Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2004

25th BSFC Awards

December 13, 2004

----Best Film:
Sideways

The 25th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2004, were given on 13 December 2004.

"Sideways" won three awards: Best Film, Supporting Actor (Thomas Haden Church) and Screenplay. Best Director was voted Zhang Yimou for directing "Shi mian mai fu (House of Flying Daggers)". This Chinese film won two additional awards: Best Foreign Language Film and Cinematography.

Winners

*Best Actor:
**Jamie Foxx - "Ray"
*Best Actress:
**Hilary Swank - "Million Dollar Baby"
*Best Cast:
**"Sideways"
*Best Cinematography:
**"Shi mian mai fu (House of Flying Daggers)" - Zhao Xiaoding
*Best Director:
**Zhang Yimou - "Shi mian mai fu (House of Flying Daggers)"
*Best Documentary Feature:
**"Control Room"
*Best Film:
**"Sideways"
*Best Foreign Language Film:
**"Shi mian mai fu (House of Flying Daggers)", China/Hong Kong
*Best New Filmmaker:
**Jonathan Caouette - "Tarnation
*Best Screenplay:
**"Sideways" - Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
*Best Supporting Actor:
**Thomas Haden Church - "Sideways
*Best Supporting Actress (tie):
**Sharon Warren - "Ray
**Laura Dern - "We Don't Live Here Anymore

Runners-up

*Best Actor:
**Paul Giamatti - "Sideways
*Best Actress (tie):
**Annette Bening - "Being Julia"
**Kim Basinger - "The Door in the Floor
*Best Cast:
**"The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou"
*Best Cinematography:
**"Un long dimanche de fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement)" - Bruno Delbonnel
*Best Director:
**Alexander Payne - "Sideways
*Best Documentary:
**"Touching the Void
*Best Foreign Language Film:
**"Un long dimanche de fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement)", France/USA
*Best New Filmmaker (tie):
**Nicole Kassell - "The Woodsman"
**Joshua Marston - "Maria Full of Grace
*Best Film:
**"Before Sunset
*Best Screenplay:
**"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" - Charlie Kaufman
*Best Supporting Actor:
**Clive Owen - "Closer
*Best Supporting Actress:
**Cate Blanchett - "The Aviator