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The 75th Academy Awards | 2003
Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center
Sunday, March 23, 2003
Honoring movies released in 2002
Highlights
Animated Feature
Spirited Away

Hayao Miyazaki, presented by Cameron Diaz

Original Screenplay
Talk to Her

Pedro Almodóvar

Documentary Feature
Bowling for Columbine

Michael Moore

Memorable Moments
Peter O'Toole
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Honorary Award recipient, with presenter Meryl Streep

Colleen Atwood
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Costume Design winner for Chicago

Catherine Zeta-Jones
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Supporting Actress winner for Chicago

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

0-9

8 Mile
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Music (Original Song) - Lose Yourself in "8 Mile" Music by Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto; Lyric by Eminem

A

About a Boy
1 NOMINATION
  • Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz, & Paul Weitz
About Schmidt
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Actor in a Leading Role - Jack Nicholson
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Kathy Bates
Adaptation
4 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Actor in a Supporting Role - Chris Cooper
  • Actor in a Leading Role - Nicolas Cage
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Meryl Streep
  • Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman

B

Bowling for Columbine
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Documentary (Feature) - Michael Moore, Michael Donovan

C

Catch Me If You Can
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Christopher Walken
  • Music (Original Score) - John Williams
The Cathedral
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Animated) - Tomek Baginski
Chicago
13 NOMINATIONS, 6 WINS
  • * Actress in a Supporting Role - Catherine Zeta-Jones
  • * Art Direction - Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
  • * Costume Design - Colleen Atwood
  • * Film Editing - Martin Walsh
  • * Best Picture - Martin Richards, Producer
  • * Sound - Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella, David Lee
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - John C. Reilly
  • Actress in a Leading Role - Renée Zellweger
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Queen Latifah
  • Cinematography - Dion Beebe
  • Directing - Rob Marshall
  • Music (Original Song) - I Move On in "Chicago" Music by John Kander; Lyric by Fred Ebb
  • Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by Bill Condon
The ChubbChubbs!
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Short Film (Animated) - Eric Armstrong
The Collector of Bedford Street
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Alice Elliott

D

Das Rad
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Animated) - Chris Stenner, Heidi Wittlinger
Daughter from Danang
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Gail Dolgin, Vicente Franco

E

El Crimen del Padre Amaro
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - Mexico

F

Fait D'Hiver
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Live Action) - Fait D'Hiver
Far from Heaven
4 NOMINATIONS
  • Actress in a Leading Role - Julianne Moore
  • Cinematography - Edward Lachman
  • Music (Original Score) - Elmer Bernstein
  • Writing (Original Screenplay) - Written by Todd Haynes
Frida
6 NOMINATIONS, 2 WINS
  • * Makeup - John Jackson, Beatrice De Alba
  • * Music (Original Score) - Elliot Goldenthal
  • Actress in a Leading Role - Salma Hayek
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Felipe Fernandez del Paso; Set Decoration: Hania Robledo
  • Costume Design - Julie Weiss
  • Music (Original Song) - Burn It Blue in "Frida" Music by Elliot Goldenthal; Lyric by Julie Taymor

G

Gangs of New York
10 NOMINATIONS
  • Actor in a Leading Role - Daniel Day-Lewis
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
  • Cinematography - Michael Ballhaus
  • Costume Design - Sandy Powell
  • Directing - Martin Scorsese
  • Film Editing - Thelma Schoonmaker
  • Music (Original Song) - The Hands That Built America in "Gangs of New York" Music and Lyric by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen
  • Best Picture - Alberto Grimaldi and Harvey Weinstein, Producers
  • Sound - Tom Fleischman, Eugene Gearty, Ivan Sharrock
  • Writing (Original Screenplay) - Screenplay by Jay Cocks and Steve Zaillian and Kenneth Lonergan; Story by Jay Cocks

