Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2003

24th BSFC Awards

December 14, 2003

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Best Film:
Mystic River

The 24th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2003, were given on 14 December 2003.

Winners

• Best Film:
  • Mystic River
  • Runner-up: Lost in Translation

• Best Actor:
  • Bill Murray – Lost in Translation
  • Runner-up: Sean Penn – Mystic River

• Best Actress:
  • Scarlett Johansson – Lost in Translation
  • Runner-up: Naomi Watts – 21 Grams

• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Peter Sarsgaard – Shattered Glass
  • Runner-up: Alec Baldwin – The Cooler

• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Patricia Clarkson – Pieces of April and The Station Agent
  • Runner-up: Ludivine Sagnier – Swimming Pool

• Best Director:
  • Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation
  • Runner-up: Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

• Best Screenplay:
  • Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini – American Splendor
  • Runner-up: Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation

• Best Cinematography:
  • Olli Barbé et al. – Winged Migration (Le peuple migrateur)
  • Runner-up: Benoît Debie and Gaspar Noé – Irréversible

• Best Documentary:
  • Capturing the Friedmans
  • Runner-up: The Fog of War

• Best Foreign-Language Film:
  • The Triplets of Belleville (Les triplettes de Belleville) • France/Canada/Belgium
  • Runner-up: Irréversible • France

• Best New Filmmaker:
  • Andrew Jarecki – Capturing the Friedmans
  • Runner-up: Sylvain Chomet – The Triplets of Belleville (Les triplettes de Belleville)

• Best Ensemble Cast:
  • Mystic River
  • Runner-up: A Mighty Wind

External links

• Past Winners

References

• Boston critics name 'Mystic River' best picture Boston Globe
• 'River' Bank Entertainment Weekly