Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2004

The 5th Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, honouring the best in film for 2004, were given by the Phoenix Film Critics Society on December 21, 2004.^[1]

Winners

Best Actor

• Jamie Foxx - Ray

Best Actress

• Hilary Swank - Million Dollar Baby

Best Animated Film

• The Incredibles

Best Cinematography

• The Aviator - Robert Richardson

Best Costume Design

• The Aviator

Best Director

• Martin Scorsese - The Aviator

Best Documentary Film

• Fahrenheit 9/11

Best Editing

• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Valdís Óskarsdóttir

Best Ensemble Acting

• Sideways

Best Film

• The Aviator

Best Foreign Language Film

• Hero • Hong Kong/China

Best Live Action Family Film

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Best Makeup

• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Best Original Score

• Sideways - Rolfe Kent

Best Original Song

• Shrek 2 - "Accidentally in Love"

Best Production Design

• The Aviator

Best Screenplay - Adapted

• Sideways - Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor

Best Screenplay - Original

• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Charlie Kaufman

Best Supporting Actor

• Thomas Haden Church - Sideways

Best Supporting Actress

• Laura Linney - Kinsey

Best Use of Previously Published or Recorded Music

• Ray

Best Visual Effects

• Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Best Youth Performance - Male

• Freddie Highmore - Finding Neverland

Best Youth Performance - Female

• Sarah Steele - Spanglish

Breakout Performance - Behind the Camera

• Zach Braff - Garden State

Breakout Performance - On Screen

• Paz Vega - Spanglish

Overlooked Film of the Year

• Stage Beauty

References