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23rd Shadows Awards for 2003 |
Complete lists posted on Monday, 26 January 2004All films are reviewed online | ||||||||||||||||||||
 
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Peter Jackson) Peter Jackson brings his three-film saga to a stunningly powerful conclusion -- intimate drama, gruelling suspense, astonishing spectacle, complex insight. This is masterful filmmaking that redefines the blockbuster and channels all of its technological inventiveness into the tiniest character and story detail. Has another film on this scale ever had such a deeply personal punch? 2. American Splendor (Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini) 3. Elephant (Gus Van Sant) 4. The Triplets of Belleville (Sylvain Chomet) 5. Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola) 6. Whale Rider (Niki Caro) 7. Kill Bill Vol 1 (Quentin Tarantino) 8. Spellbound (Jeff Blitz) 9. Irreversible (Gaspar Noe) 10. The Station Agent (Thomas McCarthy) 11. Mystic River (Clint Eastwood) 12. Holes (Andrew Davis) 13. Buffalo Soldiers (Gregor Jordan) 14. 11'09"01 September 11 (Iñarritu, Makhmalbaf, et al) 15. Bad Santa (Terry Zwigoff) 16. X2 (Bryan Singer) 17. Young Adam (David Mackenzie) 18. Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki) 19. In America (Jim Sheridan) 20. Monster (Patty Jenkins) 21. Intacto (Juan Carlos Fresnadillo) 22. Japanese Story (Sue Brooks) 23. Pirates of the Caribbean (Gore Verbinski) 24. The Fog of War (Kevin Macdonald) 25. The Barbarian Invasions (Denys Arcand) 26. Pure (Gillies MacKinnon) 27. Seabiscuit (Gary Ross) 28. Big Fish (Tim Burton) 29. 21 Grams (Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu) 30. Capturing the Friedmans (Andrew Jarecki) 31. Finding Nemo (Andrew Stanton) 32. The Magdalene Sisters (Peter Mullan) 33. Touching the Void (Kevin MacDonald) 34. Cold Mountain (Anthony Minghella) 35. Peter Pan (PJ Hogan) 36. Pieces of April (Peter Hedges) 37. Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (Lone Scherfig) 38. Springtime in a Small Town (Tian Zhuangzhuang) 39. The Mother (Roger Michell) 40. Save the Green Planet (Jun-hwan Jeong) READER CHOICE AWARDS: 2003 SHADOWS SWEEPSTAKES: 2003 |
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& Robert Pulcini (American Splendor) 2. Peter Jackson (The Return of the King) 3. Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) 4. David Mackenzie (Young Adam, The Last Great Wilderness) 5. Gus Van Sant (Elephant) 6. Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill Vol 1) 7. Gaspar Noe (Irreversible) 8. Clint Eastwood (Mystic River) 9. Tian Zhuangzhuang (Springtime in a Small Town) 10. Patty Jenkins (Monster) |
& Robert Pulcini (American Splendor) 2. Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson (The Return of the King) 3. Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) 4. Denys Arcand (The Barbarian Invasions) 5. Niki Caro (Whale Rider) 6. John Requa, Glenn Ficarra (Bad Santa) 7. Lone Scherfig, Anders Thomas Jensen (Wilbur) 8. Hanif Kurieshi (The Mother) 9. Thomas McCarthy (The Station Agent) 10. Catherine Hardwicke, Nikki Reed (Thirteen)
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(Japanese Story, Dirty Deeds) 2. Charlize Theron (Monster) 3. Naomi Watts (21 Grams, Le Divorce, Ned Kelly) 4. Sarah Polley (My Life Without Me) 5. Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider) 6. Charlotte Rampling (Swimming Pool, Summer Things, The Statement) 7. Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation, Girl With a Pearl Earring) 8. Cate Blanchett (Veronica Guerin, The Missing) 9. Nicole Kidman (Cold Mountain, The Human Stain) 10. Tilda Swinton (Young Adam, The Statement)
