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

Sofia Coppola, Best Director winner

Bill Murray, Best Actor winner

Scarlett Johansson, Best Actress winner

Patricia Clarkson, Best Supporting Actress winner

• 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 crix go misty over ‘Mystic River’ Variety
• Boston critics name 'Mystic River' best picture Boston Globe
• 'River' Bank Entertainment Weekly