2002 Critics And Other Organizations Top 10 Lists (1 Viewer)

[Edwin Pereyra]

Updated: December 17, 2002 (2:17 p.m. EST thru Broadcast Film Critics Association announcement)

Top Films based on number of appearances from various organizations' lists (not individual critics):

1. Far From Heaven (6 appearances)
Y Tu Mama Tambien - tie
3. Talk To Her (5)
4. About Schmidt (4)
Adaptation
Chicago
Gangs of New York
Hours, The
Pianist, The
10. Quiet American, The (3)




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With the awards season heating up, it might be a good idea to have a repository thread for all the Top 10 lists that will be released here shortly separate from all the Oscar discussions.

First up The National Board of Review (from Ruth_F's post in another thread):

'THE HOURS' NAMED 2002 BEST FILM OF THE YEAR
BY NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW

Campbell Scott and Julianne Moore named
Best Actor and Best Actress

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

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


TOP FIVE FOREIGN FILMS OF 2002

1. Talk to Her
2. Y Tu Mama Tambien
3. 8 Women
4. City of God
5. El Crimen del padre Amaro


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"
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.

 

[Vickie_M]

Good idea for a thread Edwin! I have one going for the Guild nomination/winners, which is quite different from critic organization Top 10 lists, so it's nice to have both.

 

[teapot2001]

Actually, Edwin has been starting this for the past year or two.

~T

 

[Nathan V]

Very, very interesting. I'm psyched as ever for The Hours now. Does anyone else notice the cool, brown tint and grain in the trailers?
Looks like Chicago merits the buzz it has and will be getting.
Does anyoneknow when Adaptation hits Seattle?

Regards

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

Peter Travers of Rolling Stone Top 3:

1. Gangs of New York
2. Far From Heaven
3. Adaptation

If someone gets a hold of his entire list, please post it. Thanks.

~Edwin

 

[Seth Paxton]

Oddly, doesn't the presense of Gangs on the same list as Far From Heaven and Adaptation suggest that Travers has abandones his split list (mainstream and arthouse) idea from last year?

 

[Jason Whyte]

And that it appears that films made before November simply don't exist?
Jason

 

[Guy_K]

Good point, Jason. I wonder why these lists usually don't pick films released in the first 10 months of the year.

 

[Steve_Ch]

>>And that it appears that films made before November simply don't exist?

 

[Jeff Adkins]

Peter Travers Top 10

1 Gangs of New York
2 Far From Heaven
3 Adaptation
4 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
5 Y Tu Mama Tambien
6 Chicago
7 Talk to Her
8 Road to Perdition
9 The Hours
10 8 Mile

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

RE: Travers' list
Considering the magazine's target audience, why am I not surprised to see 8 Mile in there.
~Edwin

 

[Nathan V]

Go Scorsese!!!
he may actually win an oscar this year, if Chicago fails.

as usual, movies released before november this year just weren't good enough (3 big exceptions- PDL, RTP, MR).

 

[Vickie_M]

The Golden Globe nominations come out the 19th. Will there be a separate thread for the GGs or will nominations and discussion be part of this one?

E! News Live is having a special show that morning about the nominations. I'll probably be up watching it.

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

Vickie, I guess that can and should have its own thread as there would be a lot of things to discuss on that one when the nominations are announced.

~Edwin

 

[Seth Paxton]

IMDb reports on the European Film Awards.
"Spanish director Pedro Almodovar dominated the 2002 European Film Awards on Saturday night - with his acclaimed drama Talk To Her being named Best Film", while he received Best Director. The film also won for Screenwriter (Pedro Almodóvar). The film won 2 people's choice catagories as well.
The ensemble cast of 8 Women, including Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Emmanuelle Beart and Fanny Ardant, shared the European Actress awards.
Best Actor - Sergio Castellitto (Mostly Martha, The Religion Hour)
Cinematography - The Pianist (Pawel Edelman)

 

[Vickie_M]