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(Lost in Translation) 2. Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean, Once Upon a Time in Mexico) 3. Peter Dinklage (The Station Agent, Elf) 4. Ewan McGregor (Young Adam, Big Fish, Down With Love) 5. Harry Eden (Pure) 6. Sean Penn (Mystic River, 21 Grams) 7. Jamie Sives (Wilbur) 8. Daniel Craig (The Mother, Sylvia) 9. Jude Law (Cold Mountain) 10. Joel Edgerton (The Hard Word, Ned Kelly)
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(Pieces of April, The Station Agent, All the Real Girls, The Safety of Objects) 2. Holly Hunter (Thirteen) 3. Marcia Gay Harden (Mystic River, Casa de los Babys, Mona Lisa Smile) 4. Jessica Lange (Big Fish) 5. Geraldine McEwan (Pure, The Magdalene Sisters, Food of Love) 6. Miranda Otto (The Return of the King) 7. Joan Cusack (The School of Rock, Looney Tunes Back in Action) 8. Ludivine Sagnier (Small Cuts, Swimming Pool, Peter Pan) 9. Renee Zellweger (Cold Mountain, White Oleander, Down With Love) 10. Jenna Boyd (The Missing)
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(The Return of the King) 2. Peter Sarsgaard (Shattered Glass) 3. Seth Green (Party Monster) 4. Timothy Spall (The Last Samurai, Nicholas Nickleby) 5. Ian McKellen (X2, The Return of the King) 6. Benicio Del Toro (21 Grams) 7. Paul Bettany (Master & Commander) 8. Jon Voight (Holes) 9. Tom Courtenay (Nicholas Nickleby) 10. Billy Boyd (Return of the King, Master & Commander)
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(Stephen Norrington) 2. Gigli (Martin Brest) 3. Uptown Girls (Boaz Yakin) 4. National Security (Dennis Dugan) 5. The Medallion (Gordon Chan) 6. Seeing Double (Nigel Dick) 7. Looney Tunes Back in Action (Joe Dante) 8. Double Whammy (Tom DiCillo) 9. Timeline (Richard Donner) 10. Jeepers Creepers 2 (Victor Salva) 11. Shoreditch (Malcolm Needs) 12. The Matrix Revolutions (Wachowski Brothers) 13. Triggermen (John Bradshaw) 14. The Sin Eater [The Order] (Brian Helgeland) 15. The Cat in the Hat (Bo Welch) 16. The Hot Chick (Tom Brady) 17. A Guy Thing (Chris Koch) 18. The Human Stain (Robert Benton) 19. Hope Springs (Mark Herman) 20. Swept Away (Guy Ritchie)
(E4) 2. The Simpsons (Sky) 3. ER (E4) 4. Sex and the City (E4) 5. Friends (C4) 6. The West Wing (E4) 7. Joan of Arcadia (CBS) 8. The Sopranos (E4) 9. Will & Grace (C4) 10. Absolutely Fabulous (BBC)
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(The Strokes) 2. Hey Ya (Outkast) 3. Fortune Faded (Red Hot Chilli Peppers) 4. Out of Time (Blur) 5. Mad World (Gary Jules and Michael Andrews) 6. Beautiful (Christina Aguilera) 7. Seven Nation Army (White Stripes) 8. God Is a DJ (Pink) 9. Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake) 10. Clocks (Coldplay) 11. Crazy in Love (Beyonce Knowles) 12. Sing for the Moment (Eminem) 13. Family Portrait (Pink) 14. Hole in the Head (Sugababes) 15. Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far) (Thrills) 16. Numb (Linkin Park) 17. Fighter (Christina Aguilera) 18. Reptilia (The Strokes) 19. Work It (Missy Elliott) 20. Slow (Kylie Minogue) 21. Since I Told You It's Over (Stereophonics) 22. Can't Stop (Red Hot Chilli Peppers) 23. Milkshake (Kelis) 24. Can't Hold Us Down (Christina Aguilera, Li'l Kim) 25. Miss Independent (Kelly Clarkson) 26. American Life (Madonna) 27. Stole (Kelly Rowland) 28. Songbird (Oasis) 29. Come Undone (Robbie Williams) 30. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (Flaming Lips)
