57th British Academy Film Awards


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. 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.
Stephen Fry hosted the ceremony for the third consecutive year.

Winners and nominees

BAFTA Fellowship

John Boorman and '''Roger Graef'''

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Statistics

NominationsFilm
13Cold Mountain
12The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
10Girl with a Pearl Earring
8Lost in Translation
8Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
7Big Fish
521 Grams
5Kill Bill: Volume 1
5Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
4Mystic River
3Love Actually
2The Barbarian Invasions
2In This World

AwardsFilm
4The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
4Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
3Lost in Translation
2Cold Mountain