St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards 2004

The 1st St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards were announced on February 10, 2005.^[1] They were given for films opening prior to December 31, 2004.

• Best Actor:
  • Jamie Foxx - Ray as Ray Charles
• Best Actress:
  • Hilary Swank - Million Dollar Baby as Maggie Fitzgerald
• Best Animated Film:
  • The Incredibles
• Best Art Direction: (tie)
  • Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
  • The Aviator
• Best Cinematography:
  • House of Flying Daggers as Zhao Xiaoding
• Best Comedy/Musical:
  • Sideways
• Best Director (Comedy/Musical):
  • Alexander Payne - Sideways
• Best Director (Drama):
  • Martin Scorsese - The Aviator
• Best Documentary Feature:
  • Fahrenheit 9/11
• Best Film:
  • The Aviator
• Best Foreign Language Film: (tie)
  • A Very Long Engagement (Un long dimanche de fiançailles) • France
  • The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de motocicleta) • Brazil
• Best Score:
  • Ray
• Best Screenplay:
  • Sideways - Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Thomas Haden Church - Sideways as Jack Lopate
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Cate Blanchett - The Aviator as Katharine Hepburn
• Best Visual Effects: (tie)
  • The Incredibles
  • Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow