2002 National Society of Film Critics Awards
# 2002 National Society of Film Critics Awards

37th NSFC 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 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. 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

3. 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