'Fence,' 'Water' top Aussie film nods
Dec. 09, 2002
By Lawrie Zion
MELBOURNE, Australia -- "Rabbit-Proof Fence" has taken out top honors in the Australian Film Institute awards, which were announced at a Saturday ceremony in Melbourne.
The Phillip Noyce-directed drama, which chronicles the true story of three half-aboriginal girls in 1930s Australia who defied a government policy that removed them from their families, was competing against three other indigenous-themed dramas in the best film category. It also won awards for sound and for Peter Gabriel's music score.
"Fence" is the first Australian film Noyce has made since 1989's "Dead Calm" and marks the first time one of his films has been honored by the AFI since the 1978 "Newsfront," which won eight nods, including best film and best director. Noyce will continue to work in his native country next year with a screen adaptation of Australian novelist Tim Winton's "Dirt Music."
The win caps off a big week for Noyce, who on Tuesday was named best director by the National Board of Review for "The Quiet American" and "Rabbit-Proof Fence," both of which figured in the NBR's annual top 10.
Currently in limited release in New York and Los Angeles before its Christmas Day expansion, "Rabbit-Proof Fence," which Miramax is distributing in the United States, already has completed its domestic run in Australia, where it also has the distinction of being the highest-grossing homegrown feature of the year, with earnings of more than AUS$7.25 million ($4 million).
But while "Rabbit-Proof Fence" scored the evening's main prize, it was the bittersweet contemporary comedy "Walking on Water" that ended up with the highest number of awards, picking up gongs in five categories: best actress (Maria Theodorakis), supporting actor and actress (Nathaniel Dean and Judi Farr), original screenplay (Roger Monk) and editing (Reva Childs).
Ivan Sen took home the best director prize for his debut feature, "Beneath Clouds," which also won in the cinematography division. "Australian Rules" scribes Phillip Gwynne and Paul Goldman picked up the adapted screenplay bouquet.
David Gulpilil was named best actor for his role in the Rolf de Heer drama "The Tracker" (Gulpilil was also nominated in the supporting actor category for "Rabbit-Proof Fence"); crime caper comedy "Dirty Deeds" scored prizes for costume and production design; "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" was named best foreign film; and documentary director Sherine Salama scored a double victory for her film "A Wedding in Ramallah."
In the TV division, the main winners were popular TV comedy "Kath & Kim" (three nods) and miniseries "The Road From Coorain" (four).
In the special achievements categories, television actress Emily Browning won the Young Actor's Award, children's television producer Patricia Edgar received the Longford Life Achievement Award, director Rachel Perkins picked up the Byron Kennedy Award, and Mel Gibson was honored with the Global Achievement prize.
Voting members of the Australian Film Institute vote on the winners, with those in craft categories voting according to their professional credits and all members casting ballots for best film.
A complete list of awards follows:
Feature film
Emirates AFI Award for Best Film
"Rabbit-Proof Fence," Phillip Noyce, Christine Olsen, John Winter
Empire AFI Award for Best Direction
Ivan Sen, "Beneath Clouds"
Showtime AFI Award for Best Actor in Leading Role
David Gulpilil, "The Tracker"
Harper's Bazaar AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Maria Theodorakis, "Walking on Water"
Beyond AFI Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Nathaniel Dean, "Walking on Water"
Jan Logan AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Judi Farr, "Walking on Water"
AFI Award for Best Production Design
Chris Kennedy, "Dirty Deeds"
The Kirketon AFI Award for Best Costume Design
Tess Schofield, "Dirty Deeds"
AFI Award for Best Cinematography
Allan Collins, "Beneath Clouds"
AFI Award for Best Original Music Score
Peter Gabriel, "Rabbit-Proof Fence"
Parker Pen AFI Award for Best Original Screenplay
Roger Monk, "Walking on Water"
AFI Award for Best Screenplay Adapted From Another Source
Phillip Gwynne, Paul Goldman, "Australian Rules"
AFI Award for Best Sound
Bronwyn Murphy, Craig Carter, Ian McLoughlin, John Penders, "Rabbit-Proof Fence"
Complete Post AFI Award for Best Editing
Reva Childs, "Walking on Water"
AFI Award for Best Foreign Film
"The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Tim Sanders
Australian Film Commission AFI Award for Best Documentary
"A Wedding in Ramallah," Sherine Salama
AFI Award for Best Direction in a Documentary
Sherine Salama, "A Wedding in Ramallah"
AFI Award for Best Cinematography in a Non-Featue Film
Denson Baker, "Jack"
AFI Award for Best Editing in a Non-Feature Film
Uri Mizrahi, "Rainbow Bird & Monster Man"
AFI Award for Best Screenplay in a Short Fiction Film
Cath Moore, "Into the Night"
AFI Award for Best Short Animation
"ShhhO," Adam Robb
AFI Award for Best Sound in a Non-Feature Film
Robert Sullivan, Nigel Christensen, "Shadow Play"
AFI Award for Open Craft in a Non-Feature Film
Dik Jarman for production, "Dad's Clock for Production Design"
ATLAB AFI Award for Best Short Fiction Film
"The Host," Nicholas Tomnay
AFI Award for Best Television Drama Series
"Kath & Kim," Mark Ruse
Holding Redlich AFI Award for Best Telefeature or Miniseries
"The Road From Coorain," Penny Chapman
AFI Award for Best Direction in a Television Drama
Brendan Maher, "The Road From Coorain"
KPMG AFI Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama
Joel Edgerton, "The Secret Life of Us"
Max Factor AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama
Juliet Stevenson, "The Road From Coorain"
AFI Open Craft Award in a Television Drama
Jo Ford for production design, "The Road From Coorain"
AFI Award for Best Screenplay in a Television Drama
Gina Riley, Jane Turner, "Kath & Kim" ("Wedding" episode)
AFI Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Television Drama
Clayton Watson, "Always Greener"
AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Television Drama
Magda Szubanski, "Kath & Kim" ("Wedding" episode)
AFI Award for Best Children's Television Drama
"Short Cuts," Margot McDonald
Special Awards
AFI Young Actors' Award
Emily Browning, "Halifax f.p" ("Playing God" episode)
Byron Kennedy Award
Rachel Perkins
Longford Life Achievement Award
Patricia Edgar
AFI Global Achievement Award
Mel Gibson