H

Hero
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - People's Republic of China
The Hours
9 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Actress in a Leading Role - Nicole Kidman
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Ed Harris
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Julianne Moore
  • Costume Design - Ann Roth
  • Directing - Stephen Daldry
  • Film Editing - Peter Boyle
  • Music (Original Score) - Philip Glass
  • Best Picture - Scott Rudin and Robert Fox, Producers
  • Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by David Hare

I

I'll Wait for the Next One... (J'Attendrai Le Suivant...)
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Live Action) - Philippe Orreindy, Thomas Gaudin
Ice Age
1 NOMINATION
  • Animated Feature Film - Chris Wedge
Inja (Dog)
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Live Action) - Steven Pasvolsky, Joe Weatherstone

J

Johnny Flynton
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Live Action) - Lexi Alexander, Alexander Buono

L

Lilo & Stitch
1 NOMINATION
  • Animated Feature Film - Chris Sanders
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
6 NOMINATIONS, 2 WINS
  • * Sound Editing - Ethan Van der Ryn, Michael Hopkins
  • * Visual Effects - Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Alan Lee
  • Film Editing - Michael Horton
  • Best Picture - Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson, Producers
  • Sound - Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek

M

The Man without a Past
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - Finland
Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Robert Hudson, Bobby Houston
Mike's New Car
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Animated) - Pete Docter, Roger Gould
Minority Report
1 NOMINATION
  • Sound Editing - Richard Hymns, Gary Rydstrom
Mt. Head
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Animated) - Koji Yamamura
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
1 NOMINATION
  • Writing (Original Screenplay) - Written by Nia Vardalos

N

Nowhere in Africa
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Foreign Language Film - Germany

P

The Pianist
7 NOMINATIONS, 3 WINS
  • * Actor in a Leading Role - Adrien Brody
  • * Directing - Roman Polanski
  • * Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by Ronald Harwood
  • Cinematography - Pawel Edelman
  • Costume Design - Anna Sheppard
  • Film Editing - Hervé de Luze
  • Best Picture - Roman Polanski, Robert Benmussa and Alain Sarde, Producers
Prisoner of Paradise
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Malcolm Clarke, Stuart Sender

Q

The Quiet American
1 NOMINATION
  • Actor in a Leading Role - Michael Caine

R

Road to Perdition
6 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Cinematography - Conrad L. Hall
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Paul Newman
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
  • Music (Original Score) - Thomas Newman
  • Sound - Scott Millan, Bob Beemer, John Patrick Pritchett
  • Sound Editing - Scott A. Hecker

S

Spellbound
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Jeffrey Blitz, Sean Welch
Spider-Man
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Sound - Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Ed Novick
  • Visual Effects - John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
1 NOMINATION
  • Animated Feature Film - Jeffrey Katzenberg
Spirited Away
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Animated Feature Film - Hayao Miyazaki
Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones
1 NOMINATION
  • Visual Effects - Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll, Ben Snow

T

Talk to Her
2 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Writing (Original Screenplay) - Written by Pedro Almodóvar
  • Directing - Pedro Almodóvar
This Charming Man (Der Er En Yndig Mand)
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Short Film (Live Action) - Martin Strange-Hansen, Mie Andreasen
The Time Machine
1 NOMINATION
  • Makeup - John M. Elliott, Jr., Barbara Lorenz
Treasure Planet
1 NOMINATION
  • Animated Feature Film - Ron Clements
Twin Towers
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Documentary (Short Subject) - Bill Guttentag, Robert David Port

U

Unfaithful
1 NOMINATION
  • Actress in a Leading Role - Diane Lane

W

Why Can't We Be a Family Again?
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Roger Weisberg, Murray Nossel
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
1 NOMINATION
  • Music (Original Song) - Father And Daughter in "The Wild Thornberrys Movie" Music and Lyric by Paul Simon
Winged Migration
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Jacques Perrin

Y

Y Tu Mamá También
1 NOMINATION
  • Writing (Original Screenplay) - Written by Carlos Cuarón and Alfonso Cuarón

Z

Zus & Zo
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - The Netherlands
No Films Found