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Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

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    PFCS Award

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    Best Animated Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Finding Nemo

      8.2 (1.2M)
    • [object Object]

      Looney Tunes: Back in Action

      5.8 (42K)
    • [object Object]

      Brother Bear

      6.9 (132K)

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

      9.0 (2.1M)
      Andrew Lesnie
    • [object Object]

      Cold Mountain

      7.2 (161K)
      John Seale
    • [object Object]

      The Last Samurai

      7.8 (493K)
      John Toll
    • [object Object]

      Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

      7.5 (249K)
      Russell Boyd
    • [object Object]

      Winged Migration

      7.9 (13K)
      Olli Barbé
      Michel Benjamin
      Sylvie Carcedo
      Laurent Charbonnier
      Luc Drion
      Laurent Fleutot
      Philippe Garguil
      Dominique Gentil
      Bernard Lutic
      Thierry Machado
      Stéphane Martin
      Fabrice Moindrot
      Ernst Sasse
      Michel Terrasse
      Thierry Thomas

    Best Costume Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Down with Love

      6.3 (46K)
      Daniel Orlandi
    • [object Object]

      The Last Samurai

      7.8 (493K)
      Ngila Dickson
    • [object Object]

      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

      9.0 (2.1M)
      Ngila Dickson
    • [object Object]

      Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

      7.5 (249K)
      Wendy Stites
    • [object Object]

      Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

      8.1 (1.3M)
      Penny Rose

    Best Director

    • Peter Jackson
      Winner
      • Peter Jackson
      • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    • Jim Sheridan at an event for Jarhead (2005)
      • Jim Sheridan
      • In America
    • Sofia Coppola
      • Sofia Coppola
      • Lost in Translation
    • Peter Weir
      • Peter Weir
      • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
    • Gore Verbinski at an event for The 84th Annual Academy Awards (2012)
      • Gore Verbinski
      • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

    Best Documentary Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fahrenheit 9/11

      7.5 (134K)
      Michael Moore
      Francisco La Torre

    Best Ensemble Acting

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      21 Grams

      7.6 (251K)
      Kevin Chapman
      Benicio Del Toro
      Teresa Delgado
      Clea DuVall
      Charlotte Gainsbourg
      Danny Huston
      Melissa Leo
      Eddie Marsan
      Marc Musso
      Sean Penn
      Naomi Watts
    • [object Object]

      The Station Agent

      7.6 (77K)
      Peter Dinklage
      Patricia Clarkson
      Bobby Cannavale
      Paul Benjamin
      Raven Goodwin
      Michelle Williams
    • [object Object]

      Love Actually

      7.5 (561K)
      Hugh Grant
      Colin Firth
      Sienna Guillory
      Liam Neeson
      Lulu Popplewell
      Emma Thompson
      Kris Marshall
      Heike Makatsch
      Martin Freeman
      Joanna Page
      Chiwetel Ejiofor
      Andrew Lincoln
      Keira Knightley
      Nina Sosanya
      Martine McCutcheon
      Laura Linney
      Thomas Brodie-Sangster
      Alan Rickman
      Rodrigo Santoro
      Rowan Atkinson
      Claudia Schiffer
      Bill Nighy
      Gregor Fisher
      Rory MacGregor
      Carla Vasconcelos
      Shannon Elizabeth
      Denise Richards
      Elisha Cuthbert
      Lúcia Moniz
    • [object Object]

      A Mighty Wind

      7.2 (30K)
      Bob Balaban
      Ed Begley Jr.
      Jennifer Coolidge
      Christopher Guest
      Laura Harris
      John Michael Higgins
      Michael Hitchcock
      Linda Kash
      Don Lake
      Eugene Levy
      Jane Lynch
      Michael Mantell
      Michael McKean
      Larry Miller
      Christopher Moynihan
      Catherine O'Hara
      Jim Piddock
      Parker Posey
      Harry Shearer
      Deborah Theaker
      Fred Willard
    • [object Object]

      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

      9.0 (2.1M)
      Sean Astin
      Sean Bean
      Cate Blanchett
      Orlando Bloom
      Billy Boyd
      Bernard Hill
      Ian Holm
      Ian McKellen
      Dominic Monaghan
      Viggo Mortensen
      John Noble
      Miranda Otto
      John Rhys-Davies
      Andy Serkis
      Liv Tyler
      Karl Urban
      Hugo Weaving
      David Wenham
      Elijah Wood

    Best Film Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

      9.0 (2.1M)
      Jamie Selkirk
    • [object Object]

      21 Grams

      7.6 (251K)
      Stephen Mirrione
    • [object Object]

      American Splendor

      7.4 (54K)
      Robert Pulcini
    • [object Object]

      Kill Bill: Vol. 1

      8.2 (1.3M)
      Sally Menke
    • [object Object]

      Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

      7.5 (249K)
      Lee Smith

    Best Foreign Language Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      City of God

      8.6 (846K)
    • [object Object]

      Man on the Train

      7.1 (7.7K)
    • [object Object]

      The Barbarian Invasions

      7.5 (31K)
    • [object Object]

      Swimming Pool

      6.7 (50K)
    • [object Object]

      He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

      7.1 (20K)

    Best Live Action Family Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Freaky Friday

      6.4 (166K)
    • [object Object]

      Elf

      7.1 (332K)
    • [object Object]

      Holes

      7.0 (107K)
    • [object Object]

      Peter Pan

      6.8 (83K)
    • [object Object]

      Secondhand Lions

      7.5 (65K)

    Best Makeup

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

      9.0 (2.1M)
      Richard Taylor
      Peter Swords King
    • [object Object]

      Big Fish

      8.0 (472K)
      Paul LeBlanc
      Jean Ann Black
    • [object Object]

      Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

      8.1 (1.3M)
      Ve Neill
      Martin Samuel
    • [object Object]

      The Singing Detective

      5.4 (9.1K)
    • [object Object]

      Underworld

      7.0 (296K)
      Trefor Proud
      Balázs Novák

    Best Original Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

      9.0 (2.1M)
      Howard Shore
    • [object Object]

      Big Fish

      8.0 (472K)
      Danny Elfman
    • [object Object]

      Cold Mountain

      7.2 (161K)
      Gabriel Yared
    • [object Object]

      The Last Samurai

      7.8 (493K)
      Hans Zimmer
    • [object Object]

      A Mighty Wind

      7.2 (30K)

    Best Original Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In America

      7.6 (45K)
      For the song "Time Enough for Tears".
    • [object Object]

      Big Fish

      8.0 (472K)
      For the song "Man of the Hour".
    • [object Object]

      Cold Mountain

      7.2 (161K)
      For the song "You Will Be My Ain True Love".
    • [object Object]

      Down with Love

      6.3 (46K)
      For the song "Here's to Love".
    • [object Object]

      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

      9.0 (2.1M)
      For the song "Into the West".

    Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Female

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In America

      7.6 (45K)
      Sarah Bolger
    • [object Object]

      In America

      7.6 (45K)
      Emma Bolger
    • [object Object]

      The Missing

      6.5 (41K)
      Jenna Boyd
    • [object Object]

      Thirteen

      6.8 (105K)
      Evan Rachel Wood
    • [object Object]

      Whale Rider

      7.5 (45K)
      Keisha Castle-Hughes

    Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Male

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bad Santa

      7.0 (162K)
      Brett Kelly
    • [object Object]

      Holes

      7.0 (107K)
      Shia LaBeouf
    • [object Object]

      Love Actually

      7.5 (561K)
      Thomas Brodie-Sangster
    • [object Object]

      Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

      7.5 (249K)
      Max Pirkis
    • [object Object]

      Peter Pan

      6.8 (83K)
      Jeremy Sumpter

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

    • Ben Kingsley
      Winner
      • Ben Kingsley
      • House of Sand and Fog
    • Sean Penn
      • Sean Penn
      • 21 Grams
    • Paul Giamatti
      • Paul Giamatti
      • American Splendor
    • Bill Murray at an event for Broken Flowers (2005)
      • Bill Murray
      • Lost in Translation
    • Johnny Depp at an event for Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)
      • Johnny Depp
      • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

    • Alec Baldwin
      Winner
      • Alec Baldwin
      • The Cooler
    • Benicio Del Toro
      • Benicio Del Toro
      • 21 Grams
    • Ken Watanabe at an event for Inception (2010)
      • Ken Watanabe
      • The Last Samurai
    • Sean Astin
      • Sean Astin
      • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    • Tim Robbins
      • Tim Robbins
      • Mystic River

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

    • Naomi Watts
      Winner
      • Naomi Watts
      • 21 Grams
    • Scarlett Johansson
      • Scarlett Johansson
      • Girl with a Pearl Earring
    • Scarlett Johansson
      • Scarlett Johansson
      • Lost in Translation
    • Diane Keaton
      • Diane Keaton
      • Something's Gotta Give
    • Evan Rachel Wood at an event for The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2012)
      • Evan Rachel Wood
      • Thirteen