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BEST FILM: The Return of the King2. American Splendor 3. Lost in Translation 4. Kill Bill Vol 1 5. Mystic River 6. The Triplets of Belleville 7. Finding Nemo 8. Elephant 9. Whale Rider 10. Spellbound 11. The Station Agent 12. Big Fish 13. City of God 14. In America 15. Irreversible 16. Pirates of the Caribbean 17. Secretary 18. Holes 19. Buffalo Soldiers 20. X2 DIRECTOR: Peter Jackson (The Return of the King) 2. Tim Burton (Big Fish) 3. Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) 4. Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini (American Splendor) 5. Clint Eastwood (Mystic River) WRITER: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson (The Return of the King) 2. Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) 3. Thomas McCarthy (The Station Agent) 4. Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman (American Splendor) 5. Brian Helgeland (Mystic River) ACTRESS: Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation, Girl With a Pearl Earring) 2. Charlize Theron (Monster) 3. Nicole Kidman (Cold Mountain, The Human Stain) 4. Naomi Watts (21 Grams, Le Divorce) 5. Toni Collette (Japanese Story) ACTOR: Bill Murray (Lost in Translation) 2. Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean, Once Upon a Time in Mexico) 3. Sean Penn (Mystic River, 21 Grams) 4. Ewan McGregor (Big Fish, Young Adam, Down With Love) 5. Jude Law (Cold Mountain) SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Patricia Clarkson (Pieces of April, The Station Agent) 2. Marcia Gay Harden (Mystic River, Casa de los Babys) 3. Hope Davis (American Splendor) 4. Renee Zellweger (Cold Mountain, Down With Love) 5. Emma Thompson (Love Actually) SUPPORTING ACTOR: Sean Astin (The Return of the King) 2. Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai) 3. Peter Sarsgaard (Shattered Glass) 4. Paul Bettany (Master & Commander) 5. Ian McKellen (X2, The Return of the King) WORST FILM: Gigli 2. Daredevil 3. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 4. Uptown Girls 5. National Security 6. The Matrix Revolutions 7. The Medallion 8. Bad Boys II 9. The Cat in the Hat 10. Jeepers Creepers 2 CINEMATOGRAPHY: Andrew Lesnie (The Return of the King) 2. Russell Boyd (Master & Commander) 3. Philippe Rousselot (Big Fish) 4. John Seale (Cold Mountain) 5. various (Winged Migration) MUSIC: Howard Shore (The Return of the King) 2. Danny Elfman (Big Fish) 3. Hans Zimmer (Matchstick Men) 4. The RZA (Kill Bill Vol 1) 5. Gabriel Yared (Cold Mountain) SONG: Swinging Belleville Rendez-vous (The Triplets of Belleville) EDITING: The Return of the King also: American Splendor, Kill Bill Vol 1, Seabiscuit PRODUCTION DESIGN: Big Fish also: The Return of the King, Kill Bill Vol 1, Pirates of the Caribbean SPECIAL EFFECTS: The Return of the King also Master & Commander, Pirates of the Caribbean, Big Fish, The Matrix Revolutions BEST NON-CGI EFFECT: Uma Thurman kicking butt (Kill Bill) also: Clarlize Theron's body (Monster), The Polish Brothers (Equilibrium), Keanu Reeves acting (Something's Gotta Give). LEAST-SPECIAL EFFECTS: Bruce Almighty also: Charlie's Angels Full Throttle, The Core, Gods & Generals STUNTS: X2 also: Kill Bill Vol 1, The Return of the King, Master & Commander BEST ACTION SCENE: Eowyn and Merry vs the Witch King (The Return of the King)
