Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2003
# Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2003

The 2nd Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2003, were given on December 19, 2003.

## Winners and nominees

Best Film

* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

   * City of God

   * Lost in Translation

   * Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

   * Mystic River

Best Actor

* Bill Murray – Lost in Translation

   * Johnny Depp – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

   * Chiwetel Ejiofor – Dirty Pretty Things

   * Ben Kingsley – House of Sand and Fog

   * Sean Penn – Mystic River

Best Actress

* Naomi Watts – 21 Grams

   * Cate Blanchett – Veronica Guerin

   * Keisha Castle-Hughes – Whale Rider

   * Diane Keaton – Something's Gotta Give

   * Evan Rachel Wood – Thirteen

Best Supporting Actor

* Benicio del Toro – 21 Grams

   * Alec Baldwin – The Cooler

   * Tim Robbins – Mystic River

   * Peter Sarsgaard – Shattered Glass

   * Ken Watanabe – The Last Samurai

Best Supporting Actress

* Anna Deavere Smith – The Human Stain

   * Sarah Bolger – In America

   * Holly Hunter – Thirteen

   * Ludivine Sagnier – Swimming Pool

   * Renée Zellweger – Cold Mountain

Best Director

* Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

   * Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation

   * Clint Eastwood – Mystic River

   * Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund – City of God

   * Peter Weir – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Best Ensemble

* Love Actually

   * The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

   * Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

   * A Mighty Wind

   * Mystic River

Best Original Screenplay

* Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation

   * Guillermo Arriaga – 21 Grams

   * Steven Knight – Dirty Pretty Things

   * Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, and David Reynolds – Finding Nemo

   * Catherine Hardwicke and Nikki Reed – Thirteen

Best Adapted Screenplay

* Brian Helgeland – Mystic River

   * Bráulio Mantovani – City of God

   * Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

   * Peter Weir and John Collee – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

   * Billy Ray – Shattered Glass

Best Animated Film

* Finding Nemo

   * Brother Bear

   * The Triplets of Belleville

   * Looney Tunes: Back in Action

   * Rugrats Go Wild

Best Documentary Film

* The Fog of War

   * Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

   * Capturing the Friedmans

   * Step into Liquid

   * Tupac: Resurrection

Best Guilty Pleasure

* Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

   * 2 Fast 2 Furious

   * Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

   * Freaky Friday

   * Willard
