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Critics' Choice 2003 Winners & Nominees

The 8th Critics' Choice Awards (2003) took place on January 17, 2003. Chicago won Best Picture and 2 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 15 categories is below.

All 15 categories Most wins
categories
15
nominations
51
films nominated
30
winners
13
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Best Picture
Chicago
Headline winners

Critics' Choice 2003: The Winners

Chicago won Best Picture against 9 other nominees. Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor), Julianne Moore (Best Actress) and Chris Cooper (Best Supporting Actor) took the main individual prizes.

Chicago (2002) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

Chicago

2002 · Drama, Comedy, Crime · $307M worldwide

3 wins from 3 nominations at the 8th Critics' Choice Awards (2003)

  • Best Supporting Actress
  • Best Acting Ensemble

A spirited performer's pursuit of fame takes a surprising turn when she finds herself on trial for murder. As she navigates the sensationalized media coverage and a manipulative lawyer, she competes with another accused woman for the public's attention. This dazzling musical explores the pursuit of celebrity and the lengths people will go to achieve stardom, all with sharp wit and memorable song-and-dance routines.

About Chicago
Scoreboard

Critics' Choice 2003: Which Films Won the Most

Chicago won 3 awards from 3 nominations. 11 films won at least once, while The Hours went home empty-handed from 4 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Chicago (2002) movie poster
    Chicago 3 / 3
    2002 · Drama, Comedy · 3 wins from 3 nominations
  2. About Schmidt (2002) movie poster
    About Schmidt 1 / 4
    2002 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 4 nominations
  3. Gangs of New York (2002) movie poster
    Gangs of New York 1 / 3
    2002 · Drama, History · 1 win from 3 nominations
  4. Adaptation. (2002) movie poster
    Adaptation. 1 / 3
    2002 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 3 nominations
  5. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) movie poster
    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 1 / 3
    2002 · Action, Adventure · 1 win from 3 nominations
  6. Far From Heaven (2002) movie poster
    Far From Heaven 1 / 2
    2002 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 2 nominations
  7. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) movie poster
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 1 / 2
    2002 · Adventure, Mystery · 1 win from 2 nominations
  8. Igby Goes Down (2002) movie poster
    Igby Goes Down 1 / 1
    2002 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  9. Spirited Away (2002) movie poster
    Spirited Away 1 / 1
    2002 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  10. Bowling for Columbine (2002) movie poster
    Bowling for Columbine 1 / 1
    2002 · History, Documentary · 1 win from 1 nomination
Full results

All 15 Critics' Choice 2003 Categories: Winners & Nominees

15 categories and 51 nominations; Best Picture had the most nominees (10). The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

15 categories · 51 nominations

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By genre

The Genres Behind the Critics' Choice 2003 Winners

Drama led with 34 nominations across 17 films and won 9. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 9 wins · 34 nominations · 26%
  2. Comedy 6 wins · 17 nominations · 35%
  3. Adventure 3 wins · 15 nominations · 20%
  4. Crime 5 wins · 13 nominations · 38%
  5. Fantasy 3 wins · 10 nominations · 30%
  6. Romance 1 win · 10 nominations · 10%
  7. Family 2 wins · 9 nominations · 22%
  8. Biography 0 wins · 6 nominations · 0%
  9. Action 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
  10. Animation 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
2003 season

How the Rest of the 2003 Awards Season Voted

The other 10 ceremonies of 2003, with the winner of each top prize. Chicago also won the top prize at 3 of them.

All 2003 awards
Earlier years

Previous Critics' Choice Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Critics' Choice page has every year back to 1996.

Every Critics' Choice ceremony

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Critics' Choice 2003: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 8th Critics' Choice Awards (2003), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 8th Critics' Choice Awards (2003)?

Chicago (2002) won Best Picture. The other nominees were About Schmidt, Adaptation., Catch Me If You Can, Far From Heaven, Gangs of New York, The Hours, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Pianist and Road to Perdition.

About Chicago

Which film won the most awards at the 8th Critics' Choice Awards (2003)?

Chicago (2002) won the most: 3 awards from 3 nominations.

Which film had the most nominations at the 8th Critics' Choice Awards (2003)?

About Schmidt (2002) and The Hours (2002) led with 4 nominations each.

Who won the acting awards at the 8th Critics' Choice Awards (2003)?

Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis for Gangs of New York. Best Actress: Julianne Moore for Far From Heaven. Best Supporting Actor: Chris Cooper for Adaptation. Best Supporting Actress: Catherine Zeta Jones for Chicago.

When was the 8th Critics' Choice Awards (2003)?

The 8th Critics' Choice Awards (2003) took place on January 17, 2003. The database has 15 categories and 51 nominations for it.