Moviegeekz 2004 Year In Review

Last Updated: May 24, 2005

NOTE: The lists and awards included here may change (and, honestly, probably will) as I see more and more movies released during 2004. Check back often!

Top Ten Movies of 2004

1. The Incredibles
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3. Garden State
4. Sideways
5. Closer
6. Kill Bill, Vol. 2
7. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
8. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
9. Shaun of the Dead
10. In Good Company

Awards

Best Actor: Paul Giamatti, Sideways Honorable Mention: Jamie Foxx, Ray; Jim Carrey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Zach Braff, Garden State; Jeff Bridges, The Door in the Floor; Billy Bob Thornton, Friday Night Lights, Topher Grace, In Good Company, Bill Murray, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou

Best Actress: Bryce Dallas Howard, The Village Honorable Mention: Natalie Portman, Garden State; Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Julia Roberts, Closer; Scarlett Johansson, A Love Song for Bobby Long

Best Supporting Actor: Clive Owen, Closer Honorable Mention: Alfred Molina, Spider-Man 2; Jamie Foxx, Collateral; Thomas Haden Church, Sideways; Derek Luke, Friday Night Lights

Best Supporting Actress: Natalie Portman, Closer Honorable Mention: Virginia Madsen, Sideways; Kerry Washington, Ray

Best Director: Michel Gondry, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Honorable Mention: Brad Bird, The Incredibles; Quentin Tarantino, Kill Bill, Vol. 2; Zhang Yimou, Hero, Wes Anderson, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou

Best Screenplay: Brad Bird, The Incredibles Honorable Mention: Zach Braff, Garden State; Charlie Kaufman, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Patrick Marber, Closer; Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Sideways