The 37th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 4 January 2003, honored the best in film for 2002.^[1][2][3]

Winners

Best Picture

1. The Pianist
2. Y Tu Mamá También
3. Talk to Her (Hable con ella)

Best Director

1. Roman Polanski – The Pianist
2. Pedro Almodóvar – Talk to Her (Hable con ella)
3. Alfonso Cuarón – Y Tu Mamá También

Best Actor

1. Adrien Brody – The Pianist
2. Michael Caine – The Quiet American
3. Aurélien Recoing – Time Out (L'emploi du temps)

Best Actress

1. Diane Lane – Unfaithful
2. Maggie Gyllenhaal – Secretary
2. Isabelle Huppert – The Piano Teacher (La pianiste)

Best Supporting Actor

1. Christopher Walken – Catch Me If You Can
2. Chris Cooper – Adaptation.
3. Alan Arkin – Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

Best Supporting Actress

1. Patricia Clarkson – Far from Heaven
2. Fiona Shaw – The Triumph of Love
3. Kathy Bates – About Schmidt

Best Screenplay

1. Ronald Harwood – The Pianist
2. Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor – About Schmidt
3. Carlos Cuarón and Alfonso Cuarón – Y Tu Mamá También

Best Cinematography

1. Edward Lachman – Far from Heaven
2. Paweł Edelman – The Pianist
3. Robert Elswit – Punch-Drunk Love

Best Foreign Language Film

1. Y Tu Mamá También
2. Talk to Her (Hable con ella)
3. Time Out (L'emploi du temps)

Best Non-Fiction Film

1. Standing in the Shadows of Motown
2. The Cockettes
3. Domestic Violence [1]
3. The Kid Stays in the Picture

Film Heritage Award

• Kino International for releasing restored versions of Fritz Lang's Metropolis and D. W. Griffith silent films

Special Citation

• UCLA's film and television archives