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76th Academy Awards

The 76th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2003 and took place on February 29, 2004, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Joe Roth and was directed by Louis J. Horvitz. Actor Billy Crystal hosted for the eighth time. He first presided over the 62nd ceremony held in 1990 and had last hosted the 72nd ceremony held in 2000.[6] Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at The Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel & Spa in Pasadena, California held on February 14, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Jennifer Garner.[7]

76th Academy Awards

February 29, 2004

Kodak Theatre
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (11)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (11)

ABC

3 hours, 45 minutes[4]

43.56 million
26.68% (Nielsen ratings)[5]

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won a record-tying eleven awards including Best Director for Peter Jackson and Best Picture.[8] Other winners included Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and Mystic River with two awards and The Barbarian Invasions, Chernobyl Heart, Cold Mountain, Finding Nemo, The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara, Harvie Krumpet, Lost in Translation, Monster, and Two Soldiers with one. The telecast garnered nearly 44 million viewers in the United States, making it the most-watched telecast in four years.

— In recognition of his writing, directing and producing an extraordinary body of work for the screen.[19]

Blake Edwards

10th Screen Actors Guild Awards

24th Golden Raspberry Awards

46th Grammy Awards

56th Primetime Emmy Awards

57th British Academy Film Awards

58th Tony Awards

61st Golden Globe Awards

List of submissions to the 76th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

Academy Awards Official website

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Official website

at YouTube (run by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)

Oscar's Channel