2004 Hollywood Industry Guild Awards
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Winners listed (Alphabetical):

American Cinema Editors (ACE, The Eddies)
American Society Of Cinematographers (ASC)
Art Directors Guild (ADG)
Cinema Audio Society (CAS)
Costume Designers Guild (CDG)
Directors Guild (DGA)
Hollywood Makeup and Hair Stylist Guild
Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE, Golden Reels)
Producers Guild (PGA)
Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
Visual Effects Society (VES)
Writers Guild Of America (WGA)

Current year winners are in large, bold and red

NOTE: Many of the IMDB links are not yet active. I'm slowly working my way through to add the URLs.


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AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS
(ACE, the Eddies)

(nominations announced January 13, 2004, winners announced February 15, 2004)
American Cinema Editors web page.
IMDB's American Cinema Editor's page

* Films that were nominated for an Academy Award for Editing
+ Films that won the Academy Award for Editing

Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic)

WINNER:

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King *+ (IMDB)

Jamie Selkirk (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Cold Mountain * (IMDB) - Walter Murch (IMDB)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World * (IMDB) - Lee Smith (IMDB)
Mystic River (IMDB) - Joel Cox (IMDB)
Seabiscuit * (IMDB) - William Goldenberg (IMDB)
Past Winners:
* Nominated for Oscar / + Won Oscar
2003 Winner: Gangs of New York *+ (IMDB) - Thelma Schoonmaker (IMDB)
2002 Winner: Black Hawk Down *+ (IMDB) - Pietro Scalia (IMDB)

Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy or Musical)

WINNER:

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (IMDB)

Stephen E. Rivkin (IMDB)
Arthur Schmidt (IMDB)
Craig Wood (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Bend It Like Beckham (IMDB) - Justin Krish (IMDB)
Finding Nemo (IMDB) - David Ian Salter (IMDB) & Lee Unkrich (IMDB)
Lost in Translation (IMDB) - Sarah Flack (IMDB)
School of Rock (IMDB) - Sandra Adair (IMDB)
Past Winners:
* Nominated for Oscar / + Won Oscar
2003 Winner: Chicago *+ (IMDB) - Martin Walsh (IMDB)
2002 Winner: Moulin Rouge! * (IMDB) - Jill Bilcock (IMDB)

Best Edited Documentary

WINNER:

Spellbound (IMDB)

Yana Goskaya (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Capturing the Friedmans (IMDB) - Richard Hankin (IMDB)
The Fog of War (IMDB) - Doug Abel (IMDB), Chyld King (IMDB) & Karen Schmeer (IMDB)
2003 Winner: Bowling for Columbine (IMDB) - Kurt Engfehr (IMDB)
2002 Winner: New York: A Documentary Film (IMDB) - Episode 7 "The City And The World (1945-2000)" - Juliana Parroni (IMDB not listed at IMDB for this movie)

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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS (ASC)

(nominations announced January 12, 2004, winner announced February 8, 2004)
American Society of Cinematographers web page.
IMDB's ASC page

* Films that were nominated for an Academy Award for Cinematography
+ Film that won the Academy Award for Cinematography

WINNER:

Seabiscuit * (IMDB)

John Schwartzman, ASC (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World *+ (IMDB) - Russell Boyd, ACS (IMDB)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King * (IMDB) - Andrew Lesnie, ACS (IMDB)
Cold Mountain * (IMDB) - John Seale, ASC, ACS (IMDB)
The Last Samurai (IMDB) - John Toll, ASC (IMDB)
2003 Winner: Road to Perdition *+ (IMDB) - Conrad Hall (IMDB)
2002 Winner: The Man Who Wasn't There * (IMDB) - Roger Deakins (IMDB)

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ART DIRECTORS GUILD (ADG)

(nominations announced January 15, 2004, winners announced February 14, 2004)
Art Directors Guild web page.
IMDB's ADG page

* Films that were nominated for an Academy Award for Art Direction
+ Films that won the Academy Award for Art Direction

Category I - Period or Fantasy Films

WINNER:

