Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2002
# Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2002

The 1st Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2002, were given on December 30, 2002.

## Winners

Best Film

* Road to Perdition
   * Runners-up: Adaptation., About Schmidt, Antwone Fisher, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Best Director (TIE)

* Spike Jonze – Adaptation.
* Sam Mendes – Road to Perdition
* Denzel Washington – Antwone Fisher
   * Runners-up: Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Rob Marshall – Chicago

Best Actor

* Jack Nicholson – About Schmidt
   * Runner-up: Daniel Day-Lewis – Gangs of New York

Best Actress

* Julianne Moore – Far from Heaven
   * Runner-up: Maggie Gyllenhaal – Secretary

Best Supporting Actor (TIE)

* Chris Cooper – Adaptation.
* Dennis Haysbert – Far from Heaven
   * Runner-up: Paul Newman – Road to Perdition

Best Supporting Actress

* Kathy Bates – About Schmidt
   * Runners-up: Michelle Pfeiffer – White Oleander and Renée Zellweger – White Oleander

Best Ensemble

* Barbershop
   * Runner-up: My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Best Original Screenplay

* Nia Vardalos – My Big Fat Greek Wedding
   * Runners-up: Alfonso Cuarón and Carlos Cuarón – Y Tu Mamá También, Brad Silberling – Moonlight Mile, and Chap Taylor and Michael Tolkin – Changing Lanes

Best Adapted Screenplay

* Charlie Kaufman – Adaptation.
   * Runner-up: Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz, and Paul Weitz – About a Boy

Best Animated Film

* Lilo & Stitch
   * Runner-up: Ice Age

Best Documentary Film

* The Kid Stays in the Picture
   * Runner-up: Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Biggest Disappointment

* Solaris

Best Guilty Pleasure

* Undercover Brother
   * Runners-up: Blue Crush and Die Another Day
