San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2004



 9th SDFCS Awards  December 21, 2004

Best Film:  Vera Drake  The 9th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, given by the San Diego Film Critics Society, honored the best in film for 2004.

Winners

 * Best Actor:
 * Jim Carrey – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
 * Best Actress:
 * Imelda Staunton – Vera Drake
 * Best Animated Film:
 * The Incredibles
 * Best Cinematography (tie):
 * Hero (Ying xiong)
 * The Phantom of the Opera
 * Best Director:
 * Clint Eastwood – Million Dollar Baby
 * Best Documentary Film:
 * Tarnation
 * Best Editing:
 * Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
 * Best Film:
 * Vera Drake
 * Best Foreign Language Film:
 * The Sea Inside (Mar adentro) • Spain/France/Italy
 * Best Production Design:
 * The Aviator
 * Best Score:
 * "Million Dollar Baby" – Clint Eastwood
 * Best Screenplay – Adapted:
 * Sideways – Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
 * Best Screenplay – Original:
 * Vera Drake - Mike Leigh
 * Best Supporting Actor:
 * Phil Davis – Vera Drake
 * Best Supporting Actress:
 * Natalie Portman – Closer
 * Body of Work award:
 * Don Cheadle – The Assassination of Richard Nixon, Hotel Rwanda and The United States of Leland