Eye For Film awards 2004

Awards season is upon us! Our reviewers offer their highlights and low points of 2004...

by Eye For Film staff

Lost in Translation: great film, great acting and big disappointment.

Lost in Translation: great film, great acting and big disappointment.

The Wolf Best Film: The Incredibles
Best Actor: Bill Murray for Lost In Translation
Best Actress: Natalie Portman for Garden State
Greatest Disappointment: Shark Tale
Biggest Surprise: Open Range
Dud: Club Dread

Mostic
Best Film: 21 Grams
Best Actor: Paddy Considine for Dead Man's Shoes
Best Actress: Katie Holmes for Pieces Of April
Greatest Disappointment: Alien vs Predator
Biggest Surprise: James McAvoy and Steven Robertson for Inside I'm Dancing
Dud: White Chicks

Ferret
Best Film: Before Sunset
Best Actor: Al Pacino for The Merchant Of Venice
Best Actress: Patricia Clarkson for Pieces Of April and The Station Agent
Greatest Disappointment: Fahrenheit 9/11
Biggest Surprise: Jim Carrey for Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Dud: Christmas With The Kranks

Thessaly
Best Film: Before Sunset
Best Actor: Peter Dinklage for The Station Agent
Best Actress: Charlize Theron for Monster
Greatest Disappointment: Hero
Biggest Surprise: Shaun Of The Dead
Dud: The Calcium Kid

Rebort
Best Film: Fog Of War
Best Actor: Alfred Molina for Spider-Man 2
Best Actress: Charlize Theron for Monster
Greatest Disappointment: Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Biggest Surprise: Capturing The Friedmans
Dud: The Whole Ten Yards

El Topo
Best Film: Infernal Affairs
Best Actor: Eric Tsang for Infernal Affairs
Best Actress: Naomi Watts for 21 Grams
Greatest Disappointment: Lost In Translation
Biggest Surprise: Dawn Of The Dead
Dud: Resident Evil 2

The Usual Suspect
Best Film: The Aviator
Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio for The Aviator
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett for The Aviator
Greatest Disappointment: Kill Bill: Vol 2
Biggest Surprise: Capturing The Friedmans
Dud: The Whole Ten Yards

Elf
Best Film: The Motorcycle Diaries
Best Actor: Luis Tosar for Take My Eyes (Te Doy Mis Ojos)
Best Actress: Laia Marull for Take My Eyes (Te Doy Mis Ojos)
Greatest Disappointment: Trauma
Biggest Surprise: Saved!
Dud: A Cinderella Story

Harry Angel
Best Film: The Bourne Supremacy
Best Actor: Daniel Craig for Layer Cake
Best Actress: Scarlett Johansson for Lost In Translation
Greatest Disappointment: Bad Santa
Biggest Surprise: A Mighty Wind
Dud: Godsend

Kenny La Vista
Best Film: Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Best Actor: Bill Murray for Lost In Translation
Best Actress: Scarlett Johansson for Lost In Translation
Greatest Disappointment: Open Water
Biggest Surprise: Mean Girls
Dud: The Chronicles Of Riddick

The Dude
Best Film: Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Best Actor: Al Pacino for The Merchant Of Venice
Best Actress: Naomi Watts for I Heart Huckabees
Greatest Disappointment: The Bourne Supremacy
Biggest Surprise: Shaun Of The Dead
Dud: Garfield The Movie

Scottie
Best Film: The Incredibles
Best Actor: James Caviezel for The Passion Of The Christ
Best Actress: Uma Thurman for Kill Bill: Vol 2
Greatest Disappointment: The Terminal
Biggest Surprise: Spider-Man 2
Dud: Taxi

Gator MacReady
Best Film: Looney Tunes: Back In Action
Best Actor: Jon Heder for Napoleon Dynamite
Best Actress: Mandy Moore for Saved!
Greatest Disappointment: Alien vs Predator
Biggest Surprise: Napoleon Dynamite
Dud: House Of The Dead

The Hav
Best Film: Shrek 2
Best Actor: Jim Carrey for Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Best Actress: Scarlett Johansson for Lost In Translation
Greatest Disappointment: The Village
Biggest Surprise: Switchblade Romance
Dud: Catwoman

Alkaliguru
Best Film: Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Best Actor: Chia Hui Liu for Kill Bill: Vol 2
Best Actress: Kate Winslet for Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Greatest Disappointment: Shaun Of The Dead
Biggest Surprise: Napoleon Dynamite
Dud: Shaun Of The Dead

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