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

[ZacharyTait]

Chicago Film Critics Awards via Oscarwatch

Best Picture
Sideways

Best Foreign-Language Film
A Very Long Engagement (France)

Best Director
Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby

Best Actor
Paul Giamatti for Sideways

Best Actress
Imelda Staunton for Vera Drake

Best Supporting Actor
Thomas Hayden Church for Sideways

Best Supporting Actress
Virginia Madsen for Sideways

Best Screenplay
Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (Sideways)

Best Cinematography (Tie)
Christopher Doyle for Hero
Robert Richardson for The Aviator

Best Original Score
Howard Shore for The Aviator

Best Documentary
Fahrenheit 9/11

Most Promising Newcomer
Catalina Sandino Moreno for Maria Full of Grace

Most Promising Filmmaker
Zach Braff for Garden State

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

Zachary, thanks for the updates.

~Edwin

 

[ZacharyTait]

Edwin, thanks. It's fun finding out the latest critic's awards and posting them here. It will get overwhelming as the end of the year approaches.

 

[ZacharyTait]

Phoenix Film Critics via MovieCityNews

Best Picture
The Aviator

Best Director
Martin Scorsese (The Aviator)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Jaime Foxx (Ray)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Hillary Swank (Million Dollar Baby)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Thomas Haden Church (Sideways)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Laura Linney (Kinsey)

Best Ensemble Acting
Sideways

Best Screenplay written directly for the screen
Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)

Best Screenplay adapted from another medium
Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor (Sideways)

Overlooked Film of the Year
Stage Beauty

Best Live Action Family Film
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Best Animated Film
The Incredibles

Best Foreign Language Film
Hero

Best Documentary Film
Fahrenheit 9/11

Best Original Song
Accidentally in Love (Shrek 2)

Best Original Score
Sideways

Best Use of Previously Published or Recorded Music
Ray

Best Cinematography
The Aviator

Best Editing
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Best Production Design
The Aviator

Best Costume Design
The Aviator

Best Visual Effects
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Best Makeup
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Breakout of the Year - On Screen
Paz Vega (Spanglish)

Breakout of the Year - Behind the Camera
Zach Braff (Garden State)

Best Performance by Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role - Male
Freddie Highmore (Finding Neverland)

Best Performance by Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role - Female
Sarah Steele (Spanglish)

Top Ten Films(in alphabetical order)
The Aviator
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Finding Neverland
Hero
Hotel Rwanda
The Incredibles
Million Dollar Baby
Ray
Sideways
Spanglish

 

[teapot2001]

Maybe Zachary should start this thread next year?

~T

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

Or maybe you would like to start it next year, Thi?

~Edwin

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

Florida Film Critics:

Best Film
Sideways

Director
Alexander Payne, Sideways

Actor
Jamie Fox, Ray

Actress
Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby

Supporting Actor
Thomas Haden Church, Sideways

Supporting Actress
Laura Linney, Kinsey

Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor, Sideways

Documentary
Fahrenheit 9/11

Animated Film
The Incredibles

Foreign Language
A Very Long Engagement

Pauline Kael Breakout Award
Zach Braff, Garden State

~Edwin

 

[ZacharyTait]

The crazy thing about me doing these critics updates is that I've worked just over 52 hours in the last 6 days. That said, it's still fun finding out what the critics voted and posting them here.

Did Pauline Kael mentor someone in the Florida Film Critics group or something?

I'm starting to get deja vu everytime I see these critics awards.

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

San Diego Film Critics:

Best Picture: Vera Drake
Best Director: Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby
Best Actress: Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
Best Actor: Jim Carrey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Supporting Actress: Natalie Portman, Closer
Best Supporting Actor: Phil Davis, Vera Drake
Best Original Screenplay: Vera Drake (Mike Leigh)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Sideways (Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor)
Best Foreign-Language Film: The Sea Inside (Alejandro Amenabar)
Best Documentary: Tarnation (Jonathan Caouette)
Best Animated Film: The Incredibles (Brad Bird)
Best Cinematography (tie): Hero (Christopher Doyle) and The Phantom of the Opera (John Mathieson)
Best Production Design: The Aviator (Dante Ferretti)
Best Editing: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Valdis Oskarsdottir)
Best Original Score: Million Dollar Baby (Clint Eastwood)
Body of Work award: Don Cheadle, for his performances in Hotel Rwanda, The United States of Leland, and The Assassination of Richard Nixon.

~Edwin

 

[ZacharyTait]

Edited since Edwin beat me by 3 minutes.

Now what was I saying about deja vu?

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

Yes, the final tally will be compared to the year-end HTF membership Top 10s. Should be an interesting one.

~Edwin

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

Film Comment:

1. Sideways
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3. Before Sunset
4. Million Dollar Baby
5. Goodbye Dragon Inn (Taiwan)
6. Notre musique (France)
7. Vera Drake (U.K.)
8. Kill Bill Vol. 2
9. Dogville (Denmark)
10. Moolaadé (Senegal)

~Edwin

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

Current Tally: Eternal Sunshine pulls ahead of Aviator while Vera Drake makes its initial appearance in the Top 10:

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

1. Sideways (29) (17-#1)
2. Million Dollar Baby (18) (1-#1)
3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (15) (1-#1)
4. Aviator, The (14) (2-#1)
5. Incredibles, The (13)
6. Kinsey (12)
7. Before Sunset (11)
...Maria Full Of Grace (11)
9. House of Flying Daggers (8) (1-#1)
10. Hotel Rwanda (7) (1-#1)
....Vera Drake (7) (1-#1)

~Edwin

 

[Seth Paxton]

Still waiting to see - M$Baby, Aviator, Maria, Daggers, Rwanda, Vera Drake. 5 of 11 with 2 others on deck isn't too bad I guess.


And doesn't Film Comment know that Dogville was one of the worst films of the year? I mean Ebert said so...(end sarcasm)

 

[Brook K]

I've seen Maria and was unimpressed. Vera Drake already came and went here without me having a chance to see it. Still hope to see the others you mentioned Seth as well as many of the films currently out that I haven't had a chance to see.

I still keep checking on this thread hoping that someone, somewhere will recognize The Brown Bunny; still my pick for best American film of the year. But after the Cannes debacle and the critical re-evaluation following Gallo's re-edit, the film seems completely forgotten other than the recent appearance of BJ video and stills on the Internet.

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

Well, if its any consolation Brook, The Brown Bunny was listed at #33 by Film Comment.

~Edwin

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

Michael Wilmington (Chicago Tribune):

1. The Aviator
2. Sideways
3. House of Flying Daggers
4. Vera Drake
5. Carandiru
6. Before Sunset
7. Ray
8. The Incredibles
9. Moolaade
10. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

~Edwin

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

Lisa Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly):

1. Sideways
2. Million Dollar Baby
3. The Incredibles
4. Maria Full of Grace
5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
6. Moolade
7. Collateral
8. Aviator
9. The Return
10. Bright Leaves

~Edwin

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

Owen Gleiberman (Entertainment Weekly):

1. Sideways
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3. The Incredibles
4. Maria Full of Grace
5. Kinsey
6. Before Sunset
7. Osama
8. Open Water
9. 13 going on 30!
10. Ray

~Edwin

 

[ZacharyTait]

Interesting #9 choice by Owen at EW. I know of one person who would be very happy to see that movie mentioned.