The 10th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 10, 2005, at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, California, honoring the finest achievements of 2004 filmmaking. The ceremony was hosted by Eric McCormack and broadcast live on The WB. The nominees were announced on December 15, 2004.
Top 10 films (in alphabetical order)
The Aviator Collateral Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Finding Neverland Hotel Rwanda Kinsey Million Dollar Baby The Phantom of the Opera Ray Sideways
Winners and nominees
Sideways The Aviator Collateral Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Finding Neverland Hotel Rwanda Kinsey Million Dollar Baby The Phantom of the Opera Ray Martin Scorsese – The Aviator Clint Eastwood – Million Dollar Baby Marc Forster – Finding Neverland Taylor Hackford – Ray Alexander Payne – Sideways Jamie Foxx – Ray as Ray Charles Javier Bardem – The Sea Inside as Ramón Sampedro Don Cheadle – Hotel Rwanda as Paul Rusesabagina Johnny Depp – Finding Neverland as J. M. Barrie Leonardo DiCaprio – The Aviator as Howard Hughes Paul Giamatti – Sideways as Miles Raymond Hilary Swank – Million Dollar Baby as Maggie Fitzgerald Annette Bening – Being Julia as Julia Lambert Catalina Sandino Moreno – Maria Full of Grace as Maria Álvarez Imelda Staunton – Vera Drake as Vera Drake Uma Thurman – Kill Bill: Volume 2 as Beatrix Kiddo Kate Winslet – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind as Clementine Kruczynski Thomas Haden Church – Sideways as Jack Cole Jamie Foxx – Collateral as Max Durocher Morgan Freeman – Million Dollar Baby as Eddie "Scrap-Iron" Dupris Clive Owen – Closer as Larry Gray Peter Sarsgaard – Kinsey as Clyde Martin Virginia Madsen – Sideways as Maya Randall Cate Blanchett – The Aviator as Katharine Hepburn Laura Linney – Kinsey as Clara McMillen Natalie Portman – Closer as Alice Ayres / Jane Jones Kate Winslet – Finding Neverland as Sylvia Llewelyn Davies Freddie Highmore – Finding Neverland as Peter Llewelyn Davies Liam Aiken – Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events as Klaus Baudelaire Cameron Bright – Birth as Young Sean Daniel Radcliffe – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as Harry Potter William Ullrich – Beyond the Sea as Little Bobby Emmy Rossum – The Phantom of the Opera as Christine Daaé Emily Browning – Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events as Violet Baudelaire Dakota Fanning – Man on Fire as Lupita Ramos Lindsay Lohan – Mean Girls as Cady Heron Emma Watson – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as Hermione Granger Sideways Closer The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Ocean's Twelve Sideways – Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor The Aviator – John Logan Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – Charlie Kaufman Finding Neverland – David Magee Kinsey – Bill Condon |- | valign="top" width="50%" | The Incredibles The Polar Express Shrek 2 Fahrenheit 9/11 Control Room Metallica: Some Kind of Monster Super Size Me Finding Neverland Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Miracle Spider-Man 2 The Sea Inside • France / Italy / Spain House of Flying Daggers • China / Hong Kong Maria Full of Grace • Colombia / USA The Motorcycle Diaries • Argentina / Brazil / Chile / France / Germany / Peru / UK / USA A Very Long Engagement • France / USA |- | valign="top" width="50%" | The Aviator – Howard Shore The Incredibles – Michael Giacchino Sideways – Rolfe Kent | valign="top" width="50%" | "Old Habits Die Hard" – Alfie "Accidentally in Love" – Shrek 2 "Believe" – The Polar Express Spider-Man 2 The Bourne Supremacy The Incredibles Napoleon Dynamite The Passion of the Christ Ray Alfie Beyond the Sea De-Lovely Garden State
Best Picture Made for Television The Life and Death of Peter Sellers The Five People You Meet in Heaven Something the Lord Made The Wool Cap
Distinguished Career Achievement in Performing Arts Award Tom Cruise
Statistics Nominations Film 8 Sideways 7 Finding Neverland 6 The Aviator 4 Kinsey Million Dollar Baby Ray 3 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban The Incredibles Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 2 Alfie Beyond the Sea Closer Collateral Hotel Rwanda Maria Full of Grace The Phantom of the Opera The Polar Express The Sea Inside Shrek 2 Spider-Man 2
Wins Film 5 Sideways 2 The Aviator Finding Neverland Ray
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