Academy Awards	Entertainment News
75th Annual Academy Awards (Televised March 23, 2003) The nominations only include films released during the Eligibility Year of January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2003. Additionally, to be eligible a film must be feature length (defined as over 40 minutes), publicly exhibited on either 35mm or 70mm film, be available for paid admission in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County, run for at least seven consecutive days, and be advertised and exploited during its Los Angeles run in a manner considered normal and customary to the industry. Documentary, Foreign Language, Music, and Short Films Awards have their own rules governing length and theater play. Oscar and Academy Awards are registered trademarks of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This site is neither endorsed by nor affiliated with The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Best Motion Picture	Academy Award
Chicago Gangs Of New York The Hours The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers The Pianist THE OSCAR WENT TO: Chicago
Best Director	Academy Award
Rob Marshall for Chicago Martin Scorsese for Gangs Of New York Stephen Daldry for The Hours Roman Polanski for The Pianist Pedro Almodóvar for Talk To Her THE OSCAR WENT TO: Roman Polanski for The Pianist
Best Actor	Leading Role
Adrien Brody for The Pianist Nicolas Cage for Adaptation Michael Caine for The Quiet American Daniel Day-Lewis for Gangs Of New York Jack Nicholson for About Schmidt THE OSCAR WENT TO: Adrien Brody for The Pianist
Best Actress	Leading Role
Salma Hayek for Frida Nicole Kidman for The Hours Diane Lane for Unfaithful Julianne Moore for Far From Heaven Renee Zellweger for Chicago THE OSCAR WENT TO: Nicole Kidman for The Hours
Best Actor	Supporting Role
Chris Cooper for Adaptation Ed Harris for The Hours Paul Newman for Road To Perdition John C. Reilly for Chicago Christopher Walken for Catch Me If You Can THE OSCAR WENT TO: Chris Cooper for Adaptation
Best Actress	Supporting Role
Kathy Bates for About Schmidt Julianne Moore for The Hours Queen Latifah for Chicago Meryl Streep for Adaptation Catherine Zeta-Jones for Chicago THE OSCAR WENT TO: Catherine Zeta-Jones for Chicago
Best Animated Feature	Academy Award
Ice Age Lilo & Stitch Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron Spirited Away Treasure Planet THE OSCAR WENT TO: Spirited Away
Best Foreign Language Film	Academy Award
El Crimen Del Padre Amaro (The Crime Of Padre Amaro) from Mexico Hero from People's Republic Of China The Man Without A Past from Finland Nowhere In Africa from Germany Zus & Zo from The Netherlands THE OSCAR WENT TO: Nowhere In Africa from Germany
Best Film Editing	Academy Award
Martin Walsh for Chicago Thelma Schoonmaker for Gangs Of New York Peter Boyle for The Hours Michael Horton for The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers Hervé De Luze for The Pianist THE OSCAR WENT TO: Martin Walsh for Chicago
Best Original Score	Academy Award
John Williams for Catch Me If You Can Elmer Bernstein for Far From Heaven Elliot Goldenthal for Frida Philip Glass for The Hours Thomas Newman for Road To Perdition THE OSCAR WENT TO: Elliot Goldenthal for Frida
Best Original Song	Academy Award
Burn It Blue (from Frida) Father And Daughter (from The Wild Thornberrys Movie) The Hands That Built America (from Gangs Of New York) I Move On (from Chicago) Lose Yourself (from 8 Mile) THE OSCAR WENT TO: Lose Yourself (from 8 Mile)
Best Screenplay	Original
Todd Haynes for Far From Heaven Jay Cocks and Steve Zaillian and Kenneth Lonergan for Gangs Of New York Nia Vardalos for My Big Fat Greek Wedding Pedro Almodóvar for Talk To Her Carlos Cuarón and Alfonso Cuarón for Y Tu Mamá También THE OSCAR WENT TO: Pedro Almodóvar for Talk To Her
Best Screenplay	Adapted
Peter Hedges and Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz for About A Boy Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman for Adaptation Bill Condon for Chicago David Hare for The Hours Ronald Harwood for The Pianist THE OSCAR WENT TO: Ronald Harwood for The Pianist
Best Art Direction	Academy Award
Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gord Sim for Chicago Art Direction: Felipe Fernandez del Paso; Set Decoration: Hannia Robledo for Frida Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo for Gangs Of New York Art Direction: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Alan Lee for The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh for Road To Perdition THE OSCAR WENT TO: Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gord Sim for Chicago
Best Cinematography	Academy Award
Dion Beebe for Chicago Edward Lachman for Far From Heaven Michael Ballhaus for Gangs Of New York Pawel Edelman for The Pianist Conrad L. Hall for Road To Perdition THE OSCAR WENT TO: Conrad L. Hall for Road To Perdition
Best Costume	Academy Award
Colleen Atwood for Chicago Julie Weiss for Frida Sandy Powell for Gangs Of New York Ann Roth for The Hours Anna Sheppard for The Pianist THE OSCAR WENT TO: Colleen Atwood for Chicago
Best Makeup	Academy Award
John Jackson and Beatrice De Alba for Frida John M. Elliott, Jr. and Barbara Lorenz for The Time Machine THE OSCAR WENT TO: John Jackson and Beatrice De Alba for Frida
Best Sound Mixing	Academy Award
Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella and David Lee for Chicago Tom Fleischman, Eugene Gearty and Ivan Sharrock for Gangs Of New York Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek for The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers Scott Millan, Beemer and John Patrick Pritchet for Road To Perdition Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Ed Novick for Spider-Man THE OSCAR WENT TO: Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella and David Lee for Chicago
Best Sound Editing	Academy Award
Ethan Van der Ryn and Michael Hopkins for The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom for Minority Report Scott A. Hecker for Road To Perdition THE OSCAR WENT TO: Ethan Van der Ryn and Michael Hopkins for The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
Best Visual Effects	Academy Award
Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, and Alex Funke for The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier for Spider-Man Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll and Ben Snow for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack Of The Clones THE OSCAR WENT TO: Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, and Alex Funke for The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
Best Documentary Feature	Academy Award
Bowling For Columbine Daughter From Danang Prisoner Of Paradise Spellbound Winged Migration THE OSCAR WENT TO: Bowling For Columbine
Best Documentary Short	Academy Award
The Collector Of Bedford Street Mighty Times: The Legacy Of Rosa Parks Twin Towers Why Can't We Be A Family Again? THE OSCAR WENT TO: Twin Towers
Best Animated Short	Academy Award
The Cathedral The ChubbChubbs! Das Rad Mike's New Car Mt. Head THE OSCAR WENT TO: The ChubbChubbs!
Best Live Action Short	Academy Award
Fait D'Hiver I'll Wait For The Next One... (J'Attendrai Le Suivant...) Inja (Dog) Johnny Flynton This Charming Man (Der Er En Yndig Mand) THE OSCAR WENT TO: This Charming Man (Der Er En Yndig Mand)
Honorary Oscar	Academy Award
THE OSCAR WENT TO: Peter O' Toole
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