Awarded to the film deemed by Cosmo voters to have the best script
for an eligible 2002 film. No distinction is made been original versus adapted
screenplays.
Also Considered:8 Mile; 25th Hour; About a Boy;
About Schmidt; The Believer; Blade II; Bowling for Columbine; Catch Me If
You Can; Confessions of a Dangerous Mind; Crush; The Dangerous Lives of
Altar Boys; Gangs of New York; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; Igby
Goes Down; Kissing Jessica Stein; Lagaan; My Big Fat Greek Wedding; Nicholas
Nickleby; One Hour Photo; The Quiet American; Red Dragon; The Rules of Attraction;
Sordid Lives; Spider-Man; Tadpole; and Talk to Her