2002 Year in Review


The year 2002 featured more quality films earlier in the year than is usual, and many through the fall. Like in past years, many of the best films were saved till last, but most of my top 10 this year were released before the holiday film rush. I've included my top 20 and I've also listed some of my favourite performances of this year.

2002 Ten Best List

1

Far From Heaven

2

Spider-Man

3

Spirited Away

4

Bowling For Columbine

5

Minority Report

6

The Hours

7

Monsoon Wedding

8

The Pianist

9

Y Tu Mama Tambien

10

Atanarjuat


The Next 10: Honourable Mentions

11

Adaptation

12

Talk To Her

13

Punch Drunk Love

14

Catch Me If You Can

15

The Quiet American

16

Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

17

About Schmidt

18

Insomnia

19

About A Boy

20

Road To Perdition



The Most Overated Movie I Saw This Year

1

Chicago



Outstanding Performance from a Lead Actress

Jennifer Aniston

The Good Girl

Kirsten Dunst

Spider-Man

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Secretary

Dong Ji

Happy Times

Diane Lane

Unfaithful

Nicole Kidman

The Hours

Julianne Moore

Far From Heaven

Lisa Ray

Hollywood Bollywood

Nia Vardalos

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Emily Watson

Punch Drunk Love

Renee Zellweger

Chicago



Outstanding Performance from a Lead Actor

Adrien Brody

The Pianist

Nicolas Cage

Adaptation

Javier Camara

Talk To Her

Michael Caine

The Quiet American

Leonardo DiCaprio

Catch Me If You Can / Gangs Of New York

Darío Grandinetti

Talk To Her

Hugh Grant

About A Boy

Tom Hanks

Road To Perdition

Dennis Haysbert

Far From Heaven

Tobey Maguire

Spider-Man

Jack Nicholson

About Schmidt

Adam Sandler

Punch Drunk Love

Robin Williams

One Hour Photo



Outstanding Performance from a
Supporting Actress

Kathy Bates

About Schmidt

Patricia Clarkson

Far From Heaven

Toni Collette

The Hours / About A Boy

Claire Danes

The Hours

Zooey Deschanel

The Good Girl

Andrea Martin

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Samantha Morton

Minority Report

Molly Parker

Men With Brooms

Shifaly Shetty

Monsoon Wedding

Meryl Streep

Adaptation

Mirabel Verdu

Y Tu Mama Tambien

Leonor Watling

Talk To Her



Outstanding Performance from a
Supporting Actor

Kenneth Branagh

Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

Jim Broadbent

Gangs Of New York

Chris Carter

Adaptation

Willem Dafoe

Spider-Man

Ralph Fiennes

Red Dragon

Brendan Fraser

The Quiet American

Richard Gere

Chicago

Tom Hanks

Catch Me If You Can

Thomas Kretschmann

The Pianist

Paul Newman

Road To Perdition

Barry Pepper

25th Hour

Christopher Plummer

Ararat

Dennis Quaid

Far From Heaven

John C. Reilly

The Good Girl / Chicago / The Hours

J. K. Simmons

Spider-Man

Robin Williams

Insomnia