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9th Critics' Choice Awards (2004)
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Critics' Choice 2004 Winners & Nominees

The 9th Critics' Choice Awards (2004) took place on January 10, 2004. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won Best Picture and 3 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 13 categories is below.

All 13 categories Most wins
categories
13
nominations
67
films nominated
29
winners
13
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Best Picture
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Headline winners

Critics' Choice 2004: The Winners

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won Best Picture against 9 other nominees. Peter Jackson (Best Director), Sean Penn (Best Actor) and Charlize Theron (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy · $1.14B worldwide

4 wins from 4 nominations at the 9th Critics' Choice Awards (2004)

  • Best Director
  • Best Acting Ensemble
  • Best Composer

As Sauron’s forces close in on Minas Tirith, the final defense of Gondor faces imminent defeat. The kingdom desperately awaits a leader, and all eyes turn to Aragorn, the rightful heir. He must embrace his destiny and rally the forces of good to confront the encroaching shadow threatening Middle-earth. The fate of the realm hangs in the balance as a desperate battle for survival begins.

About The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Scoreboard

Critics' Choice 2004: Which Films Won the Most

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won 4 awards from 4 nominations. 9 films won at least once, while Big Fish went home empty-handed from 5 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) movie poster
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 4 / 4
    2003 · Action, Adventure · 4 wins from 4 nominations
  2. Mystic River (2003) movie poster
    Mystic River 2 / 8
    2003 · Drama, Mystery · 2 wins from 8 nominations
  3. In America (2003) movie poster
    In America 1 / 6
    2003 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 6 nominations
  4. Cold Mountain (2003) movie poster
    Cold Mountain 1 / 4
    2003 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 4 nominations
  5. Whale Rider (2003) movie poster
    Whale Rider 1 / 2
    2003 · Drama, Family · 1 win from 2 nominations
  6. A Mighty Wind (2003) movie poster
    A Mighty Wind 1 / 2
    2003 · Comedy, Music · 1 win from 2 nominations
  7. Monster (2003) movie poster
    Monster 1 / 1
    2003 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. Capturing the Friedmans (2003) movie poster
    Capturing the Friedmans 1 / 1
    2003 · Biography, Mystery · 1 win from 1 nomination
  9. Freaky Friday (2003) movie poster
    Freaky Friday 1 / 1
    2003 · Fantasy, Comedy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  10. Big Fish (2003) movie poster
    Big Fish 0 / 5
    2003 · Adventure, Drama · 0 wins from 5 nominations
Full results

All 13 Critics' Choice 2004 Categories: Winners & Nominees

13 categories and 67 nominations; Best Picture had the most nominees (10). The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

13 categories · 67 nominations

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Movie marathon

The Critics' Choice 2004 Best Picture Marathon

All 10 Best Picture nominees at the 9th Critics' Choice Awards (2004), back to back: 22 hours 38 minutes.

Total running time 22h 38m 22 hours 38 minutes All 10 films
Longest
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 3h 21m
Shortest
Finding Nemo 1h 40m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Critics' Choice 2004 Winners

Drama led with 49 nominations across 17 films and won 6. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 6 wins · 49 nominations · 12%
  2. Romance 3 wins · 23 nominations · 13%
  3. Adventure 4 wins · 21 nominations · 19%
  4. Fantasy 5 wins · 13 nominations · 38%
  5. Action 4 wins · 12 nominations · 33%
  6. Crime 4 wins · 12 nominations · 33%
  7. Family 2 wins · 11 nominations · 18%
  8. War 1 win · 11 nominations · 9%
  9. Mystery 3 wins · 10 nominations · 30%
  10. Thriller 2 wins · 10 nominations · 20%
2004 season

How the Rest of the 2004 Awards Season Voted

The other 11 ceremonies of 2004, with the winner of each top prize. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King also won the top prize at 5 of them.

All 2004 awards
Earlier years

Previous Critics' Choice Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Critics' Choice page has every year back to 1996.

Every Critics' Choice ceremony

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Critics' Choice 2004: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 9th Critics' Choice Awards (2004), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 9th Critics' Choice Awards (2004)?

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) won Best Picture. The other nominees were Big Fish, Cold Mountain, Finding Nemo, In America, The Last Samurai, Lost in Translation, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Mystic River and Seabiscuit.

About The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Which film won the most awards at the 9th Critics' Choice Awards (2004)?

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) won the most: 4 awards from 4 nominations. Mystic River was next with 2 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 9th Critics' Choice Awards (2004)?

Mystic River (2003) led with 8 nominations and won 2 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 9th Critics' Choice Awards (2004)?

Best Director: Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Best Actor: Sean Penn for Mystic River. Best Actress: Charlize Theron for Monster. Best Supporting Actor: Tim Robbins for Mystic River. Best Supporting Actress: Renée Zellweger for Cold Mountain.

When was the 9th Critics' Choice Awards (2004)?

The 9th Critics' Choice Awards (2004) took place on January 10, 2004. The database has 13 categories and 67 nominations for it.