2002 FILM BALLOT

the point of this exercise isn't merely to stand in contrast to industry awards shows but to shine light on other works/achievements/performances that might've not gotten enough consideration during their initial releases 

Honoring the best in several categories from the 2002 film year.
(all titles received wide or limited release for '02)
Other year-end ballots posted at The Wandering Image:   1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,1992,

 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Also, if you wish to view my favorite 30 films of 2002, go here

Note: "Animated Short" and "Animated Feature" categories have been merged into one Animation category, regardless of runtime length. Also "Sound Editing" and "Sound Mixing" have been combined into one "Sound Design" category. Focusing on both overall mix and sound creation.

2002

*SPIRITED AWAY
FAR FROM HEAVEN

WHAT TIME IS IT THERE?

PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE

SPIDER

FEMME FATALE

LORD OF THE RINGS: TWO TOWERS

HERO

TAKE CARE OF MY CAT

MINORITY REPORT

TALK TO HER

25TH HOUR

RUSSIAN ARK

MAD SONGS OF FERNANDA HUSSEIN

LATE MARRIAGE

SUNSHINE STATE 

FRAILTY

ADAPTATION. 

TROUBLE EVERY DAY 

Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN

actual best picture oscar nominees:
CHICAGO  (won)
GANGS OF NEW YORK
THE HOURS
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
THE PIANIST

actual foreign language oscar nominees:

EL CRIMEN DEL PADRE AMARO
HERO
THE MAN WITHOUT A PAST
NOWHERE IN AFRICA  (won)
ZUS & ZO

2002

*Miyazaki for SPIRITED AWAY

Todd Haynes for FAR FROM HEAVEN

Aleksandr Sokurov for RUSSIAN ARK
Spike Lee for 25TH HOUR
Brian De Palma for FEMME FATALE

actual oscar nominees:
Rob Marshall for CHICAGO
Martin Scorsese for GANGS OF NEW YORK
Stephen Daldry for THE HOURS
Roman Polanski for THE PIANIST  (won)
Pedro Almodovar for TALK TO HER

2002

*Julianne Moore 

                in FAR FROM HEAVEN
Angela Bassett in SUNSHINE STATE
Samantha Morton in MORVERN CALLAR
Marie-Josée Croze in MAELSTROM 
Salma Hayek in FRIDA

actual oscar nominees:
Salma Hayek in FRIDA
Nicole Kidman in THE HOURS  (won)
Diane Lane in UNFAITHFUL
Julianne Moore in FAR FROM HEAVEN
Renée Zellweger in CHICAGO

2002

*Daniel Day-Lewis 

              in GANGS OF NEW YORK
Ralph Fiennes in SPIDER
Adrien Brody in THE PIANIST
Sam Rockwell in CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND
Nicolas Cage in ADAPTATION.

actual oscar nominees:
Adrien Brody in THE PIANIST  (won)
Nicolas Cage in ADAPTATION
Michael Caine in THE QUIET AMERICAN
Daniel Day-Lewis in GANGS OF NEW YORK
Jack Nicholson in ABOUT SCHMIDT

2002

*Doona Bae 

         in TAKE CARE OF MY CAT
Emily Watson in PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE
Meryl Streep in ADAPTATION.
Maribel Verdú in Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN
Viola Davis in ANTWONE FISHER

actual oscar nominees:
Kathy Bates in ABOUT SCHMIDT
Julianne Moore in THE HOURS
Queen Latifah in CHICAGO
Meryl Streep in ADAPTATION
Catherine Zeta-Jones in CHICAGO  (won)

2002

*Andy Serkis in THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
Forest Whitaker in PANIC ROOM
Chris Cooper in ADAPTATION.
Jude Law in ROAD TO PERDITION
Tom Hanks in CATCH ME IF YOU CAN

actual oscar nominees:
Chris Cooper in ADAPTATION.  (won)
Ed Harris in THE HOURS
Paul Newman in ROAD TO PERDITION
John C. Reilly in CHICAGO
Christopher Walken in CATCH ME IF YOU CAN

