9th SDFCS Awards December 21, 2004 Best Film: Vera Drake 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 2 2004 film awards 2004 in American cinema