75th Academy Awards
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1. Chicago (2002)
PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
Two death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.
Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Taye Diggs
Votes: 243,472 | Gross: $170.69M
Winner - Best Picture Nominated - Best Director for Rob Marshall Nominated - Best Actress for Renée Zellweger Nominated - Best Supporting Actor for John C. Reilly Winner - Best Supporting Actress for Catherine Zeta-Jones Nominated - Best Supporting Actress for Queen Latifah Nominated - Best Adapted Screenplay for Bill Condon Nominated - Best Original Song for "I Move On" Winner - Best Sound Mixing Winner - Best Art Direction Nominated - Best Cinematography for Dion Beebe Winner - Best Costume Design for Colleen Atwood Winner - Best Film Editing for Martin Walsh
2. Gangs of New York (2002)
R | 167 min | Crime, Drama
In 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jim Broadbent
Votes: 473,178 | Gross: $77.81M
Nominated - Best Picture Nominated - Best Director for Martin Scorsese Nominated - Best Actor for Daniel Day-Lewis Nominated - Best Original Screenplay for Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian and Kenneth Lonergan Nominated - Best Original Song for "The Hands That Built America" Nominated - Best Sound Mixing Nominated - Best Art Direction Nominated - Best Cinematography for Michael Ballhaus Nominated - Best Costume Design for Sandy Powell Nominated - Best Film Editing for Thelma Schoonmaker
3. The Hours (2002)
PG-13 | 110 min | Drama, Romance
The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives.
Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane
Votes: 138,551 | Gross: $41.68M
Nominated - Best Picture Nominated - Best Director for Stephen Daldry Winner - Best Actress for Nicole Kidman Nominated - Best Supporting Actor for Ed Harris Nominated - Best Supporting Actress for Julianne Moore Nominated - Best Adapted Screenplay for David Hare Nominated - Best Original Score for Philip Glass Nominated - Best Costume Design for Ann Roth Nominated - Best Film Editing for Peter Boyle
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
PG-13 | 179 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom
Votes: 1,785,031 | Gross: $342.55M
Nominated - Best Picture Winner - Best Sound Effects Editing Nominated - Best Sound Mixing Nominated - Best Art Direction Nominated - Best Film Editing for Michael Horton Winner - Best Visual Effects
5. The Pianist (2002)
R | 150 min | Biography, Drama, Music
During WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Emilia Fox
Votes: 913,046 | Gross: $32.57M
Nominated - Best Picture Winner - Best Director for Roman Polanski Winner - Best Actor for Adrien Brody Winner - Best Adapted Screenplay for Ronald Harwood Nominated - Best Cinematography for Pawel Edelman Nominated - Best Costume Design for Anna B. Sheppard Nominated - Best Film Editing for Hervé de Luze
6. Talk to Her (2002)
R | 112 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Rosario Flores, Javier Cámara, Darío Grandinetti, Leonor Watling
Votes: 117,533 | Gross: $9.36M
Nominated - Best Director for Pedro Almodóvar Winner - Best Original Screenplay for Pedro Almodóvar
7. Adaptation. (2002)
R | 115 min | Comedy, Drama
A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.
Director: Spike Jonze | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton
Votes: 203,153 | Gross: $22.25M
Nominated - Best Actor for Nicolas Cage Winner - Best Supporting Actor for Chris Cooper Nominated - Best Supporting Actress for Meryl Streep Nominated - Best Adapted Screenplay for Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
8. The Quiet American (2002)
R | 101 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
An old British reporter vies with a young U.S. doctor for the affections of a beautiful Vietnamese woman.
Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Do Thi Hai Yen, Rade Serbedzija
Votes: 29,751 | Gross: $12.99M
Nominated - Best Actor for Michael Caine
9. About Schmidt (2002)
R | 125 min | Drama
A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.
Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Kathy Bates
Votes: 133,612 | Gross: $65.02M
Nominated - Best Actor for Jack Nicholson Nominated - Best Supporting Actress for Kathy Bates
10. Frida (2002)
R | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.
Director: Julie Taymor | Stars: Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Geoffrey Rush, Mía Maestro
Votes: 95,371 | Gross: $25.89M
Nominated - Best Actress for Salma Hayek Winner - Best Original Score for Elliot Goldenthal Nominated - Best Original Song for "Burn It Blue" Nominated - Best Art Direction Winner - Best Makeup Nominated - Best Costume Design for Julie Weiss
11. Unfaithful (2002)
R | 124 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.
