Films of 2003

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Last Updated: 4/12/25
Total Films: 53
Note: The year of each film is according to IMDb. It sometimes changes without my knowledge. When I become aware, I will make adjustments. Like the Oscars, I select the best for each category: picture, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, director, cinematography, editing, original screenplay, adapted screenplay, and documentary. This is based on the movies I've actually seen, and miniseries and telefilms are fair game. Each winner is named along with the next four ordered runner-ups (which may be less) and honorable mentions (if any). Any of these categories may be left blank if I feel there's no deserving winner. A ranked list of films is presented afterwards.



Best Picture
Tears of the Sun

2. The Pentagon Papers
3. Cold Creek Manor
4. The Cooler
5. Open Range
Honorable Mentions: Thirteen


Best Actor
Macaulay Culkin (Party Monster)

2. Hayden Christensen (Shattered Glass)
3. James Spader (The Pentagon Papers)
4. Bruce Willis (Tears of the Sun)
5. Alfred Molina (Coffee and Cigarettes)
Honorable Mentions: Steve Coogan (Coffee and Cigarettes), Robert Duvall (Open Range), Vincent Gallo (The Brown Bunny), Val Kilmer (Wonderland), and Dennis Quaid (Cold Creek Manor)


Best Actress
Charlize Theron (Monster)

2. Evan Rachel Wood (Thirteen)
3. Cate Blanchett (Coffee and Cigarettes)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actor
Seth Green (Party Monster)

2. Peter Sarsgaard (Shattered Glass)
3. Dylan McDermott (Wonderland)
4. Stephen Dorff (Cold Creek Manor)
5. Alec Baldwin (The Cooler)
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actress
Christina Ricci (Monster)

2. Holly Hunter (Thirteen)
3. Chloë Sevigny (The Brown Bunny)
4. Sharon Stone (Cold Creek Manor)
5. Nikki Reed (Thirteen)
Honorable Mentions: Naomi Watts (21 Grams)


Best Director
Antoine Fuqua (Tears of the Sun)

2. Vincent Gallo (The Brown Bunny)
3. Rod Holcomb (The Pentagon Papers)
4. Wayne Kramer (The Cooler)
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Cinematography
César Charlone (City of God)

2. Mauro Fiore (Tears of the Sun)
3. Dariusz Wolski (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl)
4. Vincent Gallo (The Brown Bunny)
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Editing
Conrad Buff IV and Christopher Holmes (Tears of the Sun)

2. Christopher Nelson (The Pentagon Papers)
3. Dan Lebental and Richard Nord (11:14)
4. Dylan Tichenor (Cold Creek Manor)
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Original Screenplay
Jason Horwitch (The Pentagon Papers)

2. Nikki Reed and Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen)
3. Alex Lasker and Patrick Cirillo (Tears of the Sun)
4. James Cox, Captain Mauzner, Todd Samovitz, and D. Loriston Scott (Wonderland)
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Adapted Screenplay
Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato (Party Monster)

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Honorable Mentions: None


Films Rated '10'
  1. Tears of the Sun


Films Rated '9'
  1. The Pentagon Papers

  2. Cold Creek Manor

  3. The Cooler

Films Rated '8'
  1. Open Range

  2. Thirteen

  3. Party Monster

  4. 11:14

  5. Wonderland

  6. Shattered Glass

  7. Swimming Pool

  8. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Films Rated '7'
  1. Monster

  2. The Brown Bunny

  3. The Room

  4. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

  5. Gigli

Films Rated '6'
  1. Intermission

  2. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

  3. The Recruit

  4. Identity

  5. Mystic River

  6. Lost in Translation

Films Rated '5'
  1. 21 Grams

  2. The Last Samurai

  3. Bruce Almighty

  4. Freaky Friday

  5. Girl with a Pearl Earring

Films Rated '4'
  1. Out of Time

  2. Hot Parts

  3. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

  4. The Dreamers

  5. Freddy vs. Jason

  6. Gods and Generals

  7. Veronica Guerin

  8. Underworld

Films Rated '3'
  1. Coffee and Cigarettes

  2. Basic

  3. Elephant

  4. Darkness Falls

  5. Bulletproof Monk

  6. Matrix: Revolutions

  7. Matrix Reloaded

Films Rated '2'
  1. Runaway Jury

  2. Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Films Rated '1'
  1. The Hunted

  2. A Man Apart

  3. House of 1000 Corpses

  4. Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

  5. Haute tension

  6. Anger Management

  7. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

  8. Kill Bill: Volume 1