The Academy Awards nominees were announced today, and are as follows:

Best Picture
Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
Lost In Translation
Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World
Mystic River
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Best Director
Clint Eastwood (Mystic River)
Fernando Meirelles (City of God)
Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
Peter Weir (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World)
Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation)

Best Actor
Ben Kingsley (House Of Sand And Fog)
Bill Murray (Lost In Translation)
Johnny Depp (Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl)
Jude Law (Cold Mountain)
Sean Penn (Mystic River)

Best Actress
Charlize Theron (Monster)
Diane Keaton (Something’s Gotta Give)
Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider)
Naomi Watts (21 Grams)
Samantha Morton (In America)

Best Supporting Actor
Alec Baldwin (The Cooler)
Benicio Del Toro (21 Grams)
Djimon Hounsou (In America)
Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai)
Tim Robbins (Mystic River)

Best Supporting Actress
Holly Hunter (Thirteen)
Marcia Gay Harden (Mystic River)
Patricia Clarkson (Pieces Of April)
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