2004 Critics and Other Organizations Top 10 Lists (1 Viewer)

[Edwin Pereyra]

It's that time of the year again where critics and various organizations will be listing their top 10 films for the year. As in prior years, this thread will keep track of such lists.

Updated: 1/13/2005 thru Post #145*

Tally: Films With Most Mentions - 1st paren.; #1 Mentions - 2nd paren.

1. Sideways (62)(24-#1)
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (48)(8-#1)
3. Million Dollar Baby (41)(9-#1)
4. Incredibles, The (36)(1-#1)
5. Before Sunset (33)(5-#1)
6. Aviator, The (30)(6-#1)
7. Maria Full Of Grace (23)(2-#1)
8. House of Flying Daggers (21)(4-#1)
....Kinsey (21)
10. Vera Drake (19)(2-#1)

11. Collateral (18)
12. Very Long Engagement, A (17)
13. Bad Education (15)(2-#1)
.....Finding Neverland (15)(2-#1)
.....Hotel Rwanda (15)(1-#1)
16. Hero (14)(3-#1)
.....Ray (14)(2-#1)
.....Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (14)(1-#1)
19. Spider-Man 2 (13)
20. Motorcycle Diaries, The (12)(1-#1)
.....Fahrenheit 9/11 (12)

22. Moolaade (11)
23. Dogville (9) (1-#1)
.....Goodbye Dragon Inn (9)
25. Tarnation (7) (1-#1)
.....Notre Musique (7)
27. Big Red One, The - The Restoration (6)(1-#1)
.....Baadasssss! (6)
.....Closer (6)
.....Sea Inside, The (6)

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Primer (5)
Team America: World Police (5)
Touching The Void (5)

Cowards Bend The Knee (4)
Crimson Gold (4)
Garden State (4)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (4)
Phantom Of The Opera (4)
Saddest Music In The World (4)(1-#1)

Dreamers, The (3)
Ghost In The Shell 2: The Innocence (3)
I Heart Huckabees (3)(1-#1)
Infernal Affairs (3)
Manchurian Candidate (3)
Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster (3)
Osama (3)
Passion Of The Christ, The (3)
Shaun Of The Dead (3)
Stage Beauty (3)(1-#1)

13 Going On 30! (2)
Blind Shaft (2)
Blissfully Yours (2)
Bright Leaves (2)
Café Lumière (2)
Carandiru (2)
Code 46 (2)
Control Room (2)
Corporation, The (2)
Door In The Floor (2)
Five (2)(1-#1)
Five Obstructions (2)
Friday Night Lights (2)
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2)
In This World (2)
Mother, The (2)
Open Water (2)
Polar Express, The (2)
Return, The (2)
Saved! (2)
Shrek 2 (2)
Son Free (2)
Spanglish (2)
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter...and Spring (2)
Springtime In A Small Town (2)
Taking Picture, A (2)
Time Of The Wolf (2)
Torque (2)
Tropical Malady (2)

Head-On (1-#1)
Star Spangeled To Death (1-#1)
World, The (1-#1)

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5x2
10e Chambre
Aaltra
Ae Fond Kiss
Anatomy Of Hell
Arna's Children
At Home At The End Of The World
Barbarian Invasions, The
Being Julia
Big Animal, The
Birth
Bourne Supremacy, The
Brother To Brother
Brown Bunny, The
Callas Forever
Coffee and Cigarettes
Consequences Of Love, The
Dawn Of The Dead
Dig!
Distant
Dreamers, The
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
Exiles, The
Fade To Black
Farmingville
Fog Of War, The
Going Upriver
Good Morning, Night
Goodbye, Lenin
Gozu
Home At The End Of The World, A
How To Draw A Bunny
In Good Company
Inheritance, The
Internal Affairs Trilogy
Intimate Strangers
Keys To The House
Kitchen Stories
La Blessure
Last Life In The Universe
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Love Me If You Dare
Love Song for Bobby Long, A
Luke
Man On Fire
Mean Creek
Memory Bucket
Merchant of Venice, The
Michelangelo Eye to Eye
Napoleon Dynamite
Not Yet
Oasis
Oldboy
Our Music
Outskirts, The
Raja
Red Lights
Rheinmetall/Victoria 8
Saw
Secret Things
Since Otar Left
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Spanglish
Strayed
Super Size Me
Terminal, The
Tokyo Godfathers
Top Spot
Trilogy, The
Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow
Triplets of Belleville
Twentynine Palms
Uncles, The
Undertow
Vento di terra
Village, The
When Will I Be Loved
Woman Thou Art Loosed
Woodsman
Young Adam
Zatoichi


* Includes the Golden Globes Best Picture nominees
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First up: The Independent Spirit Awards' Top 5 Films (in alpha order):

Baadasssss! --Mario Van Peebles, producer.
Kinsey -- Gail MutruxGail Mutrux, producer.
Maria Full of Grace -- Paul Mezey, producer.
Primer -- Shane Carruth, producer.
Sideways -- Michael London, producer.