Director: Adrian Lyne | Stars: Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Olivier Martinez, Erik Per Sullivan
Votes: 98,491 | Gross: $52.80M
Nominated - Best Actress for Diane Lane
12. Far from Heaven (2002)
PG-13 | 107 min | Drama, Romance
In 1950s Connecticut, a flustered housewife faces a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in the outside world.
Director: Todd Haynes | Stars: Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, Patricia Clarkson
Votes: 49,330 | Gross: $15.85M
Nominated - Best Actress for Julianne Moore Nominated - Best Original Screenplay for Todd Haynes Nominated - Best Original Score for Elmer Bernstein Nominated - Best Cinematography for Edward Lachman
13. Road to Perdition (2002)
R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A mob enforcer's son in 1930s Illinois witnesses a murder, forcing him and his father to take to the road, and his father down a path of redemption and revenge.
Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Tom Hanks, Tyler Hoechlin, Paul Newman
Votes: 284,643 | Gross: $104.45M
Nominated - Best Supporting Actor for Paul Newman Nominated - Best Original Score for Thomas Newman Nominated - Best Sound Effects Editing Nominated - Best Sound Mixing Nominated - Best Art Direction Winner - Best Cinematography for Conrad L. Hall
14. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
PG-13 | 141 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Barely 17 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen
Votes: 1,096,585 | Gross: $164.62M
Nominated - Best Supporting Actor for Christopher Walken Nominated - Best Original Score for John Williams
15. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.
Director: Joel Zwick | Stars: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine, Christina Eleusiniotis
Votes: 144,690 | Gross: $241.44M
Nominated - Best Original Screenplay for Nia Vardalos
16. And Your Mother Too (2001)
R | 106 min | Drama
In Mexico, two teenage boys and an older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life and each other.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Maribel Verdú, Gael García Bernal, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Ana López Mercado
Votes: 128,918 | Gross: $13.62M
Nominated - Best Original Screenplay for Carlos Cuarón and Alfonso Cuarón
17. About a Boy (2002)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Will, who attends single parent meetings to woo women, meets Marcus, a troubled 12-year-old boy. As they become friends, Will learns to be responsible while he helps Marcus with his studies.
Directors: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz | Stars: Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, Sharon Small
Votes: 191,728 | Gross: $41.39M
Nominated - Best Adapted Screenplay for Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz
18. Spirited Away (2001)
PG | 125 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Miyu Irino, Rumi Hiiragi
Votes: 850,235 | Gross: $10.06M
Winner - Best Animated Feature
19. Ice Age (2002)
PG | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The story revolves around sub-zero heroes: a woolly mammoth, a saber-toothed tiger, a sloth and a prehistoric combination of a squirrel and rat, known as Scrat.
Directors: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha | Stars: Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Ray Romano, Goran Visnjic
Votes: 519,473 | Gross: $176.39M
Nominated - Best Animated Feature
20. Lilo & Stitch (2002)
PG | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young and parentless girl adopts a 'dog' from the local pound, completely unaware that it's supposedly a dangerous scientific experiment that's taken refuge on Earth and is now hiding from its creator and those who see it as a menace.
Directors: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders | Stars: Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stiers
Votes: 211,870 | Gross: $145.79M
Nominated - Best Animated Feature
21. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
A captured mustang remains determined to return to his herd no matter what.
Directors: Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook | Stars: Matt Damon, James Cromwell, Daniel Studi, Chopper Bernet
Votes: 85,444 | Gross: $73.28M
Nominated - Best Animated Feature
22. Treasure Planet (2002)
PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Jim Hawkins is a teenager who finds the map of a great treasure hidden by a space pirate. Together with some friends, he sets off in a large spaceship, shaped like a caravel, on his quest.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emma Thompson, Martin Short, Roscoe Lee Browne
Votes: 133,156 | Gross: $38.18M
Nominated - Best Animated Feature
23. Nowhere in Africa (2001)
R | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History
Due to Hitler's threat, Walter Redlich, a Jewish lawyer, immigrates to Kenya with his wife Jettel and daughter Regina. Things take a turn when the family is ordered to move by the British officers.
Director: Caroline Link | Stars: Juliane Köhler, Merab Ninidze, Matthias Habich, Sidede Onyulo
Votes: 13,970 | Gross: $6.17M
Winner - Best Foreign Language Film
24. The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)
R | 118 min | Drama, Romance
Politics and sexual passions threaten to corrupt a young, newly-ordained priest in a small Mexican town.