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King *+ (IMDB)

Production Designer: Grant Major (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Girl With A Pearl Earring * (IMDB)
The Last Samurai * (IMDB)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (IMDB)
Seabiscuit * (IMDB)
Past Winners:
* Nominated for Oscar / + Won Oscar
2003 Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers * (IMDB) - Production Designer: Grant Major (IMDB)
2002 Winner: Moulin Rouge! *+ (IMDB) - Production Designer: Catherine Martin (IMDB)

Category II - Contemporary Films

WINNER:

Mystic River (IMDB)

Production Designer: Henry Bumstead (IMDB)
Other 2004 nominees:
Kill Bill Vol. I (IMDB)
Lost in Translation (IMDB)
Something's Gotta Give (IMDB)
Under the Tuscan Sun (IMDB)
* Nominated for Oscar / + Won Oscar
2003 Winner: Catch Me If You Can (IMDB) - Production Designer: Jeannine Oppewall (IMDB)
2002 Winner: Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (Amélie) * (IMDB) - Production Designer: Aline Bonetto (IMDB)

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CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY (CAS)

(nominations announced January 22, 2004, winner announced February 21, 2004)
Cinema Audio Society web page.
IMDB's CAS page

* Films that were nominated for an Academy Award for Sound
+ Films that won the Academy Award for Sound

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Feature

WINNER:

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World * Sound Mixing / *+ Sound Editing (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
The Last Samurai * Sound Mixing (IMDB)
The Lord Of The Rings: The Return of the King *+ Sound Mixing (IMDB)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl * Sound Mixing / * Sound Editing (IMDB)
Seabiscuit (IMDB)
Past Winners:
* Nominated for Oscar / + Won Oscar
2003 Winner: Road To Perdition * Best Sound/* Best Sound Editing (IMDB)
2002 Winner: The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring * Best Sound (IMDB)

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COSTUME DESIGNERS GUILD (CDG)

(nominations announced January 5, 2004, winners announced February 21, 2004)
Costume Designers Guild web page.
IMDB's CDG page

* Films that were nominated for an Academy Award for Costume Design
+ Films that won the Academy Award for Costume Design

Best Achievement In Contemporary Costume Design

WINNER:

A Mighty Wind (IMDB)

Durinda Wood (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (IMDB) - Joseph G. Aulisi (IMDB)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (IMDB) - Catherine Thomas (IMDB)
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (IMDB) - Sophie De Rakoff Carbonell (IMDB)
Past Winners:
* Nominated for Oscar / + Won Oscar
2003 Winner: About Schmidt (IMDB) - Wendy Chuck (IMDB)
2002 Winner: The Royal Tenenbaums (IMDB) - Karen Patch (IMDB)

Best Achievement In Period/Fantasy Costume Design

WINNER:

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (IMDB)

Ngila Dickson (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (IMDB) - Penny Rose (IMDB)
Seabiscuit (IMDB) - Judianna Makovsky (IMDB)
Past Winners:
* Nominated for Oscar / + Won Oscar
2003 Winner: Chicago *+ (IMDB) - Colleen Atwood (IMDB)
2002 Winner: Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone * (IMDB) - Judianna Makovsky (IMDB)

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DIRECTORS GUILD (DGA)

(nominations announced January 6, 2004, winner announced February 7, 2004)
Directors Guild web page.
IMDB's DGA page

* Directors who were nominated for an Academy Award
+ Directors who won the Academy Award

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film

WINNER:

Peter Jackson (IMDB)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Sofia Coppola (IMDB) - Lost in Translation (IMDB)
Clint Eastwood (IMDB) - Mystic River (IMDB)
Gary Ross (IMDB) - Seabiscuit (IMDB)
Peter Weir (IMDB) - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (IMDB)
Past Winners:
* Nominated for Oscar / + Won Oscar
2003 Winner: Rob Marshall * (IMDB) - Chicago (IMDB)
2002 Winner: Ron Howard *+ (IMDB) - A Beautiful Mind (IMDB)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary

WINNER:

Nathaniel Kahn (IMDB)

