The winners of the 69th New York Film Critics Circle Awards were announced December 15, 2003
| Best Picture: | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| Best Actor: | Bill Murray, Lost in Translation |
| Best Actress: | Hope Davis, American Splendor and The Secret Lives of Dentists |
| Best Supporting Actor: | Eugene Levy, A Mighty Wind |
| Best Supporting Actress: | Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Sand and Fog |
| Best Director: | Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation |
| Best Screenplay: | Craig Lucas, The Secret Lives of Dentists |
| Best Cinematographer: | Harris Savides, Elephant and Gerry |
| Best Foreign Film: | City of God |
| Best Nonfiction Film: | Capturing the Friedmans |
| Best Animated Film: | The Triplets of Belleville |
| Best First Feature: | Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, American Splendor |
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