Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2003
Best Picture
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Finding Nemo
In America
Lost in Translation
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Best Director
Peter Jackson
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Jim Sheridan
In America
Sofia Coppola
Lost in Translation
Peter Weir
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Gore Verbinski
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Best Ensemble Acting
21 Grams
Kevin Chapman, Benicio Del Toro, Teresa Delgado, Clea DuVall, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Danny Huston, Melissa Leo, Eddie Marsan, Marc Musso, Sean Penn, Naomi Watts
The Station Agent
Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale, Paul Benjamin, Raven Goodwin, Michelle Williams
Love Actually
Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Sienna Guillory, Liam Neeson, Lulu Popplewell, Emma Thompson, Kris Marshall, Heike Makatsch, Martin Freeman, Joanna Page, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Andrew Lincoln, Keira Knightley, Nina Sosanya, Martine McCutcheon, Laura Linney, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Alan Rickman, Rodrigo Santoro, Rowan Atkinson, Claudia Schiffer, Bill Nighy, Gregor Fisher, Rory MacGregor, Carla Vasconcelos, Shannon Elizabeth, Denise Richards, Elisha Cuthbert, Lúcia Moniz
A Mighty Wind
Bob Balaban, Ed Begley Jr., Jennifer Coolidge, Christopher Guest, Laura Harris, John Michael Higgins, Michael Hitchcock, Linda Kash, Don Lake, Eugene Levy, Jane Lynch, Michael Mantell, Michael McKean, Larry Miller, Christopher Moynihan, Catherine O'Hara, Jim Piddock, Parker Posey, Harry Shearer, Deborah Theaker, Fred Willard
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Bernard Hill, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Noble, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Elijah Wood
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Ben Kingsley
House of Sand and Fog
Sean Penn
21 Grams
Paul Giamatti
American Splendor
Bill Murray
Lost in Translation
Johnny Depp
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Naomi Watts
21 Grams
Scarlett Johansson
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Scarlett Johansson
Lost in Translation
Diane Keaton
Something's Gotta Give
Evan Rachel Wood
Thirteen
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Alec Baldwin
The Cooler
Benicio Del Toro
21 Grams
Ken Watanabe
The Last Samurai
Sean Astin
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Tim Robbins
Mystic River
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Patricia Clarkson
Pieces of April
Hope Davis
American Splendor
Renée Zellweger
Cold Mountain
Emma Thompson
Love Actually
Holly Hunter
Thirteen
Best Screenplay, Adapted
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens
American Splendor
Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman
Big Fish
John August
House of Sand and Fog
Vadim Perelman, Shawn Lawrence Otto
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Peter Weir, John Collee
Best Screenplay, Original
In America
Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan
21 Grams
Guillermo Arriaga
Lost in Translation
Sofia Coppola
Pieces of April
Peter Hedges
Thirteen
Catherine Hardwicke, Nikki Reed
Best Film Editing
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Jamie Selkirk
21 Grams
Stephen Mirrione
American Splendor
Robert Pulcini
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Sally Menke
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Lee Smith
Best Cinematography
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Andrew Lesnie
Cold Mountain
John Seale
The Last Samurai
John Toll
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Russell Boyd
Winged Migration
Olli Barbé, Michel Benjamin, Sylvie Carcedo, Laurent Charbonnier, Luc Drion, Laurent Fleutot, Philippe Garguil, Dominique Gentil, Bernard Lutic, Thierry Machado, Stéphane Martin, Fabrice Moindrot, Ernst Sasse, Michel Terrasse, Thierry Thomas
Best Production Design
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Grant Major
Down with Love
Andrew Laws
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Ben van Os
The Last Samurai
Lilly Kilvert
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Brian Morris
Best Costume Design
Down with Love
Daniel Orlandi
The Last Samurai
Ngila Dickson
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Ngila Dickson
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Wendy Stites
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Penny Rose
Best Makeup
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Richard Taylor, Peter Swords King
Big Fish
Paul LeBlanc, Jean Ann Black
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Ve Neill, Martin Samuel
The Singing Detective
Underworld
Trefor Proud, Balázs Novák
Best Visual Effects
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Howard Berger, Greg Nicotero
The Matrix Revolutions
John Gaeta, Kim Libreri, George Murphy, Craig Hayes
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Charles Gibson, Terry D. Frazee
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Pablo Helman, Danny Gordon Taylor, Allen Hall, John Rosengrant
Best Original Score
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
A Mighty Wind
Best Original Song
In America
For the song "Time Enough for Tears".
Big Fish
For the song "Man of the Hour".
Cold Mountain
For the song "You Will Be My Ain True Love".
Down with Love
For the song "Here's to Love".
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
For the song "Into the West".
Best Use of Previously Published or Recorded Music
School of Rock
American Splendor
Elf
Love Actually
Mona Lisa Smile
Best Foreign Language Film
City of God (Brazil)
Man on the Train (France)
The Barbarian Invasions (Canada)
Swimming Pool (France)
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (France)
Best Documentary Film
Fahrenheit 9/11
Michael Moore, Francisco La Torre
Best Animated Film
Finding Nemo
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Brother Bear
Overlooked Film of the Year
Pieces of April
Down with Love
A Mighty Wind
Shattered Glass
The Station Agent
Best Live Action Family Film
Freaky Friday
Elf
Holes
Peter Pan
Secondhand Lions
Breakout Performance - Behind the Camera
Lost in Translation
Sofia Coppola
House of Sand and Fog
Vadim Perelman
Pieces of April
Peter Hedges
The Station Agent
Tom McCarthy
Thirteen
Nikki Reed
Breakout Performance - On Screen
Thirteen
Evan Rachel Wood
Bend It Like Beckham
Keira Knightley
Lost in Translation
Scarlett Johansson
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Keira Knightley
The Station Agent
Peter Dinklage
Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Male
Bad Santa
Brett Kelly
Holes
Shia LaBeouf
Love Actually
Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Max Pirkis
Peter Pan
Jeremy Sumpter
Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Female
In America
Sarah Bolger
In America
Emma Bolger
The Missing
Jenna Boyd
Thirteen
Evan Rachel Wood
Whale Rider
Keisha Castle-Hughes