Again, 2003 was a year in which I disagreed with most awards ceremonies, most of which decided in 2001 that they would not give the Lord Of The Rings trilogy any awards until its final chapter, then gave The Return Of The King everything it was nominated for despite its visual effects already being a tad outdated and there having been better direction, writing, cinematography and acting from all sides of the specter that year. Which all could have been easily predicted, and contributed to the Oscars' never-ending pattern of compensating for past works instead of current-day achievements.
I did, however, agree with most critics on how awful the bad movies were, from The Haunted Mansion to Gigli (though I'd rate that one 4/10, not 1/10 as many have, and it probably would narrowly escape my Worst 10 Films Of The Decade list) to Foolproof to The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen to Just Married to My Boss' Daughter to Hollywood Homicide...
It was also such a strong year in female performance that I wanted to acknowledge that by expanding the number of finalists in those categories without doing so for their male counterparts.
Feel free to look up any of my previous best-of film lists: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, and 2005.
Top 25 Films:
25 - TIE. NORMAL, Jane Anderson (USA)
ELF, Jon Favreau (USA)
24. ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO, Robert Rodriguez (Mexico)
23. OLDBOY, Park Chan-wook (South Korea)
22. X2: X-MEN UNITED, Bryan Singer (USA/Canada)
21. CITY OF GOD, Fernando Leirelles & Katia Lund (Brazil)
20. GOOD BYE, LENIN!, Wolfgang Becker (Germany)
19. 21 GRAMS, Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu (USA)
18. LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING, Peter Jackson (New Zealand/UK/USA)
17. THE RETURN, Andrey Zvyaginstev (Russia)
16. ZATOICHI, Takeshi Kitano (Japan)
15. WILLARD, Glen Morgan (USA/Canada)
14. KILL BILL, VOL. 1, Quentin Tarantino (USA/Japan)
13. CRIME SPREE, Brad Mirman (Canada/UK/France)
12. COWARDS BEND THE KNEE, Guy Maddin (Canada)
11. AMERICAN SPLENDOR, Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini (USA)
10. A GOOD LAWYER'S WIFE, Im Sang-soo (South Korea)
9. THIRTEEN, Catherine Hardwicke (USA)
8. HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG, Vadim Perelman (USA)
7. BAD SANTA, Terry Zwigoff (USA)
6. OLD SCHOOL, Todd Phillips (USA)
5. LES TRIPLETTES DE BELLEVILLE, Sylvain Chomet (France/Belgique/Québec/UK)
4. MYSTIC RIVER, Clint Eastwood (USA)
3. THE CORPORATION, Mark Achbar & Jennifer Abbott (Canada)
2. LES INVASIONS BARBARES (THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS), Denys Arcand (Québec)
1. BIG FISH, Tim Burton (USA)
Top 25 Directors:
25. FERNANDO PEREZ, Suite Habana
24. BRYAN SINGER, X2: X-Men United
23. FRANÇOIS OZON, Swimming Pool
22. JANE ANDERSON, Normal
21. ANDRÉ TÉCHINÉ, Les Égarés (Strayed)
20. PARK CHAN-WOOK, Oldboy
19. LARS VON TRIER, Dogville
18. NIKI CARO, Whale Rider
17. ANNE FONTAINE, Nathalie
16. FERNANDO LEIRELLES & KATIA LUND, City Of God
15. JACQUES RIVETTE, Histoire Marie et Julien
14. ROBERT LEPAGE, La Face Cachée De La Lune (Dark Side Of The Moon)
13. ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ INARRITU, 21 Grams
12. ANDREY ZVYAGINTSEV, The Return
11. GUY MADDIN, The Saddest Music In The World
10. WOLFGANG BECKER, Good Bye, Lenin!
9. TAKESHI KITANO, Zatoichi
8. SYLVAIN CHOMET, Les Triplettes De Belleville
7. DENYS ARCAND, Les Invasions Barbares (The Barbarian Invasions)
6. PETER JACKSON, Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
5. CLINT EASTWOOD, Mystic River
4. TERRY ZWIGOFF, Bad Santa
3. QUENTIN TARANTINO, Kill Bill, Vol. 1
2. GUY MADDIN, Cowards Bend The Knee
1. TIM BURTON, Big Fish
Top 25 Lead Actors:
