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THE BEST AND WORST OF 2001
The author’s considered best/worst in each category are listed in bold italics with an asterisk (*). The listed links will take you to more detailed reviews of each film.
The 10 Best Films
Worst Films
Best Director
Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Zacharias Kunuk – Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
Hayao Miyazaki – Spirited Away
Steven Spielberg – A.I. (*)
Best Original Screenplay
Frailty
The Others
Series 7: The Contenders
Waking Life (*)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Hannibal
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Pledge
Vanilla Sky (*)
Best Actor
Hugh Jackman – Kate & Leopold (*)
Anthony La Paglia – The Bank
Jack Nicholson – The Pledge
Haley Joel Osment – A.I.
Best Actress
Sylvia Ivalu – Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
Nicole Kidman – The Others
Brooke Smith – Series 7: The Contenders (*)
Alexa Vega – Spy Kids
Naomi Watts – Mulholland Dr.
Best Supporting Actor
Jude Law – A.I.
Ian McKellen – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (*)
Karel Roden – 15 Minutes
Tim Roth – Planet of the Apes
Best Supporting Actress
Fionnula Flanagan – The Others
Laura Elena Harring – Mulholland Dr.
Tiffany Limos – Teenage Caveman
Phina Oruche – The Forsaken
Best Cinematography
Avalon (*)
Watchtower/Cruel and Unusual
K-PAX
Soul Survivors
Best Musical Score
Avalon (*)
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Mulholland Dr.
Best Special Effects
Cats & Dogs
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Jurassic Park III
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (*)
Best Makeup Effects
Ichi the Killer
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Planet of the Apes (*)
Shallow Hal
Best Production Design
Metropolis (*)
Monkeybone
Thir13een Ghosts
Vidocq
Most Underrated Film:
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.
Most Critically Overrated:– Donnie Darko.
Biggest Disappointment:
There were several potential contenders that emerged as a whole lot less than they could have been – Lara Croft, Tomb Raider sported a helluva cool trailer – and nothing else and Ghosts of Mars proved John Carpenter’s sorriest effort in a long time. But the biggest disappointment in terms of what was promised and what was delivered was From Hell which promised the definitive version of the Jack the Ripper story and offered only warmed-over tabloid conspiracy.
Best Sequel/Remake:
Vanilla Sky, also a strong contender for the year’s most underrated. Worst Sequel/Remake would go to Just Visiting.