Seattle Film Critics Circle
Best Picture American Splendor. Runners-up: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Lost in Translation Best Director Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation. Runner-up: Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Best Actor Bill Murray, Lost in Translation. Runner-up: Paul Giamatti, American Splendor Best Actress Hope Davis, American Splendor Runners-up: Charlotte Rampling, Swimming Pool Charlize Theron, Monster Best Supporting Actor Sean Astin, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Runner-up: Peter Sarsgaard, Shattered Glass Best Supporting Actress Marcia Gay Harden, Mystic River Runner-up: Patricia Clarkson, Pieces of April Best Original Screenplay Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola) Runners-up: Finding Nemo (Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds), A Mighty Wind (Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy) Best Adapted Screenplay American Splendor (Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini) Runner-up: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson) Documentary Capturing the Friedmans Runner-up: Spellbound Animated Feature The Triplets of Belleville Runner-up: Finding Nemo Foreign Language Film The Man on the Train (France) Runner-up: The Man Without a Past (Finland) Cinematography The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Andrew Lesnie) Runner-up: Girl With a Pearl Earring (Eduardo Serra) Music A Mighty Wind (songs by Christopher Guest, John Michael Higgins, Eugene Levy, Michael McKean, Catherine O’Hara, Annette O’Toole, Harry Shearer, Jeffrey C.J. Vanston). Runner-up: Lost in Translation (Brian Reitzell, Kevin Shields, William Storkson) Living Treasure Christopher Lee Special Citation for Film Restoration Rialto Pictures