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
References
External links 2003 WAFCA Awards 2003 WAFCA Awards at IMDB.com 2003 WAFCA Awards at moviecitynews.com