National Board of Review Awards 2003



75th NBR Awards December 3, 2003

Best Film:  Mystic River  The 75th National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2003, were given on 3 December 2003.

Top 10 films

 * 1) Mystic River
 * 2) The Last Samurai
 * 3) The Station Agent
 * 4) 21 Grams
 * 5) House of Sand and Fog
 * 6) Lost in Translation
 * 7) Cold Mountain
 * 8) In America
 * 9) Seabiscuit
 * 10) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Top Foreign Films

 * 1) The Barbarian Invasions
 * 2) The Best of Youth
 * 3) Monsieur Ibrahim
 * 4) Autumn Spring
 * 5) Man on the Train

Top Five Documentaries

 * 1) The Fog of War
 * 2) Capturing the Friedmans
 * 3) My Architect
 * 4) Winged Migration
 * 5) Spellbound

Winners

 * Best Film:
 * Mystic River
 * Best Foreign Language Film:
 * Les invasions barbares (The Barbarian Invasions), Canada/France
 * Best Actor:
 * Sean Penn - 21 Grams and Mystic River
 * Best Actress:
 * Diane Keaton - Something's Gotta Give 
 * Best Supporting Actor:
 * Alec Baldwin - The Cooler
 * Best Supporting Actress:
 * Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of April and The Station Agent
 * Best Acting by an Ensemble:
 * The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Academy Award for Best Picture)
 * Breakthrough Performance Actor:
 * Paul Giamatti - American Splendor
 * Breakthrough Performance Actress:
 * Charlize Theron - Monster
 * Best Director:
 * Edward Zwick - The Last Samurai
 * Outstanding Directorial Debut:
 * Vadim Perelman - House of Sand and Fog
 * Best Screenplay (Adapted):
 * Anthony Minghella - Cold Mountain
 * Best Screenplay (Original)
 * Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan and Kirsten Sherdian - In America
 * Best Documentary Feature:
 * The Fog of War
 * Best Animated Feature:
 * Finding Nemo
 * Best Film or Mini-Series Made for Cable TV:
 * Angels in America
 * Career Achievement Award:
 * Morgan Freeman
 * Billy Wilder Award For Excellence In Directing:
 * Norman Jewison
 * Special Filmmaking Achievement:
 * Sofia Coppola, for writing, directing, and producing Lost in Translation
 * Career Achievement - Music Composition:
 * Hans Zimmer
 * Career Achievement - Cinematography:
 * John Toll
 * William K. Everson Award For Film History:
 * Richard LaGravenese and Ted Demme, A Decade Under the Influence
 * Producers Award:
 * Gale Anne Hurd
 * Kathleen Kennedy
 * Christine Vachon
 * Freedom Of Expression:
 * Capturing the Friedmans
 * Dirty Pretty Things
 * The Magdalene Sisters
 * 11'9"01 September 11
 * Special Recognition For Excellence In Filmmaking:
 * American Splendor
 * Bend It Like Beckham
 * The Cooler
 * Dirty Pretty Things
 * Girl with a Pearl Earring
 * Pieces of April
 * The Secret Lives of Dentists
 * Shattered Glass
 * The Statement
 * Thirteen
 * Whale Rider