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Academy Awards, USA: 2003

Oscar

Date:23 March
Host:Steve Martin (I)
Location:Kodak Theatre, Hollywood & Highland, Los Angeles, California, USA

Best Picture
  Winner:
 
  Other Nominees:
 
  • Gangs of New York (2002) - Alberto Grimaldi (I); Harvey Weinstein
  • The Hours (2002) - Scott Rudin; Robert Fox (II)
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Barrie M. Osborne; Fran Walsh; Peter Jackson (I)
  • The Pianist (2002) - Roman Polanski; Robert Benmussa; Alain Sarde

  • Best Actor in a Leading Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • About Schmidt (2002) - Jack Nicholson
  • Adaptation. (2002) - Nicolas Cage
  • Gangs of New York (2002) - Daniel Day-Lewis
  • The Quiet American (2002) - Michael Caine (I)

  • Best Actress in a Leading Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Chicago (2002) - Renée Zellweger
  • Far from Heaven (2002) - Julianne Moore (I)
  • Frida (2002) - Salma Hayek
  • Unfaithful (2002) - Diane Lane (I)

  • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Catch Me If You Can (2002) - Christopher Walken
  • Chicago (2002) - John C. Reilly (I)
  • Road to Perdition (2002) - Paul Newman (I)
  • The Hours (2002) - Ed Harris (I)

  • Best Actress in a Supporting Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • About Schmidt (2002) - Kathy Bates (I)
  • Adaptation. (2002) - Meryl Streep
  • Chicago (2002) - Queen Latifah
  • The Hours (2002) - Julianne Moore (I)

  • Best Director
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Chicago (2002) - Rob Marshall (I)
  • Gangs of New York (2002) - Martin Scorsese
  • Hable con ella (2002) - Pedro Almodóvar
  • The Hours (2002) - Stephen Daldry

  • Best Writing, Original Screenplay
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Far from Heaven (2002) - Todd Haynes
  • Gangs of New York (2002) - Jay Cocks (screenplay/story); Steven Zaillian (screenplay); Kenneth Lonergan (screenplay)
  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) - Nia Vardalos (I)
  • Y tu mamá también (2001) - Carlos Cuarón; Alfonso Cuarón

  • Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • About a Boy (2002) - Peter Hedges (II); Chris Weitz; Paul Weitz
  • Adaptation. (2002) - Charlie Kaufman; Donald Kaufman
  • Chicago (2002) - Bill Condon
  • The Hours (2002) - David Hare (I)

  • Best Cinematography
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Chicago (2002) - Dion Beebe
  • Far from Heaven (2002) - Edward Lachman
  • Gangs of New York (2002) - Michael Ballhaus (I)
  • The Pianist (2002) - Pawel Edelman

  • Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Frida (2002) - Felipe Fernández del Paso (I) (art director); Hania Robledo (set decorator)
  • Gangs of New York (2002) - Dante Ferretti (art director); Francesca Lo Schiavo (set decorator)
  • Road to Perdition (2002) - Dennis Gassner (art director); Nancy Haigh (set decorator)
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Grant Major (I) (art director); Dan Hennah (set decorator); Alan Lee (II) (set decorator)

  • Best Costume Design
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Frida (2002) - Julie Weiss
  • Gangs of New York (2002) - Sandy Powell (II)
  • The Hours (2002) - Ann Roth (I)
  • The Pianist (2002) - Anna B. Sheppard

  • Best Sound
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Gangs of New York (2002) - Tom Fleischman; Eugene Gearty; Ivan Sharrock
  • Road to Perdition (2002) - Scott Millan; Bob Beemer; John Pritchett (I)
  • Spider-Man (2002) - Kevin O'Connell (II); Greg P. Russell; Ed Novick
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Christopher Boyes; Michael Semanick; Michael Hedges (I); Hammond Peek (I)

  • Best Editing
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Gangs of New York (2002) - Thelma Schoonmaker
  • The Hours (2002) - Peter Boyle (II)
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Michael Horton (II)
  • The Pianist (2002) - Hervé de Luze

  • Best Sound Editing
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Minority Report (2002) - Richard Hymns; Gary Rydstrom
  • Road to Perdition (2002) - Scott Hecker

  • Best Visual Effects
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Spider-Man (2002) - John Dykstra (I); Scott Stokdyk; Anthony LaMolinara; John Frazier (I)
  • Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) - Rob Coleman (I); Pablo Helman; John Knoll; Ben Snow

  • Best Makeup
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • The Time Machine (2002) - John M. Elliott Jr.; Barbara Lorenz

  • Best Music, Original Song
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Chicago (2002) - John Kander (music); Fred Ebb (lyrics)
    - For the song "I Move On".
  • Frida (2002) - Elliot Goldenthal (music); Julie Taymor (lyrics)
    - For the song "Burn It Blue".
  • Gangs of New York (2002) - Bono; The Edge; Adam Clayton (I); Larry Mullen Jr.
    - For the song "The Hands That Built America".
  • The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) - Paul Simon (I)
    - For the song "Father and Daughter".

