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THE Online Film Critics' Society has selected The
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as best film in 2002, with its director,
Peter Jackson, named as best director.
The second part of the Tolkien trilogy was chosen by a 132-strong panel of
international internet-based critics, and triumphed over other nominees, including
Adaptation, Far
From Heaven, Minority Report
and Bowling For Columbine.
Far From Heaven was the biggest winner, however, notching up seven awards,
including best actress (for Julianne Moore), and best supporting actor (Dennis
Quaid), as well as best original screenplay and score.
Oscar favourite, Daniel Day-Lewis, was named best actor for his performance
as Bill the Butcher in Gangs of New York,
while Samantha Morton ensured a strong showing for the Brits, when she was
named best supporting actress for her turn in Steven Spielberg’s futuristic
thriller, Minority Report.
The best adapted screenplay went to Golden Globe nominee, Adaptation
(the follow-up to Being John Malkovich),
while Michael Moore’s acclaimed Bowling
for Columbine, which focused on US gun culture in the wake of the Columbine
High School massacre, won best documentary.
The
cast of The Two Towers, meanwhile, won the best ensemble acting award, while
the film itself was rewarded with several technical awards, including sound
and visual effects.
Hip Mexican coming-of-age road movie, Y
Tu Mama Tambien, directed by Alfonso Cuarón (who will next take
on Harry Potter and Prisoner of Azkaban) won best foreign film.
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