2002 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

Winners

• Best Picture:
  • About Schmidt
  • Runner-up: Far from Heaven
• Best Director:
  • Pedro Almodóvar – Talk to Her (Hable con ella)
  • Runner-up: Todd Haynes – Far from Heaven
• Best Actor (TIE):
  • Daniel Day-Lewis – Gangs of New York
  • Jack Nicholson – About Schmidt
• Best Actress:
  • Julianne Moore – Far from Heaven and The Hours
  • Runner-up: Isabelle Huppert – The Piano Teacher (La pianiste)
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Chris Cooper – Adaptation.
  • Runner-up: Christopher Walken – Catch Me If You Can
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Edie Falco – Sunshine State
  • Runner-up: Kathy Bates – About Schmidt
• Best Screenplay:
  • Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor – About Schmidt
  • Runner-up: Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman – Adaptation.
• Best Cinematography:
  • Edward Lachman – Far from Heaven
  • Runner-up: Conrad L. Hall – Road to Perdition
• Best Production Design:
  • Dante Ferretti – Gangs of New York
  • Runner-up: Mark Friedberg – Far from Heaven
• Best Music Score:
  • Elmer Bernstein – Far from Heaven
  • Runner-up: Philip Glass – The Hours
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • Y Tu Mamá También • Mexico
  • Runner-up: Talk to Her (Hable con ella) • Spain
• Best Non-Fiction Film:
  • The Cockettes
  • Runner-up: Bowling for Columbine
• Best Animation:
  • Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi)
• The Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award:
  • Michael Snow – *Corpus Callosum
  • Kenneth Anger (for his body of work)
• New Generation Award:
  • Lynne Ramsay
• Career Achievement Award:
  • Arthur Penn
• Special Citation:
  • Lilo & Stitch for excellence in character design and animation.

References

References

1. (15 December 2002). "L.A. Film Critics Pick 'Schmidt' as Year's Best Film". Los Angeles Times.