Shore's The Aviator does a good landing in Chicago

The Film Critics Association of Chicago has awarded Canadian composer Howard Shore for having written The Aviator, considered the best film score of the year. Scorsese's new film was also awarded by Chicago critics for the best cinematography, together with Hero.

But the most awarded picture in last Monday's ceremony was Sideways: best film, best script, best actor (Paul Giamatti), best supporting actor (Thomas Haden Church) and best supporting actress (Virgina Madsen).

As best director, Chicago critics voted for Clint Eastwood by Million Dollar Baby, and Imelda Staunton was awarded best actress for Vera Drake.

Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 was awarded as the best documentary film of 2004, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet's A Very Long Engagement was distinguished as the best foreign language film.

http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/