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The 76th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2003 and took place on February 29, 2004, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Joe Roth and was directed by Louis J. Horvitz. Actor Billy Crystal hosted for the eighth time. He first presided over the 62nd ceremony held in 1990 and had last hosted the 72nd ceremony held in 2000.[6] Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at The Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel & Spa in Pasadena, California held on February 14, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Jennifer Garner.[7]

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won all eleven awards it was nominated for, tying the Academy Awards record for most awards won (alongside Ben-Hur and Titanic), including Best Director for Peter Jackson and Best Picture.[8] Other winners included Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and Mystic River with two awards and The Barbarian Invasions, Chernobyl Heart, Cold Mountain, Finding Nemo, The Fog of War, Harvie Krumpet, Lost in Translation, Monster and Two Soldiers with one. The telecast garnered nearly 44 million viewers in North America the United States, making it the most-watched telecast in four years.

Winners and nominees[]

The nominees for the 76th Academy Awards were announced on January 27, 2004, at 5:38 a.m. PST (13:38 UTC) at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, by Frank Pierson, president of the Academy, and the actress Sigourney Weaver.[9][10] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King received the most nominations with eleven; Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World came in second with ten.

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 29, 2004. With eleven awards, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King tied with Ben-Hur and Titanic as the most awarded films in Oscar history.[11] Moreover, its clean sweep of its eleven nominations surpassed Gigi and The Last Emperor's nine awards for the largest sweep for a single film in Oscar history.[12] The film was also the tenth film to win Best Picture without any acting nominations.[13] Best Director nominee Sofia Coppola became the first American woman and third woman overall to be nominated in that category.[14] By virtue of her father, Francis Ford Coppola and her grandfather, Carmine's previous wins, her victory in the Original Screenplay category made her the second third-generation Oscar winner in history.[15] At age thirteen, Best Actress nominee Keisha Castle-Hughes became the youngest nominee in that category until being surpassed by Quvenzhané Wallis, who was nine at the time of her nomination, in 2013.[16] With Sean Penn and Tim Robbins's respective wins in the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor categories, Mystic River became the fourth film to win both male acting awards.[17]

Awards[]

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Peter Jackson, Best Director winner, Best Adapted Screenplay co-winner, and Best Picture co-winner

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Sean Penn, Best Actor winner

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Charlize Theron, Best Actress winner

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Tim Robbins, Best Supporting Actor winner

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Renée Zellweger, Best Supporting Actress winner

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Sofia Coppola, Best Original Screenplay winner

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Denys Arcand, Best Foreign Language Film winner

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Adam Elliot, Best Animated Short Film winner

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Howard Shore, Best Original Score winner and Best Original Song co-winner

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Annie Lennox, Best Original Song co-winner

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Richard Taylor, Best Makeup and Best Costume Design co-winner

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (Template:If empty).[18]

