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Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) is a group of film critics based in Washington, D.C., and founded in 2002. WAFCA is composed of nearly 50 D.C.-based film critics from internet, print, radio, and television. Annually, the ...

Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in

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, were given on December 30, 2002.

Winners

Best Film * '' Road to Perdition'' ** Runners-up: ''

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''., '' About Schmidt'', '' Antwone Fisher'', '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' Best Director (TIE) *

Spike Jonze Adam H. Spiegel (born October 22, 1969), known professionally as Spike Jonze, is an American filmmaker, actor, musician, and photographer. His work includes commercials, film, music videos, skateboard videos and television. Jonze began his ca ...

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Sam Mendes Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes (born 1 August 1965) is a British film and stage director, producer, and screenwriter. In 2000, Mendes was appointed a CBE for his services to drama, and he was Knight Bachelor, knighted in the 2020 New Year Honour ...

– '' Road to Perdition'' *

Denzel Washington Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has been described as an actor who reconfigured "the concept of classic movie stardom". Throughout his career spanning over four decades, Washington ha ...

– '' Antwone Fisher'' ** Runners-up:

Peter Jackson Sir Peter Robert Jackson (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known as the director, writer and producer of the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy (2001–2003) and the ''Hobbit'' trilogy ( ...

– '' 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 Margalit Ruth "Maggie" Gyllenhaal (; born November 16, 1977) is an American actress and filmmaker. Part of the Gyllenhaal family, she is the daughter of filmmakers Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal, Naomi Achs, and the older sister o ...

– '' Secretary'' Best Supporting Actor (TIE) *

Chris Cooper Christopher Walton Cooper (born July 9, 1951) is an American actor. He has appeared in several major Hollywood films, including '' American Beauty'' (1999), ''October Sky'' (1999), '' The Bourne Identity'' (2002), ''Seabiscuit'' (2003), '' Cap ...

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''. * Dennis Haysbert – '' Far from Heaven'' ** Runner-up:

Paul Newman Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three ...

– '' Road to Perdition'' Best Supporting Actress * Kathy Bates – '' About Schmidt'' ** Runners-up:

Michelle Pfeiffer Michelle Marie Pfeiffer (; born April 29, 1958) is an American actress and producer. A prolific performer whose List of Michelle Pfeiffer performances, screen work spans over four decades, she became one of Hollywood's most bankable stars and ...

– '' 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 Alfonso Cuarón Orozco ( , ; born 28 November 1961) is a Mexican filmmaker. He is known for directing films in a variety of genres including the family drama ''A Little Princess (1995 film), A Little Princess'' (1995), the romantic drama ''Gre ...

and

Carlos Cuarón Carlos José Cuarón Orozco (born 2 October 1966) is a Mexican screenwriter, film producer, and film director. He is also brother of the Academy Award-winner Alfonso Cuarón. Biography Carlos Cuarón was born in Mexico City and studied Engli ...

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'', Brad Silberling – '' Moonlight Mile'', and Chap Taylor and

Michael Tolkin Michael L. Tolkin (born October 17, 1950) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He has written numerous screenplays, including ''The Player (1992 film), The Player'' (1992), which he adapted from his own 1988 novel of the same name,Tolkin, Micha ...

– '' Changing Lanes'' Best Adapted Screenplay *

Charlie Kaufman Charles Stuart Kaufman (; born November 19, 1958) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He wrote the films ''Being John Malkovich'' (1999), ''Adaptation'' (2002), and ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' (2004). He made his directorial de ...

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''. ** 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 Solaris may refer to: Arts and entertainment Literature, television and film * ''Solaris'' (novel), a 1961 science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem ** ''Solaris'' (1968 film), directed by Boris Nirenburg ** ''Solaris'' (1972 film), directed by ...

'' Best Guilty Pleasure * ''

Undercover Brother ''Undercover Brother'' is a 2002 American satirical spy action comedy blaxploitation film directed by Malcolm D. Lee and starring Eddie Griffin. The screenplay by John Ridley and Michael McCullers is based on the Internet animated series creat ...

'' ** Runners-up: '' Blue Crush'' and '' Die Another Day''

References

External links

2002 WAFCA Awards
{{WAFCA Awards Chron

2002 film awards