56th British Academy Film Awards

56th BAFTA Awards
February 23, 2003----Best Film:
The Pianist ----Best British Film:
The Warrior

The 56th British Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 23 February, 2003, honored the best in film for 2002.

Roman Polanski's "The Pianist" won the award for Best Film and Best Director. "The Warrior", directed by Bertrand Faivre, was voted Best British Film of 2002. Nicole Kidman won the award for Best Lead Actress in "The Hours". She would go on to win the Academy Award. The same happened to Catherine Zeta-Jones ("Chicago") as Best Supporting Actress. Daniel Day-Lewis won the award for Best Male Performer in a Leading Role in "Gangs of New York".

Winners

*Best Actor:
**Daniel Day-Lewis - "Gangs of New York"
*Best Actress:
**Nicole Kidman - "The Hours"
*Best Cinematography:
**"Road to Perdition"
*Best Director:
**Roman Polanski - "The Pianist"
*Best Film:
**"The Pianist"
*Best Film - British:
**"The Warrior"
*Best Film - Not in the English Language:
**"Hable con ella (Talk to Her)", Spain
*Best Film Music:
**"The Hours" - Philip Glass
*Best Production Design:
**"Road to Perdition"
*Best Screenplay - Adapted:
**"Adaptation." - Charlie and Donald Kaufman
*Best Screenplay - Original:
**"Hable con ella (Talk to Her)" - Pedro Almodóvar
*Best Supporting Actor:
**Christopher Walken - "Catch Me If You Can"
*Best Supporting Actress:
**Catherine Zeta-Jones - "Chicago"

Award breakdown

Winners
*2 / 2 "Hable con ella (Talk to Her)": Best Film not in the English Language & Best Screenplay - Original
*2 / 3 "Road to Perdition": Best Cinematography & Best Production Design
*2 / 7 "The Pianist": Best Director & Best Film
*2 / 10 "": Best Costume Design & Best Visual Effects (+ the Audience Award)
*2 / 11 "The Hours": Best Actress & Best Film Music
*2 / 12 "Chicago": Best Sound & Best Supporting Actress
*1 / 2 "Cidade de Deus (City of God)": Best Editing
*1 / 2 "The Warrior": Best British Film & Best Film not in the English Language
*1 / 4 "Adaptation.": Best Screenplay - Adapted
*1 / 4 "Catch Me If You Can": Best Supporting Actor
*1 / 4 "Frida": Best Makeup/Hair
*1 / 12 "Gangs of New York": Best Actor

Losers
*0 / 2 "About a Boy"
*0 / 2 "Dirty Pretty Things"
*0 / 2 "The Magdalene Sisters"
*0 / 2 "Y tu mamá también (And Your Mother Too)"
*0 / 3 "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"