Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2003 explained

24th BSFC Awards

December 14, 2003

----Best Film:
Mystic River

The 24th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2003, were given on 14 December 2003.

Winners

Best Film:
- Mystic River
- Runner-up: Lost in Translation
Best Actor:
- Bill Murray – Lost in Translation
- Runner-up: Sean Penn – Mystic River
Best Actress:
- Scarlett Johansson – Lost in Translation
- Runner-up: Naomi Watts – 21 Grams
Best Supporting Actor:
- Peter Sarsgaard – Shattered Glass
- Runner-up: Alec Baldwin – The Cooler
Best Supporting Actress:
- Patricia Clarkson – Pieces of April and The Station Agent
- Runner-up: Ludivine Sagnier – Swimming Pool
Best Director:
- Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation
- Runner-up: Peter Jackson –
Best Screenplay:
- Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini – American Splendor
- Runner-up: Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation
Best Cinematography:
- Olli Barbé et al. – Winged Migration (Le peuple migrateur)
- Runner-up: Benoît Debie and Gaspar Noé – Irréversible
Best Documentary:
- Capturing the Friedmans
- Runner-up: The Fog of War
Best Foreign-Language Film:
- The Triplets of Belleville (Les triplettes de Belleville) • France/Canada/Belgium
- Runner-up: Irréversible • France
Best New Filmmaker:
- Andrew Jarecki – Capturing the Friedmans
- Runner-up: Sylvain Chomet – The Triplets of Belleville (Les triplettes de Belleville)
Best Ensemble Cast:
- Mystic River
- Runner-up: A Mighty Wind