2003 16th Chicago Film Critics Awards Best Picture * The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King American Splendor Finding Nemo Lost in Translation Mystic River Best Foreign-Language Film * City of God The Barbarian Invasions The Man Without a Past The Son The Triplets of Belleville Best Director * Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Tim Burton, Big Fish Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation Clint Eastwood, Mystic River Peter Weir, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Best Actor * Bill Murray, Lost in Translation Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean Paul Giamatti, American Splendor Ben Kingsley, House of Sand and Fog Sean Penn, Mystic River Best Actress * Charlize Theron, Monster Keisha Castle-Hughes, Whale Rider Hope Davis, American Splendor Scarlett Johansson, Lost in Translation Naomi Watts, 21 Grams Best Supporting Actor * Tim Robbins, Mystic River Sean Astin, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Alec Baldwin, The Cooler Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams Peter Sarsgaard, Shattered Glass Andy Serkis, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Best Supporting Actress * Patricia Clarkson, Pieces of April Ellen DeGeneres, Finding Nemo Marcia Gay Harden, Mystic River Holly Hunter, Thirteen Miranda Richardson, Spider Renee Zellweger, Cold Mountain Most Promising Performer * Keisha Castle-Hughes, Whale Rider Peter Dinklage, The Station Agent Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dirty Pretty Things Sarah Bolger, In America Emma Bolger, In America Most Promising Filmmaker * Shari Springer Berman; Robert Pulcini, American Splendor Niki Caro, Whale Rider Andrew Jarecki, Capturing the Friedmans Vadim Perelman, House of Sand and Fog Billy Ray, Shattered Glass Best Screenplay * Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation Shari Springer Berman; Robert Pulcini, American Splendor Brian Helgeland, Mystic River Fran Walsh; Philippa Boyens; Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Guillermo Arriaga; Alejandro Gonzalez-Innaritu, 21 Grams Best Cinematography * Lance Acord, Lost in Translation John Seale, Cold Mountain Eduardo Serra, Girl with a Pearl Earring Russell Boyd; Sandy Sissel, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Andrew Lesnie, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King "The Entire Flock", Winged Migration Best Original Score * Howard Shore, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Danny Elfman, Big Fish Gabriel Yared, Cold Mountain Philip Glass, The Fog of War Benoit Charest, The Triplets of Belleville Best Documentary * The Fog of War Capturing the Friedmans Lost in La Mancha Spellbound Stevie Winged Migration ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------