Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 2004

The 39th Loutzenhiser Awards, honoring the best in film for 2004, were given on 2 January 2005 at the Screenland Theater in Kansas City, Kansas

Winners

• Best Actor:
  • Jamie Foxx – Ray

• Best Actress:
  • Hilary Swank – Million Dollar Baby

• Best Animated Film:
  • The Incredibles

• Best Director:
  • Martin Scorsese – The Aviator

• Best Documentary Film:
  • Fahrenheit 9/11

• Best Film:
  • Million Dollar Baby

• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • A Very Long Engagement (Un long dimanche de fiançailles) • France/USA

• 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:
  • Cate Blanchett – The Aviator