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Oscars 2002 Winners & Nominees

The 74th Academy Awards (2002) took place on March 24, 2002. A Beautiful Mind won Best Picture and 3 more awards. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring matched it with 4 wins. Every winner and nominee in all 21 categories is below.

All 21 categories Most wins
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21
nominations
92
films nominated
34
winners
20
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Best Picture
A Beautiful Mind
Headline winners

Oscars 2002: The Winners

A Beautiful Mind won Best Picture against 4 other nominees. Ron Howard (Best Director), Denzel Washington (Best Actor) and Halle Berry (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

A Beautiful Mind (2001) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

A Beautiful Mind

2001 · Biography, Drama · $317M worldwide

4 wins from 8 nominations at the 74th Academy Awards (2002)

  • Best Supporting Actress
  • Best Director
  • Best Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

This biographical drama portrays the life of John Forbes Nash Jr., a brilliant mathematician whose groundbreaking work leads him to international acclaim. However, his life takes a dark turn when he struggles with schizophrenia, blurring the line between reality and delusion. The film follows Nash's journey as he confronts his illness while attempting to maintain his career and relationships, ultimately seeking a path toward recovery and understanding.

About A Beautiful Mind
Scoreboard

Oscars 2002: Which Films Won the Most

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and A Beautiful Mind won 4 awards each. 12 films won at least once, while In the Bedroom went home empty-handed from 5 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) movie poster
    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 4 / 13
    2001 · Action, Adventure · 4 wins from 13 nominations
  2. A Beautiful Mind (2001) movie poster
    A Beautiful Mind 4 / 8
    2001 · Biography, Drama · 4 wins from 8 nominations
  3. Moulin Rouge! (2001) movie poster
    Moulin Rouge! 2 / 8
    2001 · Drama, Romance · 2 wins from 8 nominations
  4. Black Hawk Down (2001) movie poster
    Black Hawk Down 2 / 4
    2001 · Action, Drama · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  5. Gosford Park (2001) movie poster
    Gosford Park 1 / 7
    2001 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 7 nominations
  6. Monsters, Inc. (2001) movie poster
    Monsters, Inc. 1 / 4
    2001 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1 win from 4 nominations
  7. Pearl Harbor (2001) movie poster
    Pearl Harbor 1 / 4
    2001 · Action, Drama · 1 win from 4 nominations
  8. Iris (2001) movie poster
    Iris 1 / 3
    2001 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 3 nominations
  9. Training Day (2001) movie poster
    Training Day 1 / 2
    2001 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 2 nominations
  10. Monster's Ball (2001) movie poster
    Monster's Ball 1 / 2
    2001 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 2 nominations
Full results

All 21 Oscars 2002 Categories: Winners & Nominees

21 categories and 92 nominations. 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.

21 categories · 92 nominations

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The Genres Behind the Oscars 2002 Winners

Drama led with 55 nominations across 20 films and won 14. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 14 wins · 55 nominations · 25%
  2. Romance 5 wins · 28 nominations · 18%
  3. Comedy 4 wins · 27 nominations · 15%
  4. Adventure 6 wins · 25 nominations · 24%
  5. Fantasy 6 wins · 23 nominations · 26%
  6. Action 7 wins · 21 nominations · 33%
  7. Mystery 1 win · 13 nominations · 8%
  8. Biography 5 wins · 11 nominations · 45%
  9. War 4 wins · 10 nominations · 40%
  10. Family 2 wins · 10 nominations · 20%
2002 season

How the Rest of the 2002 Awards Season Voted

The other 7 ceremonies of 2002, with the winner of each top prize. A Beautiful Mind also won the top prize at 2 of them.

All 2002 awards
Earlier years

Previous Oscars Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Oscars page has every year back to 1929.

Every Oscars ceremony

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Oscars 2002: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 74th Academy Awards (2002), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 74th Academy Awards (2002)?

A Beautiful Mind (2001) won Best Picture. The other nominees were Gosford Park, In the Bedroom, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Moulin Rouge!

About A Beautiful Mind

Which film won the most awards at the 74th Academy Awards (2002)?

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and A Beautiful Mind each won 4 awards.

Which film had the most nominations at the 74th Academy Awards (2002)?

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) led with 13 nominations and won 4 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 74th Academy Awards (2002)?

Best Director: Ron Howard for A Beautiful Mind. Best Actor: Denzel Washington for Training Day. Best Actress: Halle Berry for Monster's Ball. Best Supporting Actor: Jim Broadbent for Iris. Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Connelly for A Beautiful Mind.

When was the 74th Academy Awards (2002)?

The 74th Academy Awards (2002) took place on March 24, 2002. The database has 21 categories and 92 nominations for it.