57th British Academy Film Awards

The 57th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 15 February 2004 at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2003.

Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2003.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, and the Audience Award.

[1] Lost in Translation won both lead acting awards for Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson.

Touching the Void, directed by Andrew Eaton, was voted Outstanding British Film of 2003.

Peter Weir , Best Director winner
Bill Murray , Best Actor winner
Scarlett Johansson , Best Actress winner
Bill Nighy , Best Supporting Actor winner
Renée Zellweger , Best Supporting Actress winner
Tom McCarthy , Best Original Screenplay winner
Fran Walsh , Best Adapted Screenplay co-winner