Excellence in Costume Design for Film – Contemporary

WINNER
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou: Milena Canonero
NOMINEES
Alfie: Beatrix Aruna Pasztor
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Melissa Toth
Kill Bill: Vol. 2: Catherine Marie Thomas
Ocean’s Twelve: Milena Canonero

Excellence in Costume Design for Commercial

WINNER
Jennifer Rade
For Apple iPod “Dance”.

Excellence in Costume Design for Film – Period/Fantasy

WINNER
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events: Colleen Atwood
NOMINEES
De-Lovely: Janty Yates
Ray: Sharen Davis
The Aviator: Sandy Powell
The Phantom of the Opera: Alexandra Byrne

Excellence in Costume Design for Television – Period/Fantasy

WINNER
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers: Jill Taylor
NOMINEES
Cold Case: Patia Prouty
Deadwood: Katherine Jane Bryant
Iron Jawed Angels: Caroline Harris
The Lion in Winter: Consolata Boyle

Excellence in Costume Design for Television – Contemporary

WINNER
Sex and the City: Patricia Field
NOMINEES
Desperate Housewives: Catherine Adair
For episodes 3-12.
Nip/Tuck: Lou Eyrich
Six Feet Under: Jill M. Ohanneson
The Sopranos: Juliet Polcsa

Best Picture
Sideways
Fox Searchlight

Best Actor
Paul Giamatti
Sideways, Fox Searchlight

Best Actress
Imelda Staunton
Vera Drake, Fine Line Features

Best Supporting Actor
Clive Owen
Closer, Sony Pictures

Best Supporting Actress
Virginia Madsen
Sideways, Fox Searchlight

Best Director
Clint Eastwood
Million Dollar Baby, Warner Bros.

Best Screenplay
Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Sideways, Fox Searchlight

Best Cinematographer
Christopher Doyle
Hero, Beijing New Picture Film Co.

Best Foreign Film
Bad Education,
Sony Pictures Classic

Best Non-Fiction Film
Fahrenheit 9/11
Dog Eat Dog Films

Best Animated Film
The Incredibles
Disney Enterprises / Pixar Animation Studios

Best First Film
Maria Full of Grace,
HBO Films / Fine Line Features

TOP TEN FILMS OF 2004
1. Finding Neverland
2. The Aviator
3. Closer
4. Million Dollar Baby
5. Sideways
6. Kinsey
7. Vera Drake
8. Ray
9. Collateral
10. Hotel Rwanda

TOP FIVE FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS
1. The Sea Inside
2. Bad Education
3. Maria Full of Grace
4. Les Choristes
5. The Motorcycle Diaries

TOP FIVE DOCUMENTARIES OF 2004
1. Born into Brothels
2. Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
3. Paper Clips
4. Supersize Me
5. The Story of the Weeping Camel

Best Film
Finding Neverland

Best Foreign Language Film
The Sea Inside

Best Documentary
Born into Brothels

Best Animated Feature
The Incredibles

Best Actor
Jamie Foxx, Ray

Best Actress
Annette Bening, Being Julia

Best Supporting Actor
Thomas Hayden Chuch, Sideways

Best Supporting Actress
Laura Linney, Kinsey

Best Acting by an Ensemble
Closer

Breakthrough Performance Actor
Topher Grace, In Good Company and P.S.

Breakthrough Performance Actress
Emmy Rossum, The Phantom of the Opera

Best Director
Michael Mann, Collateral

Best Directorial Debut
Zack Braff, Garden State

Best Adapted Screenplay
Sideways, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor

Best Original Screenplay
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Charlie Kaufman

Outstanding Production Design
House of Flying Daggers

Career Achievement
Jeff Bridges

Special Filmmaking Achievement
Clint Eastwood, for producing, directing, acting, and scoring Million Dollar Baby

William K. Everson Award for Film History
Richard Schickel

Producers Award
Jerry Bruckheimer

Special Recognition of Films that Reflect the Freedom of Expression
Fahrenheit 9/11, The Passion of the Christ, Conspiracy of Silence

