2002 National Society of Film Critics Awards

January 4, 2003

Best Film:

** The Pianist **

The 37th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 4 January 2003, honored the best in film for 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

3. 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. Paweł 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 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0305489/

4. The Kid Stays in the Picture

Film Heritage Award

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

Special Citation

• UCLA's film and television archives

References

References

1. (7 January 2003). "National critics pick "The Pianist"".
2. (6 January 2003). "`Pianist' sweeps National Film Critics awards". Chicago Tribune.
3. (5 January 2003). "Critics Name Polanski's 'The Pianist' Best Picture". Los Angeles Times.