My Architect (IMDB) * Documentary

Other 2004 nominees:
Sam Green (IMDB) & Bill Siegel (IMDB) - The Weather Underground (IMDB)
Andrew Jarecki (IMDB) - Capturing the Friedmans (IMDB)
Errol Morris (IMDB) - The Fog of War (IMDB)
Jose Padilha (IMDB) - Bus 174 (IMDB)
Past Winners:
* Nominated for Oscar / + Won Oscar
2003 Winner: Tasha Oldham (IMDB) - The Smith Family (IMDB)
2002 Winner: Chris Hegedus (IMDB) & Jehane Noujaim (IMDB) - Startup.com (IMDB)

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HOLLYWOOD MAKEUP AND HAIR STYLIST GUILD

(nominations announced January 13, 2004, winners announced January 17, 2004)
IMDB's HMAHSG (or whatever it is) page
The Makeup Gallery
(that's not an official web site, but it's a site for Makeup and Hair awards info)

* Films that were nominated for an Academy Award for Makeup
+ Films that won the Academy Award for Makeup
Note: there is no hairstyling category at the Academy Awards

Best Contemporary Makeup - Feature Film

WINNER:

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (IMDB)

Kimberly Green (IMDB), Erin Ayanian (IMDB), Robin Fredriksz (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
The Human Stain (IMDB) - Donald Mowat (IMDB), Robert McCann (IMDB), Gillian Chandler (IMDB)
Daredevil (IMDB) - Deborah Denaver (IMDB), John Jackson (IMDB), Cinzia Zanetti (IMDB)
2003 winner: My Big Fat Greek Wedding (IMDB) - Ann Brodie (IMDB)
2002 winner: Mulholland Drive (IMDB) - Julie Pearce (IMDB), Randy Westgate (IMDB), Selina Jayne (IMDB)

Best Period Makeup - Feature Film

WINNER:

Pirates Of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (IMDB)

Ve Neill (IMDB), Joel Harlow (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
The Last Samurai (IMDB) - Lois Burwell (IMDB), Margaret Elliott (IMDB), Tina Harrelson (IMDB)
Seabiscuit (IMDB) - Thomas Nellen (IMDB), Lydia Milars (IMDB), Martina Kohl (IMDB)
2003 winner: Chicago (IMDB) - Jordan Samuel (IMDB), Patricia Keighran (IMDB), Edelgard Pfuegl (IMDB)
2002 winner: Moulin Rouge (IMDB) - Maurizio Silvi (IMDB), Vincenzo Mastrantonio (IMDB), Lesley Vanderwalt (IMDB)

Best Character Makeup - Feature Film

WINNER:

The Lord Of the Rings: The Return of the King (IMDB)

Peter King (IMDB), Peter Owen (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Pirates Of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (IMDB) - Ve Neill (IMDB), Joel Harlow (IMDB)
Cat In The Hat (IMDB) - Melanie Hughes Weaver (IMDB), Amy Disarro-Susgen (IMDB), Rene Dashiell (IMDB, great picture!)
2003 winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (IMDB) - Peter King (IMDB), Peter Owen (IMDB)
2002 winner: The Royal Tenenbaums (IMDB) - Naomi Donne (IMDB), Kate Biscoe (IMDB)

Best Special Effects Makeup - Feature Film

WINNER:

The Lord Of the Rings: The Return of the King (IMDB)

Richard Taylor (IMDB), Gino Acevedo (IMDB), Jason Docherty (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Cat In The Hat (IMDB) - Mike Smithson (IMDB), Steve Johnson (IMDB), Jamie Kelman (IMDB)
XMen 2 (IMDB) - Gordon Smith (IMDB), Charles Porlier (IMDB), Jayne Dancose (IMDB)
2003 winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (IMDB) - Gino Acevedo (IMDB), Jason Docherty (IMDB), Richard Taylor (IMDB)
2002 winner: Planet Of The Apes (IMDB) - Rick Baker (IMDB), Kazuhiro Tsuji (IMDB), Toni G. (IMDB)

