2nd SFFCC Awards

December 15, 2003

---- Best Picture:
Lost in Translation

The 2nd San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for

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, were given on 15 December 2003.

Winners

*Best Picture: **'' Lost in Translation'' *Best Director: **

Peter Jackson Sir Peter Robert Jackson (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known as the director, writer and producer of the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy (2001–2003) and the ''Hobbit'' trilogy ( ...

- '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' *Best Actor: ** Bill Murray - '' Lost in Translation'' *Best Actress: **

Charlize Theron Charlize Theron ( ; ; born 7 August 1975) is a South African and American actress and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actresses, she is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 20 ...

- ''

Monster A monster is a type of fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion. Monsters are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive with a strange, grotesque appearance that causes terror and fe ...

'' *Best Supporting Actor: ** Peter Sarsgaard - '' Shattered Glass'' *Best Supporting Actress: ** Patricia Clarkson - ''

Pieces of April ''Pieces of April'' is a 2003 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Peter Hedges. Marking Hedges' directorial debut, the film stars Katie Holmes, Derek Luke, Sean Hayes, Alison Pill, Oliver Platt and Patricia Clarkson. The film f ...

'' *Best Foreign Language Film: **'' The Son'' (''Le fils'') • Belgium/ France *Best Documentary: **'' Capturing the Friedmans'' *Marlon Riggs Award (for courage & vision in Bay Area filmmaking): **

Sam Green Sam Green is an American documentary filmmaker. His most recent projects are “live documentaries” in which he narrates a film in-person while musicians perform a live soundtrack. His 2018 project ''A Thousand Thoughts'' features a live score ...

- '' The Weather Underground'' *Special Citation: **'' Russian Ark'' (better late than never to honor a brilliant, innovative film released too late to honor in 2002)

External links

2003 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards

References

Critics honor 'Lost in Translation'
{{SFFCC Awards Chron San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards 2003 film awards 2003 in San Francisco