Special Mention for Excellence in Filmmaking (Listed alphabetically)
The National Board of Review, in keeping with its long tradition of recognizing excellence in filmmaking, is proud to salute the following films, crafted by visionary artists which demonstrate the creativity and determination which have always been vital to the film industry:

The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Before Sunset
Door in the Floor
Enduring Love
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Facing Windows
Garden State
A Home at the End of the World
Imaginary Heroes
Since Otar Left
Stage Beauty
Undertow
The Woodsman

Best Picture
Million Dollar Baby

Best Director
Zhang Yimou, House of Flying Daggers

Best Actress (Tie)
Imelda Staunton
Hilary Swank

Best Actor
Jamie Foxx

Best Supporting Actress
Virginia Madsen

Best Supporting Actor
Thomas Haden Church

Best Screenplay
Sideways

Best Foreign Language
Moolaadé

Best Documentary
Tarnation

Best Cinematography
House of Flying Daggers

British Film of the Year

The Attenborough Award
Vera Drake – Mike Leigh

Film of the Year
Sideways – Alexander Payne

Actress of the Year
Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake)

Actor of the Year
Jamie Foxx (Ray)

Director of the Year
Martin Scorsese (The Aviator)

Screenwriter of the Year
Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)

British Director of the Year
Mike Leigh (Vera Drake)

British Actress in a supporting role
Romola Garai (Inside I’m Dancing)

British Actor in a supporting role
Phil Davis (Vera Drake)

British Actress of the year (tie)
Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
Eva Birthistle (Ae Fond Kiss)

British Actor of the Year
Daniel Craig (Enduring Love)

British Screenwriter of the Year
Mike Leigh (Vera Drake)

Foreign Language Film of the Year
The Motorcycle Diaries – Walter Salles

British Newcomer of the Year
Natalie Press (My Summer of Love)

Best Picture
The Aviator

Best Actor
Jamie Foxx, Ray

Best Actress
Kate Winslet
Finding Neverland, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Best Supporting Actor
Clive Owen, Closer

Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett
The Aviator, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Best Director
Martin Scorsese, The Aviator

Best Screenplay (Adapted or Original)
Charlie Kaufman, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Best Cinematography
Robert Richardson, The Aviator

Best Film Editing
Thelma Schoonmaker, The Aviator

Best Score
Michael Giacchino, The Incredibles

Best Song
Old Habits Die Hard, Mick Jagger and Dave Stewart – Alfie

Best Foreign Film
Ying Xiong – Hero (China)

Best Animated Film
The Incredibles

Best Family Film
Finding Neverland

Best Documentary
Michael Moore and Jim Czarnecki, Fahrenheit 9/11

Best Costume Design
Sandy Powell, The Aviator

Best Art Direction
The Aviator

Best Visual Effects
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Youth in Film Award
Freddie Highmore, Finding Neverland

Best DVD (packaging, content and transfer)
Mary Poppins 40th Anniversary – Walt Disney Home Entertainment

William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award
Julie Andrews

LVFCS Top Ten Films for 2004

1.. The Aviator
2.. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3.. Sideways
4.. Finding Neverland
5.. The Incredibles
6.. Ray
7.. Kinsey
8.. Million Dollar Baby
9.. Vera Drake
10.. Passion of the Christ

Thanks to Oscarwatch.com

LOS ANGELES. Sideways was voted Best Picture of the Year, it was announced tonight by Henry Sheehan, President of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA). The runner up was Million Dollar Baby.

LAFCA’s 30th annual achievement awards ceremony will be held Thursday, January 13 at the St. Regis Hotel in Los Angeles.

