Oscar Nominations and Winners (2004)
Best Picture
- The Aviator
- Finding Neverland
- Million Dollar Baby
- Ray
- Sideways
Best Director
- Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby)
- Taylor Hackford (Ray)
- Mike Leigh (Vera Drake)
- Alexander Payne (Sideways)
- Martin Scorsese (The Aviator)
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda)
- Johnny Depp (Finding Neverland)
- Leonardo DiCaprio (The Aviator)
- Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby)
- Jamie Foxx (Ray)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Alan Alda (The Aviator)
- Thomas Haden Church (Sideways)
- Jamie Foxx (Collateral)
- Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby)
- Clive Owen (Closer)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Annette Bening (Being Julia)
- Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria Full of Grace)
- Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake)
- Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby)
- Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Cate Blanchett (The Aviator)
- Laura Linney (Kinsey)
- Virginia Madsen (Sideways)
- Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda)
- Natalie Portman (Closer)
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Before Sunset (Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke)
- Finding Neverland (David Magee)
- Million Dollar Baby (Paul Haggis)
- The Motorcycle Diaries (Jose Rivera)
- Sideways (Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor)
Best Original Screenplay
- The Aviator (John Logan)
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry and Pierre Bismuth)
- Hotel Rwanda (Keir Pearson & Terry George)
- The Incredibles (Brad Bird)
- Vera Drake (Mike Leigh)
Best Foreign Language Film
- As It Is In Heaven (Sweden)
- The Chorus (France)
- Downfall (Germany)
- The Sea Inside (Spain)
- Yesterday (South Africa)
Art Direction
- The Aviator
- Finding Neverland
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
- The Phantom of the Opera
- A Very Long Engagement
Cinematography
- The Aviator
- House of Flying Daggers
- The Passion of the Christ
- The Phantom of the Opera
- A Very Long Engagement
Costume Design
- The Aviator
- Finding Neverland
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
- Ray
- Troy
Documentary Feature
- Born into Brothels
- The Story of the Weeping Camel
- Super Size Me
- Tupac: Resurrection
- Twist of Faith
Documentary Short Subject
- Autism is a World
- The Children of Leningradsky
- Hardwood
- Mighty Times: The Children's March
- Sister Rose's Passion
Film Editing
- The Aviator
- Collateral
- Finding Neverland
- Million Dollar Baby
- Ray
Makeup
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
- The Passion of the Christ
- The Sea Inside
Original Score
- Finding Neverland (Jan A.P. Kacmarek)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (John Williams)
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Thomas Newman)
- The Passion of the Christ (John Debney)
- The Village (James Newton Howard)
Original Song
- "Accidentally in Love" (Shrek 2) Music by Adam Duritz, Charles Gillingham, Jim Bogios, David Immergluck, Matthew Mallery and David Bryson; Lyrics by Adam Duritz and Daniel Vickrey.
- "Al Otro Lado Del Rio" (The Motorcycle Diaries) Music and Lyrics by Jorge Drexler.
- "Believe" (The Polar Express) Music and Lyrics by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri.
- "Learn to Be Lonely" (The Phantom of the Opera) Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by Charles Hart.
- "Look to Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)" (The Chorus) Music by Bruno Coulais; Lyrics by Christophe Barratier.
Animated Feature Film
- The Incredibles
- Shark Tale
- Shrek 2
Animated Short Film
- Birthday Boy
- Gopher Broke
- Guard Dog
- Lorenzo
- Ryan
Live Action Short Film
- Everything in this Country Must
- Little Terrorist
- 7:35 in the Morning
- Two Cars, One Night
- Wasp
Sound
- The Aviator
- The Incredibles
- The Polar Express
- Ray
- Spider-man 2
Sound Editing
- The Incredibles
- The Polar Express
- Spider-man 2
Visual Effects
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- I, Robot
- Spider-man 2