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Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards: 2003

PFCS Award

Date:

7 January

Best Picture


Winner:
	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Other Nominees:
	About Schmidt (2002) Chicago (2002) Far from Heaven (2002) Road to Perdition (2002)

Best Actor in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) - Sam Rockwell
Other Nominees:
	About Schmidt (2002) - Jack Nicholson Adaptation. (2002) - Nicolas Cage Gangs of New York (2002) - Daniel Day-Lewis Road to Perdition (2002) - Tom Hanks

Best Actress in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Far from Heaven (2002) - Julianne Moore (I)
Other Nominees:
	Chicago (2002) - Ren�e Zellweger Secretary (2002) - Maggie Gyllenhaal The Hours (2002) - Nicole Kidman Unfaithful (2002) - Diane Lane (I)

Best Performance by a Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role - Female


Winner:
	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) - Emma Watson (II)
Other Nominees:
	Evelyn (2002) - Sophie Vavasseur Lilo & Stitch (2002) - Daveigh Chase Signs (2002) - Abigail Breslin The Ring (2002) - Daveigh Chase

Best Performance by a Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role - Male


Winner:
	About a Boy (2002) - Nicholas Hoult
Other Nominees:
	Road to Perdition (2002) - Tyler Hoechlin Signs (2002) - Rory Culkin The Hours (2002) - Jack Rovello The Testimony of Taliesin Jones (2000) - John-Paul Macleod

Best Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Road to Perdition (2002) - Paul Newman (I)
Other Nominees:
	Adaptation. (2002) - Chris Cooper (I) Far from Heaven (2002) - Dennis Quaid Narc (2002) - Ray Liotta Road to Perdition (2002) - Jude Law

Best Actress in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Chicago (2002) - Catherine Zeta-Jones
Other Nominees:
	About Schmidt (2002) - Kathy Bates (I) Adaptation. (2002) - Meryl Streep Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) - Ashley Judd Minority Report (2002) - Samantha Morton

Best Director


Winner:
	Far from Heaven (2002) - Todd Haynes
Other Nominees:
	Antwone Fisher (2002) - Denzel Washington Chicago (2002) - Rob Marshall (I) Road to Perdition (2002) - Sam Mendes (I) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Peter Jackson (I)

Best Screenplay - Original


Winner:
	Far from Heaven (2002) - Todd Haynes
Other Nominees:
	Antwone Fisher (2002) - Antwone Fisher Moonlight Mile (2002) - Brad Silberling My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) - Nia Vardalos (I) Punch-Drunk Love (2002) - Paul Thomas Anderson

Best Screenplay - Adapted


Winner:
	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Frances Walsh; Philippa Boyens; Stephen Sinclair (I); Peter Jackson (I)
Other Nominees:
	Adaptation. (2002) - Donald Kaufman; Charlie Kaufman Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) - Charlie Kaufman Road to Perdition (2002) - David Self (I) The Hours (2002) - David Hare (I)

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Andrew Lesnie
Other Nominees:
	Chicago (2002) - Dion Beebe Far from Heaven (2002) - Edward Lachman Minority Report (2002) - Janusz Kaminski (I) Road to Perdition (2002) - Conrad L. Hall

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	Chicago (2002) - Colleen Atwood
Other Nominees:
	Far from Heaven (2002) - Sandy Powell (II) Gangs of New York (2002) - Sandy Powell (II) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) - Lindy Hemming The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Ngila Dickson; Richard Taylor (III)

Best Film Editing


Winner:
	Chicago (2002) - Martin Walsh (I)
Other Nominees:
	Minority Report (2002) - Michael Kahn (I) Road to Perdition (2002) - Jill Bilcock The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002) - Jun Diaz The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Michael Horton (II)

Best Visual Effects


Winner:
	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Jim Rygiel; Joe Letteri
Other Nominees:
	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) - Jim Mitchell (II); Nick Davis (II); John Richardson (II); Bill George (I) Minority Report (2002) - Scott Farrar (I); Michael Lantieri; Nathan McGuinness; Henry LaBounta Spider-Man (2002) - John Dykstra (I); Scott Stokdyk; Anthony LaMolinara; John Frazier (I) Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) - Rob Coleman (I); Pablo Helman; John Knoll; Ben Snow

