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Academy Award Winners for films released in 2002:
(Winners are denoted in BOLD type)

Best Picture
Chicago
Gangs of New York
The Hours
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Pianist

Actor
Adrien Brody, The Pianist
Nicolas Cage, Adaptation
Michael Caine, The Quiet American
Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York
Jack Nicholson, About Schmidt

Actress
Salma Hayek, Frida
Nicole Kidman, The Hours
Diane Lane, Unfaithful
Julianne Moore, Far from Heaven
Renee Zellweger, Chicago

Supporting Actor
Chris Cooper, Adaptation
Ed Harris, The Hours
Paul Newman, Road to Perdition
John C. Reilly, Chicago
Christopher Walken, Catch Me If You Can

Supporting Actress
Kathy Bates, About Schmidt
Julianne Moore, The Hours
Queen Latifah, Chicago
Meryl Streep, Adaptation
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago

Director
Rob Marshall, Chicago
Martin Scorsese, Gangs of New York
Stephen Daldry, The Hours
Roman Polanski, The Pianist
Pedro Almodovar, Talk to Her

Foreign Film
El Crimen del Padre Amaro, Mexico
Hero, People's Republic of China
The Man Without a Past, Finland
Nowhere in Africa, Germany
Zus & Zo, The Netherlands

Adapted Screenplay
Peter Hedges and Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz, About a Boy
Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman, Adaptation
Bill Condon, Chicago
David Hare, The Hours
Ronald Harwood, The Pianist

Original Screenplay
Todd Haynes, Far From Heaven
Jay Cocks and Steve Zaillian and Kenneth Lonergan, Gangs of New York
Nia Vardalos, My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Pedro Almodovar, Talk to Her
Carlos Cuaron and Alfonso Cuaron, Y Tu Mama Tambien

Animated feature film
Ice Age
Lilo & Stitch
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Spirited Away
Treasure Planet

Art Direction
Chicago
Frida
Gangs of New York
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Road to Perdition

Cinematography
Chicago
Far From Heaven
Gangs of New York
The Pianist
Road to Perdition

Sound
Chicago
Gangs of New York
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Road to Perdition
Spider-Man

Sound Editing
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Minority Report
Road to Perdition

Original Score
Catch Me If You Can, John Williams
Far From Heaven, Elmer Bernstein
Frida, Elliot Goldenthal
The Hours, Philip Glass
Road to Perdition, Thomas Newman

Original Song
"Burn It Blue" from Frida, Elliot Goldenthal and Julie Taymor
"Father and Daughter" from The Wild Thornberrys Movie, Paul Simon
"The Hands That Built America" from Gangs of New York, Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen
"I Move On" from Chicago, John Kander and Fred Ebb
"Lose Yourself" from 8 Mile, Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto

Costume
Chicago
Frida
Gangs of New York
The Hours
The Pianist

Documentary Feature
Bowling for Columbine
Daughter from Danang
Prisoner of Paradise
Spellbound
Winged Migration

Documentary (short subject)
The Collector of Bedford Street
Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks
Twin Towers
Why Can't We Be a Family Again?

Film Editing
Chicago
Gangs of New York
The Hours
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Pianist

Makeup
Frida
The Time Machine

Animated Short Film
The Cathedral
The ChubbChubbs!
Das Rad
Mike's New Car
Mt. Head

Live Action Short Film
Fait D'Hiver
I'll Wait for the Next One (J'Attendrai Le Suivant)
Inja (Dog)
Johnny Flynton
This Charming Man (Der Er En Yndig Mand)

Visual Effects
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Spider-Man
Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones

Honorary Award
Peter O'Toole


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