Nominations for the 76th Annual Academy
Awards were announced this morning at
5:30am Pacific Time (ouch). Lord Of The
Rings and Master And Commander
each received 11 and 10 nominations
respectively, though neither film garnered any
acting nods. Best picture nominees include
Lord Of The Rings, Lost In Translation,
Master And Commander, Mystic River and
Seabiscuit. Other nominees include
Johnny Depp, Ben Kingsley
, Jude Law, Bill Murray
, and Sean Penn for best actor
and Keisha Castle-Hughes,
Diane Keaton, Samantha
Morton, Charlize Theron and
Naomi Watts for Best
Actress.

Some surprises include Nicole Kidman
and Tom Cruise’s omission
from the Best Actress and Best Actor
categories for Cold Mountain and
The Last Samurai. Cold
Mountain was also a hopeful for Best
Picture, but was sadly nudged out. Look
below for a list of nominees. We left off Sound
Editing and some of those other lame ones,
but if you really need to know, check out the
official Oscar site.

Best Picture

Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The
King
Lost In Translation
Master And Commander
Mystic River
Seabiscuit

Actor In A Leading Role

Johnny Depp – Pirates Of The
Caribbean
Ben Kingsley – House Of Sand
And Fog
Jude Law – Cold Mountain

Bill Murray – Lost In
Translation
Sean Penn – Mystic River

Actor In A Supporting Role

Alec Baldwin – The Cooler

Benicio Del Toro – 21 Grams

Djimon Hounsou – In America

Tim Robbins – Mystic River

Ken Watanabe – The Last
Samurai

Actress In A Leading Role

Keisha Castle-Hughes – Whale
Rider
Diane Keaton – Something’s Got
To Give
Samantha Morton – In
America
Charlize Theron – Monster

Naomi Watts – 21 Grams

Actress In A Supporting Role

Shohreh Aghdashloo – House Of
Sand And Fog
Patricia Clarkson – Pieces Of
April
Marcia Gay Harden – Mystic
River
Holly Hunter – Thirteen

Renee Zellweger – Cold
Mountain

Best Director

Peter Jackson – Lord Of The
Rings
Clint Eastwood – Mystic River

Peter Weir – Master And
Commander
Sofia Coppola – Lost In
Translation
Fernando Meirelles – City Of
God

Music (Score)

Big Fish
Cold Mountain
Finding Nemo
House Of Sand And Fog
Lord Of The Rings

Music (Song)

“Into The West” – The Lord Of The Rings

“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