coppola · Lost in Translation
- Nominee Peter Jackson · The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Winner Bill Murray · Lost in Translation
- Nominee Benicio del Toro · 21 Grams
- Nominee Sean Penn · 21 Grams
- Nominee Jude Law · Cold Mountain
- Nominee Sean Penn · Mystic River
- Nominee Johnny Depp · Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Winner Scarlett Johansson · Lost in Translation
- Nominee Naomi Watts · 21 Grams
- Nominee Scarlett Johansson · Girl with a Pearl Earring
- Nominee Scarlett Johansson · Girl with a Pearl Earring
- Nominee Uma Thurman · Kill Bill: Volume 1
- Nominee Anne Reid · The Mother
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Winner Bill Nighy · Love Actually
- Nominee Albert Finney · Big Fish
- Nominee Paul Bettany · Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
- Nominee Tim Robbins · Mystic River
- Nominee Ian McKellen · The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Winner Renée Zellweger · Cold Mountain
- Nominee Judy Parfitt · Girl with a Pearl Earring
- Nominee Emma Thompson · Love Actually
- Nominee Laura Linney · Mystic River
- Nominee Holly Hunter · Thirteen
Best Original Screenplay
- Winner The Station Agent · Tom McCarthy
- Nominee 21 Grams · Guillermo Arriaga
- Nominee Finding Nemo · Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds
- Nominee Lost in Translation · Sofia Coppola
- Nominee The Barbarian Invasions · Denys Arcand
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens
- Nominee Big Fish · John August
- Nominee Cold Mountain · Anthony Minghella
- Nominee Girl with a Pearl Earring · Olivia Hetreed
- Nominee Mystic River · Brian Helgeland
Best Film Not in the English Language
- Winner In This World · Andrew Eaton, Michael Winterbottom
- Nominee Good Bye, Lenin! · Stefan Arndt, Wolfgang Becker
- Nominee Spirited Away · Toshio Suzuki, Hayao Miyazaki
- Nominee The Barbarian Invasions · Denise Robert, Daniel Louis, Denys Arcand
- Nominee The Triplets of Belleville · Didier Brunner, Sylvain Chomet
- Nominee To Be and to Have · Nicolas Philibert
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
- Winner Kiss of Life · Emily Young
- Nominee American Cousins
- Nominee Girl with a Pearl Earring · Peter Webber
- Nominee To Kill a King
Best Original Music
- Winner Cold Mountain · Gabriel Yared, T Bone Burnett
- Nominee Girl with a Pearl Earring · Alexandre Desplat
- Nominee Kill Bill: Volume 1 · RZA
- Nominee Lost in Translation · Kevin Shields, Brian Reitzell
- Nominee The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · Howard Shore
Best Cinematography
- Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · Andrew Lesnie
- Nominee Cold Mountain · John Seale
- Nominee Girl with a Pearl Earring · Eduardo Serra
- Nominee Lost in Translation · Lance Acord
- Nominee Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World · Russell Boyd
Best Editing
- Winner Lost in Translation · Sarah Flack
- Nominee 21 Grams · Stephen Mirrione
- Nominee Cold Mountain · Walter Murch
- Nominee Kill Bill: Volume 1 · Sally Menke
- Nominee The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · Jamie Selkirk
Best Production Design
- Winner Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World · William Sandell
- Nominee Big Fish · Dennis Gassner
- Nominee Cold Mountain · Dante Ferretti
- Nominee Girl with a Pearl Earring · Ben Van Os
- Nominee The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · Grant Major
Best Costume Design
- Winner Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World · Wendy Stites
- Nominee Cold Mountain · Ann Roth, Carlo Poggioli
- Nominee Girl with a Pearl Earring
- Nominee Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl · Penny Rose
- Nominee The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor
Best Make Up & Hair
- Winner Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl · Ve Neill, Martin Samuel
- Nominee Big Fish · Jean Ann Black, Paul LeBlanc
- Nominee Cold Mountain · Paul Engelen, Ivana Primorac
- Nominee Girl with a Pearl Earring · Jenny Shircore
- Nominee The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · Richard Taylor, Peter King, Peter Owen
Best Sound
- Winner Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World · Richard King, Doug Hemphill, Paul Massey, Art Rochester
- Nominee Cold Mountain · Eddy Joseph, Ivan Sharrock, Walter Murch, Mike Prestwood Smith
- Nominee Kill Bill: Volume 1 · Michael Minkler, Myron Nettinga, Wylie Stateman, Mark Ulano
- Nominee Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl · Christopher Boyes, George Watters II, Lee Orloff, David Parker, David E. Campbell
- Nominee The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · Ethan Van der Ryn, Mike Hopkins, Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick, Hammond Peek
Best Special Visual Effects
- Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · Joe Letteri, Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke
- Nominee Big Fish · Kevin Mack
- Nominee Kill Bill: Volume 1
- Nominee Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World · Stefen Fangmeier, Nathan McGuinness, Robert Stromberg, Dan Sudick
- Nominee Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl · John Knoll
Best British Short Animation
- Winner Jo Jo in the Stars · Sue Goffe
- Nominee Dad's Dead · Chris Shepherd
- Nominee Dear Sweet Emma
- Nominee Nibbles · Christopher Hinton
- Nominee Plumber · Andy Knight
Best British Short Film
- Winner Brown Paper Bag · Geoff Thompson
- Nominee Bye-Child
- Nominee Nits · Harry Wootliff
- Nominee Sea Monsters · Raphael Smith
- Nominee Talking with Angels · Michael Knowles, Yousaf Ali Khan