Director: Carlos Carrera | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón, Sancho Gracia, Angélica Aragón
Votes: 14,429 | Gross: $5.71M
Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film (Mexico)
25. Hero (2002)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A defense officer, Nameless, was summoned by the King of Qin regarding his success of terminating three warriors.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Maggie Cheung, Ziyi Zhang
Votes: 187,696 | Gross: $53.71M
Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film (China)
26. The Man Without a Past (2002)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
M arrives in Helsinki only to be viciously attacked by thugs and pronounced dead by medics. He revives but with no memory of his past or his identity. He rebuilds his life from scratch, but the past inevitably catches up with him.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Annikki Tähti, Juhani Niemelä
Votes: 26,128 | Gross: $0.92M
Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film (Finland)
27. Zus & Zo (2001)
Unrated | 106 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Zus & Zo shows what three sisters are willing to do to stop their would-be sister-in-law from coming into possession of Paraíso, their beloved family summer home on the Portuguese coast.
Director: Paula van der Oest | Stars: Sylvia Poorta, Anneke Blok, Monic Hendrickx, Jacob Derwig
Votes: 1,688 | Gross: $0.03M
Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film (Netherlands)
28. Bowling for Columbine (2002)
R | 120 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson, Salvador Allende
Votes: 148,772 | Gross: $21.58M
Winner - Best Documentary Feature
29. Daughter from Danang (2002)
PG | 83 min | Documentary, War
Separated at the end of the Vietnam war, an "Americanized" woman and her Vietnamese mother are reunited after 22 years.
Directors: Gail Dolgin, Vicente Franco | Stars: Mai Thi Kim, Heidi Neville-Bub, Gerald Ford, Tom Miller
Votes: 622
Nominated - Best Documentary Feature
30. Prisoner of Paradise (2002)
PG | 96 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary about Holocaust victim Kurt Gerron.
Directors: Malcolm Clarke, Stuart Sender | Stars: Ian Holm, Robert Lantz, Eleonore Hertzberg, Lone Koppel
Votes: 412
Nominated - Best Documentary Feature
31. Spellbound (2002)
G | 97 min | Documentary, Comedy, Thriller
Spellbound follows eight teenagers on their quest to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee.
Director: Jeffrey Blitz | Stars: Angela Arenivar, Ubaldo Arenivar, Jorge Arenivar, Scott McGarraugh
Votes: 12,462 | Gross: $5.73M
Nominated - Best Documentary Feature
32. Winged Migration (2001)
G | 89 min | Documentary
Documentary on the migratory patterns of birds, shot over the course of three years on all seven continents.
Directors: Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debats | Stars: Jacques Perrin, Philippe Labro
Votes: 12,371 | Gross: $10.76M
Nominated - Best Documentary Feature
33. Twin Towers (2003)
34 min | Documentary, Short
Two brothers, one a firefighter, one a police officer, are remembered for their bravery in New York City on September 11.
Directors: Bill Guttentag, Robert David Port | Star: Tommy Buda
Votes: 284
Winner - Best Documentary Short Subject
34. The Collector of Bedford Street (2002)
36 min | Documentary, Short
The Collector of Bedford Street is an Academy Award® nominated short documentary that follows the filmmaker's 60 year old neighbor, Larry Selman, a community activist and fundraiser who has... See full summary »
Director: Alice Elliott | Stars: Marvin Richardson, Murray Schaul, Larry Selman
Votes: 71
Nominated - Best Documentary Short Subject
35. Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks (2002)
40 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
Director: Robert Houston | Stars: Chris Moir, Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King, Nick LaTour
Votes: 165
Nominated - Best Documentary Short Subject
36. Why Can't We Be a Family Again? (2002)
27 min | Short, Documentary
Two extraordinary brothers struggle to believe in their mother's love.
Directors: Murray Nossel, Roger Weisberg | Star: Ossie Davis
Votes: 80
Nominated - Best Documentary Short Subject
37. This Charming Man (2002)
30 min | Comedy, Short
Lars Hansen is in a job training program. He finds a potential job at a print shop, but his paperwork gets mixed up with an El Hassan. He is scheduled for a Danish class, since he's ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Strange-Hansen | Stars: Martin Buch, Camilla Bendix, Farshad Kholghi, Martin Hestbæk
Votes: 715
Winner - Best Live Action Short
38. Fait d'hiver (2001)
7 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
On a cold winter evening a young manager gets stuck in traffic on his way home from work. He takes his brand new mobile to call his wife, not knowing that by doing so he is about to cause irreparable damage.
Director: Dirk Beliën | Stars: Tom Van Dyck, Ellen Van Cutsem, Aza Declercq, Kris Swinnen
Votes: 839
Nominated - Best Live Action Short
39. J'attendrai le suivant... (2002)
4 min | Comedy, Short, Romance
A man falls in love while in a subway station.
