| 2003 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards |
| Best Picture |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | |
| Mystic River - 2nd place | |
| Lost in Translation - 3rd place | |
| Cold Mountain - 4th place | |
| The Station Agent - 5th place | |
| Finding Nemo - 6th place | |
| American Splendor - 7th place | |
| Seabiscuit - 8th place | |
| Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - 9th place | |
| In America - 10th place |
| Best Director |
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Peter Jackson
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
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Sofia Coppola
Lost in Translation |
| Best Actor |
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Bill Murray
Lost in Translation |
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Sean Penn
Mystic River |
| Best Actress |
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Naomi Watts
21 Grams |
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Diane Keaton
Something's Gotta Give |
| Best Supporting Actor |
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Tim Robbins
Mystic River |
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Peter Sarsgaard
Shattered Glass |
| Best Supporting Actress |
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Renée Zellweger
Cold Mountain |
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Holly Hunter
Thirteen |
| Best Adapted Screenplay |
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Mystic River
Brian Helgeland |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh |
| Best Original Screenplay |
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Lost in Translation
Sofia Coppola |
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In America
Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan |
| Best Foreign Language Film |
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City of God
Brazil/France/USA |
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The Barbarian Invasions
Canada |
| Best Documentary |
| Capturing the Friedmans | |
| Winged Migration |