Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2003

The 2nd Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2003, were given on December 19, 2003.

Winners and nominees
Best Film
 * The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
 * City of God
 * Lost in Translation
 * Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
 * Mystic River

Best Actor
 * Bill Murray – Lost in Translation
 * Johnny Depp – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
 * Chiwetel Ejiofor – Dirty Pretty Things
 * Ben Kingsley – House of Sand and Fog
 * Sean Penn – Mystic River

Best Actress
 * Naomi Watts – 21 Grams
 * Cate Blanchett – Veronica Guerin
 * Keisha Castle-Hughes – Whale Rider
 * Diane Keaton – Something's Gotta Give
 * Evan Rachel Wood – Thirteen

Best Supporting Actor
 * Benicio del Toro – 21 Grams
 * Alec Baldwin – The Cooler
 * Tim Robbins – Mystic River
 * Peter Sarsgaard – Shattered Glass
 * Ken Watanabe – The Last Samurai

Best Supporting Actress
 * Anna Deavere Smith – The Human Stain
 * Sarah Bolger – In America
 * Holly Hunter – Thirteen
 * Ludivine Sagnier – Swimming Pool
 * Renée Zellweger – Cold Mountain

Best Director
 * Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
 * Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation
 * Clint Eastwood – Mystic River
 * Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund – City of God
 * Peter Weir – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Best Ensemble
 * Love Actually
 * The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
 * Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
 * A Mighty Wind
 * Mystic River

Best Original Screenplay
 * Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation
 * Guillermo Arriaga – 21 Grams
 * Steven Knight – Dirty Pretty Things
 * Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, and David Reynolds – Finding Nemo
 * Catherine Hardwicke and Nikki Reed – Thirteen

Best Adapted Screenplay
 * Brian Helgeland – Mystic River
 * Bráulio Mantovani – City of God
 * Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
 * Peter Weir and John Collee – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
 * Billy Ray – Shattered Glass

Best Animated Film
 * Finding Nemo
 * Brother Bear
 * The Triplets of Belleville
 * Looney Tunes: Back in Action
 * Rugrats Go Wild

Best Documentary Film
 * The Fog of War
 * Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
 * Capturing the Friedmans
 * Step into Liquid
 * Tupac: Resurrection

Best Guilty Pleasure
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
 * 2 Fast 2 Furious
 * Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
 * Freaky Friday
 * Willard