Gary Dretzka
Leonard Klady
David Poland
Ray Pride
Patricia Vidal

MCN's Writers Predict The Oscars ...
Gary Dretzka (GD) - Leonard Klady (LK) - David Poland (DCP) - Doug Pratt (DP) - Ray Pride (RP)

Best Motion Picture of the Year
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King – DP RP LK DCP GD

Achievement in Directing
Peter Jackson, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - DP RP LK DCP GD

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Bill Murray, Lost in Translation - RP LK DCP GD
Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean - DP

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Tim Robbins, Mystic River - RP LK DCP GD

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Charlize Theron, Monster - DP RP LK DCP GD

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Renee Zellweger, Cold Mountain - DP RP LK
Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Sand & Fog - DCP GD

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Finding Nemo - DP RP DCP GD
Triplettes de Belleville - LK

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Barbarian Invasions (Canada) - DP RP LK DCP GD

Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Brian Helgeland, Mystic River - RP LK DCP
Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson, Lord of the Rings: The Return
of the King - DP GD

Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation - RP LK DCP GD
Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds, Finding Nemo - DP

Achievement in Art Direction
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - DP RP LK GD
The Last Samurai - DCP

Achievement in Cinematography
Girl with a Pearl Earring - LK DCP
Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World - DP GD
Cold Mountain - RP

Achievement in Costume Design
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - DP RP LK
Seabiscuit - DCP
Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World - GD

Best Documentary Feature
My Architect - DP LK DCP
The Fog of War - RP
Capturing the Friedmans - GD

Best Documentary Short Subject
Chernobyl Heart - LK DCP
Ferry Tales - DP
Asylum - GD

Achievement in Film Editing
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - DP RP GD
City of God - LK DCP

Achievement in Makeup
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - LK DCP GD
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - DP

Achievement in Music in Connection with Motion Pictures (Original song)
"Into the West" - Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King- RP DCP GD
"A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" - A Mighty Wind - DP
"The Triplets of Belleville" - The Triplets of Belleville LK

Achievement in Music in Connection with Motion Pictures (Score)
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - RP LK DCP GD
Cold Mountain - DP

Best Animated Short Film
Destino - DP RP DCP
Nibbles - LK
Boundin' - GD

Best Live Action Short Film
Two Soldiers - LK DCP
Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket) - DP GD

Achievement in Sound
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - DP RP LK DCP
Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World - GD

Achievement in Sound Editing
Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World - DP RP LK DCP GD

Achievement in Visual Effects
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - DP RP LK DCP GD

February 27, 2004