Each year, the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) votes on the best films of the year. Movie Habit — via Marty Mapes — is sharing its votes with the world.
In each category (column 1), members nominate up to five films (column 2). The nominations are tallied and the top five vote-getters in each category are announced (column 3). Members vote again for up to five of the nominees (column 4), and finally, the winners are announced (column 5).
Follow the political machinations as Marty votes with his colleagues on the best of 2002.
The first mention of each film is listed in bold type.
| Category | Movie Habit Nominations | OFCS Nominees | Movie Habit Vote | OFCS Winners |
| Best Picture | 1. Far from Heaven 2. The Piano Teacher 3. The Two Towers 4. Minority Report 5. Punch-Drunk Love |
· Adaptation · Bowling for Columbine · Far From Heaven · The Two Towers · Minority Report |
1. Far from Heaven |
The Two Towers |
| Foreign Language Picture |
1. The Piano Teacher |
· The Fast Runner (Atanarjuat) · Monsoon Wedding · Spirited Away · Talk To Her · Y Tu Mama Tambien |
Abstain (Spirited Away would get my vote, but it’s not a "Foreign Language Picture" in this country) | Y Tu Mama Tambien |
| Animated Picture | 1. Spirited Away 2. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron 3. Ice Age |
· Ice Age · Lilo & Stitch · Osamu Tezuka’s Metropolis · Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron · Spirited Away |
1. Spirited Away | Spirited Away |
| Documentary |
1. Scratch |
· Bowling for Columbine · Comedian · Dogtown and Z-Boys · The Kid Stays In The Picture · Standing in the Shadows of Motown |
1. Bowling for Columbine | Bowling for Columbine |
| Screenplay (adapted) |
1. Adaptation |
· About Schmidt (Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor) · Adaptation (Charlie Kaufman & Donald Kaufman) · Catch Me If You Can (Jeff Nathanson) · The Two Towers (Frances Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair & Peter Jackson) · Minority Report (Scott Frank & Jon Cohen) |
1. Adaptation | Adaptation |
| Screenplay (original) |
1. Interview with the Assassin |
· Far From Heaven (Todd Haynes) · Frailty (Brett Hanley) · Punch-Drunk Love (Paul Thomas Anderson) · Roger Dodger (Dylan Kidd) · Signs (M. Night Shyamalan) |
1. Roger Dodger |
Far from Heaven |
| Director | 1. Todd Haynes, Far from Heaven 2. Peter Jackson, The Two Towers 3. Mike Leigh, All or Nothing 4. Callie Khouri, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood 5. David Fincher, Panic Room |
· Spike Jonze, "Adaptation" · Todd Haynes "Far from Heaven" · Martin Scorsese "Gangs of New York" · Peter Jackson "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" · Steven Spielberg "Minority Report" |
1. Todd Haynes, Far from Heaven |
Peter Jackson, The Two Towers |
| Actor | 1. Jack Nicholson, About Schmidt 2. Raymond J. Barry, Interview with the Assassin 3. Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York 4. Timothy Spall, All or Nothing 5. Samuel L. Jackson, Changing Lanes |
· Adrien Brody, The Pianist · Nicolas Cage "Adaptation" · Daniel-Day Lewis "Gangs of New York" · Jack Nicholson "About Schmidt" · Robin Williams One Hour Photo |
1. Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York 2. Jack Nicholson, About Schmidt |
Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York |
| Actress | 1. Isabelle Huppert, The Piano Teacher 2. Julianne Moore, The Hours 3. Lesley Manville, All or Nothing 4. Julianne Moore, Far from Heaven 5. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Secretary |
· Jennifer Aniston The Good Girl · Maggie Gyllenhaal "Secretary" · Isabelle Huppert "The Piano Teacher" · Diane Lane, Unfaithful · Julianne Moore "Far from Heaven" |
1. Isabelle Huppert, The Piano Teacher | Julianne Moore, Far from Heaven |
| Ensemble | 1. All or Nothing 2. Lovely and Amazing 3. 13 Conversations about One Thing 4. The Two Towers 5. Barbershop |
· 8 Women · Adaptation · Chicago · Gangs of New York · The Two Towers |
1. The Two Towers | The Two Towers |
| Supporting Actor | 1. Dennis Quaid, Far from Heaven 2. John C. Reilly, Chicago 3. Forest Whitaker, Panic Room 4. Jim Broadbent, Gangs of New York 5. Jim Broadbent, Nicholas Nickleby |
· Alan Arkin "13 Conversations About One Thing" · Chris Cooper "Adaptation" · Paul Newman, Road to Perdition · Dennis Quaid "Far from Heaven" · Andy Serkis "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" |
1. Dennis Quaid, Far from Heaven | Dennis Quaid, Far from Heaven |
| Supporting Actress | 1. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago 2. Ruth Sheen, All or Nothing 3. Susan Sarandon, Moonlight Mile 4. Catherine Keener, Lovely andAmazing 5. Nicole Kidman, The Hours |
1. Kathy Bates "About Schmidt" 2. Edie Falco Sunshine State 3. Samantha Morton "Minority Report" 4. Meryl Streep "Adaptation" 5. Catherine Zeta-Jones "Chicago" |
1. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago |
Samantha Morton, Minority Report |
| Breakthrough Performance | 1. Jeremy Renner, Dahmer 2. Kieran Culkin, Igby Goes Down 3. Derek Luke, Antwone Fisher 4. Alison Lohman, White Oleander 5. The Rock, The Scorpion King (just kidding) |
· Steve Coogan, 24 Hour Party People · Eminem, 8 Mile · Maggie Gyllenhaal "Secretary" · Derek Luke "Antwone Fisher" · Nia Verdalos, My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
1. Maggie Gyllenhaal | Maggie Gyllenhaal, Secretary |
| Breakthrough Filmmaker | 1. Neil Burger, Interview with the Assassin 2. Doug Pray, Scratch 3. Bill Paxton, Frailty 4. Jay Chanrasekhar, Super Troopers 5. David Jacobson, Dahmer |
· Rob Marshall "Chicago" · Bill Paxton "Frailty" · Burr Steers "Igby Goes Down" · Mark Romanek "One Hour Photo" · Dylan Kidd "Roger Dodger" |
1. Bill Paxton, Frailty |
Mark Romanek, One Hour Photo |
| Cinematography | 1. Brotherhood of the Wolf 2. The Two Towers 3. Secret Ballot 4. White Oleander 5. Y Tu Mama Tambien |
· Far From Heaven (Edward Lachman) · Gangs of New York (Michael Ballhaus) · The Two Towers (Andrew Lesnie) · Minority Report (Janusz Kaminski) · Road to Perdition (Conrad L. Hall) |
1. The Two Towers 2. Minority Report |
Far from Heaven (Edward Lachman) |
| Visual Effects | 1. The Two Towers 2. Gangs of New York 3. Minority Report 4. Harry Potter 2 5. Star Wars 2 |
· Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (John Richardson) · The Two Towers (Jim Rygiel) · Minority Report (Michael Lantieri) · Spider-Man (Danny Cangemi, John Frazier & John Dykstra) · Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (David Young) |
1. The Two Towers |
The Two Towers (Jim Rygiel) |
| Art Direction | 1. Far from Heaven 2. Gangs of New York 3. The Two Towers 4. Brotherhood of the Wolf 5. 8 Women |
· Far From Heaven · Gangs of New York · The Two Towers · Minority Report · Road to Perdition |
1. Far from Heaven 2. Gangs of New York |
Far from Heaven |
| Costume Design | 1. 8 Women 2. Gangs of New York 3. Far from Heaven 4. The Two Towers 5. Chicago |
· 8 Women (Pascaline Chavanne) · Chicago (Colleen Atwood) · Far From Heaven (Sandy Powell) · Gangs of New York (Sandy Powell) · The Two Towers (Ngila Dickson & Richard Taylor) |
1. 8 Women 2. Gangs of New York 3. Far from Heaven 4. The Two Towers 5. Chicago |
Far from Heaven (Sandy Powell) |
| Score | 1. Chicago 2. Monsoon Wedding 3. Spirited Away 4. The 25th Hour 5. Punch-Drunk Love |
· Catch Me If You Can (John Williams) · Far From Heaven (Elmer Bernstein) · The Two Towers (Howard Shore) · Punch-Drunk Love (Jon Brion) · Signs (James Newton Howard) |
1. Punch-Drunk Love | Far from Heaven (Elmer Bernstein) |
| Sound | 1. Punch-Drunk Love 2. Read My Lips 3. Brotherhood of the Wolf 4. The Two Towers 5. Minority Report |
· Gangs of New York (Philip Stockton) · The Two Towers (Ethan Van der Ryn & Mike Hopkins) · Minority Report (Richard Hymns & Gary Rydstrom) · Signs (Richard King) · Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Ben Burtt & Matthew Wood) |
1. The Two Towers | The Two Towers (Ethan Van der Ryn & Mike Hopkins) |
| Editing |
1. Scratch |
· Adaptation (Eric Zumbrunnen) · Chicago (Martin Walsh) · The Two Towers (D. Michael Horton & Jabez Olssen) · Minority Report (Michael Kahn) · Panic Room (James Haygood & Angus Wall) |
1. Panic Room | The Two Towers (D. Michael Horton & Jabez Olssen) |