Chris Hyde's Top Ten Lists for 2002
A great year that gave us riches from the world. Films about dislocation,
violent sexuality, death, teen alienation, love, repression, sexuality,
prejudice, identity, loss, multiculturalism, globalism, and disintegration.
There were shell games, suicides, triumphs, ambiguous endings, insulting
wrap-ups and communications. Fabulism trumped realism as the projector rolled,
spilling out stories that hinted at truth while popcorn got furtively munched.
What goes down in dark rooms all over the world is a mystery, a return, a
complication, an evocation, an escape, an enjoyment, a confusion. It's life on
the screen, it lies 25 times a second, and I love every minute of it.
Special Recognition Award #1
Ineligible Film Award
By the rules of the Calvins, I couldn't vote for either
Abbas Kiarostiami's Ten or Jae-young Kwak's My Sassy Girl, both of which would
have easily cracked my top ten.
Special Recognition Award #2
Genre Hash Award
Brotherhood of the Wolf threw more genre influences into the
pot as any film this year, but managed it with great aplomb and in completely
entertaining fashion. Postmodernist mélange with commercial qualities; if a
movie has to come out of a blender then it's OK if it ends up as fun as this.
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Best Picture
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Position |
Film |
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1
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What Time Is It There?
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2
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The Piano Teacher
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3
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All About Lily Chou-Chou
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4
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Far from Heaven
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5
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Spirited Away
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6
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Adaptation
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7
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I'm Going Home
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8
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Solaris
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9
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Time Out
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10
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The Town Is Quiet
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Best Director
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Position |
Director |
Film |
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1
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Tsai Ming-Liang
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What Time Is It There?
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2
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Michael Haneke
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The Piano Teacher
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3
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Hayao Miyazaki
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Spirited Away
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4
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Todd Haynes
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Far From Heaven
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5
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Steven Soderbergh
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Solaris
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6
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Shunji Awai
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All About Lily Chou-Chou
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7
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Manoel de Oliveira
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I'm Goin Home
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8
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Spike Jonze
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Adaptation
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9
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Paul Thomas Anderson
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Punch-Drunk Love
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10
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Laurent Cantet
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Time Out
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Best Actor
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Position |
Actor |
Film |
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1
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Michel Piccoli
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I'm Going Home
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2
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Jack Nicholson
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About Schmidt
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3
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Lee Kang-shen
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What Time Is It There?
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4
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Benoit Magimel
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The Piano Teacher
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5
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Aurélien Recoing
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Time Out
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6
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George Clooney
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Solaris
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7
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Adam Sandler
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Punch-Drunk Love
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8
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Nicolas Cage
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Adaptation
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9
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Hossein Abedini
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Baran
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10
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Al Pacino
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Insomnia
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Best Actress
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Position |
Actress |
Film |
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1
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Isabelle Huppert
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The Piano Teacher
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2
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Maggie Gyllenhaal
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Secretary
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3
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Julianne Moore
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Far from Heaven
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4
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Virginie Ledoyen
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8 Femmes
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5
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Isabelle Huppert
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Merci Pour la Chocolat
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6
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Maribel Verdú
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Y Tu Mama Tambien
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7
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Fanny Ardant
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8 Femmes
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8
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Arianne Ascaride
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Adaptation
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9
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Naomi Nishida
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The Happiness of the Katakuris
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10
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Misa Shimizu
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Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
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Best Supporting Actor
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Position |
Actor |
Film |
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1
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Chris Cooper
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Adaptation
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2
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John Malkovich
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I'm Going Home
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3
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Serge Livrozet
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Time Out
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4
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John C. Reilly
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Chicago
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5
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Dennis Haysbert
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Far from Heaven
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6
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Robin Williams
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Insomnia
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7
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Powers Boothe
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Frailty
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8
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Shinji Takeda
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The Happiness of the Katakuris
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9
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Dennis Quaid
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Far from Heaven
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10
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Jeremy Davies
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Secretary
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Best Supporting Actress
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Position |
Actress |
Film |
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1
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Lu Yi-Ching
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What Time Is It There?
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2
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Patricia Clarkson
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Far from Heaven
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3
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Yu Aoi
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All About Lily Chou-Chou
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4
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Natasha McElhorne
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Solaris
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5
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Xun Zhou
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Beijing Bicycle
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6
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Danielle Darrieux
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8 Women
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7
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Queen Latifah
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Chicago
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8
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Hope Davis
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About Schmidt
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9
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Emily Watson
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Punch-Drunk Love
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10
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Samantha Morton
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Minority Report
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Best Screenplay
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Position |
Writer(s) |
Film |
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1
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Robin Campilo and Laurent Cantet
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Time Out
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2
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Steven Soderbergh
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Solaris
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3
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Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
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About Schmidt
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4
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Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
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Adaptation
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5
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Jacques Parsi and Manoel de Oliveira
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I'm Going Home
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6
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Shunji Awai
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All About Lily Chou-Chou
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7
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Paul Thomas Anderson
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Punch-Drunk Love
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8
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Todd Haynes
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Far from Heaven
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9
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Bill Condon
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Chicago
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10
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Hillary Seitz
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Insomnia
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Best Use of Music
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Position |
Film |
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1
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All About Lily Chou-Chou
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2
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8 Women
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3
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Chicago
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4
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Far from Heaven
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5
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Time Out
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6
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Lilo & Stitch
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7
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Happiness of the Katakuris
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8
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Solaris
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9
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24 Hour Party People
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10
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Punch-Drunk Love
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Worst Picture
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Position |
Film |
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1
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Signs
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2
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The Good Girl
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3
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The Time Machine
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Best DVD
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Position |
Film |
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1
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Singing in the Rain: Special Edition
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2
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My Sassy Girl
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3
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Re-Animator: Millennium Edition
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4
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Grave of the Fireflies: Special Edition
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5
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Come Drink with Me: Region 3 DVD
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6
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Fritz Lang's Der Nibelungen (Kino)
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7
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The Adventures of Prince Achmed
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8
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In the Mood for Love
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9
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Blue Velvet: Special Edition
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10
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La Ville Est Tranquille
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Best Cast
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Position |
Film |
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1
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8 Women
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2
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The Piano Teacher
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3
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All About Lily Chou-Chou
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4
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About Schmidt
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5
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Adaptation
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6
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Chicago
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7
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Far from Heaven
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8
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Punch-Drunk Love
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9
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I'm Going Home
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10
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Solaris
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Best Overlooked Film
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Position |
Film |
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1
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What Time Is It There?
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2
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The Piano Teacher
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3
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All About Lily Chou-Chou
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4
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Far from Heaven
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5
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Spirited Away
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6
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Adaptation
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7
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I'm Going Home
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8
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Solaris
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9
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Time Out
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10
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The Happiness of the Katakuris
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Return to the 2003 Calvin Awards
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Now in its 27th year, the BOP Reader Awards is your chance to vote for your favorites in movies, TV, books and gaming.
What books made your loins ache? Which films were worth the full $20 admission price? Which games made the inevitable carpal tunnel totally worth it? Tell us, and see how your choices compare with those of other BOP readers.
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