title: Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2003
text: # 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
  