Films of 2002

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Last Updated: 4/21/26
Total Films: 87
Note: The year of each film is according to IMDb. It sometimes changes without my knowledge. When I become aware, I will make adjustments. Like the Oscars, I select the best for each category: picture, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, director, cinematography, editing, original screenplay, adapted screenplay, and documentary. This is based on the movies I've actually seen, and miniseries and telefilms are fair game. Each winner is named along with the next four ordered runner-ups (which may be less) and honorable mentions (if any). These categories may be left blank if I feel there's no deserving winner. A ranked list of films is presented afterwards.



Best Picture
Antwone Fisher

2. Damaged Care
3. Ripley's Game
4. XXX
5. Maid in Manhattan
Honorable Mentions: Phone Booth, Narc, and Path to War


Best Actor
Derek Luke (Antwone Fisher)

2. John Malkovich (Ripley's Game)
3. Colin Farrell (Phone Booth)
4. Michael Gambon (Path to War)
5. Vin Diesel (XXX)
Honorable Mentions: Nicolas Cage (Adaptation), Michael Caine (The Quiet American), Kevin Costner (Dragonfly), Brian Dennehy (A Season on the Brink), Jack Nicholson (About Schmidt), Jason Patric (Narc), Kurt Russell (Dark Blue), and John Turturro (Monday Night Mayhem)


Best Actress
Laura Dern (Damaged Care)

2. Jennifer Lopez (Maid in Manhattan)
3. Naomi Watts (The Ring)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actor
Ray Liotta (Narc)

2. Denzel Washington (Antwone Fisher)
3. Marcel Iureș (Hart's War)
4. Ryan Gosling (Murder by Numbers)
5. Kiefer Sutherland (Phone Booth)
Honorable Mentions: Alec Baldwin (Path to War), Terrence Howard (Hart's War), Samuel L. Jackson (XXX), and Busta Rhymes (Halloween: Resurrection)


Best Supporting Actress
Natasha Richardson (Maid in Manhattan)

2. Marissa Matrone (Maid in Manhattan)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Director
Denzel Washington (Antwone Fisher)

2. Liliana Cavani (Ripley's Game)
3. John Frankenheimer (Path to War)
4. Rob Cohen (XXX)
5. Wayne Wang (Maid in Manhattan)
Honorable Mentions: Joe Carnahan (Narc), Joel Schumacher (Phone Booth), Gore Verbinski (The Ring), and Harry Winer (Damaged Care)


Best Cinematography
Alfio Contini (Ripley's Game)

2. Dean Semler (XXX)
3. Alar Kivilo (Hart's War)
4. Bojan Bazelli (The Ring)
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Editing
Conrad Buff IV (Antwone Fisher)

2. Chris Lebenzon, Joel Negron, and Paul Rubell (XXX)
3. Mark Stevens (Phone Booth)
4. John Gilroy (Narc)
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Original Screenplay
Antwone Fisher (Antwone Fisher)

2. Larry Cohen (Phone Booth)
3. Daniel Giat (Path to War)
4. Rich Wilkes (XXX)
5. Ilene Chaiken (Damaged Care)
Honorable Mentions: Kevin Wade (Maid in Manhattan)


Best Adapted Screenplay
Billy Ray and Terry George (Hart's War)

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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Documentary
Bowling for Columbine

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Honorable Mentions: None


Films Rated '10'
  1. Antwone Fisher

  2. Damaged Care

Films Rated '9'
  1. Ripley's Game

  2. XXX

  3. Maid in Manhattan

  4. Phone Booth

  5. Narc

  6. Path to War

  7. The Ring

Films Rated '8'
  1. Hart's War

  2. About Schmidt

  3. A Season on the Brink

  4. City of Ghosts

  5. Halloween: Resurrection

  6. Crazy Little Thing

  7. Bend It Like Beckham

  8. 8 Mile

Films Rated '7'
  1. John Q

  2. Auto Focus

  3. The Salton Sea

  4. City of God

  5. One Hour Photo

  6. Monday Night Mayhem

  7. Minority Report

  8. Murder by Numbers

  9. Dark Blue

  10. The Quiet American

  11. Point of Origin

  12. The Junction Boys

  13. Skins

  14. The Bourne Identity

  15. Trapped

Films Rated '6'
  1. Dragonfly

  2. We Were Soldiers

  3. Changing Lanes

  4. My Big Fat Greek Wedding

  5. Analyze That

  6. Poolhall Junkies

  7. Swimfan

Films Rated '5'
  1. K-19: The Widowmaker

  2. And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

  3. Adaptation

  4. Highway

  5. 28 Days Later

  6. Empire

  7. Enough

  8. Crossroads

  9. The Pianist

  10. Sonny

  11. Eye See You

  12. Insomnia

  13. The Rookie

Films Rated '4'
  1. Collateral Damage

  2. Windtalkers

  3. Blood Work

  4. XX/XY

  5. Feardotcom

Films Rated '3'
  1. High Crimes

  2. People I Know

  3. Unfaithful

  4. Die Another Day

  5. Abandon

  6. Ghost Ship

  7. Heaven

  8. Red Dragon

  9. The Scorpion King

Films Rated '2'
  1. The Transporter

  2. The Mothman Prophecies

  3. Austin Powers in Goldmember

  4. Avenging Angelo

  5. The Sum of All Fears

  6. Stealing Harvard

  7. Showtime

  8. National Lampoon's Van Wilder

  9. Nightstalker

  10. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Films Rated '1'
  1. The Rules of Attraction

  2. Spun

  3. Undisputed

  4. Blue Crush

  5. Half Past Dead

  6. Demonlover

  7. Femme Fatale

  8. 40 Days and 40 Nights

  9. Full Frontal

  10. They

  11. Pumpkin