75th Academy Awards nominees and winners

The nominees for the 75th Academy Awards were announced on February 11 2003 by Academy president Frank Pierson and actress Marisa Tomei, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in the Academy's Beverly Hills headquarters. The winners were announced March 23 at a ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California.

"Winners are highlighted in boldface".

=Best Motion Picture Of The Year=

*"Chicago"
*"Gangs of New York"
*"The Hours"
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*"The Pianist"

Achievement in Directing

*Pedro Almodovar - "Talk to Her"
*Stephen Daldry - "The Hours"
*Rob Marshall - "Chicago"
*Roman Polanski - "The Pianist"
*Martin Scorsese - "Gangs of New York"

=Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role=

*Adrien Brody - "The Pianist"
*Nicolas Cage - "Adaptation."
*Michael Caine - "The Quiet American"
*Daniel Day-Lewis - "Gangs of New York"
*Jack Nicholson - "About Schmidt"

=Best Performance by An Actress In A Leading Role=

*Salma Hayek - "Frida"
*Nicole Kidman - "The Hours"
*Diane Lane - "Unfaithful"
*Julianne Moore - "Far From Heaven"
*Renée Zellweger - "Chicago"

=Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role=

*Chris Cooper - "Adaptation."
*Ed Harris - "The Hours"
*Paul Newman - "Road to Perdition"
*John C. Reilly - "Chicago"
*Christopher Walken - "Catch Me If You Can"

=Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role=

*Kathy Bates - "About Schmidt"
*Julianne Moore - "The Hours"
*Queen Latifah - "Chicago"
*Meryl Streep - "Adaptation."
*Catherine Zeta-Jones - "Chicago"

=Best Animated Feature Film Of The Year=

*"Ice Age"
*"Lilo & Stitch"
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*"Spirited Away"
*"Treasure Planet"

=Best Foreign Language Film Of The Year=

*"El Crimen del Padre Amaro" (Mexico)
*"Hero" (People's Republic of China)
*"The Man Without A Past" (Finland)
*"Nowhere In Africa" (Germany)
*"Zus & Zo" (The Netherlands)

=Adapted Screenplay=

*Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz - "About a Boy", based on the novel by Nick Hornby
*Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman - "Adaptation.", a fictionalized account of Charlie Kaufman trying to adapt to film the book "The Orchid Thief" by Susan Orlean
*Bill Condon - "Chicago", based on the musical by Bob Fosse, Fred Ebb and John Kander
*David Hare - "The Hours", based on the novel by Michael Cunningham
*Ronald Harwood - "The Pianist", based on the memoirs of Władysław Szpilman

=Original Screenplay=

*Todd Haynes - "Far From Heaven"
*Jay Cocks, Steve Zaillian and Kenneth Lonergan - "Gangs of New York"
*Nia Vardalos - "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"
*Pedro Almodóvar - "Talk To Her"
*Carlos Cuarón and Alfonso Cuarón - "Y Tu Mamá También"

=Achievement In Art Direction=

*"Chicago"
*"Frida"
*"Gangs of New York"
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*"Road to Perdition"

=Achievement In Cinematography=

*Dion Beebe - "Chicago"
*Edward Lachman - "Far from Heaven"
*Michael Ballhaus - "Gangs of New York"
*Pawel Edełman - "The Pianist"
*Conrad L. Hall - "Road to Perdition"

=Achievement In Costume Design=

*Colleen Atwood - "Chicago"
*Julie Weiss - "Frida"
*Sandy Powell - "Gangs of New York"
*Ann Roth - "The Hours"
*Anna Sheppard - "The Pianist"

=Best Documentary Feature=

*"Bowling for Columbine"
*"Daughter from Danang"
*"Prisoner of Paradise"
*"Spellbound"
*"Winged Migration"

=Best Documentary Short Subject=

*"The Collector of Bedford Street"
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*"Twin Towers"
*"Why Can't We Be A Family Again?"

=Achievement In Film Editing=

*"Chicago"
*"Gangs of New York"
*"The Hours"
*""
*"The Pianist"

Achievement In Makeup

*"Frida"
*"The Time Machine"

=Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Score)=

*"Catch Me If You Can"
*"Far from Heaven"
*"Frida"
*"The Hours"
*"Road to Perdition"

Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Song)

*"Burn It Blue" – "Frida"
*"Father and Daughter" – "The Wild Thornberrys Movie"
*"The Hands That Built America" – "Gangs of New York"
*"I Move On" - "Chicago"
*"Lose Yourself" - "8 Mile"

=Best Animated Short Film=

*"The Cathedral"
*"The ChubbChubbs!"
*"Das Rad"
*"Mike's New Car"
*"Mt. Head"

=Best Live Action Short Film=

*"Fait D'Hiver"
*"J'Attendrai Le Suivant... (I'll Wait for the Next One...)"
*"Inja (Dog)"
*"Johnny Flynton"
*"Der Er En Yndig Mand (This Charming Man)"

=Achievement In Sound Editing=

*""
*"Minority Report"
*"Road to Perdition"

=Achievement In Sound Mixing=

*"Chicago"
*"Gangs of New York"
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*"Road to Perdition"
*"Spider-Man"

=Achievement In Visual Effects=

*""
*"Spider-Man"
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pecial honors

Academy Honorary Award:*Peter O'Toole