NEW: Motion Picture Sound Editors winners [size=4]2004 Hollywood Industry Guild Awards[/size] [size=3][b][color=red]Winners[/color][/b] listed:[/size] [COLOR=blue]AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS[/COLOR] (ACE, the Eddies) [COLOR=blue]AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS[/COLOR] (ASC) [COLOR=blue]ART DIRECTORS GUILD[/COLOR] (ADG) [COLOR=blue]CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY[/COLOR] (CAS) [COLOR=blue]COSTUME DESIGNERS GUILD[/COLOR] (CDG) [COLOR=blue]DIRECTORS GUILD[/COLOR] (DGA) [COLOR=blue]HOLLYWOOD MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLIST GUILD[/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS[/COLOR] (MPSE, Golden Reels) [COLOR=blue]PRODUCERS GUILD[/COLOR] (PGA) [COLOR=blue]SCREEN ACTORS GUILD[/COLOR] (SAG) [COLOR=blue]VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY[/COLOR] (VES) [COLOR=blue]WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA[/COLOR] (WGA) [size=1] Helpful links to have on hand: [url=http://www.moviecitynews.com/awards/2004/central.html]Movie City News: Oscar City Center[/url] [URL=http://www.oscarwatch.com]Oscar Watch[/URL] [url=http://www.geocities.com/ps971100/index.html]Sijmen's Oscar Experiment[/url] [url=http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=99215&highlight=Guild]My 2003 thread[/url] [url=http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=41066&highlight=2002+Guild]My 2002 thread[/url] [/size] Current year winners will be in [size=3][b][color=red]large, bold and red[/color][/b][/size]. [b]+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++[/b] [COLOR=blue][SIZE=4]AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS[/size][/color] (ACE, the Eddies) [size=1](nominations announced January 13, 2004, winners announced February 15, 2004) [url=http://www.ace-filmeditors.org/]American Cinema Editors web site[/url][/size] [i]Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic)[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King[/b][/color] Jamie Selkirk[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Cold Mountain - Walter Murch Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Lee Smith Mystic River - Joel Cox Seabiscuit - William Goldenberg 2003 winner: Gangs of New York - Thelma Schoonmaker 2002 winner: Black Hawk Down - Pietro Scalia[/size] --- [i]Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy or Musical)[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl[/b][/color] Craig Wood, Stephen Rifkin and Arthur Schmidt[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Bend It Like Beckham - Justin Krish Finding Nemo - David Ian Salter & Lee Unkrich Lost in Translation - Sarah Flack School of Rock - Sandra Adair 2003 winner: Chicago - Martin Walsh 2002 winner: Moulin Rouge - Jill Bilcock[/size] --- [i]Best Edited Documentary[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Spellbound [/b][/color]Yana Goskaya[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Capturing the Friedmans - Richard Hankin The Fog of War - Doug Abel, Chyld King & Karen Schmeer 2003 winner: Bowling for Columbine - Kurt Engfehr 2002 winner: New York: A Documentary Film - Episode 7 "The City And The World (1945-2000)" - Juliana Parroni[/size] [b]+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++[/b] [COLOR=blue][SIZE=4]AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS[/size][/color] (ASC) [size=1](nominations announced January 12, 2004, winner announced February 8, 2004) [url=http://www.uemedia.com/CPC/cinematographer/]American Society of Cinematographers web site[/url][/size] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Seabiscuit[/b][/color] John Schwartzman, ASC[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Russell Boyd, ACS The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Andrew Lesnie, ACS Cold Mountain - John Seale, ASC, ACS The Last Samurai - John Toll, ASC 2003 Winner: Road to Perdition - Conrad Hall 2002 Winner: The Man Who Wasn't There - Roger Deakins[/size] [b]+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++[/b] [COLOR=blue][SIZE=4]ART DIRECTORS GUILD[/size][/color] (ADG) [size=1](nominations announced January 15, 2004, winners announced February 14, 2004) [url=http://www.artdirectors.org/]Art Directors Guild web site[/url][/size] [i]Category I - Period or Fantasy Films[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King[/b][/color] Production Designer: Grant Major[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Girl with a Pearl Earring The Last Samurai Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Seabiscuit 2003 winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Grant Major 2002 winner: Moulin Rouge - Catherine Martin[/size] --- [i]Category II - Contemporary Films[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Mystic River[/b][/color] Production Designer: Henry Bumstead[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Kill Bill Vol. I Lost in Translation Something's Gotta Give Under the Tuscan Sun 2003 winner: Catch Me if You Can - Jeannine Oppewall, production designer 2002 winner: Amélie - Aline Bonetto, production designer[/size] [b]+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++[/b] [COLOR=blue][SIZE=4]CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY[/size][/color] (CAS) [size=1](nominations announced January 22, 2004, winner announced February 21, 2004) [url=http://www.cinemaaudiosociety.org/]Cinema Audio Society web site[/url][/size] [i]Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Feature[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World [/b][/color][/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: The Last Samurai The Lord Of The Rings: The Return of the King Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Seabiscuit 2003 winner: Road To Perdition 2002 winner: The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring[/size] [b]+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++[/b] [COLOR=blue][SIZE=4]COSTUME DESIGNERS GUILD[/size][/color] (CDG) [size=1](nominations announced January 5, 2004, winners announced February 21, 2004) [url=http://www.costumedesignersguild.com/]Costume Designers Guild web site[/url][/size]) [i]Best Achievement In Contemporary Costume Design[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]A Mighty Wind[/b][/color] Durinda Wood[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle - Joseph G. Aulisi Kill Bill: Vol. 1 - Catherine Thomas Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde - Sophie De Rakoff Carbonell 2003 winner: About Schmidt - Wendy Chuck 2002 winner: The Royal Tenenbaums - Karen Patch[/size] --- [i]Best Achievement In Period/Fantasy Costume Design[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King[/b][/color] Ngila Dickson[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - Penny Rose Seabiscuit - Judianna Makovsky 2003 winner: Chicago - Colleen Atwood 2002 winner: Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone - Judianna Makovsky[/size] [b]+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++[/b] [COLOR=blue][SIZE=4]DIRECTORS GUILD[/size][/color] (DGA) [size=1](nominations announced January 6, 2004, winner announced February 7, 2004) [url=http://www.dga.org/]Directors Guild web site[/url][/size] [i]Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Peter Jackson[/b][/color] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King [/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation Clint Eastwood - Mystic River Gary Ross - Seabiscuit Peter Weir - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2003 winner: Rob Marshall - Chicago 2002 winner: Ron Howard - A Beautiful Mind[/size] --- [i]Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Nathaniel Kahn[/b][/color] My Architect[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Sam Green & Bill Siegel - The Weather Underground Andrew Jarecki - Capturing the Friedmans Errol Morris - The Fog of War Jose Padilha - Bus 174 2003 winner: Tasha Oldham - The Smith Family 2002 winner: Chris Hegedus & Jehane Noujaim - Startup.com[/size] [b]+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++[/b] [COLOR=blue][SIZE=4]HOLLYWOOD MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLIST GUILD[/size][/color] [size=1](nominations announced January 13, 2004, winners announced January 17, 2004) [url=][/url][/size] [i]Best Contemporary Makeup - Feature Film[/i] [size=3]Winner: [b][color=red]Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle[/color][/b] Kimberly Green, Erin Ayanian, Robin Fredriksz[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: The Human Stain - Donald Mowat, Robert McCann, Gillian Chandler Daredevil - Deborah Denaver, John Jackson, Cinzia Zanetti 2003 winner: My Big Fat Greek Wedding - Ann Brodie 2002 winner: Mulholland Drive - Julie Pearce, Randy Westgate, Selina Jayne[/size] --- [i]Best Period Makeup - Feature Film[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Pirates Of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl[/b][/color] Ve Neill, Joel Harlow[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: The Last Samurai - Lois Burwell, Margaret Elliott, Tina Harrelson Seabiscuit - Thomas Nellen, Lydia Milars, Martina Koll 2003 winner: Chicago - Samuel Jordan, Patricia Keighran, Edelgard Pfuegl 2002 winner: Moulin Rouge - Maurizio Silvi, Vincenzo Mastrantonio, Lesley Vanderwalt[/size] --- [i]Best Character Makeup - Feature Film[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]The Lord Of the Rings: The Return of the King[/b][/color] Peter King, Peter Owen[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Pirates Of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - Ve Neill, Joel Harlow Cat In The Hat - Melanie Hughes Weaver, Amy Disarro-Susgen, Rene Dashiell 2003 winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Peter King, Peter Owen 2002 winner: The Royal Tenenbaums - Naomi Donne, Kate Biscoe[/size] --- [i]Best Special Effects Makeup - Feature Film[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]The Lord Of the Rings: The Return of the King[/b][/color] Richard Taylor, Gino Acevedo, Jason Docherty[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Cat In The Hat - Mike Smithson, Steve Johnson, Jamie Kelman XMen 2 - Gordon Smith, Charles Porlier, Jayne Dancose 2003 winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Gino Acevedo, Jason Docerty, Richard Taylor 2002 winner: Planet Of The Apes - Rick Baker, Kazuhiro Tsuji, Toni G.