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57th British Academy Film Awards

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57th British Academy Film Awards
Date15 February 2004
SiteOdeon Leicester Square, London
Hosted byStephen Fry
Highlights
Best FilmThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Best British FilmTouching the Void
Best ActorBill Murray
Lost in Translation
Best ActressScarlett Johansson
Lost in Translation
Most awardsMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the World and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (4)
Most nominationsCold Mountain (13)

The 57th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 15 February 2004 at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2003. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2003.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, and the Audience Award.[1] Lost in Translation won both lead acting awards for Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. Bill Nighy won Best Supporting Actor for Love Actually and Renée Zellweger won Best Supporting Actress for Cold Mountain. Touching the Void, directed by Andrew Eaton, was voted Outstanding British Film of 2003.[2]

Stephen Fry hosted the ceremony for the third consecutive year.[3]

Winners and nominees

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Peter Weir, Best Director winner
Bill Murray, Best Actor winner
Scarlett Johansson, Best Actress winner
Bill Nighy, Best Supporting Actor winner
Renée Zellweger, Best Supporting Actress winner
Tom McCarthy, Best Original Screenplay winner
Fran Walsh, Best Adapted Screenplay co-winner

BAFTA Fellowship

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Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

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Awards

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Statistics

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "'King' Reigns At UK Film Awards". CBS News. 16 February 2004. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Bafta awards 2004: The winners". BBC. 15 February 2004. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Cold Mountain, Rings lead BAFTA nominees". Entertainment Weekly. 16 January 2004. Retrieved 11 February 2024.