December 19th, 2003 Nominees for the Pre-Oscars announced. “‘Return of the King’ should win everything!” declare thousands of slavish fans. Yesterday the Hollywood Foreign Press Association honored 33 feature-length films with Golden Globe nominations, including 28 English language films.  As usual, the vast majority of nominees were released in the last half of 2003, and many of them, including “Cold Mountain” and “Big Fish” have not yet even hit theatres.  Some may not even see a wide-release until early 2004.  Only seven nominated films were released prior to September—including “Seabiscuit,” “Bend It Like Beckham,” and “Finding Nemo”—and none of them has received more than two nominations. Leading the pack are Anthony Minghella’s (“The Talented Mr. Ripley”) Civil War adaptation “Cold Mountain,” with 8 nominations, including Best Picture (Drama), Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor (Drama) for Jude Law, Best Actress (Drama) for Nicole Kidman, and Best Supporting Actress for Renee Zellweger.  Next, with five nominations each, are Sofia Coppola’s tender “Lost in Translation” and Clint Eastwood’s psychological thriller “Mystic River.”  “The Lord of the Rings:  The Return of the King” received four nominations, including Best Drama, while “Master & Commander:  The Far Side of the World” and “The Last Samurai” were each nominated three times. The Golden Globes, like the Oscars, try to strike a balance between the more esoteric critical circles, where obscurity is a prerequisite for consideration, and populist competitions, such as the People’s Choice, Blockbuster Awards, or the numerous internet polls, where “Lord of the Rings” will be battling it out with “The Matrix Reloaded,” while “X2” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” trail close behind.
	Picture - Drama Cold Mountain The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Mystic River Seabiscuit Picture - Musical Or Comedy Bend It Like Beckham Big Fish Finding Nemo Lost In Translation Love Actually Actor In A Leading Role - Drama Russell Crowe in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai Ben Kingsley in House of Sand and Fog Jude Law in Cold Mountain Sean Penn in Mystic River Actor In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy Jack Black in The School of Rock Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Bill Murray in Lost In Translation Jack Nicholson in Something's Gotta Give Billy Bob Thornton in Bad Santa Actress In A Leading Role - Drama Cate Blanchett in Veronica Guerin Scarlett Johansson in Girl With a Pearl Earring Nicole Kidman in Cold Mountain Charlize Theron in Monster Uma Thurman in Kill Bill (Vol. 1) Evan Rachel Wood in Thirteen Actress In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy Jamie Lee Curtis in Freaky Friday Scarlett Johansson in Lost In Translation Diane Keaton in Something's Gotta Give Diane Lane in Under the Tuscan Sun Helen Mirren in Calendar Girls Actor In A Supporting Role Alec Baldwin in The Cooler Albert Finney in Big Fish William H. Macy in Seabiscuit Tim Robbins in Mystic River Peter Sarsgaard in Shattered Glass Ken Watanabe in The Last Samurai Actress In A Supporting Role Maria Bello in The Cooler Patricia Clarkson in Pieces of April Hope Davis in American Splendor Holly Hunter in Thirteen Renée Zellweger in Cold Mountain
				Director Sofia Coppola for Lost In Translation Clint Eastwood for Mystic River Peter Jackson for The Lord Of the Rings: The Return Of the King Anthony Minghella for Cold Mountain Peter Weir for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Screenplay Cold Mountain by Anthony Minghella In America by Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan Lost In Translation by Sofia Coppola Love Actually by Richard Curtis Mystic River by Brian Helgeland Original Score Big Fish by Danny Elfman Cold Mountain by Gabriel Yared Girl With a Pearl Earring by Alexandre Desplat The Last Samurai by Hans Zimmer The Lord Of the Rings: The Return Of the King by Howard Shore Original Song "The Heart Of Every Girl" From Mona Lisa Smile Music by Elton John     Lyric by Bernie Taupin "Into the West" From The Lord Of the Rings: The Return Of the King Music and Lyric by Annie Lennox, Howard Shore, Frances Walsh "Man Of the Hour" From Big Fish Music and Lyric by Eddie Vedder "Time Enough For Tears" From In America Music and Lyric by Bono, Gavin Friday, Maurice Seezer "You Will Be My Ain True Love" From Cold Mountain Music and Lyric by Sting Foreign Film The Barbarian Invasions Good Bye, Lenin! Monsieur Ibrahim Osama The Return Back to home.