2003 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
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| 29th LAFCA Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 7, 2004 |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | American Splendor |
The 29th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) on January 7, 2004, honored the best in film for 2003. The ceremony was originally called off because of the MPAA screener ban[1] as members felt they could not see all the movies in time for their awards but when that was removed the show was back on.[2][3]
Winners
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- Best Picture:
- American Splendor
- Runner-up: Lost in Translation
- Best Director:
- Best Actor:
- Bill Murray – Lost in Translation
- Runner-up: Sean Penn – 21 Grams and Mystic River
- Best Actress:
- Naomi Watts – 21 Grams
- Runner-up: Charlize Theron – Monster
- Best Supporting Actor:
- Bill Nighy – AKA, I Capture the Castle, Lawless Heart, and Love Actually
- Runner-up: Benicio del Toro – 21 Grams
- Best Supporting Actress:
- Shohreh Aghdashloo – House of Sand and Fog
- Runner-up: Melissa Leo – 21 Grams
- Best Screenplay:
- Best Cinematography:
- Eduardo Serra – Girl with a Pearl Earring
- Runner-up: Harris Savides – Elephant
- Best Production Design:
- Best Music Score:
- Benoît Charest and Matthieu Chedid – The Triplets of Belleville (Les triplettes de Belleville)
- Runner-up: Christopher Guest, John Michael Higgins, Eugene Levy, Michael McKean, Catherine O'Hara, Annette O'Toole, Harry Shearer, and C. J. Vanston – A Mighty Wind
- Best Foreign-Language Film:
- The Man on the Train (L'homme du train) • France
- Runner-up: City of God (Cidade de Deus) • Brazil/France
- Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film:
- The Fog of War
- Runner-up: Capturing the Friedmans
- Best Animation:
- The Triplets of Belleville (Les triplettes de Belleville)
- The Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award:
- New Generation Award:
- Career Achievement Award:
- Special Citation:
- Disney restoration of the Walt Disney/Salvador Dalí short Destino
References
[edit]- ^ Munoz, Lorenza (20 October 2003). "Film critics drop awards in 'screener' ban outcry". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Waxman, Sharon (9 December 2003). "While They Can, Studios Rush to Send Videos to Oscar Voters". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ King, Susan (9 January 2004). "'Splendor' is L.A. critics' best film". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 December 2017.