| 9th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (2004) |
| Best Film: |
| Vera Drake |
| Best Director: |
| Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby |
| Best Actor: |
| Jim Carrey - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind |
| Best Actress: |
| Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake |
| Best Supporting Actor: |
| Phil Davis - Vera Drake |
| Best Supporting Actress: |
| Natalie Portman - Closer |
| Best Screenplay - Adapted: |
| Sideways - Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor |
| Best Screenplay - Original: |
| Vera Drake - Mike Leigh |
| Best Editing: |
| Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind |
| Best Cinematography (tie): |
| Hero (Ying xiong) | |
| The Phantom of the Opera |
| Best Production Design: |
| The Aviator |
| Best Score: |
| "Million Dollar Baby" - Clint Eastwood |
| Best Foreign Language Film: |
| The Sea Inside (Mar adentro) • Spain/France/Italy |
| Best Documentary Film: |
| Tarnation |
| Best Animated Film: |
| The Incredibles |
| Body of Work award: |
| Don Cheadle - The Assassination of Richard Nixon, Hotel Rwanda and The United States of Leland |