Director: Philippe Orreindy | Stars: Sophie Forte, Thomas Gaudin, Pascal Casanova
Votes: 1,842
Nominated - Best Live Action Short
40. Inja (2002)
17 min | Drama, Short
Using a Xhosa boy as a pawn, a farmer teaches his puppy to be white man's best friend. Ten years later, both their lives hang in the balance at the mercy of the dog.
Director: Steve Pasvolsky | Stars: Anele Vellom, Lizo C. Makambi, Danny Keogh, Terry Norton
Votes: 394
Nominated - Best Live Action Short
41. Johnny Flynton (2002)
37 min | Drama, Short
Johnny Flynton is good at one thing: boxing. He's not too bright, and there's clearly some issues in his past, but what's worse, when he's boxing, his temper flares up. His wife, Samantha, ... See full summary »
Director: Lexi Alexander | Stars: Dash Mihok, Michele Matheson, Robert W. Hill, Austin Crim
Votes: 170
Nominated - Best Live Action Short
42. The Chubbchubbs! (2002)
G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A janitor at an alien nightclub gets his wish to be a singer.
Director: Eric Armstrong | Stars: Brad Simonsen, Mortonette Jenkins, Jeff Wolverton, Peter Lurie
Votes: 4,207
Winner - Best Animated Short
43. The Mountain Head (2002)
Not Rated | 10 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
A sad rakugo of a stingy old man experiencing the unforeseen consequences of eating a few cherries whole, without throwing the pits away.
Director: Kôji Yamamura | Stars: Takeharu Kunimoto, Bruno Metzger
Votes: 1,588
Nominated - Best Animated Short
44. Rocks (2001)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Apparently, rocks are having conversations all around us, but they talk very, very slowly...
Directors: Chris Stenner, Arvid Uibel, Heidi Wittlinger | Stars: Rainer Basedow, Michael Habeck
Votes: 2,165
Nominated - Best Animated Short
45. The Cathedral (2002)
7 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
A space fantasy about an explorer who pays a visit to an unusual cathedral built with organic materials.
Director: Tomasz Baginski | Stars: Jola Rzebuska, Maria Kucharska, Marcin Jaskowski, Piotr Widlarz
Votes: 4,910
Nominated - Best Animated Short
46. Mike's New Car (2002 Video)
Not Rated | 4 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mike's bought a new 6-wheel-drive car, and he can't wait to show it off to Sulley. Only problem is, Mike hasn't exactly mastered the controls yet, and they're pretty complicated.
Directors: Pete Docter, Roger Gould | Stars: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Susskind
Votes: 14,987
Nominated - Best Animated Short
47. 8 Mile (2002)
R | 110 min | Drama, Music
Follows a young rapper in the Detroit area, struggling with every aspect of his life; he wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.
Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Eminem, Brittany Murphy, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer
Votes: 321,109 | Gross: $116.72M
Winner - Best Original Song for "Lose Yourself"
48. The Wild Thornberrys (2002)
PG | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After losing a cheetah cub to ruthless poachers, Eliza must redeem her folly and go on a quest to save him.
Directors: Cathy Malkasian, Jeff McGrath | Stars: Tim Curry, Rupert Everett, Flea, Lacey Chabert
Votes: 15,268 | Gross: $40.11M
Nominated - Best Original Song for "Father and Daughter"
49. Minority Report (2002)
PG-13 | 145 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
John works with the PreCrime police which stop crimes before they take place, with the help of three 'PreCogs' who can foresee crimes. Events ensue when John finds himself framed for a future murder.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Max von Sydow
Votes: 584,641 | Gross: $132.07M
Nominated - Best Sound Effects Editing
50. Spider-Man (2002)
PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After being bitten by a genetically-modified spider, a shy teenager gains spider-like abilities that he uses to fight injustice as a masked superhero and face a vengeful enemy.
Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe, James Franco
Votes: 880,407 | Gross: $403.71M
Nominated - Best Sound Mixing Nominated - Best Visual Effects
51. The Time Machine (2002)
PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Hoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he finds humankind divided into two warring races.
Director: Simon Wells | Stars: Guy Pearce, Yancey Arias, Mark Addy, Phyllida Law
Votes: 130,461 | Gross: $56.68M
Nominated - Best Makeup
52. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
PG | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan Kenobi discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Lee
Votes: 759,472 | Gross: $310.68M
Nominated - Best Visual Effects
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