Thoughts on a few 2004 movies

It just so happens that I've been thinking of some of my favourite 2004 movies. I've been quite sure for a while that (the unfortunately titled) "Million Dollar Baby" is the best of those that I saw, with "Sideways" and "Before Sunset" coming in a close joint second. Apart from that, three other things stood out:

1. Paul Giamatti's performance in "Sideways", showing, using some body language and throw of voice, that men are bundles of complication too.
2. Julie Delpy's performance in "Before Sunset": nothing short of astonishing for how it convinces us that this is the woman in "Before Sunrise" grown ten years older.
3. The cinematography in "Spring Summer Fall Winter... and Spring", a superlative work of art that is worth 1000 × 1000 words. Incidentally, if you want to get some idea of what my environs look like at various times of the year, see this movie.

Guess how many of these made it to the Oscar nominations list.