National Board of Review Awards 2003
75th NBR Awards
December 3, 2003
Best Film:
Mystic River
The 75th National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2003, were given on 3 December 2003.
Top 10 films
- Mystic River
- The Last Samurai
- The Station Agent
- 21 Grams
- House of Sand and Fog
- Lost in Translation
- Cold Mountain
- In America
- Seabiscuit
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Top Foreign Films
- The Barbarian Invasions
- The Best of Youth
- Monsieur Ibrahim
- Autumn Spring
- Man on the Train
Top Five Documentaries
- The Fog of War
- Capturing the Friedmans
- My Architect
- Winged Migration
- Spellbound
Winners
- Best Film:
- Best Foreign Language Film:
- Best Actor:
- Sean Penn - 21 Grams and Mystic River
- Best Actress:
- Best Supporting Actor:
- Best Supporting Actress:
- Best Acting by an Ensemble:
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Academy Award for Best Picture)
- Breakthrough Performance Actor:
- Breakthrough Performance Actress:
- Best Director:
- Outstanding Directorial Debut:
- Best Screenplay (Adapted):
- Best Screenplay (Original)
- Best Documentary Feature:
- Best Animated Feature:
- Best Film or Mini-Series Made for Cable TV:
- Career Achievement Award:
- Billy Wilder Award For Excellence In Directing:
- Special Filmmaking Achievement:
- Sofia Coppola, for writing, directing, and producing Lost in Translation
- Career Achievement - Music Composition:
- Career Achievement - Cinematography:
- William K. Everson Award For Film History:
- Richard LaGravenese and Ted Demme, A Decade Under the Influence
- Producers Award:
- Gale Anne Hurd
- Kathleen Kennedy
- Christine Vachon
- Freedom Of Expression:
- Capturing the Friedmans
- Dirty Pretty Things
- The Magdalene Sisters
- 11'9"01 September 11
- Special Recognition For Excellence In Filmmaking: