2003 New York Film Critics Circle Awards Explained

69th New York Film Critics Circle Awards

January 11, 2004

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

The 69th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2003, were announced on 15 December 2003 and presented on 11 January 2004 by the New York Film Critics Circle.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Winners

Best Actor:
- Bill Murray – Lost in Translation
- Runners-up: Sean Penn – Mystic River and Jack Black – School of Rock
Best Actress:
- Hope Davis – American Splendor and The Secret Lives of Dentists
- Runners-up: Naomi Watts – 21 Grams and Charlize Theron – Monster
Best Animated Film:
- The Triplets of Belleville (Les triplettes de Belleville)
- Runner-up: Finding Nemo
Best Cinematography:
- Harris Savides – Elephant and Gerry
Best Director:
- Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation
- Runner-up: Peter Jackson –
Best Film:
- Runners-up: Mystic River, American Splendor, and Lost in Translation
Best First Film:
- Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini – American Splendor
Best Foreign Language Film:
- City of God (Cidade de Deus) • Brazil/France/United States
- Runner-up: The Man Without a Past (Mies vailla menneisyyttä) • Finland
Best Non-Fiction Film:
- Capturing the Friedmans
- Runner-up: The Fog of War
Best Screenplay:
- Craig Lucas – The Secret Lives of Dentists
- Runners-up: Steven Knight – Dirty Pretty Things and Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation
Best Supporting Actor:
- Eugene Levy – A Mighty Wind
Best Supporting Actress:
- Shohreh Aghdashloo – House of Sand and Fog

External links

2003 Awards

Notes and References

Web site: Hernandez. Eugene. NY Critics Crown "King" Top Film of '03; SF & Boston Critics Also Weigh In. IndieWire. 25 December 2017. 16 December 2003.
Web site: Susman. Gary. New York critics name Return of the King Best Picture. Entertainment Weekly. 25 December 2017.
News: Rings wins US film critics' prize. 25 December 2017. BBC News. 16 December 2003.