2004 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
| 30th LAFCA Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 11, 2004 | 
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Sideways | 
The 30th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, announced on 11 December 2004 by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, honored the best in film for 2004.[1][2]
Winners
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- Best Picture:
- Sideways
 - Runner-up: Million Dollar Baby
 
 - Best Director:
- Alexander Payne – Sideways
 - Runner-up: Martin Scorsese – The Aviator
 
 - Best Actor:
- Liam Neeson – Kinsey
 - Runner-up: Paul Giamatti – Sideways
 
 - Best Actress:
- Imelda Staunton – Vera Drake
 - Runner-up: Julie Delpy – Before Sunset
 
 - Best Supporting Actor:
- Thomas Haden Church – Sideways
 - Runner-up: Morgan Freeman – Million Dollar Baby
 
 - Best Supporting Actress:
- Virginia Madsen – Sideways
 - Runner-up: Cate Blanchett – The Aviator and Coffee and Cigarettes
 
 - Best Screenplay:
- Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor – Sideways
 - Runner-up: Charlie Kaufman – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
 
 - Best Cinematography:
- Dion Beebe and Paul Cameron – Collateral
 - Runner-up: Xiaoding Zhao – House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu)
 
 - Best Production Design:
- Dante Ferretti – The Aviator
 - Runner-up: Huo Tingxiao – House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu)
 
 - Best Music Score:
- Michael Giacchino – The Incredibles
 - Runner-up: Alexandre Desplat – Birth
 
 - Best Foreign-Language Film:
- House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu) • China/Hong Kong
 - Runner-up: The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de motocicleta) • Argentina
 
 - Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film:
- Born into Brothels
 - Runner-up: Fahrenheit 9/11
 
 - Best Animation:
 - The Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award:
 - New Generation Award:
- Joshua Marston (director) and Catalina Sandino Moreno (actress) – Maria Full of Grace
 
 - Career Achievement Award:
 - Special Citation:
- Richard Schickel and Brian Jamieson of Warner Bros. for the reconstruction of Samuel Fuller's The Big Red One.
 
 
References
- ^ King, Susan (12 December 2004). "Sideways Wins 5 Awards From L.A. Critics, Including Best Film". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
 - ^ Murray, Rebecca (12 December 2004). "The Los Angeles Film Critics Association Honor Films from 2004". About.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2017.