The Oscar nominations were announced in Los Angeles today:

BEST FILM
Lost In Translation
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
Mystic River
Seabiscuit

BEST DIRECTOR
Fernando Meirelles, City Of God
Clint Eastwood, Mystic River
Peter Weir, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Sofia Coppola, Lost In Translation
Peter Jackson, The Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King

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 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 ACTOR
Alec Baldwin, The Cooler
Djimon Hounsou, In America
Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams
Tim Robbins, Mystic River
Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai

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 ANIMATED FILM
Brother Bear
Finding Nemo
The Triplets of Belleville

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Barbarian Invasions (Canada)
Evil (Sweden)
The Twilight Samurai (Japan)
Twin Sisters (The Netherlands)
Želary (Czech Republic)

BEST WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
American Splendor
City Of God
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Mystic River
Seabiscuit

BEST WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
The Barbarian Invasions
Dirty Pretty Things
Finding Nemo
In America
Lost In Translation

BEST 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

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
City of God
Cold Mountain
Girl With A Pearl Earring
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Seabiscuit

BEST 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

BEST 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

BEST FILM EDITING
City of God
Cold Moutain
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Seabiscuit

BEST MUSIC (SCORE)
Big Fish
Cold Mountain
Finding Nemo
House of Sand and Fog
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

BEST MUSIC (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 SOUND
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

BEST SOUND EDITING
Finding Nemo
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Pirates Of the Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl

BEST 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

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Balseros
Capturing The Friedmans
The Fog Of War
My Architect
The Weather Underground

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Asylum
Chernobyl Heart
Ferry Tales

BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Boundin'
Destino
Gone Nutty
Harvie Krumpet
Nibbles

BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket)
Most (The Bridge)
Squash
(A) Torzija ([A] Torsion)
Two Soldiers

Click here for More Features