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