2001 National Society of Film Critics Awards



36th NSFC Awards January 4, 2002

Best Film:  Mulholland Dr. 

The 36th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 4 January 2002, honored the best in film for 2001.

Best Picture
1. Mulholland Drive 2. Gosford Park 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Best Director
1. Robert Altman – Gosford Park 2. David Lynch – Mulholland Drive 3. Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Best Actor
1. Gene Hackman – The Royal Tenenbaums 2. Denzel Washington – Training Day 3. Tom Wilkinson – In the Bedroom

Best Actress
1. Naomi Watts – Mulholland Drive 2. Sissy Spacek – In the Bedroom 3. Charlotte Rampling – Under the Sand (Sous le sable)

Best Supporting Actor
1. Steve Buscemi – Ghost World 2. Ben Kingsley – Sexy Beast 3. Brian Cox – L.I.E.

Best Supporting Actress
1. Helen Mirren – Gosford Park 2. Maggie Smith – Gosford Park 3. Marisa Tomei – In the Bedroom

Best Screenplay
1. Julian Fellowes – Gosford Park 2. Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff – Ghost World 3. Christopher Nolan – Memento

Best Cinematography
1. Christopher Doyle and Mark Lee Ping Bin – In the Mood for Love (Faa yeung nin wa) 2. Peter Deming – Mulholland Drive 3. Roger Deakins – The Man Who Wasn't There

Best Foreign Language Film
1. In the Mood for Love (Faa yeung nin wa) 2. The Circle (Dayereh) 3. Amores perros

Best Non-Fiction Film
1. The Gleaners and I (Les glaneurs et la glaneuse) 2. The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition 3. My Voyage to Italy (Il mio viaggio in Italia)

Experimental Film Award

 * Waking Life

Film Heritage Award

 * My Voyage to Italy (Il mio viaggio in Italia)

Special Citation

 * Faith Hubley