Best Picture
Sideways
Runner-up: Million Dollar Baby

Best Director
Alexander Payne, Sideways
Runner-up: Martin Scorsese, The Aviator

Best Actor
Liam Neeson, Kinsey
Runner-up: Paul Giamatti, Sideways

Best Actress
Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
Runner-up: Julie Delpy, Before Sunset

Best Supporting Actor
Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Runner-up: Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby

Best Supporting Actress
Virginia Madsen, Sideways
Runner-up: Cate Blanchett, Coffee & Cigarettes & The Aviator

Best Screenplay
Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor, Sideways
Runner-up: Charlie Kaufman, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Best Cinematography
Dion Beebe & Paul Cameron, Collateral
Runner-up: Xiaoding Zhao, House of Flying Daggers

Best Production Design
Dante Ferretti, The Aviator
Runner-up: Huo Tingxiao, House of Flying Daggers

Best Music Score
Michael Giacchino, The Incredibles
Runner-up: Alexandre Desplat, Birth

Best Foreign-Language Film
House of Flying Daggers, directed by Zhang Yimou
Runner-up: The Motorcycle Diaries directed by Walter Salles

Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film
Born into Brothels written and directed by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski
Runner-up: Fahrenheit 9/11 directed by Michael Moore

Best Animation
Brad Bird, The Incredibles

The Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award
Star-Spangled to Death by Ken Jacobs

New Generation Award
Joshua Marston, writer/director, Maria Full of Grace
and Catalina Sandino Moreno, actress, Maria Full of Grace

Career Achievement Award
Jerry Lewis

Special Citation
Brian Jamieson of Warner Brothers and Richard Schickel for the reconstruction of Samuel Fuller’s The Big Red One

Best Film
Million Dollar Baby
Runner-up-Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Best Actor
Jamie Foxx, Ray
Runner-up-Paul Giamatti, Sideways

Best Actress
Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby
Runner-up-Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake

Best Supporting Actor
Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Runner-up-Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby

Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett, The Aviator
Runner-up-Virginia Madsen, Sideways

Best Director
Martin Scorsese, The Aviator
Runner-up-Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby

Best Animated Film
The Incredibles
Runner-up-Shrek 2

Best Documentary
Fahrenheit 9/11
Runner-up-Control Room

Best Foreign Language Film
A Very Long Engagement
Runner-up-The Passion of the Christ

Best Original Screenplay
Charlie Kaufman, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Runner-up-Bill Condon, Kinsey

Best Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Sideways
Runner-up-Paul Haggis, Million Dollar Baby

Best Feature
Sideways
Producer: Michael London

Best Director
Alexander Payne
Sideways

Best Screenplay
Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor
Sideways

Best First Feature
Garden State
Director: Zach Braff
Producers: Pamela Abdy, Gary Gilbert,
Dan Halsted, Richard Klubeck

Best First Screenplay
Joshua Marston
Maria Full of Grace

John Cassavetes Award
(For the Best Feature made for under $500,000)
Mean Creek
Writer/Director: Jacob Aaron Estes
Producers: Susan Johnson, Rick Rosenthal, Hagai Shaham

Best Debut Performance*
Rodrigo de la Serna
The Motorcycle Diaries
*Actors making their first appearance in a feature film

Best Supporting Female
Virginia Madsen
Sideways

Best Supporting Male
Thomas Haden Church
Sideways

Best Female Lead
Catalina Sandino Moreno
Maria Full of Grace

Best Male Lead
Paul Giamatti
Sideways

Best Cinematography
Eric Gautier
The Motorcycle Diaries

Best Foreign Film
The Sea Inside
Director: Alejandro Amenábar

Best Documentary
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Directors: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky

BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer)
* Executive Producers are not listed.
Baadasssss! – Producer: Mario Van Peebles
Kinsey – Producer: Gail Mutrux
Maria Full of Grace – Producer: Paul Mezey
Primer – Producer: Shane Carruth
Sideways – Producer: Michael London

BEST DIRECTOR
Shane Carruth, Primer
Joshua Marston, Maria Full of Grace
Alexander Payne, Sideways
Walter Salles, The Motorcycle Diaries
Mario Van Peebles, Baadasssss!

