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Academy Awards

75th edition

  • March 23, 2003
  • United States

The 75th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) took place on March 23, 2003, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories honoring films released in 2002. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Gilbert Cates and was directed by Louis J. Horvitz. Actor Steve Martin hosted for the second time, having previously presided over the 73rd ceremony held in 2001. Three weeks earlier in a ceremony at Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California held on March 1, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Kate Hudson.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
Chicago Martin Richards - as producer(s) Winner
Gangs of New York Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey Weinstein - as producer(s) —
The Hours Scott Rudin, Robert Fox - as producer(s) —
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson - as producer(s) —
The Pianist Roman Polanski, Robert Benmussa, Alain Sarde - as producer(s) —
Best Directing
The Pianist Roman Polanski Winner
Chicago Rob Marshall —
Gangs of New York Martin Scorsese —
The Hours Stephen Daldry —
Talk to Her Pedro Almodóvar —
Best Actor in a Leading Role
The Pianist Adrien Brody Winner
Adaptation. Nicolas Cage —
The Quiet American Michael Caine —
Gangs of New York Daniel Day-Lewis —
About Schmidt Jack Nicholson —
Best Actress in a Leading Role
The Hours Nicole Kidman Winner
Frida Salma Hayek —
Unfaithful Diane Lane —
Far from Heaven Julianne Moore —
Chicago Renée Zellweger —
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Adaptation. Chris Cooper Winner
The Hours Ed Harris —
Road to Perdition Paul Newman —
Chicago John C. Reilly —
Catch Me If You Can Christopher Walken —
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Chicago Catherine Zeta-Jones Winner
About Schmidt Kathy Bates —
Chicago Queen Latifah —
The Hours Julianne Moore —
Adaptation. Meryl Streep —
Best Original Screenplay
Talk to Her Pedro Almodóvar Winner
Far from Heaven Todd Haynes —
Gangs of New York Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan —
My Big Fat Greek Wedding Nia Vardalos —
Y Tu Mamá También Carlos Cuarón, Alfonso Cuarón —
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Pianist Ronald Harwood Winner
About a Boy Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz —
Adaptation. Charlie Kaufman, Donald Kaufman —
Chicago Bill Condon —
The Hours David Hare —
Best Animated Film
Spirited Away Hayao Miyazaki Winner
Ice Age Chris Wedge —
Lilo & Stitch Chris Sanders —
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Jeffrey Katzenberg —
Treasure Planet Ron Clements —
Best International Feature Film
Nowhere in Africa Caroline Link Winner
The Crime of Padre Amaro Carlos Carrera —
Hero Zhang Yimou —
The Man Without a Past Aki Kaurismäki —
Zus & Zo Paula van der Oest —
Best Documentary Feature Film
Bowling for Columbine Michael Moore, Michael Donovan Winner
Daughter From Danang Gail Dolgin, Vicente Franco —
Prisoner of Paradise Malcolm Clarke, Stuart Sender —
Spellbound Jeffrey Blitz, Sean Welch —
Winged Migration Jacques Perrin —
Best Original Score
Frida Elliot Goldenthal Winner
Catch Me If You Can John Williams —
Far from Heaven Elmer Bernstein —
The Hours Philip Glass —
Road to Perdition Thomas Newman —
Best Cinematography
Road to Perdition Conrad Hall Winner
Chicago Dion Beebe —
Far from Heaven Edward Lachman —
Gangs of New York Michael Ballhaus —
The Pianist Paweł Edelman —
Best Original Song
8 Mile Eminem, Jeff Bass, Luis Resto - "Lose Yourself" Winner
Chicago John Kander, Fred Ebb - "I Move On" —
Frida Elliot Goldenthal, Julie Taymor - "Burn It Blue" —
Gangs of New York Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen - "The Hands That Built America" —
The Wild Thornberrys Movie Paul Simon - "Father and Daughter" —
Best Sound Editing
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Ethan Van der Ryn, Michael Hopkins Winner
Minority Report Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns —
Road to Perdition Scott A. Hecker —
Best Sound Mixing
Chicago Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella, David Lee Winner
Gangs of New York Tom Fleischman, Eugene Gearty, Ivan Sharrock —
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek —
Road to Perdition Scott Millan, Bob Beemer, John Patrick Pritchett —
Spider-Man Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Ed Novick —
Best Production Design
Chicago John Myhre, Gordon Sim Winner
Frida Felipe Fernández del Paso, Hania Robledo —
Gangs of New York Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo —
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Grant Major, Dan Hennah, Alan Lee —
Road to Perdition Dennis Gassner, Nancy Haigh —
Best Film Editing
Chicago Martin Walsh Winner
Gangs of New York Thelma Schoonmaker —
The Hours Peter Boyle —
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Michael J. Horton —
The Pianist Hervé de Luze —
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Frida John Jackson, Beatrice De Alba Winner
The Time Machine John M. Elliott Jr., Barbara Lorenz —
Best Costume Design
Chicago Colleen Atwood Winner
Frida Julie Weiss —
Gangs of New York Sandy Powell —
The Hours Ann Roth —
The Pianist Anna B. Sheppard —
Best Visual Effects
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke Winner
Spider-Man John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier —
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll, Ben Snow —
Best Short Film (Live Action)
This Charming Man Martin Strange-Hansen, Mie Andreasen Winner
Gridlock Dirk Beliën, Anja Daelemans —
I'll Wait for the Next One... Philippe Orreindy, Thomas Gaudin —
Inja Steven Pasvolsky, Joe Weatherstone —
Johnny Flynton Lexi Alexander, Alexander Buono —
Best Documentary Short Film
Twin Towers Bill Guttentag, Robert David Port Winner
The Collector of Bedford Street Alice Elliott —
Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks Robert Hudson, Bobby Houston —
Why Can't We Be a Family Again? Roger Weisberg, Murray Nossel —
Best Animated Short Film
The ChubbChubbs! Eric Armstrong Winner
Rocks Chris Stenner, Heidi Wittlinger —
The Cathedral Tomasz Bagiński —
Mike's New Car Pete Docter, Roger L. Gould —
Mount Head Kōji Yamamura —
Honorary Award
— Peter O'Toole - whose remarkable talents have provided cinema history with some of its most memorable characters. Winner

