Oscar Acceptance Speeches, 2004

Leading up to the 2011 Oscars, we’ll showcase the past twenty years of Oscar Acceptance Speeches by Best Actress winners and Best Supporting Actress winners. (Note: In most cases, you’ll have to click through to YouTube in order to watch the speeches, as embedding has been disabled at the request of copyright owners.) 
Best Actress Nominees: 2004
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Whale Rider
Samantha Morton, In America
Charlize Theron, Monster
Naomi Watts, 21 Grams
Best Supporting Actress Nominees: 2004
Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Sand and Fog
Patricia Clarkson, Pieces of April
Marcia Gay Harden, Mystic River
Holly Hunter, Thirteen
Renee Zellweger, Cold Mountain

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Charlize Theron wins Best Actress for her performance in Monster.
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Renee Zellweger wins Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Cold Mountain.
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Click on the following links to see the nominees and winners in previous years: 19901991199219931994199519961997199819992000, 2001, 2002, 2003