BEST SCREENPLAY
Baadasssss! – Writers: Mario Van Peebles & Dennis Haggerty
Before Sunset – Writers: Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke The Door in the Floor – Writer: Tod Williams
Kinsey – Writer: Bill Condon
Sideways – Writers: Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor

BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the Director and Producer)
Brother to Brother
Director: Rodney Evans
Producers: Rodney Evans, Jim McKay, Isen Robbins, and Aimee Schoof

Garden State
Director: Zach Braff
Producers: Pamela Abdy, Gary Gilbert, Dan Halsted, and Richard Klubeck

Napoleon Dynamite
Director: Jared Hess
Producers: Jeremy Coon, Sean C. Covel, and Chris Wyatt

Saints and Soldiers
Director: Ryan Little
Producers: Adam Abel and Ryan Little

The Woodsman Director: Nicole Kassell
Producer: Lee Daniels

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

Brother to Brother – Writer: Rodney Evans
Garden State – Writer: Zach Braff
Maria Full of Grace – Writer: Joshua Marston
Primer – Writer: Shane Carruth
Robbing Peter – Writer: Mario F. de la Vega

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
(Given to the best feature made for $500,000; Award given to the writer, director, and producer)
* Executive Producers are not listed.

Down to the Bone
Director: Debra Granik
Writers: Debra Granik and Richard Lieske
Producers: Susan Leber, Anne Rosellini

Mean Creek
Writer/Director: Jacob Aaron Estes
Producers: Susan Johnson, Rick Rosenthal, Hagai Shaham

On the Outs
Directors: Lori Silverbush and Michael Skolnik
Writer: Lori Silverbush
Producers: Lori Silverbush, Michael Skolnik

Robbing Peter
Writer/Director: Mario F. de la Vega
Producers: T. Todd Flinchum, Lisa Y. Garibay, and
Mario F. de la Vega

Unknown Soldier
Writer/Director: Ferenc Toth
Producers: Sean Bachrodt, Seth Eisman, Chachi Senior, and
Ferenc Toth

BEST DEBUT PERFORMANCE
(Actors in their first significant role in a feature film)

Anthony Mackie – Brother to Brother
Louie Olivos, Jr. – Robbing Peter
Hannah Pilkes – The Woodsman
Rodrigo de la Serna – The Motorcycle Diaries
David Sullivan – Primer

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE

Cate Blanchett – Coffee and Cigarettes
Loretta Devine – Woman Thou Art Loosed
Virginia Madsen – Sideways
Robin Simmons – Robbing Peter
Yenny Paola Vega – Maria Full of Grace
BEST SUPPORTING MALE

Thomas Haden Church – Sideways
Jon Gries – Napoleon Dynamite
Aidan Quinn – Cavedweller
Roger Robinson – Brother to Brother
Peter Sarsgaard – Kinsey

BEST FEMALE LEAD

Kimberly Elise – Woman Thou Art Loosed
Vera Farmiga – Down to the Bone
Judy Marte – On the Outs
Catalina Sandino Moreno – Maria Full of Grace
Kyra Sedgwick – Cavedweller

BEST MALE LEAD

Kevin Bacon – The Woodsman
Jeff Bridges – The Door in the Floor
Jamie Foxx – Redemption
Paul Giamatti – Sideways
Liam Neeson – Kinsey

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Dandelion – Tim Orr
The Motorcycle Diaries – Eric Gautier
Redemption – David Greene
Saints and Soldiers – Ryan Little
We Don’t Live Here Anymore – Maryse Alberti

BEST FOREIGN FILM (Award given to the Director)

Bad Education – Spain Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Oasis – South Korea Director: Lee Chang-Dong
Red Lights – France Director: Cédric Kahn
The Sea Inside – Spain Director: Alejandro Amenábar
Yesterday – South Africa Director: Darrell James Roodt

BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the Director)

Bright Leaves – Director: Ross McElwee
Chisholm ’72: Unbought & Unbossed – Director: Shola Lynch
Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust – Directors: Menachem Daum and
Oren Rudavsky
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster – Directors: Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky
Tarnation – Director: Jonathan Caouette
SPECIAL DISTINCTION

Ensemble Cast: Mean Creek
…..Rory Culkin – Mean Creek
…..Ryan Kelley – Mean Creek
…..Scott Mechlowicz – Mean Creek
…..Trevor Morgan – Mean Creek
…..Josh Peck – Mean Creek
…..Carly Schroeder – Mean Creek

Turning Leaf Someone to Watch Award

The 11th annual Turning Leaf Someone to Watch Award recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $20,000 unrestricted grant, funded by Turning Leaf Vineyards.

