SIFF 2002 Golden Space Needle Awards

(by popular vote)

Best Film: Elling (Norway), directed by Peter Naess
Runners-up
First place: Her Majesty, directed by Mark J. Gordon (New Zealand)
Second place: Bang Bang You're Dead, directed by Guy Ferland (U.S.A.)
Third place: Minoes, directed by Vincent Bal (Netherlands)
Fourth place: Das Experiment, directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (Germany)

Best Director: Julio Medem, Sex and Lucia (Spain)
Runners-up
First place: Takashi Miike, Happiness of the Katakuris (Japan)
Second place: Zacharias Kunuk, The Fast Runner (Canada)
Third place: Stefanie Sycholt, Malunde (South Africa)
Fourth place: Sandra Nettelbeck, Mostly Martha (Germany)

Best Actor: Moritz Bleibtreu, Das Experiment (Germany)
Runners-up
First place: William H. Macy, Door to Door (U.S.A.)
Second place (tie): Alan Arkin, 13 Conversations About One Thing (U.S.A.), Ian Holm, The Emperor's New Clothes (Great Britain)
Third place: Per Christian Ellefsen, Elling (Norway)
Fourth place: Aaron Stanford, Tadpole (U.S.A.)

Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert, The Piano Teacher (Austria/France)
Runners-up
First place: Emmanuelle Devos, Read My Lips (France)
Second place: Isabelle Huppert, Merci Pour le Chocolat (France)
Third place: Tilda Swinton, Teknolust (U.S.A.)
Fourth place: Edie Falco, Sunshine State (U.S.A.)

Best Documentary: Ruthie & Connie: Every Room in the House (U.S.A.), directed by Deborah Dickson
Runners-up
First place: Daddy & Papa, directed by Johnny Symons (U.S.A.)
Second place: Smith Family, directed by Tasha Oldham (U.S.A.)
Third place: Into the Fire: American Women in the Spanish Civil War, directed by Julia Newman (U.S.A.)
Fourth place: My Voyage to Italy, directed by Martin Scorsese (Italy/U.S.A.)

Best Short Film: The Host (Australia) directed by Nicolas Tomnay
Runners-up
First place: The Parlor, directed by Geoffrey Haley (U.S.A.)
Second place: Profiles in Science, directed by Wes Kim (U.S.A.)
Third place: Hasta Los Huesos (Down to the Bone), directed by Rene Castillo
Fourth place: The Fine Line Between Cute and Creepy, directed by Robert D. Slane (U.S.A.)

JURY AWARDS

New American Cinema Award: Who the Hell Is Bobby Roos? (U.S.A.), directed by John Feldman
New Director's Showcase Award: Satin Rouge (Tunisia/France), directed by Raja Amari
Special Jury Prize: Jiyan (Kurdistan/Iraq), directed by Jano Rosebiani
Asian Tradewinds Award: Mon-rak Transistor (Thailand), directed by Penek Ratanaruang
Special Jury Prize: Whispering Sands (Indonesia/Japan), directed by Nan Triveni Achnas