The 9th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, given by the San Diego Film Critics Society, honored the best in film for 2004.

Winners

• Best Actor:
  • Jim Carrey - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• Best Actress:
  • Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake
• Best Animated Film:
  • The Incredibles
• Best Cinematography (tie):
  • Hero (Ying xiong)
  • The Phantom of the Opera
• Best Director:
  • Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby
• Best Documentary Film:
  • Tarnation
• Best Editing:
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• Best Film:
  • Vera Drake
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • The Sea Inside (Mar adentro) • Spain/France/Italy
• Best Production Design:
  • The Aviator
• Best Score:
  • "Million Dollar Baby" - Clint Eastwood
• Best Screenplay - Adapted:
  • Sideways - Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
• Best Screenplay - Original:
  • Vera Drake - Mike Leigh
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Phil Davis - Vera Drake
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Natalie Portman - Closer
• Body of Work award:
  • Don Cheadle - The Assassination of Richard Nixon, Hotel Rwanda and The United States of Leland