Alternate Oscars: 2003 (Re-Do)

So Elf is playing for 24 consecutive hours on TBS today which pretty much makes it the most successful Christmas movie since A Christmas Story and puts it on a list with such classics as It's a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street (1947) as an indispensable holiday movie. Thus the complete re-think.

And if you haven't voted in my Best Actress of 1953 poll, click here. (There's also the alternate Oscars for 2016 here and a bunch of best supporting actor polls here.)

Best Picture of 2003

Elf

@ Finding Nemo

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

★ ✔ The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Lost in Translation

Love Actually

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Mystic River

Oldboy

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

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Best Actor of 2003

★ Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl)

Will Ferrell (Elf)

Bill Murray (Lost in Translation)

✔ Sean Penn (Mystic River and 21 Grams)

Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)

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Best Actress of 2003

Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider)

Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation and Girl with a Pearl Earring)

Diane Keaton (Something's Gotta Give)

★ ✔ Charlize Theron (Monster)

Uma Thurman (Kill Bill: Vol. 1)

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Best Director of 2003

Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation)

Richard Curtis (Love Actually)

Jon Favreau (Elf)

★ ✔ Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)

Peter Weir (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World)

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Best Supporting Actor of 2003

Sean Astin (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)

James Caan (Elf)

Ossie Davis (Bubba Ho-Tep)

★ Bill Nighy (Love Actually)

✔ Tim Robbins (Mystic River)

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Best Supporting Actress of 2003

★ Patricia Clarkson (Pieces of April and The Station Agent)

Zooey Deschanel (Elf)

Holly Hunter (Thirteen)

Catherine O'Hara (A Mighty Wind)

✔ Renée Zellweger (Cold Mountain)

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Special Award

Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) (original screenplay)

Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson, from the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) (adapted screenplay)

Billy Bob Thornton (Bad Santa) (best bad Santa)

Ed Asner (Elf) (best good Santa)

Bruce Campbell (Bubba Ho-Tep) (best chin)

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My choices are noted with a ★. Historical Oscar winners are noted with a ✔. Best animated feature winners are noted with an @.