THE ‘KING’ RULES NEW YORK

"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," the ambitious final installment of Peter Jackson’s Ring Trilogy that failed to find a place on The National Board of Review’s Top Ten list, was voted Best Movie of 2003 by The New York Film Critics Circle. Make of that what you will. In the meantime, the Gotham group's other winners are listed below.

BEST DIRECTOR

SOFIA COPPOLA (LOST IN TRANSLATION)

BEST ACTOR

BILL MURRAY (LOST IN TRANSLATION)

BEST ACTRESS

HOPE DAVIS (AMERICAN SPLENDOR and THE SECRET LIVES OF DENTISTS)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

EUGENE LEVY (A MIGHTY WIND)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

SHOHREH AGHDASHLOO (HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG)

BEST FIRST FEATURE DIRECTORS

ROBERT PULCINI and SHARI SPRINGER BERMAN (AMERCAN SPLENDOR)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE

BEST SCREENPLAY

CRAIG LUCAS (THE SECRET LIVES OF DENTISTS)

BEST FOREIGN FILM

CITY OF GOD (BRAZIL)

BEST NON-FICTION FILM

CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
HARRIS SAVIDES (ELEPHANT and GERRY)

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