25. MARIO VAN PEEBLES, Baadasssss!
24. MACAULAY CULKIN, Party Monster
23. ANTONIO BANDERAS, And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself
22. JOHNNY DEPP, Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of the Black Pearl
21. KOJI YAKUSHO, Doppelganger
20. CRISPIN GLOVER, Willard
19. GUILLAUME CANET, Jeux D'Enfants (Love Me If You Dare)
18. TADANOBU ASANO, Last Life In The Universe
17. GASPARD ULLIEL, Les Égarés (Strayed)
16. MUZAFFER OZDEMIR, Uzak
15. BEN KIGSLEY, House Of Sand And Fog
14. SEAN PENN, 21 Grams
13. PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN, Owning Malony
12. WILLIAM H. MACY, The Cooler
11. CHIWETEL EJOFOR, Dirty Pretty Things
10. BILL MURRAY, Lost In Translation
9. CHOI MIN-SIK, Oldboy
8. EWAN MCGREGOR, Young Adam
7. EWAN MCGREGOR, Big Fish
6. NICOLAS CAGE, Matchstick Men
5. SEAN PENN, Mystic River
4. RÉMY GIRARD, Les Invasions Barbares (The Barbarian Invasions)
3. BILLY BOB THORNTON, Bad Santa
2. TOM WILKINSON, Normal
1. PAUL GIAMATTI, American Splendor
Top 40 Lead Actresses:
40. HELEN MIRREN, Calendar Girls
39. DIANE KEATON, Something's Gotta Give
38. DIANE LANE, Under The Tuscan Sun
37. NICOLE KIDMAN, Dogville
36. CHARLOTTE RAMPLING, Swimming Pool
35. CATE BLANCHETT, Veronica Guerin
34. EVA GREEN, The Dreamers
33. KEISHA CASTLE-HUGHES, Whale Rider
32. ANA GEISLEROVÀ, Zelary
31. KATRIN SAß, Good Bye, Lenin!
30. JULIETTE MARQUIS, This Girl's Life
29. ZOOEY DESCHANEL, All The Real Girls
28. HELEN BUDAY, Alexandra's Project
27. KATJA SCHUURMAN, Interview
26. SIGRID ALEGRIA, Sexo Con Amor (Sex With Love)
25. HOPE DAVIS, American Splendor
24. KELLY MCDONALD, Intermission
23. AUDREY TAUTOU, Dirty Pretty Things
22. GINA GERSHON, Prey For Rock & Roll
21. SAMANTHA MORTON, In America
20. SCARLETT JOHANSSON, Girl With A Pearl Earring
19. MARION COTILLARD, Jeux D'Enfants (Love Me If You Dare)
18. RACHEL WEISZ, Confidence
17. SCARLETT JOHANSSON, Lost In Translation
16. STEFANIA MONTORSI, Dillo Con Parole Mie (Ginger And Cinnamon)
15. ISABELLE ADJANI, Bon Voyage
14. NAOMI WATTS, 21 Grams
13. SARAH POLLEY, My Life Without Me
12. ELSE ZYLBERSTEIN, Ce Jour-Là (That Day)
11. CHARLIZE THERON, Monster
10. ANNE REID, The Mother
9. CHLOË SEVIGNY, The Brown Bunny
8. JENNIFER CONNELLY, House Of Sand And Fog
7. EMMANUELLE BÉART, Les Égarés (Strayed)
6. EMMANUELLE BÉART, Nathalie
5. MOON SO-RI, A Good Lawyer's Wife
4. JESSICA LANGE, Normal
3. EVAN RACHEL WOOD, Thirteen
2. EMMANUELLE BÉART, Histoire De Marie et Julien
1. SYLVIE TESTUD, Stupeur Et Tremblements (Fear And Trembling)
Top 25 Supporting Actors:
25. KEN WATANABE, The Last Samurai
24. STEVE BUSCEMI, Coffee And Cigarettes
23. CHRIS COOPER, Seabiscuit
22. RON LIVINGSTON, The Cooler
21. SAM ELLIOTT, Hulk
20. RON ELDARD, House Of Sand And Fog
19. PAUL BETTANY, Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World
18. STELLAN SKARSGARD, Dogville
17. BILLY BOB THORNTON, Intolerable Cruelty
16. WILL FERRELL, Old School
15. TIM ROBBINS, Mystic River
14. LOUIS GARREL, The Dreamers
13. TONY COX, Bad Santa
12. COLM FEORE, And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself
11. BENICIO DEL TORO, 21 Grams
10. PETER SARSGAARD, Shattered Glass
9. GARY SINISE, The Human Stain
8. BILL NIGHY, Love Actually
7. MEHMET EMIN TOPAT, Uzak
6. RENAUD SÉCHAN, Crime Spree
5. JOHNNY DEPP, Once Upon A Time In Mexico
4. DJIMON HOUNSOU, In America
3. PAUL GIAMATTI, Confidence
2. EDWARD NORTON, The Italian Job
1. ALBERT FINNEY, Big Fish
Top 30 Supporting Actresses:
