Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2003

24th BSFC Awards

December 14, 2003

Best Film:
Mystic River

The 24th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2003, were given on 14 December 2003.

Winners

Sofia Coppola, Best Director winner

Bill Murray, Best Actor winner

Scarlett Johansson, Best Actress winner

Peter Sarsgaard, Best Supporting Actor winner

Patricia Clarkson, Best Supporting Actress winner

Best Film:
- Mystic River
- Runner-up: Lost in Translation
Best Actor:
- Bill Murray – Lost in Translation
- Runner-up: Sean Penn – Mystic River
Best Actress:
- Scarlett Johansson – Lost in Translation
- Runner-up: Naomi Watts – 21 Grams
Best Supporting Actor:
- Peter Sarsgaard – Shattered Glass
- Runner-up: Alec Baldwin – The Cooler
Best Supporting Actress:
- Patricia Clarkson – Pieces of April and The Station Agent
- Runner-up: Ludivine Sagnier – Swimming Pool
Best Director:
- Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation
- Runner-up: Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Best Screenplay:
- Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini – American Splendor
- Runner-up: Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation
Best Cinematography:
- Olli Barbé et al. – Winged Migration (Le peuple migrateur)
- Runner-up: Benoît Debie and Gaspar Noé – Irréversible
Best Documentary:
- Capturing the Friedmans
- Runner-up: The Fog of War
Best Foreign-Language Film:
- The Triplets of Belleville (Les triplettes de Belleville) • France/Canada/Belgium
- Runner-up: Irréversible • France
Best New Filmmaker:
- Andrew Jarecki – Capturing the Friedmans
- Runner-up: Sylvain Chomet – The Triplets of Belleville (Les triplettes de Belleville)
Best Ensemble Cast:
- Mystic River
- Runner-up: A Mighty Wind