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New York, NY -- December 4, 2002 -- The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures named Paramount's "The Hours" 2002 Best Film of the Year. The following honorees will be presented with awards at the annual gala on Tuesday, January 14, 2002 in New York City.
TOP TEN FILMS
OF 2002 |
TOP FIVE FOREIGN FILMS
OF 2002 |
1. The Hours - Best Film
2. Chicago
3. Gangs of New York
4. The Quiet American
5. Adaptation
6. Rabbit-Proof Fence
7. The Pianist
8. Far From Heaven
9. Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
10. Frida
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1. Talk to Her - Best Foreign Film
2. Y Tu Mama Tambien
3. 8 Women
4. City of God
5. El Crimen del padre Amaro
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Best Actor:
Campbell Scott, Roger Dodger
Best Actress:
Julianne Moore, Far From Heaven
Best Supporting
Actor: Chris Cooper, Adaptation
Best Supporting
Actress: Kathy Bates, About Schmidt
Best Acting by
an Ensemble: Nicholas Nickleby
Breakthrough Performance
Actor: Derek Luke, Antwone Fisher
Breakthrough Performance
Actress: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Secretary
Best Director:
Phillip Noyce, The Quiet American and Rabbit- Proof Fence
Best Directorial
Debut: Rob Marshall, Chicago
Screenwriter of
the Year: Charlie Kaufman, Adaptation, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,
Human Nature
Best Documentary:
Bowling for Columbine
Best Animated Feature:
Miyazaki’s Spirited Away
Best Film Made
for Cable TV: The Laramie Project
Special Award for
Visionary Cinematic Achievement: George Lucas
Career Achievement:
Christopher Plummer
Special Filmmaking
Achievement: George Clooney, Director, Producer, and Star of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Career Achievement
– Film Music Composition: Elmer Bernstein
Career Achievement
– Cinematography: Conrad Hall
Humanitarian Award:
Sheila Nevins
William K. Everson
Award for Film History: Annette Insdorf for her book "Indelible Shadows:
Films and the Holocaust , third edition"
Special Recognition
of Films that Reflect the Freedom of Expression:
Ararat, Bloody
Sunday, The Grey Zone, Rabbit-Proof Fence
Special Mention
for Excellence in Filmmaking
The National Board of Review, in keeping with its long tradition of recognizing excellence in filmmaking
is proud to salute the following films, crafted by visionary artists which demonstrate
the creativity and determination which have always been vital to the film industry:
Frailty
The Good Girl
The Guys
Heaven
Igby Goes Down
Max
Personal Velocity
Real Women Have Curves
Roger Dodger
Sunshine State
Tadpole
Tully
The National Board
of Review, with no commercial ties to the industry, was founded in 1909 to support
excellence and free expression in film. The group screens over 300 films per year
and honors the very best in a variety of categories of film, direction and performance.
In addition, the NBR works to endow scholarships for film students and to underwrite
educational film programs.
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