Best Contemporary Hair Styling - Feature

WINNER:

Legally Blonde: Red, White and Blonde (IMDB)

Toni Ann Walker (IMDB), Steve Robinette (IMDB), Edward Morrison (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
The Italian Job (IMDB) - Enzo Angileri (IMDB) for Charlize Theron (IMDB)
Under the Tuscan Sun (IMDB) - Candy Walken (IMDB) for Diane Lane (IMDB)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (IMDB) - Peter Tothpol (IMDB), Cydney Cornell (IMDB)
2003 winner: Sorority Boys (IMDB) - Donna Gilbert (IMDB), Joanne Harris (IMDB)
2002 winner: Legally Blonde (IMDB) - Joy Zapata (IMDB), Linda Arnold (IMDB)

Best Period Hair Styling - Feature

WINNER:

The Last Samurai (IMDB)

Janice Alexander (IMDB), Terry Baleil (IMDB), Karen Myers (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (IMDB) - Martin Samuel (IMDB), Lucia Mace (IMDB), Nina Paskewitz (IMDB)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (IMDB) - Yolanda Toussieng (IMDB), Kim Sanantonio (IMDB), Barbara Lorenz (IMDB)
2003 winner: Gangs of New York (IMDB) - Aldo Signoretti (IMDB)
2002 winner: Moulin Rouge (IMDB) - Aldo Signoretti (IMDB), Ferdinando Merolla (IMDB), Giorgio Gregorini (IMDB)

Best Character Hair Styling - Feature

WINNER:

Pirates Of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (IMDB)

Martin Samuel (IMDB), Lucia Mace (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
The Lord Of the Rings: The Return of the King (IMDB) - Peter Owen (IMDB), Peter King (IMDB)
Cat In The Hat (IMDB) - Voni Hinkle (IMDB), Shari Perry (IMDB), Karl Wesson (IMDB)
2003 winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (IMDB) - Peter Owen (IMDB), Peter King (IMDB)
2002 winner: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (IMDB) - Candace Neal (IMDB), Karen Myers (IMDB), Terry Baliel (IMDB)

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MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS
(MPSE, Golden Reels)

(nominations announced January 20, 2004, winner announced February 28, 2004)
Motion Picture Sound Editors web page.
IMDB's MPSE page

* Films that were nominated for an Academy Award for Sound Editing
+ Films that won the Academy Award for Sound Editing

Best Sound Editing In Domestic Features: Sound Effects/Foley

WINNER:

Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World *+ Sound Editing (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
The Italian Job (IMDB)
Kill Bill, Vol. 1 (IMDB)
The Last Samurai (IMDB)
The Matrix Reloaded (IMDB)
Open Range (IMDB)
Pirates Of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl * Sound Editing (IMDB)
Seabiscuit (IMDB)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (IMDB)
2003 winner: Road to Perdition (IMDB)
2002 winner: Black Hawk Down *+ Sound Editing (IMDB)

Best Sound Editing In Domestic Features: Dialogue/Adr

WINNER:

Pirates Of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl * Sound Editing (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
2 Fast 2 Furious (IMDB)
Dreamcatcher (IMDB)
The Last Samurai (IMDB)
Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World *+ Sound Editing (IMDB)
Mystic River (IMDB)
Seabiscuit (IMDB)
X2 (IMDB)
2003 winner: Gangs of New York (IMDB)
2002 winner: Black Hawk Down *+ Sound Editing (IMDB)

Best Sound Editing In A Feature: Music

WINNER:

Cold Mountain (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Gods And Generals (IMDB)
Jeepers Creepers II (IMDB)
Kill Bill, Vol. 1 (IMDB)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (IMDB)
Pirates Of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl * Sound Editing (IMDB)
Something's Gotta Give (IMDB)
Underworld (IMDB)
2003 winner: The Mothman Prophecies (IMDB)
2002 winner: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (IMDB)

Best Sound Editing In A Feature: Musical

WINNER:

A Mighty Wind (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
The Company (IMDB)
The Fighting Temptations (IMDB)
School of Rock (IMDB)
2003 winner: Chicago (IMDB)
2002 winner: Moulin Rouge (IMDB)

Best Sound Editing In Foreign Features

WINNER:

City Of God (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
28 Days Later (IMDB)
Cold Mountain (IMDB)
Dust (IMDB)
Underworld (IMDB)
Veronica Guerin (IMDB)
Whale Rider (IMDB)
2003 winner: Winged Migration (IMDB)
2002 winner: Amélie (IMDB)
(Interesting note: In 2002, Fellowship of the Ring (IMDB) and Moulin Rouge (IMDB) were nominated in this category)

Best Sound Editing In Animated Features

WINNER:

The Triplets Of Belleville (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Brother Bear (IMDB)
Finding Nemo * Sound Editing (IMDB)
Jungle Book 2 (IMDB)
Millennium Actress (IMDB)
Rugrats Go Wild (IMDB)
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (IMDB)
2003 winner: Treasure Planet (IMDB)
2002 winner: Atlantis: The Lost Empire (IMDB)

Best Sound Editing In Animated Features: Music

WINNER:

Finding Nemo * Sound Editing (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Brother Bear (IMDB)
Jungle Book 2 (IMDB)
2003 winner: Lilo and Stitch (IMDB)
2002 winner: Shrek (IMDB)

Best Sound Editing In Special Venue Film

WINNER:

Top Speed (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Bugs! 3D (IMDB)
Coral Reef Adventures (IMDB)
Deep Sea (IMDB)
SpongeBob: The Ride (IMDB)
2003 winner: Santa vs. the Snowman 3D (IMDB)
2002 winner: ?

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PRODUCERS GUILD (PGA)

(nominations announced January 5, 2004, winner announced January 17, 2004)
Producers Guild web page.
IMDB's PGA page

* Films that were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture
+ Films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture

Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures

WINNER:

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King *+ (IMDB)

(New Line Cinema)

Barrie M. Osborne (IMDB)
Peter Jackson (IMDB)
Fran Walsh (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Cold Mountain (IMDB) (Miramax Films)
The Last Samurai (IMDB) (Warner Bros.)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (IMDB) (Twentieth Century Fox)
Mystic River (IMDB) (Warner Bros.)
Seabiscuit (IMDB) (Universal Pictures)
2003 winner: Chicago (IMDB) (Miramax)
2002 winner: Moulin Rouge (IMDB) (Fox)

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SCREEN ACTORS GUILD (SAG)

(nominations announced January 15, 2004, winners announced February 22, 2004)
Screen Actors Guild web page.
IMDB's SAG page

* Actors who were nominated for an Academy Award
+ Actors who won the Academy Award

Theatrical Motion Pictures


For Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

WINNER:

Tim Robbins *+ (IMDB)

Mystic River (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Alec Baldwin (IMDB) - The Cooler (IMDB)
Chris Cooper (IMDB) - Seabiscuit (IMDB)
Benicio Del Toro (IMDB) - 21 Grams (IMDB)
Ken Watanabe (IMDB) - The Last Samurai (IMDB)
Past Winners: * Nominated for Oscar / + Won Oscar
2003 Winner: Christopher Walken * (IMDB) - Catch Me If You Can (IMDB)
2002 Winner: Ian McKellen * (IMDB) - The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (IMDB)

For Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

WINNER:

Renee Zellweger (IMDB)

Cold Mountain (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Maria Bello (IMDB) - The Cooler (IMDB)
Keisha Castle-Hughes (IMDB) - Whale Rider (IMDB)
Patricia Clarkson (IMDB) - Pieces of April (IMDB)
Holly Hunter (IMDB) - Thirteen (IMDB)
Past Winners:
* Nominated for Oscar / + Won Oscar
2003 Winner: Catherine Zeta-Jones *+ (IMDB) - Chicago (IMDB)
2002 Winner: Helen Mirren * (IMDB) - Gosford Park (IMDB)

For Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER:

Charlize Theron (IMDB)

