Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2004

Best Actor

Paul Giamatti - Sideways^[1]

Best Actress

Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake^[1]

• Hilary Swank – Million Dollar Baby^{[citation needed]}
• Kate Winslet – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• Catalina Sandino Moreno – Maria Full of Grace
• Annette Bening – Being Julia

Best Cinematography (TIE)

Robert Richardson - The Aviator^[1]

Christopher Doyle - Ying xiong (Hero)^[1]

Best Director

Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby^[1]

Best Documentary Feature

Fahrenheit 9/11^[1]

Best Film

Sideways^[1]

Best Foreign Language Film

Un long dimanche de fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement), France/United States^[1]

Best Original Score

Howard Shore - The Aviator^[1]

Best Screenplay

Sideways - Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor^[1]

Best Supporting Actor

Thomas Haden Church - Sideways^[1]

Best Supporting Actress

Virginia Madsen - Sideways^[1]

Most Promising Filmmaker

Zach Braff - Garden State^[1]

Most Promising Performer

Catalina Sandino Moreno - Maria Full of Grace^[1]