9th Critics' Choice Awards

The 9th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 10, 2004, honoring the finest achievements of 2003 filmmaking.[1]

9th Critics' Choice Awards
Date	January 10, 2004
Official website	www.criticschoice.com
Highlights
Best Film	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Top 10 films

(in alphabetical order)

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

Winners and nominees

Peter Jackson, Best Director winner

Sean Penn, Best Actor winner

Charlize Theron, Best Actress winner

Tim Robbins, Best Supporting Actor winner

Renée Zellweger, Best Supporting Actress winner

Keisha Castle-Hughes, Best Child Performance winner

Jim Sheridan, Best Writer co-winner

Best Picture The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Big Fish Cold Mountain Finding Nemo In America The Last Samurai Lost in Translation Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Mystic River Seabiscuit	Best Director Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Clint Eastwood – Mystic River Jim Sheridan – In America Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation Tim Burton – Big Fish
Best Actor Sean Penn – Mystic River as James Markum Ben Kingsley – House of Sand and Fog as Colonel Massoud Amir Behrani Bill Murray – Lost in Translation as Bob Harris Johnny Depp – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as Jack Sparrow Russell Crowe – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World as Jack Aubrey	Best Actress Charlize Theron – Monster as Aileen Wuornos Diane Keaton – Something's Gotta Give as Erica Barry Jennifer Connelly – House of Sand and Fog as Kathy Nicolo Naomi Watts – 21 Grams as Cristina Peck Nicole Kidman – Cold Mountain as Ada Monroe Samantha Morton – In America as Sarah Sullivan
Best Supporting Actor Tim Robbins – Mystic River as Dave Boyle Alec Baldwin – The Cooler as Sheldon Kaplow Benicio del Toro – 21 Grams as Jack Jordan Ken Watanabe – The Last Samurai as Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu Paul Bettany – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World as Stephen Maturin	Best Supporting Actress Renee Zellweger – Cold Mountain as Ruby Thewes Holly Hunter – Thirteen as Melanie Freeland Marcia Gay Harden – Mystic River as Celeste Samarco Boyle Patricia Clarkson – Pieces of April as Joy Burns Scarlett Johansson – Lost in Translation as Charlotte
Best Child Performance Keisha Castle-Hughes – Whale Rider as Paikea Apirana Emma Bolger – In America as Ariel Sullivan Evan Rachel Wood – Thirteen as Tracy Freeland Sarah Bolger – In America as Christy Sullivan	Best Cast The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Love Actually A Mighty Wind Mystic River
Best Animated Feature	Best Documentary Feature
Finding Nemo Brother Bear The Triplets of Belleville	Capturing the Friedmans The Fog of War Ghosts of the Abyss
Best Family Film	Best Foreign Language Film
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Freaky Friday Holes Peter Pan Whale Rider	The Barbarian Invasions • Canada / France City of God • Brazil Swimming Pool • France / United Kingdom
Best Composer The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Howard Shore Big Fish – Danny Elfman Cold Mountain – Gabriel Yared The Last Samurai – Hans Zimmer Mystic River – Clint Eastwood	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 Writer
In America – Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan and Naomi Sheridan Big Fish – John August Lost in Translation – Sofia Coppola Mystic River – Brian Helgeland Seabiscuit – Gary Ross

Best Picture Made for Television

' Angels in America

• And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
• The Reagans

Statistics

Nominations	Film
8	Mystic River
7	In America
5	Big Fish
	Lost in Translation
4	Cold Mountain
	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
3	The Last Samurai
	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2	21 Grams
	Finding Nemo
	House of Sand and Fog
	A Mighty Wind
	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
	Seabiscuit
	Thirteen
	Whale Rider

Wins	Film
4	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2	Mystic River

References

1. "The BFCA Critics' Choice Awards 2003". Broadcast Film Critics Association. 10 January 2004. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.