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BREAKTHROUGH: Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider) 2. Peter Dinklage (The Station Agent) 3. Harry Eden (Pure) 4. Sylvain Chomet (Triplets of Belleville) 5. Nikki Reed (Thirteen) IN NEED OF A BREAKTHROUGH: Rosario Dawson ENSEMBLE: The Return of the King 2. Mystic River 3. 21 Grams 4. The Magdalene Sisters 5. The Barbarian Invasions MOST UNDERRATED: Whale Rider 2. Down With Love 3. Bubba Ho-Tep 4. 21 Grams 5. Intolerable Cruelty MOST OVERRATED: Master & Commander 2. Lost in Translation 3. Mystic River 4. Cold Mountain 5. The Return of the King GUILTY PLEASURE: The Core 2. The School of Rock 3. X2 4. Gothika 5. Bad Santa BEST SURPRISE: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN also: Terminator 3, Secondhand Lions WORST SURPRISE: THE HUMAN STAIN also: The Matrix Revolutions, Le Divorce SEXIEST SCENE: Christian Bale & Natascha McElhone in a parked car (Laurel Canyon) 2. Nicole Kidman & Jude Law (Cold Mountain) BEST CHEMISTRY: Bill Murray & Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation) WORST CHEMISTRY: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez (Gigli) 2. Nicole Kidman & Anthony Hopkins (The Human Stain) 3. Halle Berry & Charles S Dutton (Gothika) BEST NEW LUST OBJECT: Cerina Vincent (Cabin Fever) also: Tyrese (2 Fast 2 Furious), Peter Dinklage (The Station Agent) WORST BUDDY: Martin Lawrence (National Security, Bad Boys II) SHOULD RETIRE: Ben Affleck also: Sean Connery, Martin Lawrence, Angelina Jolie, Wachowski Brothers SHOULD BE CHOOSIER: Brendan Fraser also: Ben Affleck, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy MOST ASTONISHING TRANSFORMATION: Charlize Theron (Monster) MOST SHAMELESS COMEBACK: Demi Moore (Charlie's Angels Full Throttle) BEST CASTING: Billy Bob Thornton (Bad Santa) also: Johnny Depp (in anything) WORST CASTING: Ben Affleck as a mob thug (Gigli) 2. Brittany Murphy as a comedian (Just Married, Uptown Girls) 3. Anthony Hopkins as a black man (The Human Stain) BEST SCENE-STEALING: Bill Nighy (Love Actually, Underworld, I Capture the Castle) 2. Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean, Once Upon a Time in Mexico) 3. Renee Zellweger (Cold Mountain) WORST ACCENT: Michael Caine (Secondhand Lions) 2. John Malkovich (Johnny English) BEST VILLAIN: William Stryker (X2) also: The Virus (28 Days Later) PERKIEST ACTOR: Hilary Duff (Agent Cody Banks, Lizzie McGuire Movie) also: Jamie Lee Curtis (Freaky Friday) MOPIEST ACTOR: Heath Ledger (The Sin Eater, Ned Kelly) MOST PRECOCIOUS CHILD: Dakota Fanning (Uptown Girls, The Cat in the Hat) MOST BELIEVABLE RAGE: Naomi Watts (21 Grams) LEAST BELIEVABLE RAGE: Eric Bana (Hulk) LIKE A ROLLING STONE AWARD: Johnny Depp channelling Keith Richards (Pirates of the Caribbean) EWAN McGREGOR GOLDEN LIGHT SABER AWARD: Michael Pitt (The Dreamers), Mark Ruffalo (In the Cut), Ewan McGregor (Young Adam) WORST COMIC BOOK MOVIE: (tie) Hulk and Daredevil WORST JACKIE CHAN MOVIE OF THE YEAR: The Medallion 2. The Tuxedo MOST ONE-SIDED DOCUMENTARY: Comandante (Oliver Stone) BEST NEW CINEMA TREND: Franchise crossover (Freddy vs Jason, Underworld) also: Documentary-drama combo (Touching the Void, American Splendor), genre-blending (Kill Bill Vol 1) BEST DVD: The Adventures of Indiana Jones BEST POSTER: Kill Bill Vol 1 DESERVED A CINEMA RELEASE: Angels in America
