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Oscars 2003 Winners & Nominees

The 75th Academy Awards (2003) took place on March 23, 2003. Chicago won Best Picture and 5 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 21 categories is below.

All 21 categories Most wins
categories
21
nominations
86
films nominated
34
winners
20
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Best Picture
Chicago
Headline winners

Oscars 2003: The Winners

Chicago won Best Picture against 3 other nominees. Roman Polanski (Best Director), Adrien Brody (Best Actor) 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

6 wins from 13 nominations at the 75th Academy Awards (2003)

  • Best Supporting Actress
  • Best Art Direction
  • Best Costume Design
  • Best Film Editing
  • Best Sound

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.

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Scoreboard

Oscars 2003: Which Films Won the Most

Chicago won 6 awards from 13 nominations. 11 films won at least once, while Gangs of New York went home empty-handed from 10 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Chicago (2002) movie poster
    Chicago 6 / 13
    2002 · Drama, Comedy · 6 wins from 13 nominations
  2. The Pianist (2002) movie poster
    The Pianist 3 / 7
    2002 · Biography, Drama · 3 wins from 7 nominations
  3. Frida (2002) movie poster
    Frida 2 / 6
    2002 · Biography, Drama · 2 wins from 6 nominations
  4. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) movie poster
    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2 / 6
    2002 · Action, Adventure · 2 wins from 6 nominations
  5. Road to Perdition (2002) movie poster
    Road to Perdition 1 / 6
    2002 · Adventure, Drama · 1 win from 6 nominations
  6. Adaptation. (2002) movie poster
    Adaptation. 1 / 4
    2002 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 4 nominations
  7. Talk to Her (2002) movie poster
    Talk to Her 1 / 2
    2002 · Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
  8. Nowhere in Africa (2003) movie poster
    Nowhere in Africa 1 / 1
    2003 · Biography, Drama · 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 21 Oscars 2003 Categories: Winners & Nominees

21 categories and 86 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 · 86 nominations

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Oscars 2003 Best Makeup

Official name: Makeup

1 nominee
By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 2003 Winners

Drama led with 65 nominations across 18 films and won 16. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 16 wins · 65 nominations · 25%
  2. Crime 8 wins · 36 nominations · 22%
  3. Comedy 7 wins · 30 nominations · 23%
  4. Adventure 4 wins · 21 nominations · 19%
  5. Romance 2 wins · 18 nominations · 11%
  6. Biography 6 wins · 17 nominations · 35%
  7. Musical 6 wins · 13 nominations · 46%
  8. Fantasy 3 wins · 12 nominations · 25%
  9. Action 2 wins · 11 nominations · 18%
  10. History 1 win · 11 nominations · 9%
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 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 2003: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 75th Academy Awards (2003), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 75th Academy Awards (2003)?

Chicago (2002) won Best Picture. The other nominees were Gangs of New York, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Pianist.

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Which film won the most awards at the 75th Academy Awards (2003)?

Chicago (2002) won the most: 6 awards from 13 nominations. The Pianist was next with 3 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 75th Academy Awards (2003)?

Chicago (2002) led with 13 nominations and won 6 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 75th Academy Awards (2003)?

Best Director: Roman Polanski for The Pianist. Best Actor: Adrien Brody for The Pianist. Best Supporting Actor: Chris Cooper for Adaptation. Best Supporting Actress: Catherine Zeta Jones for Chicago.

When was the 75th Academy Awards (2003)?

The 75th Academy Awards (2003) took place on March 23, 2003. The database has 21 categories and 86 nominations for it.