7th Critics' Choice Awards
The 7th Critics’ Choice Awards were held on January 11, 2002, honoring the best in 2001 filmmaking.
- Best Film: A Beautiful Mind
- Best Director: Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) and Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!) – a tie
- Best Actor: Russell Crowe for A Beautiful Mind (as John Nash)
- Best Actress: Jennifer Connelly for A Beautiful Mind (as Alicia Nash)
- Best Supporting Actor: Ben Kingsley for Sexy Beast (as Don Logan)
- Best Supporting Actress: Sissy Spacek for In the Bedroom (as Ruth Fowler)
- Best Young Actress: Dakota Fanning for I Am Sam (as Lucy Dawson)
Other notable films mentioned: Gosford Park, Memento, Shrek, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Amélie.
Music categories noted a tie between The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Vanilla Sky, involving the song May It Be and another song from Vanilla Sky. James Franco was recognized for James Dean (Life with James Dean) as James Dean, and Judy Davis for Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows as Judy Garland. A line about Muhammad Ali indicates the years shown refer to the film release, not the ceremony year.
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