[/size] --------------- [i]Best Contemporary Hair Styling - Feature[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Legally Blonde: Red, White and Blonde[/b][/color] Toni Ann Walker, Steve Robinette, Edward Morrison[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: The Italian Job - Enzo Angileri for Charlize Theron Under the Tuscan Sun - Candy Walken for Diane Lane Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines - Peter Tothpol, Cydney Cornell 2003 winner: Sorority Boys - Donna Gilbert, Joanne Harris 2002 winner: Legally Blonde - Joy Zapata, Linda Arnold[/size] --- [i]Best Period Hair Styling - Feature[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]The Last Samurai[/b][/color] Janice Alexander, Terry Baleil, Karen Myers[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - Martin Samuel, Lucia Mace, Nina Paskewitz Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Yolanda Toussieng, Kim Sanantonio, Barbara Lorenz 2003 winner: Gangs of New York - Aldo Signoretti 2002 winner: Moulin Rouge - Aldo Signoretti, Ferdinando Merolla, Giorgio Gregorini[/size] --- [i]Best Character Hair Styling - Feature[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Pirates Of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl[/b][/color] Martin Samuel, Lucia Mace[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: The Lord Of the Rings: The Return of the King - Peter Owen, Peter King Cat In The Hat - Voni Hinkle, Shari Perry, Carl Wesson 2003 winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Peter Owen, Peter King 2002 winner: A.I. Artificial Intelligence - Candace Neal, Karen Myers, Terry Baliel[/size] [b]+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++[/b] [COLOR=blue][SIZE=4]MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS[/size][/color] (MPSE, Golden Reels) [size=1](nominations announced January 20, 2004, winner announced February 28, 2004) [url=http://www.mpse.org/home.html]Motion Picture Sound Editors web site[/url][/size] [i]Best Sound Editing In Domestic Features: Sound Effects/Foley[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World[/b][/color][/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: The Italian Job Kill Bill, Vol. 1 The Last Samurai The Matrix Reloaded Open Range Pirates Of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Seabiscuit Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 2003 winner: Road to Perdition 2002 winner: Black Hawk Down[/size] --- [i]Best Sound Editing In Domestic Features: Dialogue/Adr[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Pirates Of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl[/b][/color][/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: 2 Fast 2 Furious Dreamcatcher The Last Samurai Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World Mystic River Seabiscuit X2 2003 winner: Gangs of New York 2002 winner: Black Hawk Down[/size] --- [i]Best Sound Editing In A Feature: Music[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Cold Mountain[/b][/color][/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Gods And Generals Jeepers Creepers II Kill Bill, Vol. 1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Pirates Of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Something's Gotta Give Underworld 2003 winner: The Mothman Prophecies 2002 winner: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring[/size] --- [i]Best Sound Editing In A Feature: Musical[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]A Mighty Wind[/b][/color][/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: The Company The Fighting Temptations School of Rock 2003 winner: Chicago 2002 winner: Moulin Rouge[/size] --- [i]Best Sound Editing In Foreign Features[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]City Of God[/b][/color][/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: 28 Days Later Cold Mountain Dust The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Underworld Veronica Guerin Whale Rider 2003 winner: Winged Migration 2002 winner: Amélie ([URL=http://www.awardsavenue.com/movieblvd/2002/awards/prof/mpse.htm]Interesting note:[/URL] In 2002, Fellowship of the Ring and Moulin Rouge were nominated in this category)[/size] --- [i]Best Sound Editing In Animated Features[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]The Triplets Of Belleville[/b][/color][/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Brother Bear Finding Nemo Jungle Book 2 Millennium Actress Rugrats Go Wild Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas 2003 winner: Treasure Planet 2002 winner: Atlantis: The Lost Empire[/size] --- [i]Best Sound Editing In Animated Features: Music[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Finding