National Board of Review Awards 2002



74th NBR Awards December 4, 2002

Best Film:  The Hours  The 74th National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2002, were announced on 4 December 2002 and given on 14 January 2003.

Top 10 films

 * 1) The Hours
 * 2) Chicago
 * 3) Gangs of New York
 * 4) The Quiet American
 * 5) Adaptation.
 * 6) Rabbit-Proof Fence
 * 7) The Pianist
 * 8) Far from Heaven
 * 9) Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
 * 10) Frida

Top Foreign Films

 * 1) Talk to Her
 * 2) Y Tu Mamá También
 * 3) 8 Women
 * 4) City of God
 * 5) El crimen del Padre Amaro

Winners

 * Best Film:
 * The Hours
 * Best Foreign Language Film:
 * Hable con ella (Talk to Her), Spain
 * Best Actor:
 * Campbell Scott – Roger Dodger
 * Best Actress:
 * Julianne Moore – Far from Heaven
 * Best Supporting Actor:
 * Chris Cooper – Adaptation.
 * Best Supporting Actress:
 * Kathy Bates – About Schmidt
 * Best Cast:
 * Nicholas Nickleby
 * Breakthrough Performance – Male:
 * Derek Luke – Antwone Fisher
 * Breakthrough Performance – Female:
 * Maggie Gyllenhaal – Secretary
 * Best Director:
 * Phillip Noyce – The Quiet American and Rabbit-Proof Fence
 * Best Debut Director:
 * Rob Marshall – Chicago
 * Best Screenplay:
 * Charlie Kaufman – Adaptation., Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Human Nature
 * Best Documentary Feature:
 * Bowling for Columbine
 * Best Animated Feature:
 * Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Spirited Away)
 * Best Film Made For Cable TV:
 * The Laramie Project
 * Career Achievement Award:
 * Christopher Plummer
 * Special Award for Visionary Cinematic Achievement:
 * George Lucas
 * Special Filmmaking Achievement:
 * George Clooney, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
 * Career Achievement – Music Composition:
 * Elmer Bernstein
 * Career Achievement – Cinematography:
 * Conrad Hall
 * Humanitarian Award:
 * Sheila Nevins (HBO)
 * William K. Everson Award For Film History:
 * Annette Insdorf, Films and the Holocaust
 * Freedom Of Expression:
 * Rabbit-Proof Fence
 * Ararat
 * Bloody Sunday
 * The Grey Zone
 * Special Recognition For Excellence In Filmmaking:
 * Frailty
 * The Good Girl
 * The Guys
 * Heaven
 * Igby Goes Down
 * Max
 * Personal Velocity: Three Portraits
 * Real Women Have Curves
 * Roger Dodger
 * Sunshine State
 * Tadpole
 * Tully