Chicago
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • Chicago 6
  • The Pianist 3
  • Frida 2
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • Chicago 13
  • Gangs of New York 10
  • The Hours 9
  • The Pianist 7
  • Frida 6
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 6
  • Road to Perdition 6
  • Adaptation. 4
  • Far from Heaven 4

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • Gangs of New York 0 / 10
  • The Hours 1 / 9
  • Chicago 6 / 13
  • Road to Perdition 1 / 6
  • The Pianist 3 / 7
  • Frida 2 / 6
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2 / 6
  • Far from Heaven 0 / 4
  • Adaptation. 1 / 4

Only one nomination

39 movies:
  • 8 Mile
  • About a Boy
  • Bowling for Columbine
  • The Cathedral
  • The ChubbChubbs!
  • The Collector of Bedford Street
  • The Crime of Padre Amaro
  • Daughter From Danang
  • Gridlock
  • Hero
  • I'll Wait for the Next One...
  • Ice Age
  • Inja
  • Johnny Flynton
  • Lilo & Stitch
  • The Man Without a Past
  • Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks
  • Mike's New Car
  • Minority Report
  • Mount Head
  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding
  • Nowhere in Africa
  • Prisoner of Paradise
  • The Quiet American
  • Rocks
  • Spellbound
  • Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
  • Spirited Away
  • Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
  • This Charming Man
  • The Time Machine
  • Treasure Planet
  • Twin Towers
  • Unfaithful
  • Why Can't We Be a Family Again?
  • The Wild Thornberrys Movie
  • Winged Migration
  • Y Tu Mamá También
  • Zus & Zo

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