Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2003

9th BFCA Critics' Choice Awards

January 10, 2004

----Best Film:
The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King

The 9th Critics' Choice Awards, honoring the best in film for 2003, were given on 10 January, 2004.

Top 10 Films

(in alphabetical order)
#"Big Fish
#"Cold Mountain
#"Finding Nemo
#"In America
#"The Last Samurai
#"" *Academy Award for Best Picture*
#"Lost in Translation
#"
#"Mystic River
#"Seabiscuit

Winners and nominees

Best Actor

"' Sean Penn - "Mystic River"
*Russell Crowe - ""
*Johnny Depp - ""
*Ben Kingsley - "House of Sand and Fog"
*Bill Murray - "Lost in Translation"

Best Actress

"' Charlize Theron - "Monster"
*Jennifer Connelly - "House of Sand and Fog"
*Diane Keaton - "Something's Gotta Give"
*Nicole Kidman - "Cold Mountain"
*Samantha Morton - "In America"
*Naomi Watts - "21 Grams"

Best Animated Feature

"' "Finding Nemo"
*"Brother Bear"
*"The Triplets of Belleville (Les triplettes de Belleville)"

Best Cast

'
*"Love Actually"
*"A Mighty Wind"
*"Mystic River"

Best Composer

Howard Shore - '
*Clint Eastwood - "Mystic River"
*Danny Elfman - "Big Fish"
*Gabriel Yared - "Cold Mountain"
*Hans Zimmer - "The Last Samurai"

Best Director

Peter Jackson - '
*Tim Burton - "Big Fish"
*Sofia Coppola - "Lost in Translation"
*Clint Eastwood - "Mystic River"
*Jim Sheridan - "In America"

Best Documentary Feature

"' "Capturing the Friedmans"
*""
*"Ghosts of the Abyss"

Best Family Film (Live Action)

'
*"Freaky Friday"
*"Holes"
*"Peter Pan"
*"Whale Rider"

Best Film

'
*"Big Fish"
*"Cold Mountain"
*"Finding Nemo"
*"In America"
*"The Last Samurai"
*""
*"Lost in Translation"
*""
*"Mystic River"
*"Seabiscuit"

Best Foreign Language Film

"' "The Barbarian Invasions (Les invasions barbares)", Canada/France
*"City of God (Cidade de Deus)", Brazil
*"Swimming Pool", France/UK

Best Screenplay

"' "In America" - Jim, Kirsten and Naomi Sheridan
*"Big Fish" - John August
*"Lost in Translation" - Sofia Coppola
*"Mystic River" - Brian Helgeland
*"Seabiscuit" - Gary Ross

Best Song

"' "A Mighty Wind" - "A Mighty Wind"
*"The Heart of Every Girl" - "Mona Lisa Smile"
*"Man of the Hour" - "Big Fish"
*"School of Rock" - "The School of Rock"
*"Time Enough for Tears" - "In America"

Best Supporting Actor

"' Tim Robbins - "Mystic River"
*Alec Baldwin - "The Cooler"
*Paul Bettany - ""
*Benicio del Toro - "21 Grams"
*Ken Watanabe - "The Last Samurai"

Best Supporting Actress

"' Renée Zellweger - "Cold Mountain"
*Patricia Clarkson - "Pieces of April"
*Marcia Gay Harden - "Mystic River"
*Holly Hunter - "Thirteen"
*Scarlett Johansson - "Lost in Translation"

Best TV Film

"' "Angels in America"
*"And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself"
*"The Reagans"

Best Young Performer

"' Keisha Castle-Hughes - "Whale Rider"
*Emma Bolger - "In America"
*Sarah Bolger - "In America"
*Evan Rachel Wood - "Thirteen"