The 2nd Annual Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 2003, were announced on February 1, 2004.
Best Picture
- Lost in Translation
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Mystic River
- Kill Bill, Vol. 1
- Gerry
- Finding Nemo
- House of Sand and Fog
- The Station Agent
- Big Fish
- 21 Grams
Best Actor
- Sean Penn – (Mystic River)
- Runner-Up: Bill Murray – (Lost in Translation)
Best Actress
- Charlize Theron – (Monster)
- Runner-Up: Patricia Clarkson – (The Station Agent)
Best Cinematography
- Eduardo Serra – (Girl with a Pearl Earring)
- Runner-Up: Andrew Lesnie – (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
Best Director
- Peter Jackson – (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
- Runner-Up: Sofia Coppola – (Lost in Translation)
Best Documentary
- Capturing the Friedmans
- Runner-Up: Spellbound
Best Foreign Language Film
- City of God (Cidade de Deus)
- Runner-Up (tie): Man on the Train (L’Homme du train)
- Runner-Up (tie): Talk to Her (Hable con ella)
Best Screenplay – Adapted
- Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini – (American Splendor)
- Runner-Up (tie): Brian Helgeland – (Mystic River)
- Runner-Up (tie): Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson – (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
Best Screenplay – Original
- Sofia Coppola – (Lost in Translation)
- Runner-Up: Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, and Kirsten Sheridan – (In America)
Best Score
- The RZA – (Kill Bill: Vol. 1)
- Runner-Up: Clint Eastwood – (Mystic River)
Best Supporting Actor
- Tim Robbins – (Mystic River)
- Runner-Up: Sean Astin – (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
Best Supporting Actress
- Marcia Gay Harden – (Mystic River)
- Runner-Up: Renée Zellweger – (Cold Mountain)