Awards for 2003

PFCS Award

Best Picture

WINNER

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

NOMINEES

About Schmidt
Chicago
Far from Heaven
Road to Perdition

Best Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind: Sam Rockwell

NOMINEES

About Schmidt: Jack Nicholson
Adaptation.: Nicolas Cage
Gangs of New York: Daniel Day-Lewis
Road to Perdition: Tom Hanks

Best Actress in a Leading Role

WINNER

Far from Heaven: Julianne Moore

NOMINEES

Chicago: Renée Zellweger
The Hours: Nicole Kidman
Secretary: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Unfaithful: Diane Lane

Best Performance by a Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role - Female

WINNER

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Emma Watson

NOMINEES

Evelyn: Sophie Vavasseur
Lilo & Stitch: Daveigh Chase
The Ring: Daveigh Chase
Signs: Abigail Breslin

Best Performance by a Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role - Male

WINNER

About a Boy: Nicholas Hoult

NOMINEES

The Hours: Jack Rovello
Road to Perdition: Tyler Hoechlin
Signs: Rory Culkin
Taliesin Jones: John-Paul Macleod

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

WINNER

Road to Perdition: Paul Newman

NOMINEES

Adaptation.: Chris Cooper
Far from Heaven: Dennis Quaid
Narc: Ray Liotta
Road to Perdition: Jude Law

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

WINNER

Chicago: Catherine Zeta-Jones

NOMINEES

About Schmidt: Kathy Bates
Adaptation.: Meryl Streep
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood: Ashley Judd
Minority Report: Samantha Morton

Best Director

WINNER

Far from Heaven: Todd Haynes

NOMINEES

Antwone Fisher: Denzel Washington
Chicago: Rob Marshall
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Peter Jackson
Road to Perdition: Sam Mendes

Best Screenplay - Original

WINNER

Far from Heaven: Todd Haynes

NOMINEES

Antwone Fisher: Antwone Fisher
Moonlight Mile: Brad Silberling
My Big Fat Greek Wedding: Nia Vardalos
Punch-Drunk Love: Paul Thomas Anderson

Best Screenplay - Adapted

WINNER

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Frances Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, Peter Jackson

NOMINEES

Adaptation.: Donald Kaufman, Charlie Kaufman
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind: Charlie Kaufman
The Hours: David Hare
Road to Perdition: David Self

Best Cinematography

WINNER

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Andrew Lesnie

NOMINEES

Chicago: Dion Beebe
Far from Heaven: Edward Lachman
Minority Report: Janusz Kaminski
Road to Perdition: Conrad L. Hall

Best Costume Design

WINNER

Chicago: Colleen Atwood

NOMINEES

Far from Heaven: Sandy Powell
Gangs of New York: Sandy Powell
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Lindy Hemming
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor

Best Film Editing

WINNER

Chicago: Martin Walsh

NOMINEES

The Kid Stays in the Picture: Jun Diaz
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Michael Horton
Minority Report: Michael Kahn
Road to Perdition: Jill Bilcock

Best Visual Effects

WINNER

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri

NOMINEES

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Jim Mitchell, Nick Davis, John Richardson, Bill George
Minority Report: Scott Farrar, Michael Lantieri, Nathan McGuinness, Henry LaBounta
Spider-Man: John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones: Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll, Ben Snow

Best Makeup

WINNER

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Jeremy Woodhead, Peter King, Peter Owen

NOMINEES

Gangs of New York: Manlio Rocchetti, Aldo Signoretti
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight
The Hours: Ivana Primorac, Conor O'Sullivan, Jo Allen
Men in Black II

Best Original Song

WINNER

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Fran Walsh, Howard Shore
For the song "Gollum's Song".

NOMINEES

8 Mile
For the song "Lose Yourself".
Die Another Day
For the song "Die Another Day".
Spider-Man
For the song "Hero".
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
For the song "Father and Daughter".

Best Original Score

WINNER

Far from Heaven: Elmer Bernstein

NOMINEES

Catch Me If You Can: John Williams
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Howard Shore
Punch-Drunk Love: Jon Brion
Road to Perdition: Thomas Newman

Best Use of Previously Published or Recorded Music

WINNER

Chicago

NOMINEES

Catch Me If You Can
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Lilo & Stitch
Punch-Drunk Love

Best Documentary

WINNER

Bowling for Columbine

NOMINEES

Dogtown and Z-Boys
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Space Station 3D

Best Foreign Film

WINNER

Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

NOMINEES

Italian for Beginners
Sex and Lucia
Nine Queens
Y Tu Mamá También

Best Acting Ensemble

WINNER

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Brad Dourif, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Elijah Wood

NOMINEES

Adaptation.: Nicolas Cage, Chris Cooper, Brian Cox, Cara Seymour, Meryl Streep, Tilda Swinton
Chicago: Christine Baranski, Ekaterina Chtchelkanova, Taye Diggs, Denise Faye, Colm Feore, Richard Gere, Deidre Goodwin, Mya, Queen Latifah, Lucy Liu, Susan Misner, John C. Reilly, Dominic West, Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Kenneth Branagh, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Griffiths, Rupert Grint, Richard Harris, Jason Isaacs, Daniel Radcliffe, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith, Julie Walters, Emma Watson
The Hours: Toni Collette, Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels, Stephen Dillane, Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, Miranda Richardson, Meryl Streep

Overlooked Film of the Year

WINNER

About a Boy

NOMINEES

Drumline
Equilibrium
Moonlight Mile
Spirited Away

Best Animated Film

WINNER

Spirited Away

NOMINEES

Ice Age
Lilo & Stitch
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

Best Newcomer

WINNER

My Big Fat Greek Wedding: Nia Vardalos

NOMINEES

Antwone Fisher: Derek Luke
Chicago: Rob Marshall
Secretary: Maggie Gyllenhaal
White Oleander: Alison Lohman

Best Live Action Family Film

WINNER

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

NOMINEES

The Rookie
The Santa Clause 2
Taliesin Jones
A Walk to Remember

Best Production Design

WINNER

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Grant Major

NOMINEES

Far from Heaven: Mark Friedberg
Gangs of New York: Dante Ferretti
Minority Report: Alex McDowell
Road to Perdition: Dennis Gassner

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