9th Critics' Choice Awards

Top 10 Films

(in alphabetical order)

1. Big Fish
2. Cold Mountain
3. Finding Nemo
4. In America
5. The Last Samurai
6. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King *Academy Award for Best Picture*
7. Lost in Translation
8. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
9. Mystic River
10. Seabiscuit

Best Actor

Sean Penn - Mystic River

Russell Crowe - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Ben Kingsley - House of Sand and Fog

Bill Murray - Lost in Translation

Best Actress

Charlize Theron - Monster

Jennifer Connelly - House of Sand and Fog

Diane Keaton - Something's Gotta Give

Nicole Kidman - Cold Mountain

Samantha Morton - In America

Naomi Watts - 21 Grams

Best Animated Film

Finding Nemo

Brother Bear

The Triplets of Belleville (Les triplettes de Belleville)

Best Cast

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Love Actually

A Mighty Wind

Mystic River

Best Composer

Howard Shore - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Clint Eastwood - Mystic River

Danny Elfman - Big Fish

Gabriel Yared - Cold Mountain

Hans Zimmer - The Last Samurai

Best Director

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

Tim Burton - Big Fish

Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation

Clint Eastwood - Mystic River

Jim Sheridan - In America

Best Documentary Feature

Capturing the Friedmans

The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara

Ghosts of the Abyss

Best Family Film (Live Action)

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Freaky Friday

Holes

Peter Pan

Daddy Day Care

Best Film

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 Foreign Language Film

The Barbarian Invasions (Les invasions barbares), Canada/France

City of God (Cidade de Deus), Brazil

Swimming Pool, France/UK

Best Screenplay

In America - Jim, Kirsten and Naomi Sheridan

Big Fish - John August

Lost in Translation - Sofia Coppola

Mystic River - Brian Helgeland

Seabiscuit - Gary Ross

Best Song

"A Mighty Wind" - A Mighty Wind

"The Heart of Every Girl" - Mona Lisa Smile

"Beondy The Sea" - Finding Nemo

"School of Rock" - School of Rock

"Time Enough for Tears" - In America

Best Supporting Actor

Tim Robbins - Mystic River

Alec Baldwin - The Cooler

Paul Bettany - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Benicio del Toro - 21 Grams

Ken Watanabe - The Last Samurai

Best Supporting Actress

Renée Zellweger - Cold Mountain

Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of April

Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic River

Holly Hunter - Thirteen

Scarlett Johansson - Lost in Translation

Best TV Film

Angels in America

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

The Reagans

Best Young Performer

Keisha Castle-Hughes - Whale Rider

Emma Bolger - In America

Sarah Bolger - In America

Evan Rachel Wood - Thirteen