1st Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association (2002)

Best Film

	Road to Perdition
	Runners-up: Adaptation., About Schmidt, Antwone Fisher, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Best Director (TIE)

	Spike Jonze - Adaptation.
	Sam Mendes - Road to Perdition
	Denzel Washington - Antwone Fisher
	Runners-up: Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Rob Marshall - Chicago

Best Ensemble

	Barbershop
	Runner-up: My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Best Actor

	Jack Nicholson - About Schmidt
	Runner-up: Daniel Day-Lewis - Gangs of New York

Best Actress

	Julianne Moore - Far from Heaven
	Runner-up: Maggie Gyllenhaal - Secretary

Best Supporting Actor (TIE)

	Chris Cooper - Adaptation.
	Dennis Haysbert - Far from Heaven
	Runner-up: Paul Newman - Road to Perdition

Best Supporting Actress

	Kathy Bates - About Schmidt
	Runners-up: Michelle Pfeiffer - White Oleander and Renée Zellweger - White Oleander

Best Original Screenplay

	Nia Vardalos - My Big Fat Greek Wedding
	Runners-up: Alfonso Cuarón and Carlos Cuarón - Y Tu Mamá También, Brad Silberling - Moonlight Mile, and Chap Taylor and Michael Tolkin - Changing Lanes

Best Adapted Screenplay

	Charlie Kaufman - Adaptation.
	Runner-up: Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz, and Paul Weitz - About a Boy

Best Documentary Film

	The Kid Stays in the Picture
	Runner-up: Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Best Animated Film

	Lilo & Stitch
	Runner-up: Ice Age

Biggest Disappointment

Solaris

Best Guilty Pleasure

	Undercover Brother
	Runners-up: Blue Crush and Die Another Day