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Critics' Choice 2002 Winners & Nominees

The 7th Critics' Choice Awards (2002) took place on January 11, 2002. A Beautiful Mind won Best Picture and 3 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 13 categories is below.

All 13 categories Most wins
categories
13
nominations
47
films nominated
25
winners
15
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Best Picture
A Beautiful Mind
Headline winners

Critics' Choice 2002: The Winners

A Beautiful Mind won Best Picture against 8 other nominees. Ron Howard (Best Director), Russell Crowe (Best Actor) and Sissy Spacek (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

A Beautiful Mind (2001) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

A Beautiful Mind

2001 · Biography, Drama · $317M worldwide

4 wins from 5 nominations at the 7th Critics' Choice Awards (2002)

  • Best Director
  • Best Actor
  • Best Supporting Actress

This biographical drama portrays the life of John Forbes Nash Jr., a brilliant mathematician whose groundbreaking work leads him to international acclaim. However, his life takes a dark turn when he struggles with schizophrenia, blurring the line between reality and delusion. The film follows Nash's journey as he confronts his illness while attempting to maintain his career and relationships, ultimately seeking a path toward recovery and understanding.

About A Beautiful Mind
Scoreboard

Critics' Choice 2002: Which Films Won the Most

A Beautiful Mind won 4 awards from 5 nominations. 11 films won at least once, while Ali Zoua: Prince of the Streets went home empty-handed from 3 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. A Beautiful Mind (2001) movie poster
    A Beautiful Mind 4 / 5
    2001 · Biography, Drama · 4 wins from 5 nominations
  2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) movie poster
    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2 / 4
    2001 · Action, Adventure · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  3. Moulin Rouge! (2001) movie poster
    Moulin Rouge! 1 / 3
    2001 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 3 nominations
  4. In the Bedroom (2001) movie poster
    In the Bedroom 1 / 3
    2001 · Drama, Crime · 1 win from 3 nominations
  5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) movie poster
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1 / 3
    2001 · Adventure, Mystery · 1 win from 3 nominations
  6. I Am Sam (2001) movie poster
    I Am Sam 1 / 2
    2001 · Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
  7. Memento (2001) movie poster
    Memento 1 / 2
    2001 · Mystery, Thriller · 1 win from 2 nominations
  8. Shrek (2001) movie poster
    Shrek 1 / 2
    2001 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1 win from 2 nominations
  9. Vanilla Sky (2001) movie poster
    Vanilla Sky 1 / 2
    2001 · Sci-Fi, Mystery · 1 win from 2 nominations
  10. Sexy Beast (2001) movie poster
    Sexy Beast 1 / 1
    2001 · Drama, Crime · 1 win from 1 nomination
Full results

All 13 Critics' Choice 2002 Categories: Winners & Nominees

13 categories and 47 nominations; Best Picture had the most nominees (9). The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

13 categories · 47 nominations

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Movie marathon

The Critics' Choice 2002 Best Picture Marathon

All 9 Best Picture nominees at the 7th Critics' Choice Awards (2002), back to back: 18 hours 10 minutes.

Total running time 18h 10m 18 hours 10 minutes All 9 films
Longest
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2h 58m
Shortest
Shrek 1h 30m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Critics' Choice 2002 Winners

Drama led with 29 nominations across 15 films and won 9. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 9 wins · 29 nominations · 31%
  2. Adventure 4 wins · 13 nominations · 31%
  3. Fantasy 4 wins · 12 nominations · 33%
  4. Romance 2 wins · 12 nominations · 17%
  5. Crime 2 wins · 10 nominations · 20%
  6. Comedy 2 wins · 10 nominations · 20%
  7. Mystery 4 wins · 9 nominations · 44%
  8. Family 2 wins · 8 nominations · 25%
  9. Biography 4 wins · 6 nominations · 67%
  10. Thriller 2 wins · 6 nominations · 33%
2002 season

How the Rest of the 2002 Awards Season Voted

The other 7 ceremonies of 2002, with the winner of each top prize. A Beautiful Mind also won the top prize at 2 of them.

All 2002 awards
Earlier years

Previous Critics' Choice Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Critics' Choice page has every year back to 1996.

Every Critics' Choice ceremony

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Critics' Choice 2002: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 7th Critics' Choice Awards (2002), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 7th Critics' Choice Awards (2002)?

A Beautiful Mind (2001) won Best Picture. The other nominees were Ali Zoua: Prince of the Streets, 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 and Shrek.

About A Beautiful Mind

Which film won the most awards at the 7th Critics' Choice Awards (2002)?

A Beautiful Mind (2001) won the most: 4 awards from 5 nominations. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was next with 2 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 7th Critics' Choice Awards (2002)?

A Beautiful Mind (2001) led with 5 nominations and won 4 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 7th Critics' Choice Awards (2002)?

Best Director: Ron Howard for A Beautiful Mind. Best Actor: Russell Crowe for A Beautiful Mind. Best Actress: Sissy Spacek for In the Bedroom. Best Supporting Actor: Ben Kingsley for Sexy Beast. Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Connelly for A Beautiful Mind.

When was the 7th Critics' Choice Awards (2002)?

The 7th Critics' Choice Awards (2002) took place on January 11, 2002. The database has 13 categories and 47 nominations for it.