Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards: 2004

Critics Choice Award

Date:	10 January
Location:	Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA

Best Picture


Winner:
	Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
Other Nominees:
	Big Fish (2003) Cold Mountain (2003) Finding Nemo (2003) In America (2002) Last Samurai, The (2003) Lost in Translation (2003) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) Mystic River (2003) Seabiscuit (2003)

Best Actor


Winner:
	Mystic River (2003) - Sean Penn (I)
Other Nominees:
	House of Sand and Fog (2003) - Ben Kingsley Lost in Translation (2003) - Bill Murray (I) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) - Russell Crowe Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) - Johnny Depp

Best Young Actor/Actress


Winner:
	Whale Rider (2002) - Keisha Castle-Hughes
Other Nominees:
	In America (2002) - Emma Bolger In America (2002) - Sarah Bolger (I) Thirteen (2003) - Evan Rachel Wood

Best Actress


Winner:
	Monster (2003) - Charlize Theron
Other Nominees:
	21 Grams (2003) - Naomi Watts Cold Mountain (2003) - Nicole Kidman House of Sand and Fog (2003) - Jennifer Connelly In America (2002) - Samantha Morton Something's Gotta Give (2003) - Diane Keaton

Best Supporting Actor


Winner:
	Mystic River (2003) - Tim Robbins (I)
Other Nominees:
	21 Grams (2003) - Benicio Del Toro Cooler, The (2003) - Alec Baldwin Last Samurai, The (2003) - Ken Watanabe (I) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) - Paul Bettany

Best Supporting Actress


Winner:
	Cold Mountain (2003) - Ren�e Zellweger
Other Nominees:
	Lost in Translation (2003) - Scarlett Johansson Mystic River (2003) - Marcia Gay Harden Pieces of April (2003) - Patricia Clarkson Thirteen (2003) - Holly Hunter

Best Director


Winner:
	Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) - Peter Jackson (I)
Other Nominees:
	Big Fish (2003) - Tim Burton (I) In America (2002) - Jim Sheridan (I) Lost in Translation (2003) - Sofia Coppola Mystic River (2003) - Clint Eastwood

Best Song


Winner:
	Mighty Wind, A (2003) - Christopher Guest (I); Michael McKean (I); Eugene Levy - For the song "A Mighty Wind".
Other Nominees:
	Big Fish (2003) - Eddie Vedder - For the song "Man of the Hour". In America (2002) - Bono; Gavin Friday; Maurice Seezer - For the song "Time Enough for Tears". Mona Lisa Smile (2003) - Elton John; Bernie Taupin - For the song "The Heart of Every Girl". School of Rock, The (2003) - Sammy James Jr.; Mike White (I) - For the song "School of Rock".

Best Documentary


Winner:
	Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
Other Nominees:
	Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara, The (2003) Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)

Best Foreign-Language Film

Best Writer


Winner:
	In America (2002) - Jim Sheridan (I); Kirsten Sheridan; Naomi Sheridan
Other Nominees:
	Big Fish (2003) - John August (I) Lost in Translation (2003) - Sofia Coppola Mystic River (2003) - Brian Helgeland Seabiscuit (2003) - Gary Ross (I)

Best Acting Ensemble


Winner:
	Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) - Sean Astin; Sean Bean; Cate Blanchett; Orlando Bloom; Billy Boyd (I); Bernard Hill; Ian Holm (I); Ian McKellen; Dominic Monaghan; Viggo Mortensen; John Noble (I); Miranda Otto; John Rhys-Davies; Andy Serkis; Liv Tyler; Karl Urban; Hugo Weaving; David Wenham; Elijah Wood
Other Nominees:
	Love Actually (2003) Mighty Wind, A (2003) Mystic River (2003)

Best Family Film - Live Action


Winner:
	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Other Nominees:
	Freaky Friday (2003) Holes (2003) Peter Pan (2003) Whale Rider (2002)

Best Composer


Winner:
	Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) - Howard Shore
Other Nominees:
	Big Fish (2003) - Danny Elfman Cold Mountain (2003) - Gabriel Yared Last Samurai, The (2003) - Hans Zimmer Mystic River (2003) - Clint Eastwood

Best Animated Feature


Winner:
	Finding Nemo (2003)
Other Nominees:
	Brother Bear (2003) Triplettes de Belleville, Les (2003)

Best Picture Made for Television


Winner:
	"Angels in America" (2003)
Other Nominees:
	And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) (TV) Reagans, The (2003) (TV)