2nd Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association (2003)

Best Film

	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
	City of God
	Lost in Translation
	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
	Mystic River

Best Director

	Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
	Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation
	Clint Eastwood - Mystic River
	Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund - City of God
	Peter Weir - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Best Ensemble

	Love Actually
	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
	A Mighty Wind
	Mystic River

Best Actor

	Bill Murray - Lost in Translation
	Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
	Chiwetel Ejiofor - Dirty Pretty Things
	Ben Kingsley - House of Sand and Fog
	Sean Penn - Mystic River

Best Actress

	Naomi Watts - 21 Grams
	Cate Blanchett - Veronica Guerin
	Keisha Castle-Hughes - Whale Rider
	Diane Keaton - Something's Gotta Give
	Evan Rachel Wood - Thirteen

Best Supporting Actor

	Benicio del Toro - 21 Grams
	Alec Baldwin - The Cooler
	Tim Robbins - Mystic River
	Peter Sarsgaard - Shattered Glass
	Ken Watanabe - The Last Samurai

Best Supporting Actress

	Anna Deavere Smith - The Human Stain
	Sarah Bolger - In America
	Holly Hunter - Thirteen
	Ludivine Sagnier - Swimming Pool
	Renée Zellweger - Cold Mountain

Best Original Screenplay

	Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation
	Guillermo Arriaga - 21 Grams
	Steven Knight - Dirty Pretty Things
	Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, and David Reynolds - Finding Nemo
	Catherine Hardwicke and Nikki Reed - Thirteen

Best Adapted Screenplay

	Brian Helgeland - Mystic River
	Bráulio Mantovani - City of God
	Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
	Peter Weir and John Collee - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
	Billy Ray - Shattered Glass

Best Documentary Film

	The Fog of War
	Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
	Capturing the Friedmans
	Step into Liquid
	Tupac: Resurrection

Best Animated Film

	Finding Nemo
	Brother Bear
	The Triplets of Belleville
	Looney Tunes: Back in Action
	Rugrats Go Wild

Best Guilty Pleasure

	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
	2 Fast 2 Furious
	Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
	Freaky Friday
	Willard