Oscar Winners

As promised last night, here are the winners of the 2004 Academy Awards:

• Best Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Best Director: Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Best Actor: Sean Penn, Mystic River
• Best Actress: Charlize Theron, Monster
• Best Suporting Actor: Tim Robbins, Mystic River
• Best Supporting Actress: Renée Zellweger, Cold Mountain
• Best Animated Movie: Finding Nemo
• Art Direction: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Cinematography: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Costume Design: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Documentary (feature): The Fog of War
• Documentary (short subject): Chernobyl Heart
• Film Editing: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Foreign Language Film: The Barbarian Invasions (Canada)
• Makeup: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Music (score): Howard Shore, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Music (song): "Into The West" by Annie Lennox, from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Short Film (animated): Harvie Krumpet
• Short Film (live action): Two Soldiers
• Sound Mixing: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Sound Editing: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Visual Effects: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Screenplay (adapted): Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Screenplay (original) Sofia Coppola, Lost In Translation
• Honorary award: Blake Edwards

So there you are. Return of the King gets eleven freaking Oscars, tying it with Ben-Hur and Titanic for most overall. All that for a bunch of elves chasing some bling. I must be missing something.