75th Oscar Awards Handed Out
March 23, 2003
Today (Sunday, March 23rd, 2002) the 75th Annual Academy Awards were handed out in a star-studded gala event hosted by Steve Martin. The big winner of the night was Chicago with 6 awards.
And now on to the awards …
Best Picture: Chicago
Best Director: Roman Polanksi for The Pianist
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Nicole Kidman as “Virginia Woolf” in The Hours
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Adrien Brody as "Wladyslaw Szpilman" in The Pianist
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Chris Cooper as "John Laroche" in Adaptation
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Catherine Zeta-Jones as "Velma Kelly" in Chicago
Best Animated Feature Film: Spirited Away
Foreign Language Film: Nowhere in Africa (Germany)
Documentary - Feature: Bowling for Columbine
Documentary - Short Subject: Twin Towers
Short Film - Animated: The Chubbchubbs
Short Film - Live Action: This Charming Man
Art Direction: John Myhre and Gordon Sim for Chicago
Cinematography: Conrad L. Hall for Road to Perdition
Costume Design: Colleen Atwood for Chicago
Film Editing: Martin Walsh for Chicago
Makeup: Beatrice De Alba and John E. Jackson for Frida
Music - Original Score: Elliot Goldenthal for Frida
Music - Original Song: "Lose Yourself" from 8 Mile
Sound: David Lee, Michael Minkler and Dominic Tavella for Chicago
Sound Editing: Ethan Van der Ryn and Mike Hopkins for Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Visual Effects: Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke for Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Screenplay - Adaptation: Ronald Harwood for The Pianist
Screenplay - Original: Pedro Almodóvar for Talk to Her
Also presented was a special award to Peter O’Toole for a lifetime of work. And despite his earlier objections he did show up and accept the award.
Submitted by: C.S.Strowbridge
Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Filed under: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Chicago, 8 Mile, The Hours, The Pianist, Frida, Bowling for Columbine, Hable con ella, Nowhere in Africa, Adaptation