The 9th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2004, were announced on 22 December 2004. Alexander Payne’s Sideways was the winner of four awards.

Best Film:

Sideways

Best Director:

Alexander Payne – Sideways

Best Actor:

Jamie Foxx – Ray

Best Actress:

Hilary Swank – Million Dollar Baby

Best Supporting Actor:

Thomas Haden Church – Sideways

Best Supporting Actress:

Laura Linney – Kinsey

Best Screenplay:

Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor – Sideways

Best Animated Film:

The Incredibles

Best Documentary Film:

Fahrenheit 9/11

Best Foreign Language Film:

A Very Long Engagement (Un long dimanche de fiançailles) – France/USA

Best Cinematography:

Christopher Doyle – Hero

Pauline Kael Breakout Award:

Zach Braff – Garden State

Golden Orange for Outstanding Contribution to Film:

Jay Boyar, for co-founding and leading the Florida Film Critics Circle, and for 22 years as a movie critic for the Orlando Sentinel.