2001 National Society of Film Critics Awards

January 4, 2002

Best Film:

** Mulholland Dr. **

The 36th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 4 January 2002, honored the best in film for 2001.

Winners

Best Picture

1. Mulholland Drive

2. Gosford Park

3. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Best Director

1. '*Robert Altman – *Gosford Park'''''

2. David Lynch – Mulholland Drive

3. Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Best Actor

1. '*Gene Hackman – *The Royal Tenenbaums'''''

2. Denzel Washington – Training Day

3. Tom Wilkinson – In the Bedroom

Best Actress

1. '*Naomi Watts – *Mulholland Drive'''''

2. Sissy Spacek – In the Bedroom

3. Charlotte Rampling – Under the Sand (Sous le sable)

Best Supporting Actor

1. '*Steve Buscemi – *Ghost World'''''

2. Ben Kingsley – Sexy Beast

3. Brian Cox – L.I.E.

Best Supporting Actress

1. '*Helen Mirren – *Gosford Park'''''

2. Maggie Smith – Gosford Park

3. Marisa Tomei – In the Bedroom

Best Screenplay

1. '*Julian Fellowes – *Gosford Park'''''

2. Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff – Ghost World

3. Christopher Nolan – Memento

Best Cinematography

1. Christopher Doyle and Mark Lee Ping Bin – In the Mood for Love (Faa yeung nin wa)

2. Peter Deming – Mulholland Drive

3. Roger Deakins – The Man Who Wasn't There

Best Foreign Language Film

1. In the Mood for Love (Faa yeung nin wa)

2. The Circle (Dayereh)

3. Amores perros

Best Non-Fiction Film

1. The Gleaners and I (Les glaneurs et la glaneuse)

2. The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition

3. My Voyage to Italy (Il mio viaggio in Italia)

Experimental Film Award

• Waking Life

Film Heritage Award

• My Voyage to Italy (Il mio viaggio in Italia)

Special Citation

• Faith Hubley

References

References

1. (5 January 2002). "Nat’l Crix shift into ‘Drive’". Variety.
2. (6 January 2002). "Mulholland Drive is National Critics' choice".
3. (6 January 2002). "'Mulholland Drive' Picked by Critics Group". The New York Times.
4. (7 January 2002). "Film critics' society honors 'Mulholland Drive' / 'Gosford Park' also wins awards". San Francisco Chronicle.