New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2003

69th New York Film Critics Circle Awards

December 15, 2003

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

The 69th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2003, were given on 15 December 2003 by the New York Film Critics Circle.

Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won the award for Best Picture. Lost in Translation won 2 other important awards: Best Director (Coppola) and Leading Actor (Murray).

Winners

• Best Actor:
  • Bill Murray - Lost in Translation as Bob Harris
• Best Actress:
  • Hope Davis - American Splendor and The Secret Lives of Dentists
• Best Film:
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Eugene Levy - A Mighty Wind
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Shohreh Aghdashloo - House of Sand and Fog
• Best Animated Film'
  • Les Triplettes de Belleville (The Triplets of Belleville)
• Best Cinematography
  • Harris Savides - Elephant and Gerry
• Best Director
  • Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation
• Best Screenplay
  • Craig Lucas - The Secret Lives of Dentists
• Best Documentary
  • Capturing the Friedmans
• Best First Film
  • Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini - American Splendor
• Best Foreign Language Film
  • Cidade de Deus (City of God), Brazil/France/United States

References

• http://gothamist.com/2003/12/16/nyfcc_film_nods_for_2003.php