24th London Film Critics Circle Awards 11 February 2004 Film of the Year: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World British Film of the Year: The Magdalene Sisters The 24th London Film Critics Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for 2003, were announced by the London Film Critics Circle on 11 February 2004. Winners and nominees Film of the Year Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Far from Heaven The Hours The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Mystic River British Film of the Year The Magdalene Sisters The Hours In This World The Mother Young Adam Foreign Language Film of the Year Good Bye Lenin! • Germany Spirited Away • Japan Swimming Pool • France/UK To Be and to Have • France The Triplets of Belleville • France Director of the Year Clint Eastwood - Mystic River Todd Haynes - Far from Heaven Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Andrew Stanton - Finding Nemo Peter Weir - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World British Director of the Year Peter Mullan - The Magdalene Sisters Stephen Daldry - The Hours David MacKenzie - Young Adam Anthony Minghella - Cold Mountain Michael Winterbottom - In This World Screenwriter of the Year John Collee and Peter Weir - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini - American Splendor Charlie Kaufman - Adaptation. Todd Haynes - Far from Heaven Brian Helgeland - Mystic River British Screenwriter of the Year David Hare - The Hours Richard Curtis - Love Actually Peter Mullan - The Magdalene Sisters Hanif Kureshi - The Mother David MacKenzie - Young Adam Actor of the Year Sean Penn - Mystic River Nicolas Cage - Adaptation. Russell Crowe - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Ed Harris - The Hours Bill Murray - Lost in Translation Actress of the Year Julianne Moore - Far from Heaven Holly Hunter - Thirteen Scarlett Johansson - Girl with a Pearl Earring Nicole Kidman - Cold Mountain Meryl Streep - Adaptation. British Actor of the Year Paul Bettany - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Paddy Considine - In America Daniel Craig - The Mother Jude Law - Cold Mountain Ewan McGregor - Young Adam British Actress of the Year Anne Reid