2003 NKT Movie Award Nominations (2008 Edition)

Best Picture

Elephant
Kill Bill: Volume 1
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Lost in Translation
The Man Without a Past

finalists
Spellbound
Peter Pan
Raising Victor Vargas

semi-finalists
Shattered Glass
The Triplets of Belleville
The Station Agent
thirteen
X2: X-Men United
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Finding Nemo
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
28 Days Later...
City of God

Best Director

Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation
Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Fernando Meirelles - City of God
Quentin Tarantino - Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Gus Van Sant - Elephant

finalists
Aki Kourismaki - The Man Without a Past
Sylvain Chomet - The Triplets of Belleville
Danny Boyle - 28 Days Later...
Peter Sollett - Raising Victor Vargas

semi-finalists
Peter Weir - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
P.J. Hogan - Peter Pan
Catherine Hardwicke - thirteen
Peyton Reed - Down With Love

Best Original Screenplay

Finding Nemo - Bob Peterson, David Reynolds, & Andrew Stanton
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 - Quentin Tarantino
Lost in Translation - Sofia Coppola
Raising Victor Vargas - Peter Sollett & Eva Vives
The Station Agent - Thomas McCarthy

finalists
28 Days Later... - Alex Garland
thirteen - Catherine Hardwicke & Nikki Reed
The Man Without a Past - Aki Kourismaki

semi-finalists
The Triplets of Belleville - Sylvain Chomet
A Mighty Wind - Christopher Guest & Eugene Levy
Down With Love - Eve Ahlert & Dennis Drake

Best Adapted Screenplay

American Splendor - Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Philippa Boyens, Frances Walsh, & Peter Jackson
Mystic River - Brian Helgeland
Peter Pan - Michael Goldenberg & P.J. Hogan
Shattered Glass - Billy Ray

finalists
City of God - Braulio Mantovani
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - John Collee & Peter Weir

semi-finalists
The Secret Lives of Dentists - Craig Lucas
Big Fish - John August
Freaky Friday - Leslie Dixon & Heather Hach

Best Actress

Jamie Lee Curtis - Freaky Friday
Scarlett Johansson - Lost in Translation
Uma Thurman - Kill Bill: vol. 1
Rachel Hurd Wood - Peter Pan
Evan Rachel Wood - thirteen

finalists
none

Best Actor

Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Paul Giamatti - American Splendor
Ben Kingsley - House of Sand and Fog
Jude Law - Cold Mountain
Bill Murray - Lost in Translation

finalists
Russell Crowe - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Sean Penn - Mystic River (& 21 Grams)
Peter Dinklage - The Station Agent

semi-finalists
Victor Rasuk - Raising Victor Vargas
Ewan McGregor - Down With Love
Campbell Scott - The Secret Lives of Dentists

Best Supporting Actress

Shoreh Aghdashloo - House of Sand and Fog
Patricia Clarkson - The Station Agent
Holly Hunter - thirteen
Samantha Morton - In America
Catherine O'Hara - A Mighty Wind

finalists
Frances McDormand - Laurel Canyon
Hope Davis - American Splendor

semi-finalists
Ludivine Sagnier - Swimming Pool
Altagracia Guzman - Raising Victor Vargas
Emma & Sarah Bolger - In America
Natalie Portman - Cold Mountain
Emma Thompson - Love, Actually

Best Supporting Actor

Paul Bettany - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Bobby Cavanale - The Station Agent
Benicio Del Toro - 21 Grams
Jason Isaacs - Peter Pan
Peter Sarsgaard - Shattered Glass

finalists
Ian McKellen - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (& X2: X-Men United)
Geoffrey Rush - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (& Intolerable Cruelty)
Ken Watanabe - The Last Samurai

semi-finalists
Alessandro Nivola - Laurel Canyon
Hugh Jackman - X2: X-Men United
Eugene Levy - A Mighty Wind
Alan Cumming - X2: X-Men United

Best Cinematography

28 Days Later... - Anthony Dod Mantle
Elephant - Harris Savides
Kill Bill: Vol 1 - Robert Richardson
Lost in Translation - Lance Acord
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - Dariusz Wolski

finalists
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Russell Boyd
Peter Pan - Donald McAlpine
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Andrew Lesnie

semi-finalists
Raising Victor Vargas - Tim Orr
Hulk - Frederick Elmes
thirteen - Elliot Davis

Best Art Direction

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 - Yohei Taneda & David Wasco
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Grant Major
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - William Sandell
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - Brian Morris
The Triplets of Belleville - Evgeni Tomov

finalists
Down With Love - Andrew Laws
The Man Without a Past - ???
thirteen - John B. Josselyn

semi-finalists
Big Fish - Dennis Gassner
Peter Pan - Roger Ford
Mystic River - Henry Bumstead
Lost in Translation - K.K. Barrett & Anne Ross
Elephant - Benjamin Hayden
Hulk - Rick Heinrichs