  • Best Music, Original Score
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Catch Me If You Can (2002) - John Williams (I)
  • Far from Heaven (2002) - Elmer Bernstein
  • Road to Perdition (2002) - Thomas Newman (I)
  • The Hours (2002) - Philip Glass

  • Best Short Film, Animated
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Atama-yama (2002) - Koji Yamamura
  • Das Rad (2003/I) - Chris Stenner; Heidi Wittlinger
  • Katedra (2002) - Tomek Baginski
  • Mike's New Car (2002) (V) - Pete Docter; Roger Gould

  • Best Short Film, Live Action
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Fait d'hiver (2001) - Dirk Beliën; Anja Daelemans
  • Inja (2001) - Steve Pasvolsky; Joe Weatherstone
  • J'attendrai le suivant... (2002) - Philippe Orreindy; Thomas Gaudin
  • Johnny Flynton (2002) - Lexi Alexander; Alexander Buono

  • Best Documentary, Short Subjects
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks (2002) - Robert Hudson (VI); Robert Houston (I)
  • The Collector of Bedford Street (2002) - Alice Elliott (I)
  • Why Can't We Be a Family Again? (2002) - Roger Weisberg; Murray Nossel

  • Best Documentary, Features
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Daughter from Danang (2002) - Gail Dolgin; Vicente Franco
  • Le peuple migrateur (2001) - Jacques Perrin
  • Prisoner of Paradise (2002) - Malcolm Clarke (II); Stuart Sender
  • Spellbound (2002/I) - Jeffrey Blitz; Sean Welch (II)

  • Best Foreign Language Film
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • El crimen del padre Amaro (2002)
    - Mexico.
  • Mies vailla menneisyyttä (2002)
    - Finland.
  • Ying xiong (2002)
    - China.
  • Zus & zo (2001)
    - Netherlands.

  • Best Animated Feature
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Ice Age (2002) - Chris Wedge
  • Lilo & Stitch (2002) - Chris Sanders (III)
  • Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) - Jeffrey Katzenberg
  • Treasure Planet (2002) - Ron Clements

  • Honorary Award

      Awarded to:
     
    • Peter O'Toole (I)
      - Whose remarkable talents have provided cinema history with some of its most memorable characters. (Oscar statuette)

    Medal of Commendation

      Awarded to:
     
    • Curt Behlmer
      - For longstanding support of and service to the Academy and the motion picture industry.
    • Richard B. Glickman
      - For longstanding support of and service to the Academy and the motion picture industry.

    Academy Award of Merit

    Date:1 March
    Host:Kate Hudson (I)
    Location:Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA

      Winners:
     
    • Alias/Wavefront
      - For the development of a 3D animation, dynamics, modeling and rendering production tool known as Maya.
    • Arnold & Richter Cine Technik
      - For their continuing development and innovation in the design and manufacturing of advanced camera systems specifically designed for the motion picture entertainment industry.
    • Panavision Inc.
      - For their continuing development and innovation in the design and manufacturing of advanced camera systems specifically designed for the motion picture entertainment industry.

    Scientific and Engineering Award

      Winners:
     
    • Mark Elendt; Paul H. Breslin; Greg Hermanovic; Kim Davidson (II)
      - For their continued development of the procedural modeling and animation components of their Prisms program, as exemplified in the Houdini software package. Through a procedural building-block process, the Houdini software is used to simulate natural phenomena using particle effects and complex three-dimensional models.
    • Leslie Gutierrez; Diane E. Kestner; James Merrill (III); David Niklewicz
      - For the design and development of the Kodak Vision Premier Color Print Film, 2393. This film stock provides filmmakers with enhanced color saturation, higher contrast and darker blacks, producing a bold, colorful "look" on the theater screen.
    • Glenn Sanders (II) (Zaxcom); Howard Stark (Zaxcom)
      - For the concept, design and engineering of the portable Deva Digital Audio Disk Recorder.
    • Dedo Weigert; Depu Jin; Franz Petters
      - For for the concept (Weigert), for the optical calculations (Jin) and for the mechanical construction (Petters) of the Dedolight 400D. This uniquely designed set light provides superior performance, reliability and ease of use. Combined with its excellent array of accessories, the Dedolight 400D is an outstanding engineering achievement.

    Technical Achievement Award

      Winners:
     
    • Pierre Chabert (II) (Airstar)
      - For the introduction of balloons with internal light sources to provide set lighting for the motion picture industry. These helium-filled balloons with internal arrangements for tungsten halogen and HMI light sources are usable indoors or out, quick to set up, require essentially no rigging and provide a soft light that can cover a very large area.
    • Eric Daniels (I); George Katanics; Tasso Lappas; Chris Springfield
      - For the development of the Deep Canvas rendering software. The Deep Canvas software program captures the original brush strokes of the traditional background artist to render elements in three dimensions for animated films.
    • Thomas Driemeyer (Mental Images); Mental Images (team)
      - For their contributions to the Mental Ray rendering software for motion pictures. Mental Ray is a highly programmable computer-graphics renderer incorporating ray tracing and global illumination to realistically simulate the behavior of light in computer-generated imagery.
    • Rawdon Hayne (Leelium Tubelite); Robert W. Jeffs (Leelium Tubelite)
      - For their contributions to the development of internally lit balloons for motion picture lighting. These helium-filled balloons with internal arrangements for tungsten halogen and HMI light sources are usable indoors or out, quick to set up, require essentially no rigging and provide a soft light that can cover a very large area.
    • Jim Songer
      - For his contributions to the technical development of video-assist in the motion picture industry. The work of Jim Songer from 1968 through 1973 led directly to the more widespread acceptance of video-assist in the motion picture industry.
    • Dick Walsh (II)
      - For the development of the PDI/Dreamworks Facial Animation System. This effective software simulation system is used to create and control natural, expressive, highly-nuanced facial animation on a wide range of computer-generated characters.