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{{Short description|8th Critics' Choice Awards ceremony}}
{{Infobox film awards
| number    = 8
| award     = Critics' Choice Awards
| date      = January 17, 2003
| best_film = '''''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]'''''
| website   = {{url|https://www.criticschoice.com}}
| last_link = 7th Critics' Choice Awards
| last      = 7th
| next_link = 9th Critics' Choice Awards
| next      = 9th
}}

The '''8th Critics' Choice Awards''' were presented on January 17, 2003, honoring the finest achievements of [[2002 in film|2002 filmmaking]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2002.php |title=The BFCA Critics' Choice Awards :: 2002 |publisher=[[Critics Choice Association|Broadcast Film Critics Association]] |date=January 17, 2003 |access-date=March 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701004112/https://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2002.php |archive-date=July 1, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

This ceremony is particularly notable for the moment when [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] nominee [[Robin Williams]] came up on stage after being called upon by Best Actor co-winner [[Jack Nicholson]], who claimed to be "baked", to assist him with his acceptance speech, culminating in what is considered to be the funniest moment in the awards' history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://speakola.com/arts/day-lewis-nicholson-robin-williams-critics-choice-2003 |title=Daniel Day Lewis, Jack Nicholson & Robin Williams: 'It's pretty much been a Buddhist evening for me', Critics' Choice – 2003 |publisher=Speakola |date=January 17, 2003 |access-date=January 17, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/nicholson-has-seen-better-award-seasons/article_a954cc50-583d-5e16-ab70-a526cc6d374b.html |title=Nicholson Has Seen Better Award Seasons |last=Simon |first=Jeff |work=[[The Buffalo News]] |date=March 11, 2003 |access-date=March 11, 2003}}{{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.koimoi.com/hollywood-news/jack-nicholson-once-appeared-baked-on-stage-asking-robin-williams-to-give-award-acceptance-speech-on-his-behalf-what-happened-next-is-hysterical/ |title=Jack Nicholson Once Appeared Baked on Stage Asking Robin Williams to Give Award Acceptance Speech on His Behalf & What Happened Next is Hysterical! |publisher=Koimoi |date=December 10, 2020 |access-date=December 10, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bosshunting.com.au/entertainment/movies/jack-nicholson-robin-williams-critics-choice-awards-speech/ |title=WATCH: Jack Nicholson Gets Too High & Needs Robin Williams to Save His Award Speech |last=Lu |first=Garry |work=Boss Hunting |date=January 28, 2023 |access-date=March 18, 2024}}</ref> The moment was uploaded on [[YouTube]] in July 2009; it currently has over 4 million views.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb7303ukNtk |title=Daniel Day Lewis, Jack Nicholson (Robin Williams) Accepting Critics' Choice |publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=July 20, 2009 |access-date=July 20, 2009 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/bb7303ukNtk |archive-date=December 22, 2022 |url-status=live |format=video}}</ref>

==Top 10 films==
(in alphabetical order)

* ''[[About Schmidt]]''
* ''[[Adaptation (film)|Adaptation]]''.
* ''[[Catch Me If You Can]]''
* ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]''
* ''[[Far from Heaven]]''
* ''[[Gangs of New York]]''
* ''[[The Hours (film)|The Hours]]''
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''
* ''[[The Pianist (2002 film)|The Pianist]]''
* ''[[Road to Perdition]]''

==Winners and nominees==
[[File:Steven Spielberg by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Steven Spielberg]], Best Director winner]]
[[File:Daniel Day-Lewis, Jaguar, Mille Miglia 2013 cropped.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Daniel Day-Lewis]], Best Actor co-winner]]
[[File:Jack Nicholson 2001xx (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Jack Nicholson]], Best Actor co-winner]]
[[File:Julianne Moore (15011443428).jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Julianne Moore]], Best Actress winner]]
[[File:Chris Cooper at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Chris Cooper]], Best Supporting Actor winner]]
[[File:Catherine Zeta-Jones VF 2012 Shankbone 2.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Catherine Zeta-Jones]], Best Supporting Actress winner]]
[[File:Kieran Culkin by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Kieran Culkin]], Best Young Actor/Actress winner]]
[[File:Charlie Kaufman Fantastic Fest 2015-0257 (27441349145) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Charlie Kaufman]], Best Writer winner]]

