9th Critics' Choice Awards

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

• Big Fish
• Cold Mountain
• Finding Nemo
• In America
• The Last Samurai
• Lost in Translation
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Mystic River
• Seabiscuit

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

• Tim Burton – Big Fish
• Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation
• Clint Eastwood – Mystic River
• Jim Sheridan – In America

Sean Penn – Mystic River as Jimmy Markum

• Russell Crowe – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World as Captain Jack Aubrey
• Johnny Depp – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as Captain Jack Sparrow
• Ben Kingsley – House of Sand and Fog as Colonel Massoud Amir Behrani
• Bill Murray – Lost in Translation as Bob Harris

Charlize Theron – Monster as Aileen Wuornos

• Jennifer Connelly – House of Sand and Fog as Kathy Nicolo
• Diane Keaton – Something's Gotta Give as Erica Barry
• Nicole Kidman – Cold Mountain as Ada Monroe
• Samantha Morton – In America as Sarah Sullivan
• Naomi Watts – 21 Grams as Cristina Peck

Tim Robbins – Mystic River as Dave Boyle

• Alec Baldwin – The Cooler as Sheldon Kaplow
• Paul Bettany – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World as Stephen Maturin
• Benicio del Toro – 21 Grams as Jack Jordan
• Ken Watanabe – The Last Samurai as Lord Moritsugu Katsumoto

Renée Zellweger – Cold Mountain as Ruby Thewes

• Patricia Clarkson – Pieces of April as Joy Burns
• Marcia Gay Harden – Mystic River as Celeste Samarco Boyle
• Holly Hunter – Thirteen as Melanie Freeland
• Scarlett Johansson – Lost in Translation as Charlotte

Keisha Castle-Hughes – Whale Rider as Paikea Apirana

• Emma Bolger – In America as Ariel Sullivan
• Sarah Bolger – In America as Christy Sullivan
• Evan Rachel Wood – Thirteen as Tracy Freeland

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

• Love Actually
• A Mighty Wind
• Mystic River

In America – Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan and Naomi Sheridan

• Big Fish – John August
• Lost in Translation – Sofia Coppola
• Mystic River – Brian Helgeland
• Seabiscuit – Gary Ross

Finding Nemo

• Brother Bear
• The Triplets of Belleville

Capturing the Friedmans

• The Fog of War
• Ghosts of the Abyss

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

• Freaky Friday
• Holes
• Peter Pan
• Whale Rider

The Barbarian Invasions • Canada / France

• City of God • Brazil
• Swimming Pool • France / United Kingdom

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Howard Shore

• Big Fish – Danny Elfman
• Cold Mountain – Gabriel Yared
• The Last Samurai – Hans Zimmer
• Mystic River – Clint Eastwood

"A Mighty Wind" (Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Eugene Levy) – A Mighty Wind

• "The Heart of Every Girl" (Elton John) – Mona Lisa Smile
• "Man of the Hour" (Pearl Jam) – Big Fish
• "School of Rock" (Jack Black) – School of Rock
• "Time Enough for Tears" (Andrea Corr) – In America