2002 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

28th LAFCA Awards
Date	December 15, 2002
Highlights
Best Picture	About Schmidt

The 28th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) on 15 December 2002, honored the best in film for 2002.

Winners

Pedro Almodóvar, Best Director winner

Daniel Day-Lewis, Best Actor co-winner

Jack Nicholson, Best Actor co-winner

Julianne Moore, Best Actress winner

Chris Cooper, Best Supporting Actor winner

Edie Falco, Best Supporting Actress winner

Alexander Payne, Best Screenplay co-winner

• Best Picture:
  • About Schmidt
  • Runner-up: Far from Heaven
• Best Director:
  • Pedro Almodóvar – Talk to Her (Hable con ella)
  • Runner-up: Todd Haynes – Far from Heaven
• Best Actor (TIE):
  • Daniel Day-Lewis – Gangs of New York
  • Jack Nicholson – About Schmidt
• Best Actress:
  • Julianne Moore – Far from Heaven and The Hours
  • Runner-up: Isabelle Huppert – The Piano Teacher (La pianiste)
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Chris Cooper – Adaptation.
  • Runner-up: Christopher Walken – Catch Me If You Can
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Edie Falco – Sunshine State
  • Runner-up: Kathy Bates – About Schmidt
• Best Screenplay:
  • Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor – About Schmidt
  • Runner-up: Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman – Adaptation.
• Best Cinematography:
  • Edward Lachman – Far from Heaven
  • Runner-up: Conrad L. Hall – Road to Perdition
• Best Production Design:
  • Dante Ferretti – Gangs of New York
  • Runner-up: Mark Friedberg – Far from Heaven
• Best Music Score:
  • Elmer Bernstein – Far from Heaven
  • Runner-up: Philip Glass – The Hours
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • Y Tu Mamá También • Mexico
  • Runner-up: Talk to Her (Hable con ella) • Spain
• Best Non-Fiction Film:
  • The Cockettes
  • Runner-up: Bowling for Columbine
• Best Animation:
  • Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi)
• The Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award:
  • Michael Snow – *Corpus Callosum
  • Kenneth Anger (for his body of work)
• New Generation Award:
  • Lynne Ramsay
• Career Achievement Award:
  • Arthur Penn
• Special Citation:
  • Lilo & Stitch for excellence in character design and animation.

External links

• 28th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards