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Other awards went to Edward Zwick, Best Director, for The Last Samurai; to Sean Penn as Best Actor for his roles in both Mystic River and 21 Grams; and to Diane Keaton as Best Actress for her role in Something's Gotta Give.

The NBR marks the first outing in what should turn out to be a hotly contested awards season

Mystic River was released October 8th, 2003 and stars Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney, Kevin Chapman, Tom Guiry. The film is directed by Clint Eastwood.