Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2003
{{Infobox film awards
| number = 2
| award = WAFCA Awards
| date = {{Start date|2003|12|19}}
| best_film = The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
| best_direction = Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
| best_actor = Bill Murray
| best_actress = Naomi Watts
| last = 2002
| next = 2004
}}
The 2nd Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2003, were given on December 19, 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/washington-dc-film-critics-name-lord-of-the-rings-return-of-the-king-best-film-of-2003-73377362.html|title=Washington DC Film Critics Name Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Best Film of 2003|date=2003-12-19|work=PR Newswire|accessdate=2012-12-12}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,570492,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426032911/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,570492,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 26, 2009|title=The Critics' Choice|date=2004-01-09|work=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=2012-12-12}}
Winners and nominees
Best Film
:* City of God
:* Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
:* Mystic River
Best Actor
:* 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
:* Cate Blanchett – Veronica Guerin
:* Keisha Castle-Hughes – Whale Rider
:* Diane Keaton – Something's Gotta Give
:* Evan Rachel Wood – Thirteen
Best Supporting Actor
:* Alec Baldwin – The Cooler
:* Tim Robbins – Mystic River
:* Peter Sarsgaard – Shattered Glass
:* Ken Watanabe – The Last Samurai
Best Supporting Actress
:* Sarah Bolger – In America
:* Holly Hunter – Thirteen
:* Ludivine Sagnier – Swimming Pool
:* Renée Zellweger – Cold Mountain
Best Director
:* 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
:* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
:* Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
:* Mystic River
Best Original Screenplay
:* 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
:* 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
:* Brother Bear
:* Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Best Documentary Film
:* Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
Best Guilty Pleasure
:* Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
:* Willard
References
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External links
- [http://www.wafca.com/awards/2003.htm 2003 WAFCA Awards]
- [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001400/2003 2003 WAFCA Awards at IMDB.com]
- [http://moviecitynews.com/2004/01/washington-dc-film-critics-2003/ 2003 WAFCA Awards at moviecitynews.com]
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{{WAFCA Awards Chron}}