Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2002

The 1st Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2002, were given on December 30, 2002.

Winners
Best Film
 * Road to Perdition
 * Runners-up: Adaptation., About Schmidt, Antwone Fisher, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Best Director (TIE)
 * Spike Jonze – Adaptation.
 * Sam Mendes – Road to Perdition
 * Denzel Washington – Antwone Fisher
 * Runners-up: Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Rob Marshall – Chicago

Best Actor
 * Jack Nicholson – About Schmidt
 * Runner-up: Daniel Day-Lewis – Gangs of New York

Best Actress
 * Julianne Moore – Far from Heaven
 * Runner-up: Maggie Gyllenhaal – Secretary

Best Supporting Actor (TIE)
 * Chris Cooper – Adaptation.
 * Dennis Haysbert – Far from Heaven
 * Runner-up: Paul Newman – Road to Perdition

Best Supporting Actress
 * Kathy Bates – About Schmidt
 * Runners-up: Michelle Pfeiffer – White Oleander and Renée Zellweger – White Oleander

Best Ensemble
 * Barbershop
 * Runner-up: My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Best Original Screenplay
 * Nia Vardalos – My Big Fat Greek Wedding
 * Runners-up: Alfonso Cuarón and Carlos Cuarón – Y Tu Mamá También, Brad Silberling – Moonlight Mile, and Chap Taylor and Michael Tolkin – Changing Lanes

Best Adapted Screenplay
 * Charlie Kaufman – Adaptation.
 * Runner-up: Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz, and Paul Weitz – About a Boy

Best Animated Film
 * Lilo & Stitch
 * Runner-up: Ice Age

Best Documentary Film
 * The Kid Stays in the Picture
 * Runner-up: Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Biggest Disappointment
 * Solaris

Best Guilty Pleasure
 * Undercover Brother
 * Runners-up: Blue Crush and Die Another Day