San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2004

The 9th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, given by the San Diego Film Critics Society, honored the best in film for 2004.

Winners

• Best Actor:
  • Jim Carrey - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• Best Actress:
  • Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake
• Best Animated Film:
  • The Incredibles
• Best Cinematography (tie):
  • Hero (Ying xiong)
  • The Phantom of the Opera
• Best Director:
  • Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby
• Best Documentary Film:
  • Tarnation
• Best Editing:
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• Best Film:
  • Vera Drake
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • The Sea Inside (Mar adentro) • Spain/France/Italy
• Best Production Design:
  • The Aviator
• Best Score:
  • "Million Dollar Baby" - Clint Eastwood
• Best Screenplay - Adapted:
  • Sideways - Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
• Best Screenplay - Original:
  • Vera Drake - Mike Leigh
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Phil Davis - Vera Drake
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Natalie Portman - Closer
• Body of Work award:
  • Don Cheadle - The Assassination of Richard Nixon, Hotel Rwanda and The United States of Leland