London Critics Circle Film Awards: 2004

ALFS Award

Date:	11 February
Location:	Dorchester Hotel, London, England, UK

Actor of the Year


Winner:
	Mystic River (2003) - Sean Penn (I)
Other Nominees:
	Adaptation. (2002) - Nicolas Cage Hours, The (2002) - Ed Harris (I) Lost in Translation (2003) - Bill Murray (I) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) - Russell Crowe

British Actor of the Year


Winner:
	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) - Paul Bettany
Other Nominees:
	Cold Mountain (2003) - Jude Law In America (2002) - Paddy Considine Mother, The (2003/I) - Daniel Craig (I) Young Adam (2003) - Ewan McGregor

British Actress of the Year


Winner:
	Mother, The (2003/I) - Anne Reid
Other Nominees:
	Calendar Girls (2003) - Helen Mirren Calendar Girls (2003) - Julie Walters (I) Swimming Pool (2003) - Charlotte Rampling Young Adam (2003) - Tilda Swinton

Actress of the Year


Winner:
	Far from Heaven (2002) - Julianne Moore (I)
Other Nominees:
	Adaptation. (2002) - Meryl Streep Cold Mountain (2003) - Nicole Kidman Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) - Scarlett Johansson Thirteen (2003) - Holly Hunter

British Supporting Actor of the Year


Winner:
	Love Actually (2003) - Bill Nighy
Other Nominees:
	Calendar Girls (2003) - John Alderton Cold Mountain (2003) - Brendan Gleeson Hours, The (2002) - Stephen Dillane Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) - David Threlfall

British Supporting Actress of the Year


Winner:
	Love Actually (2003) - Emma Thompson (I)
Other Nominees:
	Bright Young Things (2003) - Fenella Woolgar Intermission (2003) - Shirley Henderson (I) Magdalene Sisters, The (2002) - Eileen Walsh (I) Young Adam (2003) - Emily Mortimer

Director of the Year


Winner:
	Mystic River (2003) - Clint Eastwood
Other Nominees:
	Far from Heaven (2002) - Todd Haynes Finding Nemo (2003) - Andrew Stanton (I) Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) - Peter Jackson (I) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) - Peter Weir

British Director of the Year


Winner:
	Magdalene Sisters, The (2002) - Peter Mullan (I)
Other Nominees:
	Cold Mountain (2003) - Anthony Minghella Hours, The (2002) - Stephen Daldry In This World (2002) - Michael Winterbottom Young Adam (2003) - David Mackenzie (I)

Foreign Language Film of the Year


Winner:
	Good Bye Lenin! (2003) - Germany.
Other Nominees:
	Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) - Japan. Swimming Pool (2003) - France/UK. Être et avoir (2002) - France.

British Film of the Year


Winner:
	Magdalene Sisters, The (2002)
Other Nominees:
	Hours, The (2002) In This World (2002) Mother, The (2003/I) Young Adam (2003)

Screenwriter of the Year


Winner:
	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) - Peter Weir; John Collee
Other Nominees:
	Adaptation. (2002) - Charlie Kaufman; Donald Kaufman American Splendor (2003) - Shari Springer Berman; Robert Pulcini Far from Heaven (2002) - Todd Haynes Mystic River (2003) - Brian Helgeland

British Screenwriter of the Year


Winner:
	Hours, The (2002) - David Hare (I)
Other Nominees:
	Love Actually (2003) - Richard Curtis (I) Magdalene Sisters, The (2002) - Peter Mullan (I) Mother, The (2003/I) - Hanif Kureishi Young Adam (2003) - David Mackenzie (I)

British Newcomer of the Year


Winner:
	Young Adam (2003) - David Mackenzie (I)
Other Nominees:
	I Capture the Castle (2003) - Romola Garai Love Actually (2003) - Richard Curtis (I) Magdalene Sisters, The (2002) - Nora-Jane Noone Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002) - Jamie Sives

Film of the Year


Winner:
	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Other Nominees:
	Far from Heaven (2002) Hours, The (2002) Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) Mystic River (2003)