25th BSFC Awards December 13, 2004 Best Film: Sideways The 25th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2004, were given on 13 December 2004. Winners Best Film: Sideways Runner-up: Before Sunset Best Actor: Jamie Foxx – Ray Runner-up: Paul Giamatti – Sideways Best Actress: Hilary Swank – Million Dollar Baby Runner-up (TIE): Annette Bening – Being Julia and Kim Basinger – The Door in the Floor Best Supporting Actor: Thomas Haden Church – Sideways Runner-up: Clive Owen – Closer Best Supporting Actress (TIE): Laura Dern – We Don't Live Here Anymore Sharon Warren – Ray Runner-up: Cate Blanchett – The Aviator Best Director: Zhang Yimou – House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu) Runner-up: Alexander Payne – Sideways Best Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor – Sideways Runner-up: Charlie Kaufman – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Best Cinematography: Zhao Xiaoding – House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu) Runner-up: Bruno Delbonnel – A Very Long Engagement (Un long dimanche de fiançailles) Best Documentary: Control Room Runner-up: Touching the Void Best Foreign-Language Film: House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu) • China/Hong Kong Runner-up: A Very Long Engagement (Un long dimanche de fiançailles) • France/United States Best New Filmmaker: Jonathan Caouette – Tarnation Runner-up (TIE): Nicole Kassell – The Woodsman and Joshua Marston – Maria Full of Grace Best Ensemble Cast: Sideways Runner-up: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou External links Past Winners References Boston film critics flip for ‘Sideways’ Variety BOSTON CRITICS NAME `SIDEWAYS' BEST FILM Boston Globe Boston Film Critics moviecitynews 2004 2004 film awards 2004 awards in the United States 2004 in Boston December 2004 events in the United States