- National Society of Film Critics Awards 2004
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39th NSFC Awards
January 9, 2005
Best Film:
Million Dollar BabyThe 39th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 9 January 2005, honored the best filmmaking of 2004. (see 2004 National Society of Film Critics Awards nominees).
Contents
Winners
Best Picture:
1. Million Dollar Baby
2. Sideways
3. Before SunsetBest Director:
1. Zhang Yimou – House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu) and Hero (Ying xiong)
2. Alexander Payne – Sideways
3. Clint Eastwood – Million Dollar BabyBest Actor:
1. Jamie Foxx – Ray and Collateral
2. Paul Giamatti – Sideways
3. Clint Eastwood – Million Dollar BabyBest Actress:
1. Imelda Staunton – Vera Drake
1. Hilary Swank – Million Dollar Baby
3. Julie Delpy – Before SunsetBest Supporting Actor:
1. Thomas Haden Church – Sideways
2. Morgan Freeman – Million Dollar Baby
3. Peter Sarsgaard – KinseyBest Supporting Actress:
1. Virginia Madsen – Sideways
2. Cate Blanchett – The Aviator and Coffee and Cigarettes
3. Laura Linney – KinseyBest Screenplay:
1. Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor – Sideways
2. Charlie Kaufman – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3. Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke – Before SunsetBest Cinematography:
1. Zhao Xiaoding – House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu)
2. Christopher Doyle – Hero (Ying xiong)
3. Dion Beebe and Paul Cameron – CollateralBest Foreign Language Film:
1. Moolaadé
2. House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu)
3. Notre MusiqueBest Non-Fiction Film:
1. Tarnation
2. The Story of the Weeping Camel (Die Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel)
3. Bright LeavesSpecial Citation:
- Richard Schickel, Brian Jamieson, and Warner Bros. Home Video for their reconstruction of Samuel Fuller’s The Big Red One
- Turner Classic Movies for the breadth and intelligence of its film programming and its commitment to film history
Film Heritage Awards (to new DVDs):
- The Leopard (Criterion) – for assembling a stunning edition for the home video debut of Visconti’s masterpiece.
- John Cassavetes – Five Films (Criterion) – for bringing together a core collection of work from America’s most influential independent filmmaker
- Fritz Lang Epic Collection (Kino) and M (Criterion) – for the ongoing,revelatory work of the German Film Archives and making it available to Kino and Criterion for excellent editions
- “More Treasures from American Film Archives” (National Film Preservation Foundation) – for drawing much deserved attention to the excellent work of America’s national and regional film archives.
External links
References
- Critics Are in 'Baby's' Corner Los Angeles Times
- Film critics pick gritty 'Baby' as top film in 2004 The San Diego Union-Tribune
- Eastwood Film Captures Critics' Votes Eugene Register-Guard
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