2002

*GANGS OF NEW YORK 

      - Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan

FAR FROM HEAVEN - Todd Haynes

TALK TO HER - Pedro Almodovar

SUNSHINE STATE - John Sayles

HUMAN NATURE - Charlie Kaufman

actual oscar nominees:
FAR FROM HEAVEN
GANGS OF NEW YORK
MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING
TALK TO HER  (won)
Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN

2002

*ADAPTATION. - Charlie Kaufman

MINORITY REPORT - Scott Frank

SPIDER - Patrick McGrath

THE PIANIST - Ronald Harwood 

CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND - Charlie Kaufman

actual oscar nominees:
ABOUT A BOY
ADAPTATION.
CHICAGO
THE HOURS
THE PIANIST  (won)

2002

*DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
WINGED MIGRATION
BIGGIE & TUPAC
THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE

NAQOYQATSI

actual oscar nominees:
BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE  (won)
DAUGHTER FROM DANANG
PRISONER OF PARADISE
SPELLBOUND
WINGED MIGRATION

2002

*SPIRITED AWAY
LILO & STITCH

TREASURE PLANET

MT. HEAD

Rintaro's METROPOLIS

DUMBLAND [theatrical version]

MIKE'S NEW CAR

THE CHUBBCHUBBS!

JUNIOR SENIOR: MOVE YOUR FEET

actual oscar nominees feature length:
ICE AGE
LILO & STITCH
SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON
SPIRITED AWAY  (won)
TREASURE PLANET

actual oscar nominees short:
THE CATHEDRAL
THE CHUBBCHUBBS!  (won)
DAS RAD
MIKE'S NEW CAR
MT. HEAD

2002

*FRIDA - Elliot Goldenthal >
PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE - Jon Brion >
FAR FROM HEAVEN - Elmer Bernstein >
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN - John Williams >
MINORITY REPORT - John Williams >

actual oscar nominees:
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
FAR FROM HEAVEN
THE HOURS
FRIDA  (won)
ROAD TO PERDITION

2002

*SIGUR ROS: 

     VIORAR VEL TIL LOFTARASA
PASSAGE by Shirin Neshat
KYLIE MINOGUE: COME INTO MY WORLD
DOG [INJA]

David Lynch's RABBITS
WHITE STRIPES: DEAD LEAVES AND THE DIRTY GROUND
NO DOUBT: HELLA GOOD

AUDIOSLAVE: COCHISE

actual oscar nominees documentary short:
COLLECTOR OF BEDFORD STREET
MIGHTY TIMES: LEGACY OF ROSA PARKS
TWIN TOWERS  (won)
WHY CAN'T WE BE A FAMILY AGAIN?

actual oscar nominees live action short:
FAIT D'HIVER
I'LL WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE
DOG [INJA]
JOHNNY FLYNTON
THIS CHARMING MAN  (won)

categories below this point are

↓for you technical craft lovers↓

2002

*ROAD TO PERDITION 

                       - Conrad Hall, ASC
HERO - Christopher Doyle, 杜可風
FAR FROM HEAVEN - Edward Lachman, ASC

THE RING - Bojan Bazelli, ASC

GANGS OF NEW YORK - Michael Ballhaus, ASC
PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE - Robert Elswit, ASC

actual oscar nominees:
CHICAGO
FAR FROM HEAVEN
GANGS OF NEW YORK
THE PIANIST
ROAD TO PERDITION  (won)

2002

*GANGS OF NEW YORK 

                     - Thelma Schoonmaker
FAR FROM HEAVEN - James Lyons
DECASIA: THE STATE OF DECAY - Bill Morrison
CHICAGO - Martin Walsh
PANIC ROOM - James Haygood, Angus Wall

actual oscar nominees:
CHICAGO  (won)
GANGS OF NEW YORK
THE HOURS
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
THE PIANIST

