Gotham Independent Film Awards 2002

The 12th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on September 26, 2002 and were hosted by Rosie Perez and John Turturro. At the ceremony, Ang Lee and Bingham Ray were honored with Career Tributes, Whitney Dow and Marco Williams received the Anthony Radziwell Documentary Achievement Award and Julianne Moore was awarded the Actor Award.

Breakthrough Actor

 * Maggie Gyllenhaal – Secretary

Breakthrough Director (Open Palm Award)

 * Eric Eason – Manito
 * Bertha Bay-Sa Pan – Face
 * Ethan Hawke – Chelsea Walls
 * Moisés Kaufman – The Laramie Project
 * Peter Mattei – Love in the Time of Money
 * Fisher Stevens – Just a Kiss

Anthony Radziwell Documentary Achievement Award

 * Whitney Dow and Marco Williams for Two Towns of Jasper

Actor Award

 * Julianne Moore

Career Tributes

 * Ang Lee
 * Bingham Ray