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

    • Patricia Clarkson at an event for Shutter Island (2010)
      Winner
      • Patricia Clarkson
      • Pieces of April
    • Hope Davis
      • Hope Davis
      • American Splendor
    • Renée Zellweger
      • Renée Zellweger
      • Cold Mountain
    • Emma Thompson
      • Emma Thompson
      • Love Actually
    • Holly Hunter at an event for The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009)
      • Holly Hunter
      • Thirteen

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

      9.0 (2.1M)
    • [object Object]

      Finding Nemo

      8.2 (1.2M)
    • [object Object]

      In America

      7.6 (45K)
    • [object Object]

      Lost in Translation

      7.7 (515K)
    • [object Object]

      Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

      8.1 (1.3M)

    Best Production Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

      9.0 (2.1M)
      Grant Major
    • [object Object]

      Down with Love

      6.3 (46K)
      Andrew Laws
    • [object Object]

      Girl with a Pearl Earring

      6.9 (85K)
      Ben van Os
    • [object Object]

      The Last Samurai

      7.8 (493K)
      Lilly Kilvert
    • [object Object]

      Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

      8.1 (1.3M)
      Brian Morris

    Best Screenplay, Adapted

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

      9.0 (2.1M)
      Peter Jackson
      Fran Walsh
      Philippa Boyens
    • [object Object]

      American Splendor

      7.4 (54K)
      Robert Pulcini
      Shari Springer Berman
    • [object Object]

      Big Fish

      8.0 (472K)
      John August
    • [object Object]

      House of Sand and Fog

      7.5 (75K)
      Vadim Perelman
      Shawn Lawrence Otto
    • [object Object]

      Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

      7.5 (249K)
      Peter Weir
      John Collee

    Best Screenplay, Original

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In America

      7.6 (45K)
      Jim Sheridan
      Naomi Sheridan
      Kirsten Sheridan
    • [object Object]

      21 Grams

      7.6 (251K)
      Guillermo Arriaga
    • [object Object]

      Lost in Translation

      7.7 (515K)
      Sofia Coppola
    • [object Object]

      Pieces of April

      7.0 (23K)
      Peter Hedges
    • [object Object]

      Thirteen

      6.8 (105K)
      Catherine Hardwicke
      Nikki Reed

    Best Use of Previously Published or Recorded Music

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      School of Rock

      7.2 (348K)
    • [object Object]

      American Splendor

      7.4 (54K)
    • [object Object]

      Elf

      7.1 (332K)
    • [object Object]

      Love Actually

      7.5 (561K)
    • [object Object]

      Mona Lisa Smile

      6.6 (97K)

    Best Visual Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

      9.0 (2.1M)
      Jim Rygiel
      Joe Letteri
      Randall William Cook
      Alex Funke
    • [object Object]

      Kill Bill: Vol. 1

      8.2 (1.3M)
      Howard Berger
      Greg Nicotero
    • [object Object]

      The Matrix Revolutions

      6.7 (564K)
      John Gaeta
      Kim Libreri
      George Murphy
      Craig Hayes
    • [object Object]

      Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

      8.1 (1.3M)
      John Knoll
      Hal T. Hickel
      Charles Gibson
      Terry D. Frazee
    • [object Object]

      Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

      6.3 (430K)
      Pablo Helman
      Danny Gordon Taylor
      Allen Hall
      John Rosengrant

    Breakout Performance - Behind the Camera

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lost in Translation

      7.7 (515K)
      Sofia Coppola
    • [object Object]

      House of Sand and Fog

      7.5 (75K)
      Vadim Perelman
    • [object Object]

      Pieces of April

      7.0 (23K)
      Peter Hedges
    • [object Object]

      The Station Agent

      7.6 (77K)
      Tom McCarthy
    • [object Object]

      Thirteen

      6.8 (105K)
      Nikki Reed

    Breakout Performance - On Screen

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Thirteen

      6.8 (105K)
      Evan Rachel Wood
    • [object Object]

      Bend It Like Beckham

      6.7 (120K)
      Keira Knightley
    • [object Object]

      Lost in Translation

      7.7 (515K)
      Scarlett Johansson
    • [object Object]

      Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

      8.1 (1.3M)
      Keira Knightley
    • [object Object]

      The Station Agent

      7.6 (77K)
      Peter Dinklage

    Overlooked Film of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pieces of April

      7.0 (23K)
    • [object Object]

      Down with Love

      6.3 (46K)
    • [object Object]

      A Mighty Wind

      7.2 (30K)
    • [object Object]

      Shattered Glass

      7.1 (39K)
    • [object Object]

      The Station Agent

      7.6 (77K)

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    Event date

    January 13, 2004

    Event location

    Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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