Films: 2003

Our 30 Favorite Films of 2003

1. American Splendor (Robert Pulcini) - 10/10

2. Kill Bill, Vol. 1 (Quentin Tarantino) - 10/10

3. All the Real Girls (David Gordon Green) - 10/10

4. 21 Grams (Alejandro Gonzalez Inirritu) - 9.75/10

5. Lost In Translation (Sophia Coppola) - 9.5/10

6. Dirty Pretty Things (Stephen Frears) - 9/10

7. Matchstick Men (Ridley Scott) - 8.5/10

8. House of Sand and Fog (Vadim Perelman) - 8.25/10

9. In America (Jim Sheridan) - 8.25/10

10. Big Fish (Tim Burton) - 8/10

11. School of Rock (Richard Linklater) - 8/10

12. The Station Agent (Thomas McCarthy) - 8/10

13. Elephant (Gus Van Sant) - 8/10

14. Elf (Jon Favreau) - 8/10

15. A Mighty Wind (Christopher Guest) - 7.75/10

16. Raising Victor Vargas (Peter Sollett) - 7.75/10

17. Mystic River (Clint Eastwood) - 7.5/10

18. Swimming Pool (Francois Ozon) - 7/10

19. Monster (Patty Jenkins) - 7/10

20. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (Robert Rodriguez) - 7/10

21. Pirates of the Caribbean (Gore Verbinski) - 7/10

22. Owning Mahoney (Richard Kwietniowski) - 6.75/10

23. Bad Santa (Terry Zwigoff) - 6.75/10

24. Love Actually (Richard Curtis) - 6.5/10

25. Laurel Canyon (Lisa Cholodenko) - 6.5/10

26. Something's Gotta Give (Nancy Myers) - 6/10

27. Thirteen (Catherine Hardwicke) - 6/10

28. Cold Mountain (Anthony Minghella) - 6/10

29. Northfolk (Michael Polish) - 5.5/10

30. Spellbound (Jeffrey Blitz) - 5.5/10

BEST ACTOR: Samantha Morton in In America and Paul Giamatti in American Splendor (Tie)

BEST DIRECTOR: Quentin Tarantino for Kill Bill, Vol. 1

BEST SCREENPLAY: Guillermo Arriaga for 21 Grams

Best Actor (Male):

1. Paul Giamatti (American Splendor)

2. Sean Penn (21 Grams)

3. Bill Murray (Lost In Translation)

4. Benicio del Toro (21 Grams)

Best Actor (Female):

1. Samantha Morton (In America)

2. Jennifer Connelly (House of Sand and Fog)

3. Naomi Watts (21 Grams)

Best Director:

1. Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill, Vol. 1)

2. David Gordon Green (All the Real Girls)

3. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (21 Grams)

4. Jim Sheridan (In America)

Best Screenplay:

1. 21 Grams

2. American Splendor

3. The Station Agent

4. In America

Posted by G. William Locke