Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2004

{{Short description|Filmmaking award event}}

{{Infobox film awards

| number = 3

| award = WAFCA Awards

| date = {{Start date|2004|12|17}}

| best_film = Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

| best_direction = Michel Gondry for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

| best_actor = Jamie Foxx

| best_actress = Imelda Staunton

| last = 2003

| next = 2005

}}

The 3rd Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2004, were given on December 17, 2004.{{cite web |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1008790,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070805101520/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1008790,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 5, 2007|title='Mind' Over Matter|date=2004-12-17|work=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=2012-12-13}}{{cite web |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117916024|title=The scoreboard|date=2005-01-09|work=BBC News|accessdate=2012-12-13}}