2002 National Society of Film Critics Awards



37th NSFC Awards January 4, 2003

Best Film:  The Pianist 

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

Best Picture
1. The Pianist 2. Y Tu Mamá También 3. Talk to Her (Hable con ella)

Best Director
1. Roman Polanski – 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 2. Michael Caine – The Quiet American 3. Aurélien Recoing – Time Out (L'emploi du temps)

Best Actress
1. Diane Lane – Unfaithful 2. Maggie Gyllenhaal – Secretary 2. Isabelle Huppert – The Piano Teacher (La pianiste)

Best Supporting Actor
1. Christopher Walken – Catch Me If You Can 2. Chris Cooper – 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 3. Kathy Bates – About Schmidt

Best Screenplay
1. Ronald Harwood – The Pianist 2. Alexander Payne and 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 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 (L'emploi du temps)

Best Non-Fiction Film
1. Standing in the Shadows of Motown 2. The Cockettes 3. Domestic Violence 3. The Kid Stays in the Picture

Film Heritage Award

 * Kino International for releasing restored versions of Fritz Lang's Metropolis and D. W. Griffith silent films

Special Citation

 * UCLA's film and television archives