Best Picture Winner Set
Chicago
Martin Richards
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Oscar Ledger Year Dossier
75th Dossier
The 2002 file for 75th Academy Awards: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.
Year
2002
Best Picture
Chicago
Winner Record
39/29
Top Winner
Chicago
Annual Thesis
The 2002 ceremony centers on Chicago.
This dossier opens with the four races readers check first: Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress. 4 of 4 major races have winners recorded, with 20 major-field records feeding into the full 39/29 ceremony ledger below.
4major races
20major-field records
4/4winners recorded
Best Director Winner Set
Roman Polanski
The Pianist
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Best Actor Winner Set
Adrien Brody
The Pianist
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Best Actress Winner Set
Nicole Kidman
The Hours
Open race ledgerCeremony Snapshot
A live, winner-driven snapshot of this ceremony.
Best Picture went to Chicago. The winning leader is Chicago with 6 wins.
Best Picture
Chicago
6 wins | 13 nominations
The Pianist
3 wins | 7 nominations
Frida
2 wins | 6 nominations
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2 wins | 6 nominations
The Hours
1 wins | 9 nominations
Categories settled and marked as winners in the ledger.
The ceremony's top prize, updated dynamically from the winner row.
6 wins across the ceremony.
13 nominations in this ceremony.
Best Picture Nominees
The shortlist most readers look for first: 5 Best Picture nominees from this ceremony.
Major Races
The Four Races That Shape the Night
A fast editorial scan of Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress before the full ceremony ledger opens out below.
Best Picture Winner
Chicago
Best Picture anchors a 5-nominee field.
Nominee Field
- Gangs of New York Alberto Grimaldi | Harvey Weinstein
- The Hours Scott Rudin | Robert Fox
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Barrie M. Osborne | Fran Walsh | Peter Jackson
- The Pianist Roman Polanski | Robert Benmussa | Alain Sarde
Best Director Winner
Roman Polanski
Best Director anchors a 5-nominee field.
Nominee Field
Best Actor Winner
Adrien Brody
Best Actor anchors a 5-nominee field.
Nominee Field
Best Actress Winner
Nicole Kidman
Best Actress anchors a 5-nominee field.
Nominee Field
Complete Ceremony Ledger
Full ballot mode is showing every winner, nominee, film, person, and review link for this ceremony.
24 categories
127 records
39 winners
Category
Best Picture
1 winner / 5 records
Winner
Chicago
Credit: Martin Richards
Nominee
Nominee
The Hours
Credit: Scott RudinRobert Fox
Nominee
Nominee
Category
Best Director
1 winner / 5 records
Winner
The Pianist
Credit: Roman Polanski
Nominee
Chicago
Credit: Rob Marshall
Nominee
Gangs of New York
Credit: Martin Scorsese
Nominee
Talk to Her
Credit: Pedro Almodóvar
Nominee
The Hours
Credit: Stephen Daldry
Category
Best Actress
1 winner / 5 records
Winner
Nominee
Nominee
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Best Actor
1 winner / 5 records
Winner
Nominee
Nominee
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Category
Best Supporting Actress
1 winner / 5 records
Winner
Nominee
Nominee
Nominee
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Category
Best Supporting Actor
1 winner / 5 records
Winner
Nominee
Nominee
Nominee
Nominee
Category
WRITING (Original Screenplay)
1 winner / 5 records
Winner
Talk to Her
Credit: Pedro Almodóvar
Nominee
Far from Heaven
Credit: Todd Haynes
Nominee
Nominee
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Credit: Nia Vardalos
Nominee
Category
WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)
1 winner / 5 records
Winner
The Pianist
Credit: Ronald Harwood
Nominee
Nominee
Adaptation
Credit: Charlie KaufmanDonald Kaufman
Nominee
Chicago
Credit: Bill Condon
Nominee
The Hours
Credit: David Hare
Category
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
1 winner / 5 records
Winner
Spirited Away
Credit: Hayao Miyazaki
Nominee
Ice Age
Credit: Chris Wedge
Nominee
Lilo & Stitch
Credit: Chris Sanders
Nominee
Nominee
Treasure Planet
Credit: Ron Clements
Category
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
1 winner / 5 records
Winner
Nowhere in Africa
Credit: Germany
Nominee
El Crimen del Padre Amaro
Credit: Mexico
Nominee
Hero
Credit: People's Republic of China
Nominee
The Man without a Past
Credit: Finland
Nominee
Zus & Zo
Credit: The Netherlands
Category
MUSIC (Original Score)
1 winner / 5 records
Winner
Frida
Credit: Elliot Goldenthal
Nominee
Catch Me If You Can
Credit: John Williams
Nominee
Far from Heaven
Credit: Elmer Bernstein
Nominee
Road to Perdition
Credit: Thomas Newman
Nominee
The Hours
Credit: Philip Glass
Category
MUSIC (Original Song)
1 winner / 5 records
Winner
Nominee
Nominee
Nominee
Nominee
Category
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
1 winner / 2 records
Winner
Frida
Credit: John JacksonBeatrice De Alba
Nominee
Category
COSTUME DESIGN
1 winner / 5 records
Winner
Chicago
Credit: Colleen Atwood
Nominee
Frida
Credit: Julie Weiss
Nominee
Gangs of New York
Credit: Sandy Powell
Nominee
Nominee
The Pianist
Credit: Anna Sheppard
Category
CINEMATOGRAPHY
1 winner / 5 records
Winner
Road to Perdition
Credit: Conrad L. Hall
Nominee
Chicago
Credit: Dion Beebe
Nominee
Far from Heaven
Credit: Edward Lachman
Nominee
Gangs of New York
Credit: Michael Ballhaus
Nominee
The Pianist
Credit: Pawel Edelman
Category
FILM EDITING
1 winner / 5 records
Winner
Chicago
Credit: Martin Walsh
Nominee
Gangs of New York
Credit: Thelma Schoonmaker
Nominee
The Hours
Credit: Peter Boyle
Nominee
Nominee
The Pianist
Credit: Hervé de Luze
Category
VISUAL EFFECTS
1 winner / 3 records
Winner
Nominee
Nominee
Category
ART DIRECTION
1 winner / 5 records
Category
DOCUMENTARY (Feature)
1 winner / 5 records
Winner
Nominee
Nominee
Nominee
Spellbound
Credit: Jeffrey BlitzSean Welch
Nominee
Winged Migration
Credit: Jacques Perrin
Category
DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)
1 winner / 4 records
Winner
Nominee
Nominee
Nominee
Category
SHORT FILM (Animated)
1 winner / 5 records
Winner
The ChubbChubbs!
