Awards - Critics Choice Awards - 1996-2003

Best Picture

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

Best Director

• Steven Spielberg (Catch Me If You Can)
• Steven Spielberg (Minority Report)
• Roman Polański (The Pianist)
• Martin Scorsese (Gangs of New York)

Best Actor

• Daniel Day-Lewis (Gangs of New York)
• Jack Nicholson (About Schmidt)
• Robin Williams (One Hour Photo)

Best Actress

• Julianne Moore (Far from Heaven)
• Diane Lane (Unfaithful)
• Salma Hayek (Frida)
• Nicole Kidman (The Hours)

Best Supporting Actor

• Chris Cooper (Adaptation.)
• Alfred Molina (Frida)
• Paul Newman (Road to Perdition)

Best Supporting Actress

• Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago)
• Kathy Bates (About Schmidt)
• Meryl Streep (Adaptation.)

Best Young Actor/Actress

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

Best Digital Acting Performance

• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Gollum)
• Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (Yoda)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Dobby)

Best Acting Ensemble

• Chicago
• The Hours
• My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Best Writer

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

Best Composer

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

Best Song

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

Best Family Film

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

Best Animated Feature

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

Best Documentary Feature

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

Best Foreign Language Film

• And Your Mother Too
• Monsoon Wedding
• Talk to Her

Freedom Award

• Denzel Washington (Antwone Fisher)

Best Movie Made for Television

• Door to Door
• Live from Baghdad
• Martin and Lewis

Best Picture

• A Beautiful Mind
• Ali
• In the Bedroom
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• The Man Who Wasn't There
• Memento
• Moulin Rouge!
• The Shipping News
• Shrek
• Mulholland Drive

Best Director

• Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind)
• Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!)
• Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)

Best Actor

• Russell Crowe (A Beautiful Mind)
• Sean Penn (I Am Sam)
• Will Smith (Ali)

Best Actress

• Sissy Spacek (In the Bedroom)
• Renée Zellweger (Bridget Jones's Diary)
• Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge!)

Best Supporting Actor

• Ben Kingsley (Sexy Beast)
• Jim Broadbent (Iris)
• Jon Voight (Ali)

Best Supporting Actress

• Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind)
• Marisa Tomei (In the Bedroom)
• Cameron Diaz (Vanilla Sky)

Best Young Actor/Actress

• Dakota Fanning (I Am Sam)
• Haley Joel Osment (A.I. Artificial Intelligence)
• Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)

Best Acting Ensemble

• Gosford Park
• Ocean's Eleven
• The Royal Tenenbaums

Best Screenplay

• Christopher Nolan (Memento)
• Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind)
• Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (The Man Who Wasn't There)

Best Composer

• Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)
• Christopher Young (The Shipping News)
• John Williams (A.I. Artificial Intelligence)
• John Williams (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)

Best Song

• Enya (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) - "May It Be"
• Paul McCartney (Vanilla Sky) - "Vanilla Sky"
• Diane Warren (Pearl Harbor) - "There You'll Be"
• Sting (Kate & Leopold) - "Until..."

Best Family Film

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
• Spy Kids
• The Princess Diaries

Best Animated Feature

• Shrek
• Monsters, Inc.
• Waking Life

Best Foreign Language Film

• Amélie
• In the Mood for Love
• No Man's Land

Best Actor in a Picture Made for Television

• James Franco (James Dean)
• Hank Azaria (Uprising)
• Barry Pepper (61*)

Best Actress in a Picture Made for Television

• Judy Davis (Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows)
• Emma Thompson (Wit)
• Salma Hayek (In the Time of the Butterflies)

Freedom Award

• Muhammad Ali

Best Movie Made for Television

• Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
• Band of Brothers
• The Mists of Avalon

Best Picture

• Gladiator

Best Director

• Steven Soderbergh (Erin Brockovich)
• Steven Soderbergh (Traffic)

Best Actor

• Russell Crowe (Gladiator)

Best Actress

• Julia Roberts (Erin Brockovich)

Best Supporting Actor

• Joaquin Phoenix (Gladiator)
• Joaquin Phoenix (Quills)

Best Supporting Actress

• Frances McDormand (Almost Famous)
• Frances McDormand (Wonder Boys)

Best Child Performance

• Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot)

Best Original Screenplay

• Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous)

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Stephen Gaghan (Traffic)

Best Composer

• Hans Zimmer (Gladiator)
• Hans Zimmer (The Road to El Dorado)

