
So, it's that time of year again. The Amy Awards are happening after a brief hiatus last year. My first caveat is that I do not see every movie. Nobody pays me to see every movie, therefore all my opinions are based on what I saw this year. You don't have to like what I say, but I am just letting you know. I hope everyone enjoys and if you don't like, too bad!
Top 20 Films of 2002 (in no order other than how they popped into my brain)
1. Gangs of New York
2. Adaptation
3. Chicago
4. Undercover Brother
5. Punch Drunk Love
6. Spider-Man
7. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
8. Insomnia
9. Bowling for Columbine
10. Far from Heaven
11. Brotherhood of the Wolf
12. The Ring
13. Catch me if You Can/ Minority Report
14. Secretary
15. The Kid Stays in the Picture
16. The Rules of Attraction
17. The Bourne Identity
18. Lilo and Stitch
19. Spirited Away
20. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Best
Actor
Leonard DiCaprio (Catch me…/Gangs…)
Adam Sandler (Punch Drunk Love)
Tom Hanks (Catch me…/Road to Perdition)
Sam Rockwell (Confessions…)
James Spader (Secretary)
Best
Actress
Julianne Moore (Far from Heaven)
Maura Tierney (Scotland, PA)
Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago)
Meryl Streep (Adaptation)
Maggie Gyllenhall (Secretary)
Supporting
Actor
John C. Reilly (every damn movie released in 2002)
Dennis Quaid (Far From Heaven)
Daniel Day-Lewis (Gangs…)
Ian Sommerhandler (Rules…)
Dave Chappell (Undercover Brother)
Supporting
Actress
Amanda Peet (Igby Goes Down) *who knew?
Bebe Newurith (Tadpole)
Queen Latifah (Adaptation)
Cameron Diaz (Gangs of New York)
Jessica Biel (Rules…)
Best
Screenplay
Charlie Kaufmann (Confessions…/Adaptation)
Bill Condon (Chicago)
Ehren Krueger (The Ring)
Malcolm Lee & Mike McCullers (Undercover Brother)
Robert Evans (The Kid Stays in the Picture)
Best
Director
Roger Avary (Rules…)
PT Anderson (Punch Drunk Love)
Martin Scorsese (Gangs of New York)
Spike Jonze (Adaptation)
Steven Spielberg (Catch me…/Minority)
Overrated
Underrated
Special Citations for work that can't fit a neat category:
So, that was the
year. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
Don’t forget to watch the Oscars!!!!!!!!