56th British Academy Film Awards

56th British Academy Film Awards
Date	23 February 2003
Site	Odeon Leicester Square
Hosted by	Stephen Fry
Highlights
Best Film	The Pianist
Best British Film	The Warrior
Best Actor	Daniel Day-Lewis; Gangs of New York
Best Actress	Nicole Kidman; The Hours
Most awards	Chicago, The Hours, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Pianist, Road to Perdition, and Talk to Her (Hable con ella) (2)
Most nominations	Chicago and Gangs of New York (12)

The 56th British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, took place on 23 February 2003 and honoured the best films of 2002.

The Pianist won Best Film and Best Director for Roman Polanski. Daniel Day-Lewis won Best Actor for Gangs of New York and Nicole Kidman won Best Actress for The Hours. Christopher Walken won Best Supporting Actor for Catch Me If You Can and Catherine Zeta-Jones won Best Supporting Actress for Chicago. The Warrior, directed by Asif Kapadia, was voted Outstanding British Film of 2002.

Winners and nominees

Roman Polanski, Best Director winner

Daniel Day-Lewis, Best Actor winner

Nicole Kidman, Best Actress winner

Christopher Walken, Best Supporting Actor winner

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Best Supporting Actress winner

Pedro Almodóvar, Best Original Screenplay winner

Charlie Kaufman, Best Adapted Screenplay winner

Best Film	Best Director
The Pianist Chicago Gangs of New York The Hours The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Roman Polanski – The Pianist Stephen Daldry – The Hours Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Rob Marshall – Chicago Martin Scorsese – Gangs of New York
Best Actor in a Leading Role	Best Actress in a Leading Role
Daniel Day-Lewis – Gangs of New York Adrien Brody – The Pianist Nicolas Cage – Adaptation. Michael Caine – The Quiet American Jack Nicholson – About Schmidt	Nicole Kidman – The Hours Halle Berry – Monster's Ball Salma Hayek – Frida Meryl Streep – The Hours Renée Zellweger – Chicago
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Christopher Walken – Catch Me If You Can Chris Cooper – Adaptation. Ed Harris – The Hours Alfred Molina – Frida Paul Newman – Road to Perdition	Catherine Zeta-Jones – Chicago Toni Collette – About a Boy Queen Latifah – Chicago Julianne Moore – The Hours Meryl Streep – Adaptation.
Best Original Screenplay	Best Adapted Screenplay
Talk to Her (Hable con ella) – Pedro Almodóvar Dirty Pretty Things – Steven Knight Gangs of New York – Jay Cocks, Kenneth Lonergan, and Steven Zaillian The Magdalene Sisters – Peter Mullan Y Tu Mamá También (And Your Mother Too) – Alfonso Cuarón and Carlos Cuarón	Adaptation. – Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman About a Boy – Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz, and Paul Weitz Catch Me If You Can – Jeff Nathanson The Hours – David Hare The Pianist – Ronald Harwood
Best Cinematography	Outstanding British Film
*Road to Perdition* Chicago Gangs of New York The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Pianist	*The Warrior* Bend It Like Beckham Dirty Pretty Things The Hours The Magdalene Sisters
Best Original Music	Best Sound
The Hours – Philip Glass Catch Me If You Can – John Williams Chicago – Fred Ebb, Danny Elfman, and John Kander Gangs of New York – Howard Shore The Pianist – Wojciech Kilar	*Chicago* Gangs of New York Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Pianist
Best Production Design	Best Special Visual Effects
*Road to Perdition* Chicago Gangs of New York Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	*The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* Gangs of New York Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Minority Report Spider-Man
Best Costume Design	Best Makeup and Hair
*The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* Catch Me If You Can Chicago Frida Gangs of New York	*Frida* Chicago Gangs of New York The Hours The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Best Editing	Best Film Not in the English Language
*City of God (Cidade de Deus)* Chicago Gangs of New York The Hours The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	*Talk to Her (Hable con ella)* City of God (Cidade de Deus) Devdas The Warrior Y Tu Mamá También (And Your Mother Too)
Best Short Animation	Best Short Film
*Fish Never Sleep* The ChubbChubbs! The Dog Who Was a Cat Inside Sap Wedding Espresso	*My Wrongs #8245–8249 & 117* Bouncer Candy Bar Kid Good Night The Most Beautiful Man in the World Rank

Award breakdown

Most wins

2 Chicago, The Hours, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Pianist, Road to Perdition, and Talk to Her (Hable con ella)

Most nominations

3 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2 About a Boy, Dirty Pretty Things, The Magdalene Sisters, and Y Tu Mamá También (And Your Mother Too)

References

"Gangs of New York and Chicago dominate BAFTAs". Daily Mail
"BAFTA nominations list". Daily Mail
Allison, Rebecca (February 24, 2003). "Britain's big Bafta night as The Hours has the edge on Hollywood blockbusters". The Guardian
"Stars arrive for BAFTAs". BBC. February 23, 2003
"'Pianist,' Kidman win BAFTAs". CNN. February 24, 2003

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