Best Song

• Dave Hartley, Sting (The Emperor's New Groove) - "My Funny Friend and Me"

Best Family Film

• My Dog Skip

Best Animated Feature

• Chicken Run

Best Foreign Language Film

• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Best Inanimate Object

• Wilson the Volleyball (Cast Away)

Best Picture

• American Beauty

Best Director

• Sam Mendes (American Beauty)

Best Actor

• Russell Crowe (The Insider)

Best Actress

• Hilary Swank (Boys Don't Cry)

Best Supporting Actor

• Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile)

Best Supporting Actress

• Angelina Jolie (Girl, Interrupted)

Best Child Performance

• Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense)

Best Original Screenplay

• Alan Ball (American Beauty)

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Frank Darabont (The Green Mile)

Best Score

• Gabriel Yared (The Talented Mr. Ripley)

Best Song

• Music of the Heart - "Music of My Heart"

Best Family Film

• October Sky

Best Animated Feature

• Toy Story 2

Best Documentary Feature

• Buena Vista Social Club

Best Foreign Language Film

• All About My Mother

Breakthrough Performer

• Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich)
• Spike Jonze (Three Kings)

Best Movie Made for Television

• RKO 281
• Tuesdays with Morrie

Best Picture

• Saving Private Ryan

Best Director

• Steven Spielberg (Saving Private Ryan)

Best Actor

• Ian McKellen (Gods and Monsters)
• Ian McKellen (Apt Pupil)

Best Actress

• Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen)

Best Supporting Actor

• Billy Bob Thornton (A Simple Plan)

Best Supporting Actress

• Kathy Bates (Perfect Couple)
• Joan Allen (Pleasantville)

Best Child Performance

• Ian Michael Smith (Simon Birch)

Best Original Screenplay

• Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love)

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Scott B. Smith (A Simple Plan)

Best Score

• John Williams (Saving Private Ryan)

Best Song

• The Prince of Egypt - "When You Believe"

Best Family Film

• A Bug's Life

Best Animated Feature

• A Bug's Life
• The Prince of Egypt

Best Documentary Feature

• Wild Man Blues

Best Foreign Language Film

• Life Is Beautiful

Breakthrough Performer

• Joseph Fiennes (Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen)
• Joseph Fiennes (Shakespeare in Love)

Alan J. Pakula Award

• John Travolta

Best Movie Made for Television

• From the Earth to the Moon

Best Picture

• L.A. Confidential

Best Director

• James Cameron (Titanic)

Best Actor

• Jack Nicholson (As Good as It Gets)

Best Actress

• Helena Bonham Carter (The Wings of the Dove)

Best Supporting Actor

• Anthony Hopkins (Amistad)

Best Supporting Actress

• Joan Cusack (In & Out)

Best Child Performance

• Jurnee Smollett (Eve's Bayou)

Best Original Screenplay

• Ben Affleck, Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting)

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Curtis Hanson, Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential)

Best Family Film

• Anastasia

Best Documentary Feature

• 4 Little Girls

Best Foreign Language Film

• Shall We Dance ?

Breakthrough Performer

• Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting)

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Robert Wise

Best Movie Made for Television

• Don King: Only in America

Best Picture

• Fargo

Best Director

• Anthony Minghella (The English Patient)

Best Actor

• Geoffrey Rush (Shine)

Best Actress

• Frances McDormand (Fargo)

Best Supporting Actor

• Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry Maguire)

Best Supporting Actress

• Joan Allen (The Crucible)

Best Child Performance

• Jonathan Lipnicki (Jerry Maguire)

Best Screenplay

• Anthony Minghella (The English Patient)

Best Family Film

• Fly Away Home

Best Documentary Feature

• When We Were Kings

Best Foreign Language Film

• Ridiculous

Breakthrough Performer

• Renée Zellweger (Jerry Maguire)

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Lauren Bacall

Best Picture

• Sense and Sensibility

Best Director

• Mel Gibson (Braveheart)

Best Actor

• Kevin Bacon (Murder in the First)

Best Actress

• Nicole Kidman (To Die For)

Best Supporting Actor

• Ed Harris (Apollo 13)
• Ed Harris (Just Cause)
• Ed Harris (Nixon)
• Kevin Spacey (Outbreak)
• Kevin Spacey (Se7en)
• Kevin Spacey (Swimming with Sharks)
• Kevin Spacey (The Usual Suspects)

Best Supporting Actress

• Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite)

Best Screenplay

• Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility)

Best Documentary Feature

• Crumb

Best Foreign Language Film

• Il postino