Nemo[/b][/color][/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Brother Bear Jungle Book 2 2003 winner: Lilo and Stitch 2002 winner: Shrek[/size] --- [i]Best Sound Editing In Special Venue Film[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Top Speed[/b][/color][/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Bugs! 3D Coral Reef Adventures Deep Sea SpongeBob: The Ride 2003 winner: Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2002 winner: [/size] [b]+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++[/b] [COLOR=blue][SIZE=4]PRODUCERS GUILD[/size][/color] (PGA) [size=1](nominations announced January 5, 2004, winner announced January 17, 2004) [url=http://www.producersguild.org]Producers Guild web site[/url][/size] [i]Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures[/i] [SIZE=3]Winner: [b][color=red]The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King[/color][/b] (New Line Cinema) Barrie M. Osborne Peter Jackson Fran Walsh[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Cold Mountain (Miramax Films) The Last Samurai (Warner Bros.) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (Twentieth Century Fox) Mystic River (Warner Bros.) Seabiscuit (Universal Pictures) 2003 winner: Chicago (Miramax) 2002 winner: Moulin Rouge (Fox)[/size] [b]+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++[/b] [COLOR=blue][SIZE=4]SCREEN ACTORS GUILD[/size][/color] (SAG) [size=1](nominations announced January 15, 2004, winners announced February 22, 2004) [url=http://www.sag.org/]Screen Actors Guild web site[/url][/size] Theatrical Motion Pictures --- [i]For Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Tim Robbins[/b][/color] Mystic River[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Alec Baldwin - The Cooler Chris Cooper - Seabiscuit Benicio Del Toro - 21 Grams - Ken Watanabe - The Last Samurai 2003 winner: Christopher Walken - Catch Me If You Can 2002 winner: Ian McKellen - The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring[/size] --- [i]For Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Renee Zellweger[/b][/color] Cold Mountain[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Maria Bello - The Cooler Keisha Castle-Hughes - Whale Rider Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of April Holly Hunter - Thirteen 2003 winner: Catherine Zeta-Jones - Chicago 2002 winner: Helen Mirren - Gosford Park[/size] --- [i]For Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Charlize Theron[/b][/color] Monster[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Patricia Clarkson - The Station Agent Diane Keaton - Something's Gotta Give Naomi Watts - 21 Grams Evan Rachel Wood - Thirteen 2003 winner: Renee Zellweger - Chicago 2002 winner: Halle Berry - Monster's Ball[/size] --- [i]For Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Johnny Depp[/b][/color] Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Peter Dinklage - The Station Agent Sir Ben Kingsley - House of Sand and Fog Bill Murray - Lost In Translation Sean Penn - Mystic River 2003 winner: Daniel Day-Lewis - Gangs of New York 2002 winner: Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind[/size] --- [i]For Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King[/b][/color][/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: In America Mystic River Seabiscuit The Station Agent 2003 winner: Chicago 2002 winner: Gosford Park[/size] [b]+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++[/b] [COLOR=blue][SIZE=4]VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY[/size][/color] (VES) [size=1](nominations announced January 14, 2004, winner announced February 18, 2004)[/size] [url=http://www.visualeffectssociety.com/]Visual Effects Society web site[/url] Note: Last year was their first annual awards ceremony. [i]Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King[/b][/color] Jim Rygiel, Dean Wright, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: The Matrix Revolutions Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003 winner: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall Cook, Alex Funke[/size] --- [i]Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Pictures[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]The Last Samurai[/b][/color] Jeffrey A. Okun, Thomas Boland, Bill Mesa, Ray McIntyre, Jr.[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Bad Boys 2 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2003 winner: The Sum of all Fears - Glenn Neufeld, Derek Spears, Dan Malvin, Al Disarro [/size] --- [i]Outstanding Single Visual Effect of the Year in any Medium[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]The Matrix Reloaded "Trailer Top Crash"[/b][/color] John Gaeta, Dan Glass, Adrian de Wett, Greg Juby[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: The Hulk (specific effect not specified) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (specific effect not specified) 2003 winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Steve Ingram, Blair Foord, Rech Cordobes, Scott Harens[/size] --- [i]Outstanding Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture[/i] [size=1](This is a "Specific Arts" category. The award is based on the work of a single shot.)