US (2004): Action/Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Thriller
Peter Parker (Tobey McGuire) can't seem to catch any kind of break. Being Spider-Man has brought him nothing but problems as far as his personal life is concerned. Not only that, Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst) is engaged to astronaut John Jameson (Daniel Gillies), and Peter may lose her forever. Things are so bad for him that he is pushed past his breaking point, so he decides that he doesn't want to be Spider-Man anymore, until a freak accident transforms Dr. Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina) into Dr. Octopus, a super-villian with four metal tentacles coming out of him. Peter realizes that only Spider-Man can stop him, but of course, problems arise. Mary Jane gets caught in the middle, and Harry Osborn (James Franco), who still blames Spider-Man for the death of his father, Norman Osborn, also the Green Goblin, wants him dead. Spider-Man will have to push himself past his limits if he's going to survive. Screenplay by Alvin Sargent; directed by Sam Raimi. (Marvel Enterprises, Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures/Columbia Pictures)
3 nominations, 1 Award
· Achievement in Visual Effects 2004: John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier
· Achievement in Sound Editing 2004: Paul N.J. Ottosson
· Achievement in Sound Mixing 2004: Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Joseph Geisinger