The New York Film Critics Online Awards 2004

"Sideways," the journey of two men who are good friends though temperamentally opposites, was voted Best Film of the year by New York Film Critics Online, an organization of film journalists in the Big Apple area. NYFCO is composed of writers who are either exclusively online or who are broadcast/print critics with a strong online presence.

Jamie Foxx was honored by the group as Best Actor in "Ray," the tale of a musician who lost his sight while still a child and went on to become perhaps the greatest jazz and gospel pianist of the century; and Imelda Staunton as Best Actress for "Vera Drake," the tale of a selfless woman who made a living as a maid while giving abortions on the side; while top honors went to Martin Scorsese for directing "The Aviator."

At its fourth annual meeting on December 11, these awards were voted by NYFCO:

PICTURE
Sideways

ACTOR
Jamie Foxx (Ray)

ACTRESS
Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake)

DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese (The Aviator)

SCREENPLAY
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Charlie Kaufman)

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Thomas Haden Church (Sideways)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Virginia Madsen (Sideways)

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Hero (Christopher Doyle)

ANIMATION
The Incredibles

FOREIGN LANGUAGE
The Motorcycle Diaries

DOCUMENTARY
Broadway: The Golden Age (tie)
Super Size Me (tie)

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Topher Grace (P.S.; In Good Company)

DEBUT DIRECTOR
Joshua Marston (Maria, Full of Grace)

Top Nine Films

1. Sideways
2. The Aviator
3. Before Sunset
4. Hero
5. Kinsey
6. Bad Education
7. The Incredibles
8. The Motorcycle Diaries
9. House of Flying Daggers

Members of New York Film Critics Online

CHRIS BARSANTI (Film Threat), FREDERIC & MARY ANN BRUSSAT (Spiritual Rx), ANGEL COHN (TV Guide Online), MARCY DERMANSKY (Worldfilm Guide), EDWARD DOUGLAS (Weekend Warrior), DAVID EDELSTEIN (Slate), JURGEN FAUTH (Worldfilm Guide), ED GONZALEZ (Slant Magazine), SUSAN GRANGER (SSG Syndicate), BRANDON JUDELL (Indiewire), HARVEY KARTEN (CompuServe), CHRISTY LEMIRE (Associated Press), KURT LODER (MTV), MAITLAND MC DONAGH (TV Guide Online), PRAIRIE MILLER (WBAI; Long Island Press), VERONICA MIXON (Film Gazette), CHARLES TED MURPHY (Murphys Movie Reviews), SCOTT NASH (Three Movie Buffs), LOUIS PROYECT (Marx Mail), REX REED (New York Observer), CHARLES SCHWARTZ (Cranky Critic), DAVID STERRITT (Christian Science Monitor), CHARLES TAYLOR (Salon), ARMOND WHITE (New York Press), WILLIAM WOLF (Wolf Entertainment Guide), STEPHANIE ZACHAREK (Salon)