Best Film Nominations

Results of the 2003 Cosmique Movie Award Nominations

Many of the Cosmique Movie Awards are presented to 2003 films independent of genre - including some of the technical awards like Best Visual Effects, as well as the penultimate: Best Film of 2003. Here are the nominees in those categories:

Best Films Overall for 2003

Best Film of 2003

Winner:

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Also Nominated:

• Big Fish
• Finding Nemo
• In America
• Lost in Translation

Also Considered: Please see the full category.

Best Director of a 2003 Film

Winner:

• Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Also Nominated:

• Tim Burton - Big Fish
• Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation
• Bryan Singer - X2: X-Men United
• Gore Verbinski - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
• Peter Weir - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Also Considered: Please see the full category.

Best Script for a 2003 Film

Winner:

• Lost in Translation

Also Nominated:

• Big Fish
• Cold Mountain
• Finding Nemo
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Also Considered: Please see the full category.

Best Cinematography or Art Direction

Winner:

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Also Nominated:

• 28 Days Later
• Big Fish
• Finding Nemo
• The Last Samurai
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Also Considered: Please see the full category.

Best Costume Design or Make-Up for a 2003 Film

Winner:

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Also Nominated:

• Down With Love
• Girl With the Pearl Earring
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
• X2: X-Men United

Also Considered: Please see the full category.

Best Visual Effects for a 2003 Film

Winner:

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Also Nominated:

• Big Fish
• The Matrix: Reloaded
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
• X2: X-Men United

Also Considered: Please see the full category.

Best Trailer for a 2003 Film

Winner:

• Big Fish (watch the trailer)

Also Nominated:

• 28 Days Later (watch the trailer)
• Die, Mommie, Die! (watch the trailer)
• Kill Bill, Volume 1 (watch the trailer)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (watch the trailer)
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (watch the trailer)

Also Considered: Please see the full category.

Worst Film of 2003

Winner:

• Gigli

Also Nominated:

• Boat Trip
• From Justin to Kelly
• The Matrix: Reloaded
• Timeline

Also Considered: Please see the full category.

Additional Nominations

Lifetime Achievement Nominees for 2003

Best Performances of 2003

Best Films by Genre of 2003