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F I L M1785 The Return of the King** 1555 Lost in Translation* 1157 Mystic River* 1087 Finding Nemo** 813 American Splendor 717 Capturing the Friedmans* 631 Master and Commander* 577 The Triplets of Belleville* 534 The Barbarian Invasions** 532 In America D I R E C T O R 846 Peter Jackson (Return of the King)** 465 Clint Eastwood (Mystic River)* 456 Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation)* 301 Peter Weir (Master & Commander)* 170 Anthony Minghella (Cold Mountain) S C R E E N P L A Y 723 Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation)** 465 Brian Helgeland (Mystic River)* 462 Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson (Return of the King)** 404 Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman (American Splendor)* 323 Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan (In America)* A C T R E S S 687 Charlize Theron (Monster)** 445 Naomi Watts (21 Grams)* 415 Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation, Girl With a Pearl Earring) 359 Diane Keaton (Something's Gotta Give)* 256 Nicole Kidman (Cold Mountain, Dogville, Human Stain) A C T O R 840 Sean Penn (Mystic River, 21 Grams)** 775 Bill Murray (Lost in Translation)* 431 Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean*, Once Upon a Time in Mexico) 336 Ben Kingsley (House of Sand and Fog)* 236 Jude Law (Cold Mountain)* S U P P O R T I N G A C T R E S S 612 Renee Zellweger (Cold Mountain**, Down With Love) 504 Patricia Clarkson (Pieces of April*, Station Agent, All the Real Girls) 358 Holly Hunter (Thirteen)* 296 Marcia Gay Harden (Mystic River*, Casa de los Babys, Mona Lisa Smile) 261 Shohreh Aghdashloo (House of Sand and Fog)* S U P P O R T I N G A C T O R 618 Tim Robbins (Mystic River)** 322 Alec Baldwin (The Cooler)* 321 Benicio Del Toro (21 Grams)* 295 Peter Sarsgaard (Shattered Glass) 249 Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai)*
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E N S E M B L E125 The Return of the King 58 Mystic River 52 The Magdalene Sisters B R E A K T H R O U G H 110 Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider) 90 Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini (American Splendor) 64 Peter Dinklage (The Station Agent) S C O R E 359 Howard Shore (Return of the King)** 232 Gabriel Yared, T Bone Burnett (Cold Mountain)* 159 Hans Zimmer (Last Samurai, Matchstick Men) S O N G 243 Into the West (Return of the King)** 100 You Will Be My Ain True Love (Cold Mountain)* 92 Time Enough for Tears (In America) C I N E M A T O G R A P H E R 255 Andrew Lesnie (Return of the King) 184 Russell Boyd (Master & Commander)** 157 Eduardo Serra (Girl With a Pearl Earring)* P R O D U C T I O N D E S I G N 357 The Return of the King (Grant Major)** 162 Master & Commander (William Sandell)* 114 Girl With a Pearl Earring (Ben Van Os)* E F F E C T S 468 The Return of the King** 273 Pirates of the Caribbean* 170 Master and Commander* E D I T I N G 260 The Return of the King (Jamie Selkirk)** 127 Master & Commander (Lee Smith)* 116 Seabiscuit (William Goldenberg)* C O S T U M E S 258 The Return of the King (Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor)** 157 The Last Samurai (Ngila Dickson)* 129 Master & Commander (Wendy Stiles)* W O R S T F I L M 394 Gigli 207 The Cat in the Hat 184 From Justin to Kelly 159 The Matrix Revolutions 148 Charlie's Angels Full Throttle 129 Daredevil 106 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 92 Uptown Girls 85 Hulk 81 Bad Boys II Numbers are cumulative points based on Shadows' complex, highly secret scoring system. * Oscar nominees ** Oscar winners
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