Top Ten 2003

  1. Gerry (Gus Van Sant, 2002)
  2. Kill Bill, Vol. 1 (Quentin Tarantino)
  3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Peter Jackson)
  4. The Son (Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, 2002)
  5. demonlover (Olivier Assayas, 2002)
  6. The Secret Lives of Dentists (Alan Rudolph, 2002)
  7. Irreversible (Gaspar Noé, 2002)
  8. Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola)
  9. Capturing the Friedmans (Andrew Jarecki)
  10. In My Skin (Marina de Van, 2002)

Runners-up, in order: Bus 174 (José Padilha, 2002), Bad Santa (Terry Zwigoff), City of God (Fernando Meirelles, 2002), The Company (Robert Altman), Pistol Opera (Seijun Suzuki, 2001), Ichi the Killer (Takashi Miike, 2001), An Injury to One (Travis Wilkerson, 2002), The Man Without a Past (Aki Kaurismäki, 2002), The School of Rock (Richard Linklater), Finding Nemo (Andrew Stanton)

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Here's my ballot for Mike D'Angelo's 2003 Skandies Awards. Like the VillageVoice's venerable "Pazz 'n' Jop" music poll, voters allot exactly 100 points to 10 choices in each category, giving between 5 and 30 ponts to each entry.

BEST PICTURE

  • Gerry 17
  • Kill Bill, Vol. 1 15
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 12
  • The Son 11
  • demonlover 10
  • The Secret Lives of Dentists 9
  • Irreversible 8
  • Lost in Translation 7
  • Capturing the Friedmans 6
  • In My Skin 5

BEST DIRECTOR

  • Gus Van Sant, Gerry 19
  • Quentin Tarantino, Kill Bill, Vol. 1 13
  • Olivier Assayas, demonlover 12
  • Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, The Son 11
  • Gaspar Noe, Irreversible 10
  • Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 9
  • Robert Altman, The Company 8
  • Claire Denis, Friday Night 7
  • Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation 6
  • Travis Wilkerson, An Injury to One 5

BEST ACTRESS

  • Uma Thurman, Kill Bill, Vol. 1 24
  • Scarlett Johansson, Lost in Translation 16
  • Oksana Akinshina, Lilya 4-ever 10
  • Connie Nielsen, demonlover 9
  • Marina de Van, In My Skin 8
  • Neve Campbell, The Company 8
  • Zooey Deschanel, All the Real Girls 7
  • Monica Belucci, Irreversible 7
  • Naomi Watts, 21 Grams 6
  • Mania Akbari, 10 5

BEST ACTOR

  • Campbell Scott, The Secret Lives of Dentists 15
  • Olivier Gourmet, The Son 13
  • Billy Bob Thornton, Bad Santa 11
  • Paddy Considine, In America 11
  • George Clooney, Intolerable Cruelty 9
  • Peter Sarsgaard, Shattered Glass 9
  • Bill Murray, Lost in Translation 9
  • Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 8
  • Tommy Lee Jones, The Hunted 8
  • Nick Nolte, The Good Thief 7

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  • Hope Davis, The Secret Lives of Dentists 21
  • Joan Cusack, The School of Rock 17
  • Samantha Morton, In America 13
  • Chloe Sevigny, demonlover 10
  • Lucy Liu, Kill Bill, Vol. 1 9
  • Hope Davis, American Splendor 8
  • Catherine O'Hara, A Mighty Wind 6
  • Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Sand and Fog 6
  • Melissa Leo, 21 Grams 5
  • Alison Lohman, Matchstick Men 5

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

  • Ian McKellen, X2 15
  • Morgan Marinne, The Son 14
  • Sean Astin, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 12
  • Sonny Chiba, Kill Bill, Vol. 1 11
  • Billy Bob Thornton, Intolerable Cruelty 11
  • Giovanni Ribisi, Lost in Translation 10
  • Albert Dupontel, Irreversible 9
  • Bernard Lecoq, The Flower of Evil 7
  • Paul Bettany, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 6
  • Eugene Levy, A Mighty Wind 5

BEST SCREENPLAY

  • Craig Lucas, The Secret Lives of Dentists 14
  • Frances Walsh, Phillipa Boyens & Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 13
  • Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson & David Reynolds, Finding Nemo 12
  • Aki Kaurism�ki, The Man Without a Past 11
  • Bráulio Mantovani, City of God 11
  • Marina de Van, In My Skin 10
  • Glenn Ficarra & John Requa, Bad Santa 9
  • Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan & Kirsten SheridanIn America 8
  • Quentin Tarantino, Kill Bill, Vol. 1 7
  • Gaspar No�, Irreversible 5

BEST SCENE

  • Sunrise zombie march, Gerry 18
  • Rock-marooned, Gerry 16
  • "Opening" credits, Irreversible 11
  • Rainstorm pas de deux, The Company 11
  • The tragic end, Bus 174 11
  • Opening, Millennium Mambo 11
  • The Bride vs. the Crazy 88's, Kill Bill, Vol. 1 7
  • Karoake night, Lost in Translation 5
  • The Bride vs. O-Ren Ishii, Kill Bill, Vol. 1 5
  • What's in a name?, American Splendor 5