| 17th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (2004) |
| Best Film |
| Sideways |
| Best Director |
| Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby |
| Best Actor |
| Paul Giamatti - Sideways |
| Best Actress |
| Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake |
| Best Supporting Actor |
| Thomas Haden Church - Sideways |
| Best Supporting Actress |
| Virginia Madsen - Sideways |
| Best Screenplay |
| Sideways - Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor |
| Best Cinematography (TIE) |
| Robert Richardson - The Aviator | |
| Christopher Doyle - Ying xiong (Hero) |
| Best Original Score |
| Howard Shore - The Aviator |
| Best Foreign Language Film |
| Un long dimanche de fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement), France/United States |
| Best Documentary Feature |
| Fahrenheit 9/11 |
| Most Promising Filmmaker |
| Zach Braff - Garden State |
| Most Promising Performer |
| Catalina Sandino Moreno - Maria Full of Grace |