16/02/2004 - Anthony Minghella’s Cold Mountain only managed to transform 2 out of its 13 nominations into prizes, in a BAFTA award ceremony dominated by American productions

Peter Jackson’s The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King and Peter Weir’s Master and Commander - The Far Side Of The World were the big winners at last night’s BAFTA ceremony, the British equivalent of the Oscars. The two American productions won four awards each, respectively for Best Film, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography and Visual Effects for "Lords" and the Best Direction, Production Design, Costume Design and Sound for "Master".

Although Anthony Minghella’s Cold Mountain [+see also:
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There was a surprise winner in the category of Best Original Screenplay: Tom Mac Carthy’s The Station Agent beat the favorites Barbarian Invasions [+see also:
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Kevin MacDonald’s documentary, Touching the Void [+see also:
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