Monster (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Patricia Clarkson (IMDB) - The Station Agent (IMDB)
Diane Keaton (IMDB) - Something's Gotta Give (IMDB)
Naomi Watts (IMDB) - 21 Grams (IMDB)
Evan Rachel Wood (IMDB) - Thirteen (IMDB)
Past Winners:
* Nominated for Oscar / + Won Oscar
2003 winner: Renee Zellweger * (IMDB) - Chicago (IMDB)
2002 winner: Halle Berry *+ (IMDB) - Monster's Ball (IMDB)

For Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER:

Johnny Depp (IMDB)

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Peter Dinklage (IMDB) - The Station Agent (IMDB)
Sir Ben Kingsley (IMDB) - House of Sand and Fog (IMDB)
Bill Murray (IMDB) - Lost In Translation (IMDB)
Sean Penn (IMDB) - Mystic River (IMDB)
Past Winners:
* Nominated for Oscar / + Won Oscar
2003 winner: Daniel Day-Lewis * (IMDB) - Gangs of New York (IMDB)
2002 winner: Russell Crowe * (IMDB) - A Beautiful Mind (IMDB)

For Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture

WINNER:

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (IMDB)

Sean Astin (IMDB)
Sean Bean (IMDB)
Cate Blanchett (IMDB)
Orlando Bloom (IMDB)
Billy Boyd (IMDB)
Bernard Hill (IMDB)
Ian Holm (IMDB)
Ian McKellen (IMDB)
Dominic Monaghan (IMDB)
Viggo Mortensen (IMDB)
John Noble (IMDB)
Miranda Otto (IMDB)
John Rhys-Davies (IMDB)
Andy Serkis (IMDB)
Liv Tyler (IMDB)
Karl Urban (IMDB)
Hugo Weaving (IMDB)
David Wenham (IMDB)
Elijah Wood (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
In America (IMDB)
Mystic River (IMDB)
Seabiscuit (IMDB)
The Station Agent (IMDB)
2003 winner: Chicago (IMDB)
2002 winner: Gosford Park (IMDB)

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VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY (VES)

(nominations announced January 14, 2004, winner announced February 18, 2004)
Visual Effects Society web page.
IMDB's VES page


* Films that were nominated for an Academy Award for Visual Effects
+ Films that won the Academy Award for Visual Effects

Note: Last year was their first annual awards ceremony.

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture

WINNER:

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (IMDB)

Jim Rygiel (IMDB), Dean Wright (IMDB), Joe Letteri (IMDB), Randall William Cook (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
The Matrix Revolutions (IMDB)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (IMDB)
2003 winner: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (IMDB) - Jim Rygiel (IMDB), Joe Letteri (IMDB), Randall Cook (IMDB), Alex Funke (IMDB)

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Pictures

WINNER:

The Last Samurai (IMDB)

Jeffrey A. Okun (IMDB), Thomas Boland (IMDB), Bill Mesa (IMDB), Ray McIntyre, Jr. (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Bad Boys 2 (IMDB)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (IMDB)
2003 winner: The Sum of all Fears (IMDB) - Glenn Neufeld (IMDB), Derek Spears (IMDB), Dan Malvin (IMDB), Al Disarro (IMDB)

Outstanding Single Visual Effect of the Year in any Medium

WINNER:

The Matrix Reloaded "Trailer Top Crash" (IMDB)

John Gaeta (IMDB), Dan Glass (IMDB), Adrian de Wett (IMDB), Greg Juby (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
The Hulk (specific effect not specified) (IMDB)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (specific effect not specified) (IMDB)
2003 winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (IMDB) - Steve Ingram (IMDB), Blair Foord (IMDB), Rech Cordobes (IMDB), Scott Harens (IMDB)

Outstanding Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture

WINNER:

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (IMDB)

Steven Hornby (IMDB), Andy Serkis (IMDB), Matthias Menz (IMDB), Greg Butler (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
The Hulk (IMDB)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (IMDB)
2003 winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (IMDB) - Richard Baneham (IMDB), Eric Saindon (IMDB), Den McGaugh (IMDB), Bay Raitt (IMDB)

Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture

WINNER:

Finding Nemo "Speaking Whale" (IMDB)

Andrew Gordon (IMDB), Brett Coderre (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Finding Nemo "Inside the Whale" (IMDB)
2003 winner: Stuart Little 2 (IMDB) - Tony Bancroft (IMDB), David Schaub (IMDB), Eric Armstrong (IMDB), Sean Mullen (IMDB)

Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Motion Picture

WINNER:

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (IMDB)

Geoff Heron (IMDB), Robert Clot (IMDB), Jason Brackett (IMDB), John McLeod (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (IMDB)

New category this year


Outstanding Matte Painting in a Motion Picture

WINNER:

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (IMDB)

Yanick Dusseault (IMDB), Susumu Yukuhiro (IMDB), Jonathan Harb (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
The Hulk (IMDB)
Peter Pan (IMDB)
2003 winner: Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (IMDB) - Paul Huston (IMDB), Yusei Uesugi (IMDB), Jonathan Harb (IMDB)

Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture

WINNER:

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (shot not specified) (IMDB)

Richard Taylor (IMDB), Paul Van Ommen (IMDB), Eric Saindon (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl “Captain Barbossa” (IMDB)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl “The Interceptor” (IMDB)
2003 winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (IMDB) - Richard Taylor (IMDB), Paul Van Ommen (IMDB), Matt Aitken (IMDB)

Outstanding Visual Effects Photography in a Motion Picture

WINNER:

The Matrix Reloaded “U-Cap Facial Photography” (IMDB)

Kim Libreri (IMDB), George Borshukov (IMDB), Paul Ryan (IMDB), John Gaeta (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (IMDB)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (IMDB)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (IMDB)
2003 winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (IMDB) - Alex Funke (IMDB), Bran Hul (IMDB), Richard Bluck (IMDB)

Outstanding Effects Art Direction in a Motion Picture

This award was not given out this year

2003 winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (IMDB) - Alan Lee (IMDB), Jeremy Bennett (IMDB), Christian Rivers (IMDB), Gino Acevedo (IMDB)

Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture

WINNER:

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World "Storm" (IMDB)

Philip R Brennan (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (IMDB)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (IMDB)
2003 winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (IMDB) - Mark Lewis (IMDB), Heitmann Demers (IMDB), Alex Lemke (IMDB), Alfred Murrle (IMDB)

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in an Effects Film

WINNER:

Sean Astin (IMDB)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Peter Pan (IMDB) - Ludivine Sangier (IMDB)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (IMDB) - Keira Knightley (IMDB)
2003 winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (IMDB) - Andy Serkis (IMDB), Elijah Wood (IMDB), Sean Astin (IMDB)

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WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA (WGA)

(nominations announced January 22, 2004, winners announced February 21, 2004)
Writers Guild of America web page.
IMDB's WGA page

* Films that were nominated for an Academy Award for Writing
+ Films that won the Academy Award for Writing

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

WINNER:

Lost In Translation (IMDB)

Written by Sofia Coppola (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Bend It Like Beckham (IMDB)
Dirty Pretty Things (IMDB)
In America (IMDB)
The Station Agent (IMDB)
2003 winner: Bowling for Columbine (IMDB) - Written by Michael Moore (IMDB)
2002 winner: Gosford Park (IMDB) - Written by Julian Fellowes (IMDB)

Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

WINNER:

American Splendor (IMDB)

Written by Robert Pulcini (IMDB) & Shari Springer Berman (IMDB)
Based on the Comic Book Series by Harvey Pekar (IMDB)
and
the Novel by Harvey Pekar (IMDB) and Joyce Brabner (IMDB)

Other 2004 nominees:
Cold Mountain (IMDB)
The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (IMDB)
Mystic River (IMDB)
Seabiscuit (IMDB)
2003 winner: The Hours (IMDB) - Adapted by David Hare (IMDB)
2002 winner: A Beautiful Mind (IMDB) - Adapted by Akiva Goldsman (IMDB)

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