~Edwin

 

[ZacharyTait]

National Board of Review via MovieCityNews.com

Top Ten Films of 2004
1. Finding Neverland
2. The Aviator
3. Closer
4. Million Dollar Baby
5. Sideways
6. Kinsey
7. Vera Drake
8. Ray
9. Collateral
10. Hotel Rwanda

Top Five Foreign Language Films
1. The Sea Inside
2. Bad Education
3. Maria Full of Grace
4. Les Choristes
5. The Motorcycle Diaries

Top Five Documentaries of 2004
1. Born into Brothels
2. Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
3. Paper Clips
4. Supersize Me
5. The Story of the Weeping Camel

Best Film
Finding Neverland

Best Foreign Language Film
The Sea Inside

Best Documentary
Born into Brothels

Best Animated Feature
The Incredibles

Best Actor
Jamie Foxx (Ray)

Best Actress
Annette Bening (Being Julia)

Best Supporting Actor
Thomas Hayden Chuch (Sideways)

Best Supporting Actress
Laura Linney (Kinsey)

Best Acting by an Ensemble
Closer

Breakthrough Performance Actor
Topher Grace (In Good Company and P.S.)

Breakthrough Performance Actress
Emmy Rossum (The Phantom of the Opera)

Best Director
Michael Mann (Collateral)

Best Directorial Debut
Zack Braff (Garden State)

Best Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (Sideways)

Best Original Screenplay
Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)

Outstanding Production Design
House of Flying Daggers

Career Achievement
Jeff Bridges

Special Filmmaking Achievement
Clint Eastwood, for producing, directing, acting, and scoring Million Dollar Baby

William K. Everson Award for Film History
Richard Schickel

Producers Award
Jerry Bruckheimer

Special Recognition of Films that Reflect the Freedom of Expression
Fahrenheit 9/11
The Passion of the Christ
Conspiracy of Silence

Special Mention for Excellence in Filmmaking

The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Before Sunset
Door in the Floor
Enduring Love
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Facing Windows
Garden State
A Home at the End of the World
Imaginary Heroes
Since Otar Left
Stage Beauty
Undertow
The Woodsman

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

Collateral? NBR must really want to rub elbows with Tom Cruise at their annual gala this year.

~Edwin

 

[ZacharyTait]

Sometimes I wonder if the NBR picks films with Hollywood superstars just to try to get them to come to their awards banquet.

I don't have a problem with Collateral on their top 10. It'll probably be #1 on my list of the best of 2004 in 4 weeks. I've seen plenty of great films, no masterpieces however, and Collateral, for me, tops that list of great films this year.

 

[Holadem]

I have had an abysmal movie year, having only seen one of the above :frowning:. Collateral of course .

--
H

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

Here are the Independent Feature Project's New York branch picks:

Year's Best: Sideways

The rest of its Top 5:

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
I Heart Huckabees
Primer
Before Sunset

~Edwin

 

[ZacharyTait]

Los Angeles Film Critics Awards via MovieCityNews

Best Picture
Sideways
Runner-up: Million Dollar Baby

Best Director
Alexander Payne, Sideways
Runner-up: Martin Scorsese, The Aviator

Best Actor
Liam Neeson, Kinsey
Runner-up: Paul Giamatti, Sideways

Best Actress
Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
Runner-up: Julie Delpy, Before Sunset

Best Supporting Actor
Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Runner-up: Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby

Best Supporting Actress
Virginia Madsen, Sideways
Runner-up: Cate Blanchett, Coffee & Cigarettes & The Aviator

Best Screenplay
Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor, Sideways
Runner-up: Charlie Kaufman, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Best Cinematography
Dion Beebe & Paul Cameron, Collateral
Runner-up: Xiaoding Zhao, House of Flying Daggers

Best Production Design
Dante Ferretti, The Aviator
Runner-up: Huo Tingxiao, House of Flying Daggers

