National Society of Film Critics Awards 2002

37th NSFC Awards

January 4, 2003

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Best Film:
The Pianist

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

Winners

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. Pawel 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 [1]
3. The Kid Stays in the Picture

Special Citation:

• UCLA's film and television archives

Film Heritage Award:

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

External links

• Past Awards

References

• Critics Name Polanski's 'The Pianist' Best Picture Los Angeles Times
• National critics pick “The Pianist” Salon.com
• `Pianist' sweeps National Film Critics awards Chicago Tribune