| 12th Annual Gotham Film Awards (2002) |
| Film |
| Breakthrough Director (Open Palm Award) |
| Eric Eason - Manito | |
| Bertha Bay-Sa Pan - Face | |
| Ethan Hawke - Chelsea Walls | |
| Moisés Kaufman - The Laramie Project | |
| Peter Mattei - Love in the Time of Money | |
| Fisher Stevens - Just a Kiss |
| Breakthrough Actor |
| Maggie Gyllenhaal - Secretary |
| Anthony Radziwell Documentary Achievement Award |
| Whitney Dow and Marco Williams for Two Towns of Jasper |
| Special Awards |
| Actor Award |
| Julianne Moore |
| Career Tributes |
| Ang Lee | |
| Bingham Ray |