2002 National Society of Film Critics Awards

37th NSFC Awards

January 4, 2003

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Best Film:

The Pianist

The 37th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 4 January 2003, honored the best in film for 2002 in film, 2002.

Winners

Best Picture

1. ''The Pianist (2002 film), The Pianist''

2. ''Y Tu Mamá También''

3. ''Talk to Her'' (''Hable con ella'')

Best Director

1. Roman Polanski – ''The Pianist (2002 film), The Pianist''

2. Pedro Almodóvar – ''Talk to Her'' (''Hable con ella'')

3. Alfonso Cuarón – ''Y Tu Mamá También''

Best Actor

1. Adrien Brody – ''The Pianist (2002 film), The Pianist''

2. Michael Caine – ''The Quiet American (2002 film), The Quiet American''

3. Aurélien Recoing – ''Time Out (2001 film), Time Out'' (''L'emploi du temps'')

Best Actress

1. Diane Lane – ''Unfaithful (2002 film), Unfaithful''

2. Maggie Gyllenhaal – ''Secretary (2002 film), Secretary''

2. Isabelle Huppert – ''The Piano Teacher (film), The Piano Teacher'' (''La pianiste'')

Best Supporting Actor

1. Christopher Walken – ''Catch Me If You Can''

2. Chris Cooper – ''Adaptation (film), Adaptation.''

3. Alan Arkin – ''Thirteen Conversations About One Thing''

Best Supporting Actress

1. Patricia Clarkson – ''Far from Heaven''

2. Fiona Shaw – ''The Triumph of Love (2001 film), The Triumph of Love''

3. Kathy Bates – ''About Schmidt''

Best Screenplay

1. Ronald Harwood – ''The Pianist (2002 film), The Pianist''

2. Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (writer), Jim Taylor – ''About Schmidt''

3. Carlos Cuarón and Alfonso Cuarón – ''Y Tu Mamá También''

Best Cinematography

1. Edward Lachman – ''Far from Heaven''

2. Paweł Edelman – ''The Pianist (2002 film), The Pianist''

3. Robert Elswit – ''Punch-Drunk Love''

Best Foreign Language Film

1. ''Y Tu Mamá También''

2. ''Talk to Her'' (''Hable con ella'')

3. ''Time Out (2001 film), Time Out'' (''L'emploi du temps'')

Best Non-Fiction Film

1. ''Standing in the Shadows of Motown''

2. ''The Cockettes (film), The Cockettes''

3. ''Domestic Violence'

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3. ''The Kid Stays in the Picture''

Film Heritage Award

* Kino International (company), Kino International for releasing restored versions of Fritz Lang's ''Metropolis (1927 film), Metropolis'' and D. W. Griffith silent films

Special Citation

* University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA's film and television archives

References

External links

Past Awards

{{NSFC Awards Chron

2002 film awards
National Society of Film Critics Awards, 2002
2003 in American cinema