The 9th Critics' Choice Movie Awards were given on 10 January 2004 to honor the finest achievements in 2003 filmmaking.

 

 

BEST PICTURE

Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Nominees:
• Big Fish
• Cold Mountain
• Finding Nemo
• In America
• The Last Samurai
• Lost in Translation
• Master and Commander
• Mystic River
• Seabiscuit

BEST ACTRESS

Winner: Hilary Swank - Million Dollar Baby

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

BEST ACTOR

Winner: Sean Penn - Mystic River

Nominees:
• Russell Crowe - Master and Commander
• Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean
• Ben Kingsley - House of Sand and Fog
• Bill Murray - Lost in Translation

BEST DIRECTOR

Winner: Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Nominees:
• Tim Burton - Big Fish
• Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation
• Clint Eastwood - Mystic River
• Jim Sheridan - In America

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Winner: Renee Zellweger - Cold Mountain

Nominees:
• Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of April
• Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic River
• Holly Hunter - Thirteen
• Scarlett Johansson - Lost in Translation

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Winner: Tim Robbins - Mystic River

Nominees:
• Alec Baldwin - The Cooler
• Paul Bettany - Master and Commander
• Benicio Del Toro - 21 Grams
• Ken Watanabe - The Last Samurai

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Nominees:
• Love Actually
• A Mighty Wind
• Mystic River

BEST WRITER

Winner: Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan - In America

Nominees:
• John August - Big Fish
• Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation
• Brian Helgeland - Mystic River
• Gary Ross - Seabiscuit

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS

Winner: Keisha Castle-Hughes - Whale Rider

Nominees:
• Emma Bolger - In America
• Sarah Bolger - In America
• Rachel Evan Wood - Thirteen

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Winner: Capturing the Friedmans

Nominees:
• The Fog of War
• Ghosts of the Abyss

BEST FORIEGN LANGUAGE FILM

Winner: The Barbarian Invasions

Nominees:
• City of God
• Swimming Pool

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Winner: Finding Nemo

Nominees:
• The Triplets of Belleville
• Brother Bear

BEST FAMILY FILM (LIVE ACTION)

Winner: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Nominees:
• Freaky Friday
• Holes
• Peter Pan
• Whale Rider

PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Winner: Angels in America

Nominees:
• The Reagans
• And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

BEST SONG

Winner: "A Mighty Wind", Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Eugene Levy - A Mighty Wind

Nominees:
• "The Heart of Every Girl", Elton John - Mona Lisa Smile
• "Man of the Hour", Pearl Jam - Big Fish
• "School of Rock", Jack Black- School of Rock
• "Time Enough for Tears", Andrea Corr - In America

BEST COMPOSER

Winner: Howard Shore - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Nominees:
• Clint Eastwood - Mystic River
• Danny Elfman - Big Fish
• Gabriel Yared - Cold Mountain
• Hans Zimmer - The Last Samurai

BEST COMPOSER

Winner: Howard Shore - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Nominees:
• Clint Eastwood - Mystic River
• Danny Elfman - Big Fish
• Gabriel Yared - Cold Mountain
• Hans Zimmer - The Last Samurai

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Winner: Clint Eastwood

PASSION IN FILM AWARD

Winner: Peter Weir - Master and Commander