The Oscar nominations were announced (with many surprise nominees), but inevitably One Ring Ruled Them All! It was a clean, 11-award sweep for Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, no doubt rewarding the entire series with a pile of Oscars. What did you think of the Oscars? Go to the Moviepie Forum for discussion.

Plus see how we did with our Moviepie's 2003 Oscar Picks and Predictions (pretty darn good, we must say!), and read our post-awards Best and Worst of the 2003 Oscars.

NOTE: A red arrow shows who was awarded the Oscar on February 29, 2004.

Best Picture The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King    Lost in Translation    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World    Mystic River    Seabiscuit Best Actor    Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl    Ben Kingsley, House of Sand and Fog    Jude Law, Cold Mountain    Bill Murray, Lost in Translation Sean Penn, Mystic River Best Supporting Actor    Alec Baldwin, The Cooler    Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams    Djimon Hounsou, In America Tim Robbins, Mystic River    Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai Best Screenplay (original)    The Barbarian Invasions    Dirty Pretty Things    Finding Nemo    In America Lost in Translation Cinematography    City of God    Cold Mountain    Girl with a Pearl Earring Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World    Seabiscuit Visual Effects The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Costume Design    Girl with a Pearl Earring    The Last Samurai The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World    Seabiscuit Sound Mixing    The Last Samurai The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl    Seabiscuit Original Song “Into the West,” The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King    “A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow,” A Mighty Wind    “Scarlet Tide,” Cold Mountain    “The Triplets of Belleville,” The Triplets of Belleville    “You Will Be My Ain True Love,” Cold Mountain Best Animated Feature Film    Brother Bear Finding Nemo    The Triplets of Belleville Best Documentary Feature    Balseros    Capturing the Friedmans The Fog of War    My Architect    The Weather Underground Best Animated Short Film    Boundin’    Destino    Gone Nutty Harvie Krumpett    Nibbles

Best Director    Fernando Meirelles, City of God Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King    Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation    Peter Weir, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World    Clint Eastwood, Mystic River Best Actress    Keisha Castle-Hughes, Whale Rider    Diane Keaton, Something’s Gotta Give    Samantha Morton, In America Charlize Theron, Monster    Naomi Watts, 21 Grams Best Supporting Actress    Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Sand and Fog    Patricia Clarkson, Pieces of April    Marcia Gay Harden, Mystic River    Holly Hunter, Thirteen Renée Zellweger, Cold Mountain Best Screenplay (adaptation)    American Splendor    City of God The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King    Mystic River    Seabiscuit Film Editing    City of God    Cold Mountain The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World    Seabiscuit Art Direction    Girl with a Pearl Earring    The Last Samurai The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World    Seabiscuit Makeup The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Sound Editing    Finding Nemo Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Original Score    Big Fish    Cold Mountain    Finding Nemo    House of Sand and Fog The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Best Foreign Language Film The Barbarian Invasions    Evil    The Twilight Samurai    Twin Sisters    Zelary Best Documentary Short Subject    Asylum Chernobyl Heart    Ferry Tales Best Live Action Short Film    Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket)    Most (The Bridge)    Squash    (A) Torzija [(A) Torsion] Two Soldiers