Best Music Score
Michael Giacchino, The Incredibles
Runner-up: Alexandre Desplat, Birth

Best Foreign-Language Film
House of Flying Daggers, directed by Zhang Yimou
Runner-up: The Motorcycle Diaries directed by Walter Salles

Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film
Born into Brothels written and directed by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski
Runner-up: Fahrenheit 9/11 directed by Michael Moore

Best Animation
Brad Bird, The Incredibles

The Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award
Star-Spangled to Death by Ken Jacobs

New Generation Award
Joshua Marston, writer/director, Maria Full of Grace
and Catalina Sandino Moreno, actress, Maria Full of Grace

Career Achievement Award
Jerry Lewis

Special Citation
Brian Jamieson of Warner Brothers and
Richard Schickel for the reconstruction of Samuel Fuller's The Big Red One

 

[ZacharyTait]

New York Online Film Critics Awards via MovieCityNews

PICTURE
Sideways

DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese (The Aviator)

ACTOR
Jamie Foxx (Ray)

ACTRESS
Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake)

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Thomas Haden Church (Sideways)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Laura Linney (Kinsey) (tie)
Cate Blanchett (The Aviator) (tie)

SCREENPLAY
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Charlie Kaufman)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE
The Motorcycle Diaries

DOCUMENTARY
Broadway: The Golden Age (tie)
Supersize Me (tie)

ANIMATION
The Incredibles

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Hero (Christopher Doyle)

BREAKTHROUGH ACTOR
Topher Grace (P.S.; In Good Company)

DEBUT DIRECTOR
Joshua Marston (Maria, Full of Grace)

TOP NINE FILMS
1. Sideways
2. The Aviator
3. Before Sunset
4. Hero
5. Kinsey
6. Bad Education
7. The Incredibles
8. The Motorcycle Diaries
9. House of Flying Daggers

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

Nice 2 pickups for Sideways. The Golden Globes will be announced tomorrow when the Oscar picture race will become clearer.

The tally in the first post now updated.

~Edwin

 

[ZacharyTait]

David Ansen, Newsweek via OscarWatch

1. Sideways
2. Before Sunset
3. Osama
4. Million Dollar Baby
5. Bad Education
6. The Aviator
7. Friday Night Lights
8. The Manchurian Candidate
9. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
10. Kinsey

Best Performances - Male
Jeff Bridges (Door in the Floor)
Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda)
Leonardo Dicaprio (The Aviator)
Jamie Foxx (Ray)
Paul Giamatti (Sideways)

Best Performances - Female
Annette Bening (Being Julia)
Julie Delpy (Before Sunset)
Nicole Kidman (Birth)
Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby)
Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake)

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

17th EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS

EUROPEAN FILM
"Head-On," Fatih Akin (Germany)

EUROPEAN DIRECTOR
Alejandro Amenabar, "The Sea Inside" (Spain/France/Italy)

EUROPEAN ACTOR
Javier Bardem, "The Sea Inside" (Spain/France/Italy)

EUROPEAN ACTRESS
Imelda Staunton, "Vera Drake" (U.K./France)

EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER
Agnes Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri, "Look at Me" (France)

EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER
Eduardo Serra, "Girl With A Pearl Earring""Girl With A Pearl Earring" (U.K.)

EUROPEAN COMPOSER
Bruno Coulais, "The Chorus" (France)

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DISCOVERY 2004 PRIX FASSBINDER
"Stolen Childhood," Andrea and Antonio Frazzi (Italy)

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SHORT FILM -- PRIZ UIP
"J'Attendrai le suivant," Philippe Orreindy (France)

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY NON-EUROPEAN FILM -- PRIX SCREEN INTERNATIONAL
"2046," Won Kar-Wai (France/China)

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEM LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Carlos Saura

EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA
Liv Ullmann

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY CRITICS' AWARD PRIX FRIPRESCI
"Trilogy -- The Weeping Meadow," Theo Angelopoulos (Greece)

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY PRIX ARTE
"Darwin's Nightmare," Hubert Sauper, (France/Austria/Belgium)

THE JAMESON PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS


EUROPEAN ACTOR
Daniel Bruehl, "Love in Thoughts" (Germany)

EUROPEAN ACTRESS
Penelope Cruz, "Don't Move" (Italy/Spain)

EUROPEAN DIRECTOR
Fatih Akin, "Head-On" (Germany)


