Online Film Critics Society Awards 2002

6th Online Film Critics Society Awards

January 6, 2003

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Best Film:
The Lord of the Rings:
The Two Towers

The 6th Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2002, were given on 6 January 2003.

Top 10 films

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2. Far from Heaven
3. Minority Report
4. Adaptation.
5. Gangs of New York
6. The Pianist
7. Bowling for Columbine
8. Punch-Drunk Love
9. Road to Perdition
10. About Schmidt

Winners and nominees

Best Picture

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

• Adaptation.
• Bowling for Columbine
• Far from Heaven
• Minority Report

Best Director

Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

• Todd Haynes – Far from Heaven
• Spike Jonze – Adaptation.
• Martin Scorsese – Gangs of New York
• Steven Spielberg – Minority Report

Best Actor

Daniel Day-Lewis – Gangs of New York

• Adrien Brody – The Pianist
• Nicolas Cage – Adaptation.
• Jack Nicholson – About Schmidt
• Robin Williams – One Hour Photo

Best Actress

Julianne Moore – Far from Heaven

• Jennifer Aniston – The Good Girl
• Maggie Gyllenhaal – Secretary
• Isabelle Huppert – The Piano Teacher
• Diane Lane – Unfaithful

Best Supporting Actor

Dennis Quaid – Far from Heaven

• Alan Arkin – Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
• Chris Cooper – Adaptation.
• Paul Newman – Road to Perdition
• Andy Serkis – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Best Supporting Actress

Samantha Morton – Minority Report

• Kathy Bates – About Schmidt
• Edie Falco – Sunshine State
• Meryl Streep – Adaptation.
• Catherine Zeta-Jones – Chicago

Best Original Screenplay

Far from Heaven – Todd Haynes

• Frailty – Brent Hanley
• Punch-Drunk Love – Paul Thomas Anderson
• Roger Dodger – Dylan Kidd
• Signs – M. Night Shyamalan

Best Adapted Screenplay

Adaptation. – Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman

• About Schmidt – Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
• Catch Me If You Can – Jeff Nathanson
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair and Peter Jackson
• Minority Report – Scott Frank and Jon Cohen

Best Foreign Language Film

Y Tu Mamá También

• Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
• Monsoon Wedding
• Spirited Away
• Talk to Her

Best Documentary

Bowling for Columbine

• Comedian
• Dogtown and Z-Boys
• The Kid Stays in the Picture
• Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Best Animated Feature

Spirited Away

• Ice Age
• Lilo & Stitch
• Metropolis
• Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

Best Cinematography

Far from Heaven – Edward Lachman

• Gangs of New York – Michael Ballhaus
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Andrew Lesnie
• Minority Report – Janusz Kamiński
• Road to Perdition – Conrad L. Hall

Best Editing

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Michael Horton and Jabez Olssen

• Adaptation. – Eric Zumbrunnen
• Chicago – Martin Walsh
• Minority Report – Michael Kahn
• Panic Room – James Haygood and Angus Wall

Best Ensemble

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

• 8 Women
• Adaptation.
• Chicago
• Gangs of New York

Best Original Score

Far from Heaven – Elmer Bernstein

• Catch Me If You Can – John Williams
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Howard Shore
• Punch-Drunk Love – Jon Brion
• Signs – James Newton Howard

Best Art Direction

Far from Heaven

• Gangs of New York
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
• Minority Report
• Road to Perdition

Best Costume Design

Far from Heaven

• 8 Women
• Chicago
• Gangs of New York
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Best Sound

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

• Gangs of New York
• Minority Report
• Signs
• Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones

Best Visual Effects

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Minority Report
• Spider-Man
• Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones

Breakthrough Filmmaker

Mark Romanek – One Hour Photo

• Dylan Kidd – Roger Dodger
• Rob Marshall – Chicago
• Bill Paxton – Frailty
• Burr Steers – Igby Goes Down

Breakthrough Performer

Maggie Gyllenhaal – Secretary

• Steve Coogan – 24 Hour Party People
• Eminem – 8 Mile
• Derek Luke – Antwone Fisher
• Nia Vardalos – My Big Fat Greek Wedding