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, producersTemplate:If empty
    • Lost in Translation – Ross Katz and Sofia Coppola, producers
    • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Peter Weir and Duncan Henderson, producers
    • Mystic River – Robert Lorenz, Judie G. Hoyt and Clint Eastwood, producers
    • Seabiscuit  – Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Gary Ross, producers
Best Director
  • Charlize Theron – Monster as Aileen WuornosTemplate:If empty
    • Keisha Castle-Hughes – Whale Rider as Paikea Apirana
    • Diane Keaton – Something's Gotta Give as Erica Barry
    • Samantha Morton – In America as Sarah Sullivan
    • Naomi Watts – 21 Grams as Cristina "Cris" Williams-Peck
Best Supporting Actor
  • Tim Robbins – Mystic River as Dave BoyleTemplate:If empty
    • Alec Baldwin – The Cooler as Shelley Kaplow
    • Benicio del Toro – 21 Grams as Jack Jordan
    • Djimon Hounsou – In America as Mateo Kuamey
    • Ken Watanabe – The Last Samurai as Lord Moritsugu Katsumoto
Best Supporting Actress
  • Renée Zellweger – Cold Mountain as Ruby ThewesTemplate:If empty
    • Shohreh Aghdashloo – House of Sand and Fog as Nadereh Behrani
    • Patricia Clarkson – Pieces of April as Joy Burns
    • Marcia Gay Harden – Mystic River as Celeste Boyle
    • Holly Hunter – Thirteen as Melanie Freeland
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson based on the book by J. R. R. TolkienTemplate:If empty
    • American Splendor – Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini based on the comic book series American Splendor by Harvey Pekar and Our Cancer Year by Harvey Pekar and Joyce Brabner
    • City of God – Bráulio Mantovani based on the novel Cidade de Deus by Paulo Lins
    • Mystic River – Brian Helgeland based on the novel by Dennis Lehane
    • Seabiscuit – Gary Ross based on the book by Laura Hillenbrand
Best Foreign Language Film
  • The Barbarian Invasions (Canada) in French – Denys ArcandTemplate:If empty
    • Evil (Sweden) in Swedish – Mikael Håfström
    • The Twilight Samurai (Japan) in Japanese – Yoji Yamada
    • Twin Sisters (Netherlands) in Dutch – Ben Sombogaart
    • Želary (Czech Republic) in Czech – Ondřej Trojan
Best Documentary Feature
  • The Fog of War – Errol Morris and Michael WilliamsTemplate:If empty
    • Balseros – Carlos Bosch and Josep Maria Domenech
    • Capturing the Friedmans – Andrew Jarecki and Marc Smerling
    • My Architect – Nathaniel Kahn and Susan Rose Behr
    • The Weather Underground – Sam Green and Bill Siegel
Best Documentary Short Subject
  • Chernobyl Heart – Maryann DeLeoTemplate:If empty
    • Asylum – Sandy McLeod and Gini Reticker
    • Ferry Tales – Katja Esson
Best Live Action Short Film
  • Two Soldiers – Aaron Schneider and Andrew J. SacksTemplate:If empty
    • Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket) – Florian Baxmeyer
    • Most (The Bridge) – Bobby Garabedian and William Zabka
    • Squash – Lionel Bailliu
    • (A) Torzija [(A) Torsion] – Stefan Arsenijević
  • "Into the West" from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Music and Lyrics by Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie LennoxTemplate:If empty
    • "Belleville Rendez-vous" from The Triplets of Belleville – Music by Benoît Charest; Lyrics by Sylvain Chomet
    • "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" from A Mighty Wind – Music and Lyrics by Michael McKean and Annette O'Toole
    • "Scarlet Tide" from Cold Mountain – Music and Lyrics by T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello
    • "You Will Be My Ain True Love" from Cold Mountain – Music and Lyrics by Sting
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Art Direction: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Alan LeeTemplate:If empty
    • Girl with a Pearl Earring – Art Direction: Ben Van Os; Set Decoration: Cecile Heideman
    • The Last Samurai – Art Direction: Lilly Kilvert; Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau
    • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Art Direction: William Sandell; Set Decoration: Robert Gould
    • Seabiscuit – Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall; Set Decoration: Leslie Pope
Best Cinematography
  • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Russell BoydTemplate:If empty
    • City of God – Cesar Charlone
    • Cold Mountain – John Seale
    • Girl with a Pearl Earring – Eduardo Serra
    • Seabiscuit – John Schwartzman
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Ngila Dickson and Richard TaylorTemplate:If empty
    • Girl with a Pearl Earring – Dien van Straalen
    • The Last Samurai – Ngila Dickson
    • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Wendy Stites
    • Seabiscuit – Judianna Makovsky

Academy Honorary Award[]

  • Blake Edwards Template:Em-dash In recognition of his writing, directing and producing an extraordinary body of work for the screen.[19]

Films with multiple nominations and awards[]

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Films with multiple nominations
Nominations Film
11 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
10 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
7 Cold Mountain
Seabiscuit
6 Mystic River
5 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
4 City of God
Finding Nemo
The Last Samurai
Lost in Translation
3 In America
Girl with a Pearl Earring
House of Sand and Fog
2 The Barbarian Invasions
The Triplets of Belleville
21 Grams

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Films with multiple awards
Awards Film
11 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Mystic River

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Presenters and performers[]

The following individuals presented awards or performed individual numbers.[3][20]

Presenters (in order of appearance)[]

