| 1st San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards (2002) |
| Best Picture: |
| The Pianist |
| Best Director: |
| Todd Haynes - Far from Heaven |
| Best Actor: |
| Michael Caine - The Quiet American |
| Best Actress: |
| Isabelle Huppert - The Piano Teacher (La pianiste) |
| Best Supporting Actor: |
| Chris Cooper - Adaptation. |
| Best Supporting Actress: |
| Miranda Richardson - Spider |
| Best Foreign Language Film: |
| Y Tu Mamá También • Mexico |
| Best Documentary: |
| Rivers and Tides |
| Most Promising Debut: |
| Dylan Kidd - Roger Dodger |
| Special Citation: |
| Phillip Noyce - Rabbit-Proof Fence and The Quiet American | |
| Jay Rosenblatt and Caveh Zahedi - Underground Zero |