9th Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Date: 10 January 2004

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Top 10 Films

• Big Fish (2003)
• Cold Mountain (2003)
• Finding Nemo (2003)
• In America (2002)
• The Last Samurai (2003)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
• Lost in Translation (2003)
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
• Mystic River (2003)
• Seabiscuit (2003)

Best Actor

• Sean Penn (Mystic River)

Russell Crowe (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World)
Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl)
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 Film

• Finding Nemo (2003)

Brother Bear (2003)
The Triplets of Belleville (Les triplettes de Belleville) (2002)

Best Cast

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Love Actually (2003)
A Mighty Wind (2003)
Mystic River (2003)

Best Composer

• Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)

Clint Eastwood (Mystic River)
Danny Elfman (Big Fish)
Gabriel Yared (Cold Mountain)
Hans Zimmer (The Last Samurai)

Best Director

• Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)

Tim Burton (Big Fish)
Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation)
Clint Eastwood (Mystic River)
Jim Sheridan (In America)

Best Documentary Feature

• Capturing the Friedmans (2003)

The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003)
Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)

Best Family Film (Live Action)

• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Freaky Friday (2003)
Holes (2003)
Peter Pan (2003)
Whale Rider (2003)

Best Film

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Big Fish (2003)
Cold Mountain (2003)
Finding Nemo (2003)
In America (2002)
The Last Samurai (2003)
Lost in Translation (2003)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Mystic River (2003)
Seabiscuit (2003)

Best Foreign Language Film

• The Barbarian Invasions (Les invasions barbares) (Canada/France) (2003)

City of God (Cidade de Deus) (Brazil) (2002)
Swimming Pool (France/UK) (2003)

Best Screenplay

• Jim, Kirsten and Naomi Sheridan (In America)

John August (Big Fish)
Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation)
Brian Helgeland (Mystic River)
Gary Ross (Seabiscuit)

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" (School of Rock)
"Time Enough for Tears" (In America)

Best Supporting Actor

• Tim Robbins (Mystic River)

Alec Baldwin (The Cooler)
Paul Bettany (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World)
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 (2003)

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)
The Reagans (2003)


Best Young Performer

• Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider)

Emma Bolger (In America)
Sarah Bolger (In America)
Evan Rachel Wood (Thirteen)