2002 - PRODUCTION DESIGN + SET DECOR

*GANGS OF NEW YORK 

                              - Dante Ferretti
FRIDA - Felipe Fernandez del Paso, Hania Robledo
LOTR: THE TWO TOWERS - Grant Major, Dan Hennah
FAR FROM HEAVEN - Mark Friedberg, Ellen Christiansen
ROAD TO PERDITION - Dennis Gassner, Nancy Haigh
MINORITY REPORT - Alex McDowell

actual oscar nominees:
GANGS OF NEW YORK
CHICAGO  (won)
ROAD TO PERDITION
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
FRIDA

2002

*RUSSIAN ARK - Maria Grishanova, 

   Lidiya Kryukova, Tamara Seferyan
HERO - Emi Wada
GANGS OF NEW YORK - Sandy Powell
FAR FROM HEAVEN - Sandy Powell
CHICAGO - Colleen Atwood

actual oscar nominees:
CHICAGO  (won)
GANGS OF NEW YORK
THE HOURS
THE PIANIST
FRIDA

2002

*BLADE II - Steve Johnson, Brian Best
THE TWO TOWERS - Peter Owen, Richard Taylor
FRIDA - John Jackson, Beatrice De Alba
CREMASTER 3 - Gabe Bartalos, Regina Harris
THE TIME MACHINE - John M. Elliott, Jr., Barbara Lorenz

actual oscar nominees:
FRIDA  (won)
THE TIME MACHINE

2002

*MINORITY REPORT
SIGNS
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS

STAR WARS: ATTACK OF THE CLONES
ROAD TO PERDITION 
GANGS OF NEW YORK

actual oscar nominees sound mix:
SPIDERMAN
ROAD TO PERDITION
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
CHICAGO  (won)
GANGS OF NEW YORK

actual oscar nominees sound editing:
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS  (won)
MINORITY REPORT
ROAD TO PERDITION

2002

*LORD OF THE RINGS: 

                    THE TWO TOWERS
MINORITY REPORT
PANIC ROOM
SOLARIS
THE TIME MACHINE

SPIDERMAN

GODZILLA AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA

actual oscar nominees:
SPIDERMAN
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS  (won)
STAR WARS II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES

↓The following categories are inspired by The Muriel Awards

2002

*1) "Everybody runs" 

alleyway jetpack sequence 

       - MINORITY REPORT
2) Cannes film festival heist - FEMME FATALE
3) Dragon Haku changes to his true form mid-air 

------------------------------------------- SPIRITED AWAY
4) Hawaii hotel lobby kiss - PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE
5) Tommy gun drops silhouettes in the rain 

------------------------------------- ROAD TO PERDITION
6) Final climactic street fight - GANGS OF NEW YORK
7) Found footage birthday video of alien - SIGNS
8) Flying Snow & Moon wuxia battle in autumn forest 

----------------------------------------------------- HERO
9) Trolley car accident - FRIDA
10) Szpilman climbs ghetto wall, discovers Warsaw ruins 

----------------------------------------------- THE PIANIST
11) "Coming Summer 2063" epilogue - JACKASS THE MOVIE

12) “solar surfing” that kick-starts present day 

----------------------------------------- TREASURE PLANET
-tie- After a bath, a river spirit is set free - SPIRITED AWAY
13) Train station goodbye that closes the picture 

---------------------------------------- FAR FROM HEAVEN
14) Fight throughout an automated car factory 

----------------------------------------- MINORITY REPORT
15) Reaper infected vampires in the sewer - BLADE II

16) laser corridor of hive security dices "One" 

------------------------------------------------ RESIDENT EVIL
17) Smeagol’s tormented argument with Gollum 

---------------------- LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS

18) Shaolin Soccer vs. Team Puma Scene 

--------------------------------------------- SHAOLIN SOCCER

19) Asuka VS mass-produced EVAs - END OF EVANGELION

-tie- Battle Arena of Geonosis - ATTACK OF THE CLONES

20) Cleric Preston's first stroboscopic gun-kata blitz 

--------------------------------------------- EQUILIBRIUM

Also these unnecessary flashbacks in KUNG POW

2002

*25TH HOUR
SUNSHINE STATE
PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE
ADAPTATION.
GANGS OF NEW YORK

Other year-end ballots posted at The Wandering Image:   1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,1992,
 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014