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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
          
      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
 
 
 
