8th Critics' Choice Awards (2003)

The 8th Critics' Choice Awards were given on January 17th, 2003 to honor the finest achievements in 2002 filmmaking.

BEST PICTURE

• Winner - Chicago
• About Schmidt
• Adaptation
• Catch Me If You Can
• Far From Heaven
• Gangs of New York
• The Hours
• Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
• The Pianist
• Road to Perdition

BEST ACTRESS

• Winner - Julianne Moore - Far From Heaven
• Salma Hayek - Frida
• Nicole Kidman - The Hours
• Diane Lane - Unfaithful

BEST ACTOR

• WinnerDaniel Day Lewis - Gangs of New York
• Winner Jack Nicholson - About Schmidt
• Robin Williams - One Hour Photo

BEST DIRECTOR

• Winner - Steven Spielberg - Catch Me If You Can, Minority Report
• Roman Polanski - The Pianist
• Martin Scorsese - Gangs of New York

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Winner - Catherine Zeta-Jones - Chicago
• Kathy Bates - About Schmidt
• Meryl Streep - Adaptation

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Winner - Chris Cooper - Adaptation
• Alfred Molina - Frida
• Paul Newman - Road to Perdition

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

• Winner - Chicago
• The Hours
• My Big Fat Greek Wedding

BEST WRITER

• Winner - Charlie Kaufman - Adaptation, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
• Alexander Payne - About Schmidt
• Jim Taylor - About Schmidt
• Nia Vardalos - My Big Fat Greek Wedding

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS

• Winner - Kieran Culkin - Igby Goes Down
• Tyler Hoechlin - Road to Perdition
• Nicholas Hoult - About a Boy

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

• Winner - Bowling for Columbine
• Kid Stays in the Picture
• Standing in the Shadows of Motown

BEST FORIEGN LANGUAGE FILM

• Winner - Y Tu Mama Tambien
• Monsoon Wedding
• Talk to Her

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

• Winner - Spirited Away
• Ice Age
• Lilo & Stitch
• Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

BEST FAMILY FILM (LIVE ACTION)

• Winner - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• The Rookie
• Tuck Everlasting

PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Winner - Door to Door
• Live From Baghdad
• Martin and Lewis

BEST SONG

• Winner - "Lose Yourself", Eminem - 8 Mile
• "Hero", Chad Kroeger - Spider-Man
• "Father and Daughter", Paul Simon- The Wild Thornberrys Movie

BEST COMPOSER

• Winner - Howard Shore - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Clint Eastwood - Mystic River
• Danny Elfman - Big Fish
• Gabriel Yared - Cold Mountain
• Hans Zimmer - The Last Samurai

BEST COMPOSER

• Winner - John Williams - Catch Me If You Can, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Minority Report
• Philip Glass - The Hours
• Howard Shore - Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

BEST DIGITAL ACTING PERFORMANCE

• Winner - Andy Serkis, Gollum - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

FREEDOM AWARD

• Winner - Denzel Washington, Antwone Fisher - Antwone Fisher