The 10th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 10, 2005, at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, California, honoring the finest achievements of 2004 filmmaking. The ceremony was hosted by Eric McCormack and broadcast live on The WB. The nominees were announced on December 15, 2004.

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers is a 2004 biographical film about the life of English comedian Peter Sellers, based on Roger Lewis's book of the same name. It was directed by Stephen Hopkins and stars Geoffrey Rush as Sellers, Miriam Margolyes as his mother Peg Sellers, Emily Watson as his first wife Anne Howe, Charlize Theron as his second wife Britt Ekland, John Lithgow as Blake Edwards, Stephen Fry as Maurice Woodruff and Stanley Tucci as Stanley Kubrick.