{| class=wikitable
|-
| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Picture}}
'''''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]'''''
* ''[[About Schmidt]]''
* ''[[Adaptation (film)|Adaptation]]''.
* ''[[Catch Me If You Can]]''
* ''[[Far from Heaven]]''
* ''[[Gangs of New York]]''
* ''[[The Hours (film)|The Hours]]''
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''
* ''[[The Pianist (2002 film)|The Pianist]]''
* ''[[Road to Perdition]]''
| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Director}}
'''[[Steven Spielberg]] – ''[[Catch Me If You Can]]'' / ''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]'''''
* [[Roman Polanski]] – ''[[The Pianist (2002 film)|The Pianist]]''
* [[Martin Scorsese]] – ''[[Gangs of New York]]''
|-
| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Actor}}
'''[[Daniel Day-Lewis]] – ''[[Gangs of New York]]'' as [[William Poole|Bill "The Butcher" Cutting]] (TIE)<br>[[Jack Nicholson]] – ''[[About Schmidt]]'' as Warren Schmidt (TIE)'''
* [[Robin Williams]] – ''[[One Hour Photo]]'' as Seymour "Sy" Parrish
| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Actress}}
'''[[Julianne Moore]] – ''[[Far from Heaven]]'' as Cathleen "Cathy" Whitaker'''
* [[Salma Hayek]] – ''[[Frida (2002 film)|Frida]]'' as [[Frida Kahlo]]
* [[Nicole Kidman]] – ''[[The Hours (film)|The Hours]]'' as [[Virginia Woolf]]
* [[Diane Lane]] – ''[[Unfaithful (2002 film)|Unfaithful]]'' as Constance "Connie" Sumner
|-
| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Supporting Actor}}
'''[[Chris Cooper]] – ''[[Adaptation (film)|Adaptation]]''. as John Laroche'''
* [[Alfred Molina]] – ''[[Frida (2002 film)|Frida]]'' as [[Diego Rivera]]
* [[Paul Newman]] – ''[[Road to Perdition]]'' as John Rooney
| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Supporting Actress}}
'''[[Catherine Zeta-Jones]] – ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]'' as [[Velma Kelly]]'''
* [[Kathy Bates]] – ''[[About Schmidt]]'' as Roberta Hertzel
* [[Meryl Streep]] – ''[[Adaptation (film)|Adaptation]]''. as [[Susan Orlean]]
|-
| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Young Actor/Actress}}
'''[[Kieran Culkin]] – ''[[Igby Goes Down]]'' as Jason "Igby" Slocumb Jr.'''
* [[Tyler Hoechlin]] – ''[[Road to Perdition]]'' as Michael Sullivan Jr.
* [[Nicholas Hoult]] – ''[[About a Boy (film)|About a Boy]]'' as Marcus Brewer
| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Digital Acting Performance}}
'''[[Gollum]] – ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'''''
* [[Magical creatures in Harry Potter#Dobby|Dobby]] – ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''
* [[Yoda]] – ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones]]''
|-
| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Acting Ensemble}}
'''''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]'''''
* ''[[The Hours (film)|The Hours]]''
* ''[[My Big Fat Greek Wedding]]''
| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Writer}}
'''''[[Adaptation (film)|Adaptation]]''. / ''[[Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (film)|Confessions of a Dangerous Mind]]'' – [[Charlie Kaufman]]'''
* ''[[About Schmidt]]'' – [[Alexander Payne]] and [[Jim Taylor (writer)|Jim Taylor]]
* ''[[My Big Fat Greek Wedding]]'' – [[Nia Vardalos]]
|-
| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Animated Feature}}
'''''[[Spirited Away]]'''''
* ''[[Ice Age (2002 film)|Ice Age]]''
* ''[[Lilo & Stitch]]''
* ''[[Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron]]''
| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Documentary Feature}}
'''''[[Bowling for Columbine]]'''''
* ''[[The Kid Stays in the Picture]]''
* ''[[Standing in the Shadows of Motown]]''
|-
| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Family Film}}
'''''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'''''
* ''[[The Rookie (2002 film)|The Rookie]]''
* ''[[Tuck Everlasting (2002 film)|Tuck Everlasting]]''
| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Foreign Language Film}}
'''''[[Y tu mamá también]]'' • [[Mexico]]'''
* ''[[Monsoon Wedding]]'' • [[India]]
* ''[[Talk to Her]]'' • [[Spain]]
|-
| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Composer}}
'''''[[Catch Me If You Can]]'' / ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' / ''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]'' – [[John Williams]]'''
* ''[[The Hours (film)|The Hours]]'' – [[Philip Glass]]
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'' – [[Howard Shore]]
| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Song}}
'''"[[Lose Yourself]]" – ''[[8 Mile (film)|8 Mile]]'''''
* "[[Father and Daughter]]" – ''[[The Wild Thornberrys Movie]]''
* "[[Hero (Chad Kroeger song)|Hero]]" – ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]''
|}

===Freedom Award===
'''[[Denzel Washington]] – ''[[Antwone Fisher (film)|Antwone Fisher]]'''''

===Best Picture Made for Television===
'''''[[Door to Door (film)|Door to Door]]'''''
* ''[[Live from Baghdad (film)|Live from Baghdad]]''
* ''[[Martin and Lewis (film)|Martin and Lewis]]''

==Statistics==
{| class="wikitable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" background: #f6e39c;
|-
! scope="col" style="width:55px;"| Nominations
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"| Film
|-
| rowspan="3" | 4
| ''[[About Schmidt]]''
|-
| ''[[Adaptation (film)|Adaptation]]''.
|-
| ''[[The Hours (film)|The Hours]]''
|-
| rowspan="6" | 3
| ''[[Catch Me If You Can]]''
|-
| ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]''
|-
| ''[[Gangs of New York]]''
|-
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''
|-
| ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''
|-
| ''[[Road to Perdition]]''
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2
| ''[[Far from Heaven]]''
|-
| ''[[Frida (2002 film)|Frida]]''
|-
| ''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]''
|-
| ''[[My Big Fat Greek Wedding]]''
|-
| ''[[The Pianist (2002 film)|The Pianist]]''
|}

{| class="wikitable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" background: #f6e39c;
|-
! scope="col" style="width:55px;"| Wins
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"| Film
|-
| 3
| ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]''
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2
| ''[[Adaptation (film)|Adaptation]]''.
|-
| ''[[Catch Me If You Can]]''
|-
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''
|-
| ''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]''
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

{{BFCA Awards Chron}}

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