US film critics awards: full list
The prospects of Oscar honour for Jim Sheridan, the Irish film director, and his latest film, In America, increased last weekend when he and his daughters, Kirsten and Naomi Sheridan, won the Best Writer award in the US film critics awards.
The awards, given in Los Angeles by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, are often cited as indicating how members of the Motion Picture Academy will divide the coming season's Oscars.
The final instalment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy received four awards from the critics: best picture, best director, best ensemble and best composer.
Best picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Best actor: Sean Penn, Mystic River.
Best actress: Charlize Theron, Monster.
Best supporting actor: Tim Robbins, Mystic River.
Best supporting actress: Renee Zellweger, Cold Mountain.
Best acting ensemble: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Best director: Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Best writer: Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, In America.
Best young actor/actress: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Whale Rider.
Best animated feature: Finding Nemo. Best family film (live action): Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
Best picture made for television: Angels in America.
Best documentary: Capturing the Friedmans. Best foreign language film: The Barbarian Invasions. Best song: A Mighty Wind, by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Eugene Levy. Best composer: Howard Shore, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. - (AP)