The Finalists are:
Jem Cohen, director of Chain
Bryan Poyser, director of Dear Pillow
Jennifer Reeves, director of The Time We Killed

DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award

The 9th annual DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant attention. The award includes a $20,000 unrestricted grant, funded by DIRECTV and IFC.

The Finalists are:
Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman for Born Into Brothels
Shola Lynch for Chisholm ’72: Unbought & Unbossed
Jehane Noujaim for Control Room
Carlos Sandoval and Catherine Tambini for Farmingville

Bravo/American Express Producers Award

The 8th annual Bravo/American Express Producers Award honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity, and vision required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a $20,000 unrestricted grant, funded by Bravo and American Express.

The Finalists are:
Gina Kwon, producer of The Good Girl and Me and You and Everyone We Know
Danielle Renfrew, producer of November and Groove
Sean C. Covel and Chris Wyatt, producers of Napoleon Dynamite and Think Tank

Best Picture
Sideways

Best Director
Alexander Payne, Sideways

Best Actress (Tie)
Imelda Staunton

Best Actor
Paul Giamatti

Best Supporting Actress
Virginia Madsen

Best Supporting Actor
Thomas Haden Church

Best Movie Yet to Open in Iowa
Hotel Rwanda

Winners

Best Feature Film
Sideways

Best Documentary Film
The Agronomist

Breakthrough Actor Award
Catalina Sandino Moreno – Maria Full of Grace

Breakthrough Director Award
Joshua Marston – Maria Full of Grace

Filmmaker Award for Lifetime Achievement
Mike Leigh

Industry Lifetime Achievement Award
Dan Talbot

Gotham Actor Award
Don Cheadle

Best Feature Film
Before Sunset
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
I Heart Huckabees
Primer
Sideways

Best Documentary Film
The Agronomist
Bright Leaves
Fahrenheit 9/11
In the Realms of the Unreal
Tarnation

Breakthrough Actor Award
Mos Def – The Woodsman
Anthony Mackie – Brother to Brother
Catalina Sandino Moreno – Maria Full of Grace
Dallas Roberts – A Home at the End of the World
The ensemble cast of Everyday People

Breakthrough Director Award
Rodney Evans – Brother to Brother
Debra Granik – Down to the Bone
Nicole Kassell – The Woodsman
Joshua Marston – Maria Full of Grace
Lori Silverbush and Michael Skolnik – On the Outs

Filmmaker Award for Lifetime Achievement
Mike Leigh

Industry Lifetime Achievement Award
Dan Talbot

Gotham Actor Award
Don Cheadle

The Motion Picture Nominations

Actress In A Motion Picture – Drama
Uma Thurman, Kill Bill 2 (Miramax)
Catalina Sandino Moreno , Maria Full Of Gra (HBO/Fine Line Features)
Laura Linney, P.S. (NMarkFilms)
Sigourney Weaver, Imaginary Heroes, Sony Picttures Classics)
Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake (New Line/Fine Line)
Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby (Warner Bros)

Actor In A Motion Picture Drama
Gael Garcia Bernal, The Motorcycle Diaries (Focus Features)
Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland (Miramax)
Sean Penn, The Assassination Of Richard Nixon (Thinkfilm)
Javier Bardem, The Sea Inside (Fine Line Features)
Liam Neeson, Kinsey (Fox Searchlight)
Kevin Bacon*, The Woodsam (NewmarkFilms)
Don Cheadle*, Hotel Rwanda (United Artistss)
(*Tie)

