London Film Critics Circle Awards 2002



23rd London Film Critics Circle Awards 12 February 2003

Film of the Year:  About Schmidt 

British Film of the Year:  All or Nothing 

The 23rd London Film Critics Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for 2002, were announced by the London Film Critics Circle on 12 February 2003.

Film of the Year
 About Schmidt 
 * Bowling for Columbine
 * Donnie Darko
 * Lantana
 * Road to Perdition

British Film of the Year
 All or Nothing 
 * About a Boy
 * Sweet Sixteen

Foreign Language Film of the Year
 Y Tu Mamá También • Mexico
 * The Son's Room • Italy
 * Talk to Her • Spain

Director of the Year
 Phillip Noyce - The Quiet American 
 * Pedro Almodóvar - Talk to Her
 * Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

British Director of the Year
Christopher Nolan - Insomnia 
 * Mike Leigh - All or Nothing
 * Sam Mendes - Road to Perdition

Screenwriter of the Year
Andrew Bovell - Lantana 
 * Nia Vardalos - My Big Fat Greek Wedding
 * David Self - Road to Perdition

British Screenwriter of the Year
Steven Knight - Dirty Pretty Things 
 * Mike Leigh - All or Nothing
 * Paul Laverty - Sweet Sixteen

Actor of the Year
Michael Caine - The Quiet American 
 * Jack Nicholson - About Schmidt
 * Al Pacino - Insomnia

Actress of the Year
Stockard Channing - The Business of Strangers 
 * Kerry Armstrong - Lantana
 * Halle Berry - Monster's Ball

British Actor of the Year
Hugh Grant - About a Boy 
 * Chiwetel Ejiofor - Dirty Pretty Things
 * Ralph Fiennes - Spider

British Actress of the Year
Lesley Manville - All or Nothing 
 * Samantha Morton - Morvern Callar
 * Miranda Richardson - Spider

British Supporting Actor of the Year
Kenneth Branagh - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 
 * Paul Bettany - A Beautiful Mind
 * Jude Law - Road to Perdition

British Supporting Actress of the Year
Emily Watson - Red Dragon 
 * Shirley Henderson - 24 Hour Party People
 * Ruth Sheen - All or Nothing

British Newcomer of the Year
Martin Compston - Sweet Sixteen  Keira Knightley - Bend It Like Beckham 
 * Asif Kapadia - The Warrior

Dilys Powell Award

 * Lewis Gilbert