Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2003

The 4th Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards honoring the best filmmaking of 2003, were announced on January 13, 2004.

Winners and Nominees

Best Acting Ensemble

21 Grams

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Love Actually
• A Mighty Wind
• The Station Agent

Best Actor

Ben Kingsley - House of Sand and Fog

• Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
• Paul Giamatti - American Splendor
• Bill Murray - Lost in Translation
• Sean Penn - 21 Grams

Best Actress

Naomi Watts - 21 Grams

• Scarlett Johansson - Girl with a Pearl Earring
• Scarlett Johansson - Lost in Translation
• Diane Keaton - Something's Gotta Give
• Evan Rachel Wood - Thirteen

Best Animated Film

Finding Nemo

• Brother Bear

Best Cinematography

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Andrew Lesnie

• Cold Mountain - John Seale
• The Last Samurai - John Toll
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Russell Boyd
• Winged Migration - Olli Barbé et al.

Best Costume Design

Down with Love

• The Last Samurai
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Best Director

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

• Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation
• Jim Sheridan - In America
• Gore Verbinski - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
• Peter Weir - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Best Editing

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Jamie Selkirk

• 21 Grams - Stephen Mirrione
• American Splendor - Robert Pulcini
• Kill Bill: Vol. 1 - Sally Menke
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Lee Smith

Best Family Film

Freaky Friday

• Elf
• Holes
• Peter Pan
• Secondhand Lions

Best Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

• Finding Nemo
• In America
• Lost in Translation
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Best Foreign Language Film

City of God, Brazil

• The Barbarian Invasions, Canada/France
• He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not, France
• Man on the Train, France
• Swimming Pool, France/UK

Best Makeup

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

• Big Fish
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
• The Singing Detective
• Underworld

Best Original Score

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
• A Mighty Wind - Christopher Guest et al.

Best Original Song

In America - "Time Enough for Tears"

• Big Fish - "Man of the Hour"
• Cold Mountain - "You Will Be My Ain True Love''
• Down with Love - "Here's to Love"
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - "Into the West"

Best Production Design

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

• Down with Love
• Girl with a Pearl Earring
• The Last Samurai
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Best Screenplay - Adapted

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson

• American Splendor - Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
• Big Fish - John August
• House of Sand and Fog - Vadim Perelman and Shawn Lawrence Otto
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Peter Weir and John Collee

Best Screenplay - Original

In America - Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan and Kirsten Sheridan

• 21 Grams - Guillermo Arriaga
• Lost in Translation - Sofia Coppola
• Pieces of April - Peter Hedges
• Thirteen - Catherine Hardwicke and Nikki Reed

Best Supporting Actor

Alec Baldwin - The Cooler

• Sean Astin - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Benicio del Toro - 21 Grams
• Tim Robbins - Mystic River
• Ken Watanabe - The Last Samurai

Best Supporting Actress

Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of April

• Hope Davis - American Splendor
• Holly Hunter - Thirteen
• Emma Thompson - Love Actually
• Renée Zellweger - Cold Mountain

Best Use of Previously Published or Recorded Music

School of Rock

• American Splendor
• Elf
• Love Actually
• Mona Lisa Smile

Best Visual Effects

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

• Kill Bill: Vol. 1
• The Matrix Revolutions
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
• Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Best Youth Performance - Male

Brett Kelly - Bad Santa

• Shia LaBeouf - Holes
• Max Pirkis - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Thomas Sangster - Love Actually
• Jeremy Sumpter - Peter Pan

Best Youth Performance - Female

Sarah Bolger - In America

• Emma Bolger - In America
• Jenna Boyd - The Missing
• Keisha Castle-Hughes - Whale Rider
• Evan Rachel Wood - Thirteen

Breakout Performance - Behind the Camera

Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation

• Peter Hedges - Pieces of April
• Tom McCarthy - The Station Agent
• Vadim Perelman - House of Sand and Fog
• Nikki Reed - Thirteen

Breakout Performance - On Screen

Evan Rachel Wood - Thirteen

• Peter Dinklage - The Station Agent
• Scarlett Johansson - Lost in Translation
• Keira Knightley - Bend It Like Beckham
• Keira Knightley - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Overlooked Film of the Year

Pieces of April

• Down with Love
• A Mighty Wind
• Shattered Glass
• The Station Agent