Best movies of 2003 that are award winners or nominees

Actors : Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Viggo Mortensen,
Directors : Peter Jackson,

Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.

Actors : Willem Dafoe, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Albert Brooks,

After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.

Actors : Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray, Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Faris,
Directors : Sofia Coppola,

A faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.

Actors : Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins, Emmy Rossum, Sean Penn,
Directors : Clint Eastwood,

With a childhood tragedy that overshadowed their lives, three men are reunited by circumstance when one has a family tragedy.

Actors : Jack Black, Adam Pascal, Mike White, Joan Cusack,
Directors : Richard Linklater,

After being kicked out of a rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of a strict elementary private school, only to try and turn it into a rock band.

Actors : Billy Boyd, James D'Arcy, Paul Bettany, Russell Crowe,
Directors : Peter Weir,

During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.

Actors : Shari Springer Berman, Harvey Pekar, Chris Ambrose, Paul Giamatti,

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

Actors : Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, Renée Zellweger, Eileen Atkins,
Directors : Anthony Minghella,

In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart.

Actors : Bruce Dern, Christina Ricci, Lee Tergesen, Charlize Theron,
Directors : Patty Jenkins,

Based on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer.

Actors : Billy Bob Thornton, Lauren Graham, John Ritter, Bernie Mac,
Directors : Terry Zwigoff,

A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid, and the security boss discovers the plot.

Actors : Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush,
Directors : Gore Verbinski,

Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.

Actors : Danny Huston, Benicio Del Toro, Naomi Watts, Sean Penn,
Directors : Alejandro González Iñárritu,

A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician, a grieving mother, and a born-again ex-con.

Actors : Tobey Maguire, Chris Cooper, Jeff Bridges, Elizabeth Banks,
Directors : Gary Ross,

True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.

Actors : Judy Parfitt, Tom Wilkinson, Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth,
Directors : Peter Webber,

A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works.

Actors : Vanessa Hudgens, Nikki Reed, Holly Hunter, Evan Rachel Wood,
Directors : Catherine Hardwicke,

A thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test as she discovers drugs, sex, and petty crime in the company of her cool but troubled best friend.

Actors : Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Ewan McGregor,
Directors : Tim Burton,

A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.

Actors : Frances Fisher, Jennifer Connelly, Ron Eldard, Ben Kingsley,
Directors : Vadim Perelman,

An abandoned wife is evicted from her house and starts a tragic conflict with her home's new owners.

Actors : Keanu Reeves, Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Amanda Peet,
Directors : Nancy Meyers,

A swinger on the cusp of being a senior citizen with a taste for young women falls in love with an accomplished woman closer to his age.

Actors : Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Martine McCutcheon,
Directors : Richard Curtis,

Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.

Actors : Billy Connolly, Tom Cruise, William Atherton, Ken Watanabe,
Directors : Edward Zwick,

An American military advisor embraces the Samurai culture he was hired to destroy after he is captured in battle.