Name(s) Role
Andy Geller Announcer for the 76th annual Academy Awards
Sean Connery Presenter of the opening montage
Catherine Zeta-Jones Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actor
Ian McKellen Presenter of the film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King on the Best Picture segment
Angelina Jolie Presenter of the award for Best Art Direction
Robin Williams Presenter of the award for Best Animated Feature Film
Renée Zellweger Presenter of the award for Best Costume Design
Nicolas Cage Presenter of the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World on the Best Picture segment
Chris Cooper Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actress
Tom Hanks Presenter of the tribute to Bob Hope
Ben Stiller


Owen Wilson || Presenters of the awards for Best Live Action Short Film and Best Animated Short Film

Liv Tyler Introducer of the performances of Best Original Song nominees "You Will Be My Ain True Love", "The Scarlet Tide" and "Into the West"
Jada Pinkett Smith


Will Smith || Presenters of the award for Best Visual Effects

Jennifer Garner Presenter of the segment of the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement and the Gordon E. Sawyer Award
Jim Carrey Presenter of the Honorary Academy Award to Blake Edwards
Bill Murray Presenter of the film Lost in Translation on the Best Picture segment
Scarlett Johansson Presenter of the award for Best Makeup
Sandra Bullock


John Travolta || Presenters of the awards for Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing

Julia Roberts Presenter of the tribute to Katharine Hepburn
Oprah Winfrey Presenter of the film Mystic River on the Best Picture segment
John Cusack


Diane Lane || Presenters of the award for Best Documentary Short

Alec Baldwin


Naomi Watts || Presenters of the award for Best Documentary Feature

Frank Pierson
(AMPAS President) || Presenter of the In Memoriam tribute
Phil Collins


Sting || Presenters of the award for Best Original Score

Pierce Brosnan


Julianne Moore || Presenters of the award for Best Film Editing

Jamie Lee Curtis Introducer of the performances of Best Original Song nominees "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" and "Belleville Rendez-vous"
Jack Black


Will Ferrell || Presenters of the award for Best Original Song

Charlize Theron Presenter of the award for Best Foreign Language Film
Jude Law


Uma Thurman || Presenters of the award for Best Cinematography

Francis Ford Coppola


Sofia Coppola || Presenters of the award for Best Adapted Screenplay

Tobey Maguire Presenter of the film Seabiscuit on the Best Picture segment
Tim Robbins


Susan Sarandon || Presenters of the award for Best Original Screenplay

Tom Cruise Presenter of the award for Best Director
Adrien Brody Presenter of the award for Best Actress
Nicole Kidman Presenter of the award for Best Actor
Steven Spielberg Presenter of the award for Best Picture

Performers (in order of appearance)[]

Name(s) Role Performed
Marc Shaiman


Harold Wheeler || Musical arrangers || Orchestral

Billy Crystal Performer Opening number:
Mystic River (to the tune of "Ol' Man River" from Show Boat),
Lost in Translation (to the tune of "Maria" from West Side Story),
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (to the tune of "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music),
Seabiscuit (to the tune of "Goldfinger" from Goldfinger) and
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (to the tune of "Come Fly with Me" by Frank Sinatra)[21]
Alison Krauss


Sting || Performers || "You Will Be My Ain True Love" from Cold Mountain

Elvis Costello


Allison Krauss || Performers || "The Scarlet Tide" from Cold Mountain

Annie Lennox Performer "Into the West" from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Eugene Levy


Catherine O'Hara[a] || Performers || "Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" from A Mighty Wind

Béatrice Bonifassi


Benoît Charest[22] || Performers || "Belleville Rendez-vous" from The Triplets of Belleville

Jack Black


Will Ferrell || Performers || "Get Off the Stage" song parody during the Best Original Song presentation[23]

Ceremony information[]

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Billy Crystal hosted the 76th Academy Awards.

In light of the record low viewership from the preceding year's ceremony, the Academy sought to make several changes and hire a new producer for the upcoming show. AMPAS announced that unlike previous years where the ceremony typically was held in either late March or early April, the festivities would be held in late February.[24] AMPAS director of communications John Pavlik explained that the purpose of moving the telecast a month earlier was "to bolster the ceremony's sagging television ratings and protect the Oscar's status as the nation's pre-eminent awards event."[25] Despite several Academy officials denying such reasons, some industry insiders speculated that the earlier Oscar date was also implemented to mitigate the intense campaigning and lobbying during Oscar season put forth by film studios.[26] This marked the first time since the 14th ceremony that the awards were held outside the aforementioned time frame.[27]