Actress In A Motion Picture Comedy Or Musical
Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (Focus Features)
Jena Malone, Saved! (United Artists)
Natalie Portman, Garden State (Fox Searchlight)
Annette Bening, Being Julia (Sony Pictures Classics)
Kerry Washington, Ray (Universal)
Emmy Rossum, The Phantom Of The Opera (Warner Bros)

Actor In A Motion Picture Comedy Or Musical
Jamie Foxx, Ray (Universal)
Kevin Kline, De-Lovely (MGM)
Jim Carrey, The Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (Focus Features)
Paul Giamatti, Sideways (Fox Searchlight)
Bill Murray, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (Touchstone Pictures)
Gerard Butler, The Phantom Of The Opera a (Warner Bros)

Actress In A Supporting Role Drama
Gena Rowlands, The Notebook (New Line)
Laura Linney, Kinsey (Fox Searchlight)
Kyra Sedgewick, The Woodsm (NewmarkFilms)
Cate Blanchett, The Aviator (Fox Searchlight)
Daryl Hannah, Kill Bill 2 (Miramax)
Natalie Portman, Closer (Columbia)

Actor In A Supporting Role Drama
Peter Sarsgaard, Kinsey(Fox Searchlight)
David Carradine, Kill Bill 2 (Miramax)
Jamie Foxx, Collateral (Dreamworks)
Alfrd Molina, Spider-Man 2 (Columbia)
Christopher Walken, Around The Bend (Warner Independent Pictures)
Clive Owen, Closer (Columbia)

Actress In A Supporting Role Comedy Or Musical
Regina King, Ray (Universal)
Minnie Driver, The Phantom Of The Opera (Warner Bros)
Virginia Madsen, Sideways (Fox Searchlight)
Sharon Warren, Ray (Universal)
Lynn Collins, Merchant Of Venice (Sony Picture Classics)
Cloris Leachman, Spanglish (Columbia)

Actor In A Supporting Role Comedy Or Musical
Jeremy Irons, Being Julia (Sony Picture Classics)
Thomas Haden Church, Sideways (Fox Searchlight)
Peter Sarsgaard, Garden State (Fox Searchlight)
Patric Wilson, The Phantom Of The Opera (Warner Bros)
Joseph Fiennes, The Merchant Of Venice (Sony Picture Classics)
Mark Wahlberg, I Heart Huckabees (Fox Searchlight)

Motion Picture Drama
Maria Full Of Grace, HBO/Fine Line Features
Kinsey, Fox Searchlight
Hotel Rwanda, United Artists
Kill Bill Vol 2, Miramax
Vera Drake, New Line/Fine Line
The Aviator, Miramax

Motion Picture Comedy Or Musical
Ray, Universal
Merchant Of Venice, Sony Picture Classics
Sideways, Fox Searchlight
Napoleon Dynamite, Fox Searchlight
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, Touchstone Pictures
The Phantom Of The Opera, Warner Bros.

At the European Film Awards Ceremony in Barcelona the European Film Academy announced this year’s award-winners:

EUROPEAN FILM 2004:
GEGEN DIE WAND (Head-On)
directed by Fatih Akin, Germany
produced by Wüste Filmproduktion/ Corazon International/ NDR/ Arte

EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2004:
Alejandro Amenábar
for MAR DENTRO (The Sea Inside), Spain/France/Italy

EUROPEAN ACTOR 2004:
Javier Bardem
for MAR ADENTRO (The Sea Inside), Spain/France/Italy

EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2004:
Imelda Staunton
for VERA DRAKE, UK/France

EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2004:
Agnès Jaoui & Jean-Pierre Bacri
for COMME UNE IMAGE (Look At Me), France

EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER 2004:
Eduardo Serra
for GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING, UK

EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2004:
Bruno Coulais
for LES CHORISTES (The Chorus), France

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Carlos Saura (Director), Spain

EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA 2004:
Liv Ullmann (Actress and Director),Norway