Best Makeup


Winner:
	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Jeremy Woodhead; Peter King (I); Peter Owen (I)
Other Nominees:
	Gangs of New York (2002) - Manlio Rocchetti; Aldo Signoretti Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) - Nick Dudman; Amanda Knight (I) Men in Black II (2002) The Hours (2002) - Ivana Primorac; Conor O'Sullivan; Jo Allen (I)

Best Original Song


Winner:
	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Fran Walsh; Howard Shore - For the song "Gollum's Song".
Other Nominees:
	8 Mile (2002) - For the song "Lose Yourself". Die Another Day (2002) - For the song "Die Another Day". Spider-Man (2002) - For the song "Hero". The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) - For the song "Father and Daughter".

Best Original Score


Winner:
	Far from Heaven (2002) - Elmer Bernstein
Other Nominees:
	Catch Me If You Can (2002) - John Williams (I) Punch-Drunk Love (2002) - Jon Brion Road to Perdition (2002) - Thomas Newman (I) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Howard Shore

Best Use of Previously Published or Recorded Music


Winner:
	Chicago (2002)
Other Nominees:
	Catch Me If You Can (2002) Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) Lilo & Stitch (2002) Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

Best Documentary


Winner:
	Bowling for Columbine (2002)
Other Nominees:
	Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001) Space Station 3D (2002) The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)

Best Foreign Film


Winner:
	Atanarjuat (2001)
Other Nominees:
	Italiensk for begyndere (2000) Lucía y el sexo (2001) Nueve reinas (2000) Y tu mamá también (2001)

Best Acting Ensemble


Winner:
	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Sean Astin; Cate Blanchett; Orlando Bloom; Billy Boyd (I); Brad Dourif; Bernard Hill; Christopher Lee (I); Ian McKellen; Dominic Monaghan; Viggo Mortensen; Miranda Otto; John Rhys-Davies; Andy Serkis; Liv Tyler; Hugo Weaving; David Wenham; Elijah Wood
Other Nominees:
	Adaptation. (2002) - Nicolas Cage; Chris Cooper (I); Brian Cox (I); Cara Seymour; Meryl Streep; Tilda Swinton Chicago (2002) - Christine Baranski; Ekaterina Chtchelkanova; Taye Diggs; Denise Faye (I); Colm Feore; Richard Gere; Deidre Goodwin; Mya (I); Queen Latifah; Lucy Liu; Susan Misner; John C. Reilly (I); Dominic West; Ren�e Zellweger; Catherine Zeta-Jones Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) - Kenneth Branagh; John Cleese; Robbie Coltrane; Warwick Davis (I); Richard Griffiths (I); Rupert Grint; Richard Harris (I); Jason Isaacs; Daniel Radcliffe; Alan Rickman; Fiona Shaw; Maggie Smith (I); Julie Walters (I); Emma Watson (II) The Hours (2002) - Toni Collette; Claire Danes; Jeff Daniels (I); Stephen Dillane; Ed Harris (I); Allison Janney; Nicole Kidman; Julianne Moore (I); John C. Reilly (I); Miranda Richardson (I); Meryl Streep

Overlooked Film of the Year


Winner:
	About a Boy (2002)
Other Nominees:
	Drumline (2002) Equilibrium (2002) Moonlight Mile (2002) Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)

Best Animated Film


Winner:
	Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)
Other Nominees:
	Ice Age (2002) Lilo & Stitch (2002) Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)

Best Newcomer


Winner:
	My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) - Nia Vardalos (I)
Other Nominees:
	Antwone Fisher (2002) - Derek Luke Chicago (2002) - Rob Marshall (I) Secretary (2002) - Maggie Gyllenhaal White Oleander (2002) - Alison Lohman

Best Live Action Family Film


Winner:
	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Other Nominees:
	A Walk to Remember (2002) The Rookie (2002/I) The Santa Clause 2 (2002) The Testimony of Taliesin Jones (2000)

Best Production Design


Winner:
	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Grant Major
Other Nominees:
	Far from Heaven (2002) - Mark Friedberg (I) Gangs of New York (2002) - Dante Ferretti Minority Report (2002) - Alex McDowell Road to Perdition (2002) - Dennis Gassner