In August 2003, the Academy hired film producer Joe Roth to oversee production of the ceremony. The following month, Roth recruited veteran Oscar host Billy Crystal to emcee the awards gala for the eighth time.[28] To stir interest surrounding the awards, Roth produced three trailers promoting the ceremony that each was set to different pop tunes (Madonna's "Hollywood", OutKast's "Hey Ya!", and Pink's "Get the Party Started"). The trailers contained clips of previous ceremonies with slogans such as "Expected the unexpected" and "It's Oscar night" occasionally flashing between scenes.[29] These promotional spots were shown at movie theaters, on several cable channels, and at participating Blockbuster stores.[30] The Academy also granted talk show host Oprah Winfrey unprecedented access to rehearsals and meetings as part of a month-long series on her eponymous talk show covering behind the scenes preparation of the telecast.[30]

Billy Crystal's opening monologue poked fun at the change (or rather the lack thereof) between the time he had hosted the ceremony in 1991, and the current one: "Things were so different then. You know how different it was? Bush was president, the economy was tanking and we'd just finished a war with Iraq." Crystal's pre-recorded collage started off with him camming (poking fun at film piracy) in a movie theater, then opening up his ticket envelope to find the One Ring which he put on which magically transported him to the silver screen, and one of that year's film characters that he parodied was Gollum. Crystal also sang themes to each of the nominees. For Mystic River it was Ol' Man River from Show Boat. For Lost in Translation it was "Maria" from West Side Story, with director Sofia Coppola's name replacing the title. For The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, it was My Favorite Things from The Sound of Music, and Crystal jokingly apologized to Julie Andrews before the song. For Seabiscuit it was Goldfinger. And finally for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World it was Come Fly with Me.

MPAA ban on screeners[]

In September 2003, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) initially banned distribution of screeners to awards groups, citing fears of piracy.[31] Many independent film studios and prominent film directors objected to this decision charging that this would hurt smaller films for Oscar consideration since they heavily rely on screeners to lure Academy members' attention.[31] The following month, AMPAS and the MPAA reached an agreement in which Academy members would receive the screeners on the condition that they keep them out of reach from people unaffiliated with AMPAS.[32] In December 2003, a federal judge in New York overturned the ban citing that it violated federal antitrust laws.[33][34]

Box office performance of nominated films[]

At the time of the nominations announcement on January 27, the combined gross of the five Best Picture nominees was $638 million with an average of $127 million per film.[35] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was the highest earner among the Best Picture nominees with $338.3 million in domestic box office receipts.[35] The film was followed by Seabiscuit ($120.2 million), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World ($85.3 million), Mystic River ($59.1 million), and finally Lost in Translation ($34.8 million).[35]

Of the top 50 grossing movies of the year, 45 nominations went to 10 films on the list. Only Finding Nemo (1st), The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2nd), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (3rd), Seabiscuit (16th), Something's Gotta Give (21st), The Last Samurai (23rd), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (31st), Brother Bear (32nd) Cold Mountain (37th), and Mystic River (46th) were nominated for Best Picture, Best Animated Feature, or any of the directing, acting, or screenwriting.[36]

Tape delay implementation[]

In light of the controversy surrounding the halftime show during Super Bowl XXXVIII, network ABC implemented a five-second tape delay to ensure that profanity and obscenity were not seen or heard.[37] AMPAS president Frank Pierson protested this decision in a written statement, stating, "Even a very brief tape-delay introduces a form of censorship into the broadcast—not direct governmental control, but it means that a network representative is in effect guessing at what a government might tolerate, which can be even worse."[38] In response, producer Joe Roth reiterated that censorship would only be applied to profanity and not political speeches.[39]

Critical reviews[]

The show received a mixed reception from media publications. Chicago Tribune television critic Steve Johnson lamented that the show "felt almost numbingly familiar and disappointingly genteel." He also criticized broadcaster ABC's decision to implement the five-second tape delay.[40] Tom Shales of The Washington Post quipped that the ceremony "was about as entertaining as watching Jell-O congeal." He also added that the lack of surprises among the awards contributed to the dull atmosphere of the telecast.[41] Columnist Tim Goodman of San Francisco Chronicle bemoaned, "The 76th annual Academy Awards dragged on without much drama or comedy, sucking the life out of the event even while it was doing justice to the masterpiece that is The Lord of the Rings."[42]