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DISCOVERY 2004 – Prix Fassbinder:
CERTI BAMBINI (Stolen Childhood)
by Andrea & Antonio Frazzi, Italy

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY CRITICS AWARD 2004 – Prix Fipresci:
TRILOGIA – TO LIVADI POU DAKRIZI
(Trilogy – The Weeping Meadow)
by Theo Angelopoulos, Greece

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY 2004 – Prix Arte:
DARWIN’S NIGHTMARE, by Hubert Sauper, France/Austria/Belgium
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SHORT FILM 2004 – Prix UIP:
J’ATTENDRAI LE SUIVANT, by Philippe Orreindy, France

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY NON-EUROPEAN FILM 2004 – Prix Screen International
2046, by Wong Kar-Wai, France/China

THE JAMESON PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS 2004
– Chosen by Europe’s film fans –

Best European Director:
Fatih Akin
for Gegen Die Wand (Head-On), Germany

Best European Actor:
Daniel Brühl
in Was Nützt Die Liebe In Gedanken (Love In Thoughts), Germany

Best European Actress:
Penelope Cruz
in Non Ti Muovere (Don’t Move), Italy

Winners

Feature Drama
The Aviator

Feature Comedy or Musical category
Ray

Outstanding Directorial Achievement: FEATURE FILM

CLINT EASTWOOD
Million Dollar Baby
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

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Outstanding Directorial Achievement: DOCUMENTARY

BYAMBASUREN DAVAA & LUIGI FALORNI
The Story of the Weeping Camel
(Die Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel)

This is Davaa & Falorni’s first DGA Award nomination.

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Feature Film Nominations

CLINT EASTWOOD
Million Dollar Baby
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Mr. Eastwood’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Tim Moore
First Assistant Director: Robert Lorenz
Second Assistant Director: Donald Murphy
Second Second Assistant Directors: Katie Carroll
Additional Second Assistant Director: Ryan D. Craig

This is Mr. Eastwood’s third DGA Feature Film Award nomination. He received a previous nomination for Mystic River (2003) and won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Unforgiven (1992).

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MARC FORSTER
Finding Neverland
(Miramax Films)

Mr. Forster’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Tim Porter
First Assistant Director: Martin Harrison
Second Assistant Director: Finn McGrath
Second Second Assistant Director: Rosie Newall

This is Mr. Forster’s first DGA Feature Film Award nomination.

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TAYLOR HACKFORD
Ray
(Universal Pictures)

Mr. Hackford’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Barbara A. Hall
First Assistant Director: Jerry Grandey
Additional First Assistant Director/Second Assistant Director: Darrell Woodard
Key Second Assistant Director: Stephen LoNano
Second Second Assistant Directors: James Roque, Jr., Ann C. Salzer
Additional Second Assistant Directors: Jason Altieri, Jimi Woods, John Riley
DGA Trainee: Jackie Frost

This is Mr. Hackford’s second DGA Feature Film Award nomination. He was previously nominated for An Officer and a Gentleman (1982).

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ALEXANDER PAYNE
Sideways
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Mr. Payne’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Ginger Sledge
First Assistant Director: George Parra
Second Assistant Director: Nick Satriano
Second Second Assistant Director: Susan Walter

This is Mr. Payne’s first DGA Feature Film Award nomination.

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MARTIN SCORSESE
The Aviator
(Miramax Films)

Mr. Scorsese’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Jan Foster
First Assistant Director: Joseph Reidy
Second Assistant Director: Christopher Surgent
Second Second Assistant Director: Peter Dress

This is Mr. Scorsese’s sixth DGA Feature Film Award nomination. He was previously nominated for Gangs of New York (2002), The Age of Innocence (1993), Goodfellas (1990), Raging Bull (1980) and Taxi Driver (1976). In 1999 Scorsese was presented with the Filmmaker Award at the inaugural DGA Honors Gala and he won the DGA’s highest artistic honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award (for distinguished achievement in film direction) in 2003.