2002 Golden Globes: Winners and Nominees

62 films were recognised at the 2002 Golden Globe Awards, across 24 categories. 17 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was A Beautiful Mind, with 4 awards, ahead of Moulin Rouge! with 3. The categories below run from Best Original Score - Motion Picture, Best Director - Motion Picture and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture to the smaller prizes, and in every one the winner is listed first, followed by the other nominees.

Each title links to the film's full award history at all four awards, and the links at the bottom step to the previous and next ceremony.

Last updated August 12, 2026

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Moulin Rouge!(2001)
Craig Armstrong
Winner
A Beautiful Mind(2001)
James Horner
A.I. Artificial Intelligence(2001)
John Williams
Ali(2001)
Pieter Bourke
Mulholland Drive(2001)
Angelo Badalamenti
Pearl Harbor(2001)
Hans Zimmer
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)
Howard Shore
The Shipping News(2001)
Christopher Young

Best Director - Motion Picture

Gosford Park(2001)
Robert Altman
Winner
A Beautiful Mind(2001)
Ron Howard
A.I. Artificial Intelligence(2001)
Steven Spielberg
Moulin Rouge!(2001)
Baz Luhrmann
Mulholland Drive(2001)
David Lynch
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)
Peter Jackson

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Iris(2001)
Jim Broadbent
Winner
A.I. Artificial Intelligence(2001)
Jude Law
Ali(2001)
Jon Voight
Ghost World(2001)
Steve Buscemi
Life as a House(2001)
Hayden Christensen
Sexy Beast(2001)
Ben Kingsley

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Spin City(1996)
Winner
Ed(2000)
Tom Cavanagh
Ed Wood(1994)
Tom Cavanagh
Frasier(1993)
Malcolm in the Middle(2000)
Will & Grace(1998)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows(2001)
Judy Davis
Winner
Anne Frank: The Whole Story(2001)
Hannah Taylor Gordon
No Ordinary Baby(2001)
Bridget Fonda
The Mists of Avalon(2001)
Julianna Margulies
Uprising(2001)
Leelee Sobieski
Wit(2001)
Emma Thompson

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

A Beautiful Mind(2001)
Jennifer Connelly
Winner
Gosford Park(2001)
Helen Mirren
Gosford Park(2001)
Maggie Smith
In the Bedroom(2001)
Marisa Tomei
Iris(2001)
Kate Winslet
Vanilla Sky(2001)
Cameron Diaz

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama

Alias(2001)
Jennifer Garner
Winner
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)
Gilmore Girls(2000)
Lauren Graham
Judging Amy(1999)
Once and Again(1999)
The Sopranos(1999)

Best Television Series - Drama

Six Feet Under(2001)
Winner
24(1964)
Alias(2001)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)
The Sopranos(1999)
The West Wing(1999)
West Wing, The

Best Motion Picture - Drama

A Beautiful Mind(2001)
Winner
In the Bedroom(2001)
Mulholland Drive(2001)
Mulholland Dr.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)
The Man Who Wasn't There(2001)
Man Who Wasn't There, The

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

No Man's Land(2001)
Winner
Amélie(2001)
Behind the Sun(2001)
Behind The Sun
Monsoon Wedding(2001)
Y Tu Mamá También(2001)

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

Kate & Leopold(2001)
Until…
Winner
Moulin Rouge!(2001)
Come What May
Pearl Harbor(2001)
There You'll Be
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)
May It Be
Vanilla Sky(2001)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

James Dean(2001)
James Franco
Winner
61*(2001)
Barry Pepper
Anne Frank: The Whole Story(2001)
Ben Kingsley
Band of Brothers(2001)
Damian Lewis
Conspiracy(2001)
Kenneth Branagh

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

A Beautiful Mind(2001)
Russell Crowe
Winner
Ali(2001)
Will Smith
The Man Who Wasn't There(2001)
Billy Bob Thornton
The Shipping News(2001)
Kevin Spacey
Training Day(2001)
Denzel Washington

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

The Royal Tenenbaums(2001)
Gene Hackman
Winner
Bandits(2001)
Billy Bob Thornton
Hedwig and the Angry Inch(2001)
John Cameron Mitchell
Kate & Leopold(2001)
Hugh Jackman
Moulin Rouge!(2001)
Ewan McGregor

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Conspiracy(2001)
Stanley Tucci
Winner
Band of Brothers(2001)
Ron Livingston
Sex and the City(1998)
The West Wing(1999)
Bradley Whitford
Will & Grace(1998)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama

24(1964)
Winner
Six Feet Under(2001)
Peter Krause
The Guardian(2001)
Simon Baker
The Sopranos(1999)
The West Wing(1999)
Martin Sheen

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

In the Bedroom(2001)
Sissy Spacek
Winner
Iris(2001)
Judi Dench
Monster's Ball(2001)
Halle Berry
The Deep End(2001)
Tilda Swinton
The Others(2001)
Nicole Kidman

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Moulin Rouge!(2001)
Nicole Kidman
Winner
Bandits(2001)
Cate Blanchett
Bridget Jones's Diary(2001)
Renée Zellweger
Ghost World(2001)
Thora Birch
Legally Blonde(2001)
Reese Witherspoon

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Six Feet Under(2001)
Rachel Griffiths
Winner
Friends(1994)
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows(2001)
Tammy Blanchard
The West Wing(1999)
Allison Janney
Will & Grace(1998)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

A Beautiful Mind(2001)
Akiva Goldsman
Winner
Gosford Park(2001)
Julian Fellowes
Memento(2000)
Christopher Nolan
Mulholland Drive(2001)
David Lynch
The Man Who Wasn't There(2001)
Ethan Coen

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

Band of Brothers(2001)
Winner
Anne Frank: The Whole Story(2001)
Conspiracy(2001)
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows(2001)
Life With Judy Garland: Me & My Shadows
Wit(2001)

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Sex and the City(1998)
Winner
Ally McBeal(1997)
Frasier(1993)
Friends(1994)
Will & Grace(1998)

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