[/size] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King[/b][/color] Steven Hornby, Andy Serkis, Matthias Menz, Greg Butler[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: The Hulk Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003 winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Den McGaugh, Bay Raitt[/size] --- [i]Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture[/i] [size=1](This is a "Specific Arts" category. The award is based on the work of a single shot.)[/size] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Finding Nemo "Speaking Whale"[/b][/color] Andrew Gordon, Brett Coderre[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Finding Nemo "Inside the Whale" 2003 winner: Stuart Little 2 - Tony Bancroft, David Schaub, Eric Armstrong, Sean Mullen [/size] --- [i]Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Motion Picture[/i] [size=1](This is a "Specific Arts" category. The award is based on the work of a single shot.)[/size] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl[/b][/color] Geoff Heron, Robert Clot, Jason Brackett, John McLeod[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King New category this year [/size] --- [i]Outstanding Matte Painting in a Motion Picture[/i] [size=1](This is a "Specific Arts" category. The award is based on the work of a single shot.)[/size] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl[/b][/color] Yanick Dusseault, Susumu Yukuhiro, Jonathan Harb[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: The Hulk Peter Pan 2003 winner: Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones - Paul Huston, Yusei Uesugi, Jonathan Harb[/size] --- [i]Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture[/i] [size=1](This is a "Specific Arts" category. The award is based on the work of a single shot.)[/size] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King[/b][/color] (shot not specified) Richard Taylor, Paul Van Ommen, Eric Saindon[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl “Captain Barbossa” Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl “The Interceptor” 2003 winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Richard Taylor, Paul Van Ommen, Matt Aitken[/size] --- [i]Outstanding Visual Effects Photography in a Motion Picture[/i] [size=1](This is a "Specific Arts" category. The award is based on the work of a single shot.)[/size] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]The Matrix Reloaded “U-Cap Facial Photography”[/b][/color] Kim Libreri, George Borshukov, Paul Ryan, John Gaeta[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 2003 winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Alex Funke, Bran Hul, Richard Bluck[/size] --- [i]Outstanding Effects Art Direction in a Motion Picture[/i] This award was not given out this year [size=1]2003 winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Alan Lee, Jeremy Bennett, Christian Rivers, Gino Acevedo [/size] --- [i]Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture[/i] [size=1](This is a "Specific Arts" category. The award is based on the work of a single shot.)[/size] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World "Storm"[/b][/color] Philip R Brennan[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Mark Lewis, Heitmann Demers, Alex Lemke, Alfred Murrle [/size] --- [i]Outstanding Performance by an Actor in an Effects Film[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Sean Astin[/b][/color] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Peter Pan - Ludivine Sangier Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - Keira Knightley 2003 winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin [/size] [b]+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++[/b] [COLOR=blue][SIZE=4]WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA[/size][/color] (WGA) [size=1](nominations announced January 22, 2004, winners announced February 21, 2004) [url=http://www.wga.org/]Writers Guild of America web site[/url][/size] [i]Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]Lost In Translation[/b][/color] Written by Sofia Coppola[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Bend It Like Beckham Dirty Pretty Things In America The Station Agent 2003 winner: Bowling for Columbine - Written by Michael Moore 2002 winner: Gosford Park - Written by Julian Fellowes[/size] --- [i]Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published[/i] [size=3]Winner: [color=red][b]American Splendor[/b][/color] Written by Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman, Based on the Comic Book Series by Harvey Pekar and the Novel by Harvey Pekar and Joyce Brabner[/size] [size=1]Other 2004 nominees: Cold Mountain The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King Mystic River Seabiscuit 2003 winner: The Hours - Adapted by David Hare 2002 winner: A Beautiful Mind - Adapted by Akiva Goldsman[/size]