| 74th National Board of Review Awards (2002) |
| Top 10 films: |
| 1. The Hours | |
| 2. Chicago | |
| 3. Gangs of New York | |
| 4. The Quiet American | |
| 5. Adaptation. | |
| 6. Rabbit-Proof Fence | |
| 7. The Pianist | |
| 8. Far from Heaven | |
| 9. Thirteen Conversations About One Thing | |
| 10. Frida |
| Best Film: |
| The Hours |
| Best Director: |
| Phillip Noyce - The Quiet American and Rabbit-Proof Fence |
| Best Cast: |
| Nicholas Nickleby |
| Best Actor: |
| Campbell Scott - Roger Dodger |
| Best Actress: |
| Julianne Moore - Far from Heaven |
| Best Supporting Actor: |
| Chris Cooper - Adaptation. |
| Best Supporting Actress: |
| Kathy Bates - About Schmidt |
| Best Screenplay: |
| Charlie Kaufman - Adaptation., Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Human Nature |
| Best Foreign Language Film: |
| Hable con ella (Talk to Her), Spain |
| Best Documentary Feature: |
| Bowling for Columbine |
| Best Animated Feature: |
| Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Spirited Away) |
| Best Debut Director: |
| Rob Marshall - Chicago |
| Breakthrough Performance - Male: |
| Derek Luke - Antwone Fisher |
| Breakthrough Performance - Female: |
| Maggie Gyllenhaal - Secretary |
| Best Film Made For Cable TV: |
| The Laramie Project |
| Career Achievement Award: |
| Christopher Plummer |
| Special Award for Visionary Cinematic Achievement: |
| George Lucas |
| Special Filmmaking Achievement: |
| George Clooney, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind |
| Career Achievement - Music Composition: |
| Elmer Bernstein |
| Career Achievement - Cinematography: |
| Conrad Hall |
| Humanitarian Award: |
| Sheila Nevins (HBO) |
| William K. Everson Award For Film History: |
| Annette Insdorf, Films and the Holocaust |
| Freedom Of Expression: |
| Rabbit-Proof Fence | |
| Ararat | |
| Bloody Sunday | |
| The Grey Zone |
| Top Foreign Films: |
| 1. Talk to Her | |
| 2. Y Tu Mamá También | |
| 3. 8 Women | |
| 4. City of God | |
| 5. El crimen del Padre Amaro |
| Special Recognition For Excellence In Filmmaking: |
| Frailty | |
| The Good Girl | |
| The Guys | |
| Heaven | |
| Igby Goes Down | |
| Max | |
| Personal Velocity: Three Portraits | |
| Real Women Have Curves | |
| Roger Dodger | |
| Sunshine State | |
| Tadpole | |
| Tully |