Gary Dretzka
Leonard Klady
David Poland
Ray Pride

Awards: January 25, 2005

Central Ohio Film Critics
Complete List

Best Film
Million Dollar Baby
Runner up: Sideways/Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (tie)

Best Direction
Alexander Payne, Sideways
Runner up: Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby

Best Lead Performance
Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby
Runner up: Jamie Foxx, Ray

Best Supporting Performance
Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Runner up: Clive Owen, Closer

Actor of the Year
For an exemplary body of work
Cate Blanchett, Coffee & Cigarettes,
The Aviator, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou Runner up: Jamie Foxx, Collateral, Ray

Best Ensemble
The Cast of I Heart Huckabees
Runner up: The Cast of Sideways

Best Screenplay
Charlie Kaufman,
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Runner up: Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor, Sideways

Best Formal Design
For exceptional visual aesthetic
The Aviator
Runner up: Hero

Best Sound Design
For exceptional aural aesthetic
Kill Bill Vol. 2
Runner up: The Village

Breakthrough Film Artist
Zach Braff, Garden State; for acting, writing and directing
Runner up: Catalina Sandino Moreno, Maria Full of Grace; for acting

Top Ten Films
1. Million Dollar Baby
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2.Sideways
4. The Incredibles
5. The Aviator
5.Before Sunset
5.Closer
8. Dogville
8. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
8. Maria Full of Grace

 

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