Chicago Film Critics
2003 AWARDS NOMINATIONS
BEST PICTURE
American Splendor
Finding Nemo
Lost in Translation
Mystic River
Return of the King
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
The Barbarian Invasions
City of God
The Man Without a Past
The Son
The Triplets of Belleville
BEST DIRECTOR
Tim Burton-Big Fish
Sofia Coppola-Lost in Translation
Clint Eastwood-Mystic River
Peter Jackson-Return of the King
Peter Weir-Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
BEST SCREENPLAY
Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini-American Splendor
Sofia Coppola-Lost in Translation
Brian Helgeland-Mystic River
Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson-Return of the King
Guillermo Arriaga-21 Grams
BEST ACTOR
Johnny Depp-Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Paul Giamatti-American Splendor
Ben Kingsley-House of Sand and Fog
Bill Murray-Lost in Translation
Sean Penn-Mystic River
BEST ACTRESS
Keisha Castle-Hughes-Whale Rider
Hope Davis-American Splendor
Scarlett Johansson-Lost in Translation
Charlize Theron-Monster
Naomi Watts-21 Grams
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Sean Astin-Return of the King
Alec Baldwin-The Cooler
Benicio Del Toro-21 Grams
Tim Robbins-Mystic River
Peter Sarsgaard-Shattered Glass
Andy Serkus-Return of the King
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Patricia Clarkson-Pieces of April
Ellen DeGeneres-Finding Nemo
Marcia Gay Harden-Mystic River
Holly Hunter-Thirteen
Miranda Richardson-Spider
Renee Zellweger-Cold Mountain
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Cold Mountain-John Seale
Girl With a Pearl Earring-Eduardo Serra
Lost in Translation-Lance Acord
Master and Commander-Russell Boyd and Sandy Sissel
Return of the King-Andrew Lesnie
Winged Migration-the entire flock
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Big Fish-Danny Elfman
Cold Mountain-Gabriel Yared
The Fog of War-Philip Glass
Return of the King-Howard Shore
The Triplets of Belleville-Benoit Charest
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Capturing the Freidmans
The Fog of War
Lost in La Mancha
Spellbound
Stevie
Winged Migration
MOST PROMISING PERFORMER
Keisha Castle-Hughes-Whale Rider
Peter Dinklage-The Station Agent
Chiwetel Ejiofor-Dirty Pretty Things
Sarah Bolger-In America
Emma Bolger-In America
MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER
Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini-American Splendor
Niki Caro-Whale Rider
Andrew Jarecki-Capturing the Friedmans
Vadim Perelman-House of Sand and FogBilly Ray-Shattered Glass