Awards 2003

Lost in Translation (2003)

The 2nd Annual Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 2003, were announced on February 1, 2004.

Best Picture

  1. Lost in Translation
  2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  3. Mystic River
  4. Kill Bill, Vol. 1
  5. Gerry
  6. Finding Nemo
  7. House of Sand and Fog
  8. The Station Agent
  9. Big Fish
  10. 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)