The Web Newsroom's Best of 2002 in Movies

'Road to Perdition' Named Best Film, Sam Mendes for Director

WINSLOW, AZ -- Oscar hopefuls Tom Hanks ("Road to Perdition") and America Ferrera ("Real Women Have Curves") have been chosen by The Web Newsroom as the best actor and actress of 2002. The website's inaugural year-end selections also included for Best Director Sam Mendes ("Road to Perdition"), for Best Animated Feature "Spirited Away" and "Road to Perdition" was named Best Film of the year.

The Web Newsroom also honored the cast of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" as the best acting ensemble, while selecting "Barbershop" as Best Comedy and dishonoring the Ediie Murphy film "The Adventures of Pluto Nash" as the year's biggest flop.

"Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" was chosen as Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy for 2002. The year's biggest box office money-maker "Spider-Man" was chosen as runner-up.

Best of 2002 Winners included:

Best Film: "Road To Perdition"

Runner Up: "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"

Best Actor: Tom Hanks ("Road to Perdition")

Runner Up: Jack Nicholson ("About Schmidt")

Best Actress: America Ferrera ("Real Women Have Curves")

Runner Up: Diane Lane ("Unfaithful")

Best Director: Sam Mendes ("Road to Perdition")

Runner Up: Peter Jackson ("Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers")

Best Comedy: "Barbershop"

Runner Up: "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"

Best Ensemble: "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"

Runner Up: "Barbershop"

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy: "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"

Runner Up: "Spider-Man"

Best Supporting Actor: Samuel L. Jackson ("Changing Lanes," "XXX,")

Runner Up: Paul Newman ("Road to Perdition")

Best Supporting Actress: Lainie Kazan ("My Big Fat Greek Wedding")

Runner Up: Susan Sarandon ("Moonlight Mile")

Best Animated Feature: "Spirited Away"

Runner Up: "Ice Age"

Best Documentary: "Standing in the Shadows of Motown"

Biggest Flop: "The Adventures of Pluto Nash"

Best Guilty Pleasure: "Men in Black II"

Best Spy: James Bond ("Die Another Day")

Runner Up: Austin Powers ("Goldmember")

Best Villian: Hannibal Lecter ("Red Dragon")

Runner Up: Saruman ("Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers")

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