MCN Awards .. BFCA 2003

Broadcast Film Critics Association
2003 AWARDS

Best Picture
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Best Acto
Sean Penn - Mystic River

Best Actress
Charlize Theron - Monster

Best Supporting Actor
Tim Robbins - Mystic River

Best Supporting Actress
Renee Zellweger - Cold Mountain

Best Acting Ensemble
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

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

Best Writer
Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan - In America

Best Young Actor/Actress
Keisha Castle-Hughes - Whale Rider

Best Animated Feature
Finding Nemo

Best Family Film (live action)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Best Picture Made for Television
Angels in America

Best Documentary
Capturing the Friedmans

Best Foreign Language Film
The Barbarian Invasions

Best Song:
"A Mighty Wind", Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Eugene Levy - A Mighty Wind

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

NOMINATIONS FOR 2003

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

BEST ACTOR
Russell Crowe – “Master and Commander”
Johnny Depp – “Pirates of the Caribbean”
Ben Kingsley – “House of Sand and Fog”
Bill Murray – “Lost in Translation”
Sean Penn – “Mystic River”

BEST ACTRESS
Jennifer Connelly – “House of Sand and Fog”
Diane Keaton – “Something’s Gotta Give”
Nicole Kidman – “Cold Mountain”
Samantha Morton, “In America”
Charlize Theron – “Monster”
Naomi Watts – “21 Grams”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alec Baldwin – “The Cooler”
Paul Bettany – “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World”
Benicio del Toro – “21 Grams”
Tim Robbins – “Mystic River”
Ken Watanabe – “The Last Samurai”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Patricia Clarkson – “Pieces of April”
Marcia Gay Harden – “Mystic River”
Holly Hunter – “Thirteen”
Scarlett Johansson – “Lost in Translation”
Renee Zellweger – “Cold Mountain”

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Love Actually
A Mighty Wind
Mystic River

BEST DIRECTOR
Tim Burton – “Big Fish”
Sofia Coppola – “Lost in Translation”
Clint Eastwood – “Mystic River”
Peter Jackson – “Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”
Jim Sheridan – “In America”

BEST WRITER
John August – “Big Fish”
Sofia Coppola – “Lost in Translation”
Brian Helgeland – “Mystic River”
Gary Ross – “Seabiscuit”
Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, and Naomi Sheridan – “In America”

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS (Under 21)
Emma Bolger – “In America”
Sarah Bolger – “In America”
Keisha Castle-Hughes – “Whale Rider”
Evan Rachel Wood – “Thirteen”

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Finding Nemo
The Triplets of Belleville
Brother Bear

BEST FAMILY FILM (live action)
Freaky Friday
Holes
Peter Pan
Pirates of the Caribbean
Whale Rider

BEST PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION (Network or cable, including mini-series)
Angels in America
The Reagans
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Barbarian Invasions
City of God
Swimming Pool

BEST SONG

“A Mighty Wind” by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Eugene Levy from “A Mighty Wind”

“The Heart of Every Girl” by Elton John and Bernie Taupin performed by Elton John from “Mona Lisa Smile”

“Man of the Hour” by Eddie Vedder performed by Pearl Jam from “Big Fish”

“School of Rock” by Sammy James Jr. and Mike White performed by Jack Black from “School of Rock”

“Time Enough for Tears” by Bono, Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer performed Andrea Corr from “In America”

BEST COMPOSER
Clint Eastwood – “Mystic River”
Danny Elfman – “Big Fish”
Howard Shore – “Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”
Gabriel Yared – “Cold Mountain”
Hans Zimmer – “The Last Samurai”

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Capturing the Friedmans
The Fog of War
Ghosts of the Abyss

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