The 15th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, given on 8 January 2003, honored the finest achievements in 2002 filmmaking.

Winners

• Best Actor:
  • Daniel Day-Lewis – Gangs of New York
• Best Actress:
  • Julianne Moore – Far from Heaven
• Best Cinematography:
  • Far from Heaven
• Best Director:
  • Todd Haynes – Far from Heaven
• Best Documentary Feature:
  • Bowling for Columbine
• Best Film:
  • Far from Heaven
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • Y Tu Mamá También (And Your Mother Too), Mexico/USA
• Best Score:
  • Far from Heaven
• Best Screenplay:
  • Adaptation. – Charlie and Donald Kaufman
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Dennis Quaid – Far from Heaven
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Meryl Streep – Adaptation.
• Most Promising Filmmaker:
  • Dylan Kidd – Roger Dodger
• Most Promising Performer:
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal – Secretary, Adaptation. and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind