This is again, taking a set of criteria and applying it to a certain year. Here's my take on 2002, discuss amongst yourselves
2002:
- Chicago, Rob Marshall
-Won best picture
-Actors, directors considered locks and got a screenplay nom
-Won art direction awards
-Considered more successful mainstream improvement to
- Pianist, Roman Polanski
-Won screenplay, actor and director awards despite Polanski’s PR problems
-Untouchable for critics to knock
-Won
- Gangs of
-Hailed by Ebert as #1
-Had most nominations
-Had some supporters who felt it was Scorsesee’s return to form
-Oscar buzz for Sorsesee as best director
- The Hours, Tom Daldry
-Won drama award but considered just a little bit too oscar-buzzy
-Won actress award and had 3 solid performances all oscar worthy
-Adaptation nomination
-NBR Review award
- Lord of the Rings: The
-Nominated for best picture
- Far From Heaven, Todd Haynes
-EW Predicted it in final 5
-Won snub poll of 6th contender
-Named as #1 movie of the year by Lisa Schwarzbum
-Many top 10 accolades
-Positioned Julianne Moore for a win and best screenplay award for a win
- About Schmidt, Alexander Payne
-Alexander Payne’s best performance of Nicholson which got him an academy award
-Runner-Up in NYC Film Critic Awards
- Road to Perdition, Sam Mendes
-Received with great buzz and hailed by Washington Post’s Tom Shales as a must-see even if it didn’t live up to expections
-Buzz for against-type Tom Hanks role with Jude Law and Daniel Craig and Paul Newman in great supporting roles
-Big Production feel with cinematography and art direction awards going towards a lock
-One of approximately 7 or 8 films on the imdb 250 from the year
- Adaptation, Spike Jonze
-Worthy followup to John Makovitch by Jonze/Kaufman team that was even more mainstream in some cases
-Nominations abound for acting parts
-Screenplau contender
- Catch Me If You Can, Stephen Spielberg
-Held its own against many of the great December releases during Oscar season
-Considered for golden globe nominations for Spielberg and generated oscar buzz
-Box office success
