| 3rd San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards (2004) |
| Best Picture: |
| Sideways |
| Best Director: |
| Alexander Payne - Sideways |
| Best Actor: |
| Paul Giamatti - Sideways |
| Best Actress: |
| Julie Delpy - Before Sunset |
| Best Supporting Actor: |
| Thomas Haden Church - Sideways |
| Best Supporting Actress: |
| Virginia Madsen - Sideways |
| Best Screenplay: |
| Sideways - Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor |
| Best Foreign Language Film: |
| Maria Full of Grace • Colombia/United States/Ecuador |
| Best Documentary: |
| Fahrenheit 9/11 |
| Marlon Riggs Award (for courage & vision in the Bay Area film community): |
| Anita Monga, former programmer for the Castro Theatre |