 

[Edwin Pereyra]

Here is the complete list of winners from the 15th Annual European Film Awards:

Best European Film 2002

Hable Con Ella (Talk To Her)
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Spain

Other Nominees:
8 Femmes
Directed by François Ozon
France

Bend It Like Beckham
Directed by Gurinder Chadha
U.K.

Bloody Sunday
Directed by Paul Greengrass
U.K. / Ireland

Lilja 4-Ever (Lilya 4-Ever)
Directed by Lukas Moodysson
Sweden

Mies Vailla Menneisyyttä (The Man Without A Past)
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Finland / Germany / France

The Magdalene Sisters
Directed by Peter Mullan
U.K.

The Pianist
Directed by Roman Polanski
France / Poland / Germany / U.K.


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Best European Director 2002

Pedro Almodóvar
Hable Con Ella (Talk To Her)

Other Nominees:
Marco Bellocchio
L'Ora Di Religione (My Mother's Smile)

Andreas Dresen
Halbe Treppe (Grill Point)

Aki Kaurismäki
Mies Vailla Menneisyyttä (The Man Without A Past)

Mike Leigh
All Or Nothing

Ken Loach
Sweet Sixteen

Roman Polanski
The Pianist

Alexander Sokurov
Russkij Kovcheg (Russian Ark)


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Best European Actor 2002

Sergio Castellitto
Bella Martha (Mostly Martha) and L'Ora Di Religione (My Mother's Smile)

Other Nominees:
Javier Bardem
Los Lunes Al Sol (Mondays In The Sun)

Javier Cámara
Hable Con Ella (Talk To Her)

Martin Compston
Sweet Sixteen

Olivier Gourmet
Le Fils (The Son)

Markku Peltola
Mies Vailla Menneisyyttä (The Man Without A Past)

Timothy Spall
All Or Nothing


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Best European Actress 2002

The ensemble cast of 8 Femmes
Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Emmanuelle Béart, Fanny Ardant, Virginie Ledoyen, Danielle Darrieux, Ludivine Sagnier, Firmine Richard

Other Nominees:
Oksana Akinshina
Lilja 4-Ever (Lilya 4-Ever)

Emmanuelle Devos
Sur Mes Lèvres (Read My Lips)

Martina Gedeck
Bella Martha (Mostly Martha)

Laura Morante
Un Viaggio Chiamato Amore (A Journey Called Love)

Samantha Morton
Morvern Callar

Kati Outinen
Mies Vailla Menneisyyttä (The Man Without A Past)


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Best European Screenwriter 2002

Pedro Almodóvar
Hable Con Ella (Talk To Her)

Other Nominees:
Tonino Benacquista & Jacques Audiard
Sur Mes Lèvres (Read My Lips)

Paul Greengrass
Bloody Sunday

Aki Kaurismäki
Mies Vailla Menneisyyttä (The Man Without A Past)

Krzysztof Kieslowski & Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Heaven

Paul Laverty
Sweet Sixteen

François Ozon
8 Femmes


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Best European Cinematographer 2002

Pawel Edelman
The Pianist

Other Nominees:
Javier Aguirresarobe
Hable Con Ella (Talk To Her)

Tilman Büttner
Russkij Kovcheg (Russian Ark)

Frank Griebe
Heaven

Alwin Küchler
Morvern Callar

Timo Salminen
Mies Vailla Menneisyyttä (The Man Without A Past)

Ivan Strasburg
Bloody Sunday


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European Achievement In World Cinema 2002

Victoria Abril

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European Discovery 2002 (Fassbinder Award)
Hukkle
Directed by György Palfi
Hungary

Other Nominees:
Due Amici (Two Friends)
Directed by Spiro Scimone & Francesco Sframeli
Italy

Nichts Bereuen (No Regrets)
Directed by Benjamin Quabeck
Germany

Respiro (Gracia's Island)
Directed by Emanuele Crialese
Italy

Sma Ulykker (Minor Mishaps)
Directed by Anette K. Olesen
Denmark

Smoking Room
Directed by Julio Wallovitz & Roger Gual
Spain

Szep Napol (Pleasant Days)
Directed by Kornél Mundruczó
Hungary

The Warrior
Directed by Asif Kapadia
U.K.

Varuh Meje (Guardian of the Frontier)
Directed by Maja Weiss
Slovenia

Wesh... Wesh..., Qu'est-Ce Qui Se Passe? (What's Going On?)
Directed by Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche
France

Zmej (The Kite)
Directed by Alexei Muradov
Russia


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Best European Documentary 2002 (Prix Arte)

Etre Et Avoir (To Be And To Have)
Directed by Nicolas Philibert
France

Other Nominees:
Alt Om Min Far (All About My Father)
Directed by Even Benestad
Norway / Denmark

Clown In'kbaul
Directed by Enzo Balestrieri & Stefano Moser
Italy

Federico Fellini - Sono Un Gran Bugiardo (I'm a Born Liar)
Directed by Damian Pettigrew
France / Italy / U.K.

Im Toten Winkel - Hitler's Sekretärin (Blind Spot - Hitler's Secretary)
Directed by André Heller & Othmar Schmiderer
Austria

Le Peuple Migrateur (Winged Migration)
Directed by Jacques Perrin & Jacques Cluzaud & Michel Debats
France / Germany / Switzerland / Spain / Italy

Lost In La Mancha
Directed by Keith Fulton & Louis Pepe
U.K.

Missing Allen - The Man Who Became A Camera
Directed by Christian Bauer
Germany / France

Muraren (The Bricklayer)
Directed by Stefan Jarl
Sweden


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Best European Short Film 2002

10 Minuta (10 Minutes)
Directed by Ahmed Imamovic
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Other Nominees:
Muno
Directed by Bouli Lanners
Belgium

Nouvelle De La Tour L (News From L Project)
Directed by Samuel Benchetrit
France

Nuit De Noces (Wedding Night)
Directed by Olga Baillif
Belgium / France

Relativity
Directed by Virginia Heath
U.K.

Kuvastin (The Reflector)
Directed by Tatu Pohjavirta
Finland

Mi-Temps (Part-time)
Directed by Mathias Gokalp
France

Bror Min (Brother Of Mine)
Directed by Jens Jonsson
Sweden

Ce Vieux Rêve Qui Bouge (That Old Dream That Moves)
Directed by Alain Guiraudie
France

Procter
Directed by Joachim Trier
Norway / U.K.

Kalózok Szeretöje (Lover Of Pirates)
Directed by Zsófia Péterffy
Hungary


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Screen International Award 2002 for a non-European Film

Divine Intervention
Directed by Elia Suleiman
Palestine

Other Nominees:
8 Mile
Directed by Curtis Hanson
USA

Cidade De Deus (City Of God)
Directed by Fernando Meirelles
Brazil

Far From Heaven
Directed by Todd Haynes
USA

Minority Report
Directed by Steven Spielberg
USA

My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Directed by Joel Zwick
USA

Sen To Chihiro No Kamikakushi (Spirited Away)
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Japan

Spider
Directed by David Cronenberg
Canada


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European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award
Tonino Guerra

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People's Award for Best European Director
Pedro Almodóvar, Hable Con Ella (Talk To Her)

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People's Award for Best Actor
Javier Cámara, Hable Con Ella (Talk To Her)
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People's Award for Best Actress
Kate Winslet, Iris

 

[Ruth_F]

Special Filmmaking Achievement: George Clooney, Director, Producer, and Star of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

they just want him to come to the dinner --- because this should have gone to Denzel not clooney. I really wasn't that crazy about confessions.

 

[Vickie_M]

they just want him to come to the dinner --- because this should have gone to Denzel not clooney. I really wasn't that crazy about confessions.

No offence, but since you hated The Good Girl and Frailty, two movies I absolutely loved, I think I'll take that as a recommendation.

 

[Ruth_F]

No offence, but since you hated The Good Girl and Frailty, two movies I absolutely loved, I think I'll take that as a recommendation.

Vickie ---- no offense taken! Based on that criteria I think you might want to check out Personal Velocity, another movie I really didn't care for.