London Film Critics Circle Awards 2003
24th London Film Critics Circle Awards
----
Film of the Year:
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
----
British Film of the Year:
The Magdalene Sisters
The 24th London Film Critics Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for 2003, were announced by the London Film Critics Circle on 11 February 2004.
Winners and nominees
Film of the Year
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the WorldBritish Film of the Year
The Magdalene SistersForeign Language Film of the Year
Good Bye Lenin! • Germany- Spirited Away • Japan
- Swimming Pool • France/UK
- To Be and to Have • France
- The Triplets of Belleville • France
Director of the Year
Clint Eastwood - Mystic River- Todd Haynes - Far from Heaven
- Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Andrew Stanton - Finding Nemo
- Peter Weir - ''Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World''
British Director of the Year
Peter Mullan - The Magdalene Sisters- Stephen Daldry - The Hours
- David MacKenzie - Young Adam
- Anthony Minghella - Cold Mountain
- Michael Winterbottom - ''In This World''
Screenwriter of the Year
John Collee and Peter Weir - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World- Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini - American Splendor
- Charlie Kaufman - Adaptation.
- Todd Haynes - Far from Heaven
- Brian Helgeland - ''Mystic River''
British Screenwriter of the Year
David Hare - The Hours- Richard Curtis - Love Actually
- Peter Mullan - The Magdalene Sisters
- Hanif Kureishi - The Mother
- David MacKenzie - ''Young Adam''
Actor of the Year
Sean Penn - Mystic River- Nicolas Cage - Adaptation.
- Russell Crowe - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
- Ed Harris - The Hours
- Bill Murray - ''Lost in Translation''
Actress of the Year
Julianne Moore - Far from Heaven- Holly Hunter - Thirteen
- Scarlett Johansson - Girl with a Pearl Earring
- Nicole Kidman - Cold Mountain
- Meryl Streep - ''Adaptation.''
British Actor of the Year
Paul Bettany - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World- Paddy Considine - In America
- Daniel Craig - The Mother
- Jude Law - Cold Mountain
- Ewan McGregor - ''Young Adam''
British Actress of the Year
Anne Reid - The Mother- Helen Mirren - Calendar Girls
- Charlotte Rampling - Swimming Pool
- Tilda Swinton - Young Adam
- Julie Walters - ''Calendar Girls''
British Supporting Actor of the Year
Bill Nighy - Love Actually- John Alderton - Calendar Girls
- Stephen Dillane - The Hours
- Brendan Gleeson - Cold Mountain
- David Threlfall - ''Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World''
British Supporting Actress of the Year
Emma Thompson - Love Actually- Shirley Henderson - Intermission
- Emily Mortimer - Young Adam
- Eileen Walsh - The Magdalene Sisters
- Fenella Woolgar - ''Bright Young Things''
British Newcomer of the Year
David MacKenzie - Young Adam- Richard Curtis - Love Actually
- Romola Garai - I Capture the Castle
- Nora-Jane Noone - The Magdalene Sisters
- Jamie Sives - ''Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself''