Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2003

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8th FFCC Awards

January 2, 2004


Best Film:
The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King
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The 8th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2003, were held on January 2, 2004.

Winners

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References

  1. "FFCC Award Winners". Florida Film Critics. Archived from the original on 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2011-06-04.