30. MARIA BELLO, The Cooler
29. VICKY HAUGHTON, Whale Rider
28. ELISHA CUTHBERT, Old School
27. LAURA ELENA HARRING, Willard
26. JUDY PARFITT, Girl With A Pearl Earring
25. MARIA SIMON, Good Bye, Lenin!
24. FENELLA WOOLGAR, Bright Young Things
23. CHULPAN KHAMATOVA, Good Bye, Lenin!
22. SHOREH AGHDASHLOO, House Of Sand And Fog
21. LAURA LINNEY, Mystic River
20. CHRISTINA RICCI, Monster
19. LUDIVINE SAGNIER, Swimming Pool
18. LAUREN BACALL, Dogville
17. MARTINA MELINO, Dillo Con Parole Mie (Ginger And Cinnamon)
16. ANNE BROCHET, Histoire De Marie Et Julien
15. ALISON LOHMAN, Matchstick Men
14. FANNY ARDANT, Nathalie
13. EMILY MORTIMER, Young Adam
12. JESSICA LANGE, Big Fish
11. CHLOË SEVIGNY, Party Monster
10. JOY BRYANT, Baadasssss!
9. RACHEL WEISZ, Runaway Jury
8. DEIRDRE O'KANE, Intermission
7. AMY STEWART, Cowards Bend The Knee
6. YOON YEO-JEONG, A Good Lawyer's Wife
5. MARCIA GAY HARDEN, Mystic River
4. HOLLY HUNTER, Thirteen
3. LAUREN GRAHAM, Bad Santa
2. PATRICIA CLARKSON, The Station Agent
1. PATRICIA CLARKSON, Pieces Of April
Top 25 Screenplays:
25. NIKI CARO, Whale Rider
24. FRANK HANNAH & WAYNE KRAMER, The Cooler
23. QUENTIN TARANTINO, Kill Bill, Vol. 1
22. HANIF KUREICHI, The Mother
21. THOMAS MCCARTHY, The Station Agent
20. GILLES TAURAND & ANDRÉ TÉCHINÉ, Les Égarés (Strayed)
19. SYLVAIN CHOMET, Les Triplettes De Belleville
18. WOLFGANG BECKER & BERND LICHTENBERG, Good Bye, Lenin!
17. BRAD MIRMAN, Crime Spree
16. DAVID BERENBAUM, Elf
15. MARK O'ROWE, Intermission
14. STEVEN KNIGHT, Dirty Pretty Things
13. ROBERT LEPAGE, La Face Cachée De La Lune (Dark Side Of The Moon)
12. LARS VON TRIER, Dogville
11. SHAWN LAWRENCE OTTO & VADIM PERELMAN, House Of Sand And Fog
10. BRAULIO MANTOVANI, City Of God
9. BRIAN HELGELAND, Mystic River
8. GUILLERMO ARRIAGA, 21 Grams
7. JANE ANDERSON, Normal
6. ROLF DE HEER, Alexandra's Project
5. CATHERINE HARDWICKE & NIKKI REED, Thirteen
4. JOHN AUGUST, Big Fish
3. ALAIN CORNEAU, Stupeur Et Tremblements (Fear And Trembling)
2. GLENN FICARA & JOHN REQUA, Bad Santa
1. DENYS ARCAND, Les Invasions Barbares (The Barbarian Invasions)
Top 25 Cinematographers:
25. EDUARDO SERRA, Girl With A Pearl Earring
24. MANDY WALKER, Shattered Glass
23. MARTIN KUKULA, Good Bye, Lenin!
22. PETER JAMES, And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself
21. WOO-HYUNG KIM, A Good Lawyer's Wife
20. ROBERT MCLACHLAN, Willard
19. AGNÈS GODARD, Les Égarés (Strayed)
18. TONY PIERCE-ROBERTS, Underworld
17. ROGER DEAKINS, Intolerable Cruelty
16. TOM STERN, Mystic River
15. RONALD PLANTE, La Face Cachée De La Lune (Dark Side Of The Moon)
14. TERRY STACEY, American Splendor
13. DOUGLAS KOCH, La Grande Séduction (Seducing Dr. Lewis)
12. RUSSELL BOYD, Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World
11. AARON MORTON, Nemesis Game
10. YORICK LE SAUX, Swimming Pool
9. ANTHONY DOD MANTLE, Dogville
8. ANDREW LESNIE, Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
7. CÉSAR CHARLONE, City Of God
6. KATSUMI YANAGISHIMA, Zatoichi
5. ROGER DEAKINS, House Of Sand And Fog
4. GUY MADDIN, Cowards Bend The Knee
3. ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, Once Upon A Time In Mexico
2. PHILIPPE ROUSSELOT, Big Fish
1. ROBERT RICHARDSON, Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Top 10 Villains:
10. BRIAN COX, X2: X-Men United
9. HARVEY KEITEL, Crime Spree
8. ROBERT ENGLUND & KEN KIRZINGER, Freddy Vs. Jason
7. CATHERINE ZETA-JONES, Intolerable Cruelty
6. CHARLIZE THERON, Monster
5. HELEN BUDAY, Alexandra's Project
4. ALEX FROST, Elephant
3. BILLY BOB THORNTON, Bad Santa
2. IAIN GLEN, Song For A Raggy Boy
1. CORPORATIONS, The Corporation
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