Credit: Eric Armstrong
Nominee
Das Rad
Credit: Chris StennerHeidi Wittlinger
Nominee
Mike's New Car
Credit: Pete DocterRoger Gould
Nominee
Mt. Head
Credit: Koji Yamamura
Nominee
The Cathedral
Credit: Tomek Baginski
Category
SHORT FILM (Live Action)
1 winner / 5 records
Winner
Nominee
Nominee
Nominee
Nominee
Category
SOUND EDITING
1 winner / 3 records
Category
SOUND MIXING
1 winner / 5 records
Winner
Nominee
Nominee
Nominee
Nominee
Ceremony Highlights
Poster-first highlights from this ceremony, led by winners and the titles that defined the night.
Winner The Pianist
Winner Adaptation
Winner The Hours
Winner Chicago
Winner Spirited Away
Winner Road to Perdition
Winner Bowling for Columbine
Winner Twin Towers
Winner Nowhere in Africa
Winner Frida
Winner 8 Mile
Winner The ChubbChubbs!
Winner This Charming Man (Der Er En Yndig Mand)
Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Winner Talk to Her
About Schmidt
Gangs of New York
The Quiet American
Categories in this ceremony
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actress
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
ART DIRECTION
Best Picture
CINEMATOGRAPHY
COSTUME DESIGN
Best Director
DOCUMENTARY (Feature)
DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)
FILM EDITING
HONORARY AWARD
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
JOHN A. BONNER MEDAL OF COMMENDATION
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
MUSIC (Original Score)
MUSIC (Original Song)
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Academy Award of Merit)
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award)
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
SHORT FILM (Animated)
SHORT FILM (Live Action)
SOUND EDITING
SOUND MIXING
VISUAL EFFECTS
WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)
WRITING (Original Screenplay)
Winner Circle
A category-by-category winner roll call generated directly from the ceremony ledger.
Best Picture
Winner
Chicago
Best Director
Winner
Roman Polanski
Best Actress
Winner
Nicole Kidman
Best Actor
Winner
Adrien Brody
Best Supporting Actress
Winner
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Best Supporting Actor
Winner
Chris Cooper
Talk to Her
WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)
Winner
The Pianist
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Winner
Spirited Away
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Winner
Nowhere in Africa
MUSIC (Original Score)
Winner
Frida
MUSIC (Original Song)
Winner
Lose Yourself
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Winner
John Jackson, Beatrice De Alba
COSTUME DESIGN
Winner
Colleen Atwood
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner
Conrad L. Hall
FILM EDITING
Winner
Martin Walsh
VISUAL EFFECTS
Winner
Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke
ART DIRECTION
Winner
Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
DOCUMENTARY (Feature)
Winner
Michael Moore, Michael Donovan
DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)
Winner
Bill Guttentag, Robert David Port
HONORARY AWARD
Winner
Peter O'Toole
Curt R. Behlmer
Richard B. Glickman
Alias/Wavefront
ARNOLD & RICHTER CINE TECHNIK and PANAVISION INC.
Dedo Weigert, Dr. Depu Jin and Franz Petters
Dr. Leslie Gutierrez, Diane E. Kestner, James Merrill and David Niklewicz
GLENN SANDERS and HOWARD STARK
Mark Elendt, Paul H. Breslin, Greg Hermanovic and Kim Davidson
Dick Walsh
Eric Daniels, George Katanics, Tasso Lappas and Chris Springfield
Jim Songer
PIERRE CHABERT
RAWDON HAYNE and ROBERT W. JEFFS
Thomas Driemeyer and Mental Images
SHORT FILM (Animated)
Winner
Eric Armstrong
SHORT FILM (Live Action)
Winner
Martin Strange-Hansen, Mie Andreasen
SOUND EDITING
Winner
Ethan Van der Ryn, Michael Hopkins
SOUND MIXING
Winner
Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella, David Lee
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