Other media outlets received the broadcast more positively. Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly praised Crystal's hosting performance saying that he "has located the perfect middle ground between Steve Martin's adroit silliness and Whoopi Goldberg's unapologetic hamminess." On the show itself, he said that it "managed to do what Hollywood may not have: convince us that this was a great year for the movies."[43] Film critic Andrew Sarris of The New York Observer wrote that the show was "the funniest and least tedious in memory." He also extolled producer Joe Roth by concluding, "As far as this old critic's concerned, Mr. Roth, you did a fine job."[44] USA Today critic Robert Bianco commented that despite the lack of suspense due to the Lord of the Rings sweep of the awards "Crystal was able to lace funny bits throughout the evening." He further lauded the show as "more glamorous and upbeat than last year's war-muted event, and decently paced."[45]

Ratings and reception[]

The American telecast on ABC drew in an average of 43.56 million people over its length, which was a 26% increase from the previous year's ceremony.[46] An estimated 73.89 million total viewers watched all or part of the awards. The show also earned higher Nielsen ratings compared to the previous ceremony with 26.68% of households watching over a 41.84 share.[47] In addition, it garnered a higher 18–49 demo rating with a 15.48 rating over a 38.79 share among viewers in that demographic.[47] It was the highest viewership for an Academy Award telecast since the 72nd ceremony held in 2000.[48]

In July 2004, the ceremony presentation received nine nominations at the 56th Primetime Emmys.[49] Two months later, the ceremony won one of those nominations for Louis J. Horvitz's direction of the telecast.[50][51]

In Memoriam[]

The annual In Memoriam tribute was presented by Academy President Frank Pierson. The montage featured an excerpt of "The Love of the Princess" from The Thief of Bagdad, composed by Miklós Rózsa (Ben-Hur, Spellbound, Quo Vadis, King of Kings, El Cid).[52]

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  • Gregory Peck
  • Wendy Hiller
  • David Hemmings
  • Hope Lange
  • George Axelrod – Screenwriter
  • Charles Bronson
  • Michael Jeter
  • David Newman – Screenwriter
  • Ron O'Neal
  • Art Carney
  • Elia Kazan – Director
  • Leni Riefenstahl – Documentary Filmmaker
  • Karen Morley
  • Buddy Ebsen
  • John Schlesinger – Director

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  • Stan Brakhage – Experimental Filmmaker
  • Ray Stark – Producer
  • Andrew J. Kuehn – Movie "Trailer" Innovator
  • John Ritter
  • Hume Cronyn
  • Buddy Hackett
  • Michael Kamen – Composer
  • John Gregory Dunne – Screenwriter
  • Robert Stack
  • Alan Bates
  • Gregory Hines
  • Jack Elam
  • Jeanne Crain
  • Ann Miller
  • Donald O'Connor


A separate tribute to comedian, actor, and veteran Oscar host Bob Hope was presented by Tom Hanks.[53] Later, actress Julia Roberts presented one to actress Katharine Hepburn.[54]

See also[]

  • 10th Screen Actors Guild Awards
  • 24th Golden Raspberry Awards
  • 46th Grammy Awards
  • 56th Primetime Emmy Awards
  • 57th British Academy Film Awards
  • 58th Tony Awards
  • 61st Golden Globe Awards
  • List of submissions to the 76th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

Notes[]

aWriting pencil AMightyWind:Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara performed the song as their film characters Mitch Cohen and Mickey Crabbe (to which they were credited as performers on the telecast).[55][56]

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Dates and years listed for each ceremony were the eligibility period of film release in Los Angeles County. For the first five ceremonies, the eligibility period was done on a seasonal basis, from August to July. For the 6th ceremony, held in 1934, the eligibility period lasted from August 1, 1932, to December 31, 1933. From the 7th ceremony, held in 1935, through the 92nd ceremony, held in 2020, the period of eligibility became the full previous calendar year from January 1 to December 31. For the 93rd ceremony, held in 2021, the eligibility period was from January 1, 2020, to February 28, 2021. For the 94th ceremony, held in 2022, the eligibility period was from March 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021.