~Edwin

 

[ZacharyTait]

AFI Movies of the Year via MovieCityNews

The Aviator

Collateral

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Friday Night Lights

The Incredibles

Kinsey

Maria Full of Grace

Million Dollar Baby

Sideways

Spiderman 2

 

[ZacharyTait]

Boston Film Critics via MovieCityNews

Best Film
Sideways
Runner-up: Before Sunset

Best Foreign Language Film
House of Flying Daggers
Runner-up: Very Long Engagement

Best Director
Zhang Yimou (House of Flying Daggers)
Runner-up: Alexander Payne (Sideways)

Best Documentary
Control Room
Runner-up: Touching the Void

Best Actor
Jamie Foxx (Ray)
Runner-up: Paul Giamatti (Sideways)

Best Actress
Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby)
Runner-up: Annette Bening (Being Julia)and Kim Basinger (The Door in the Floor) (tie)

Best Supporting Actor
Thomas Haden Church (Sideways)
Runner-up: Clive Owen (Closer)

Best Supporting Actress
Laura Dern (We Don't Live Here Anymore)and Sharon Warren (Ray)(tie)
Runner-up: Cate Blanchett (The Aviator)

Best Screenplay
Alexander Payne (Sideways)
Runner-up: Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)

Best New Filmmaker
Jonathan Caouette (Tarnation)
Runners-up: Nicole Kassell (The Woodsman)and Joshua Marsten (Maria Full of Grace)(tie)

Best Cinematography
Xiaoding Zhao (House of Flying Daggers)
Runner-up: Bruno Delbonnel (A Very Long Engagement)

Best Ensemble Cast
Sideways
Runner-up: The Life Aquatic

 

[Ernest Rister]

What? No Catwoman?

 

[ZacharyTait]

I know you're joking, but just wait. It'll be here when the Razzies are announced.

 

[ZacharyTait]

San Francisco Film Critics Circle via MovieCityNews

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 Foreign Language Film
Maria Full of Grace

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

 

[ZacharyTait]

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

Best Picture
Sideways

Best Actor
Paul Giamatti (Sideways)

Best Actress
Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake)

Best Supporting Actor
Clive Owen (Closer)

Best Supporting Actress
Virginia Madsen (Sideways)

Best Director
Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby)

Best Screenplay
Alexander Payne and Jim Talyor (Sideways)

Best Cinematographer
Christopher Doyle (Hero)

Best Foreign Film
Bad Education

Best Non-Fiction Film
Fahrenheit 9/11

Best Animated Film
The Incredibles

Best First Film
Maria Full of Grace

Special Award
Milestone Films for 25 years of restoring classic films.

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

Tally updated. Here are the top films thus far:

Tally: Films With Most Mentions - 1st paren.; #1 Mentions - 2nd paren.

Sideways (10) (6-#1)

Kinsey (5)

Aviator, The (4)
Before Sunset (4)
Maria Full Of Grace (4)
Million Dollar Baby (4)

Bad Education (3)
Incredibles, The (3)

~Edwin

 

[ZacharyTait]

via MovieCityNews

David Germain's Top 10 AP Movie Writer

1. The Saddest Music in the World
2. A Very Long Engagement
3. Million Dollar Baby
4. Sideways
5. House of Flying Daggers
6. Hero
7. The Motorcycle Diaries
8. The Village
9. Super Size Me
10. Spanglish

Christy Lemire's Top 10 AP Movie Critic

1. Sideways
2. Team America: World Police
3. A Very Long Engagement
4. Garden State
5. Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
6. The Motorcycle Diaries
7. The Door in the Floor
8. Maria Full of Grace
9. Before Sunset
10. Shaun of the Dead

David and Christy's Top Ten with commentary

 

[ZacharyTait]

Emanuel Levy via Oscarwatch

Best American Film
Sideways

Best Foreign Film
The Sea Inside

Ten Best (rank-ordered)
1. Sideways
2. The Sea Inside
3. Bad Education
4. Notre Musique (Our Music)
5. House of Flying Daggers
6. Maria Full of Grace
7. The Incredibles
8. Before Sunset
9. The Aviator
10. Million Dollar Baby

Runners-Up (in alphabetical order)
1. The Bourne Supremacy
2. Closer
3. Collateral
4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
5. Hotel Rwanda
6. Kinsey
7. Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
8. The Motorcycle Diaries
9. Ray
10. Tarnation