56th British Academy Film Awards

56th British Academy Film Awards
Date	23 February 2003
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 nominations	TIE: Chicago Gangs of New York
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The 56th British Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 23 February 2003, honoured the best in film for 2002.

Roman Polanski's The Pianist won the award for Best Film and Best Director. The Warrior, directed by Asif Kapadia, was voted Best British Film of 2002. Nicole Kidman won the award for Best Lead Actress in The Hours. She went on to win the Academy Award. The same happened to Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago) as Best Supporting Actress. Daniel Day-Lewis won the award for Best Male Performer in a Leading Role in Gangs of New York.

Winners and nominees

Best Actor

Daniel Day-Lewis - Gangs of New York

• Adrien Brody - The Pianist
• Nicolas Cage - Adaptation.
• Michael Caine - The Quiet American
• Jack Nicholson - About Schmidt

Best Actress

Nicole Kidman - The Hours

• Halle Berry - Monster's Ball
• Salma Hayek - Frida
• Meryl Streep - The Hours
• Renée Zellweger - Chicago

Best Cinematography

Road to Perdition

• Chicago
• Gangs of New York
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
• The Pianist

Best Costume Design

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

• Catch Me If You Can
• Chicago
• Frida
• Gangs of New York

Best Director (David Lean Award for Direction)

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 Editing

City of God (Cidade de Deus)

• Chicago
• Gangs of New York
• The Hours
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Best Film

The Pianist

• Chicago
• Gangs of New York
• The Hours
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Best Film - British (Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film)

The Warrior

• Bend It Like Beckham
• Dirty Pretty Things
• The Hours
• The Magdalene Sisters

Best Foreign Language Film (Best Film Not in the English Language)

Talk to Her (Hable con ella) • Spain

• And Your Mother Too (Y tu mamá también) • Mexico
• City of God (Cidade de Deus) • Brazil
• Devdas • India
• The Warrior • France/Germany/UK

Best Makeup and Hair

Frida

• Chicago
• Gangs of New York
• The Hours
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Best Music (Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music)

"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

Best Production Design

Road to Perdition

• Chicago
• Gangs of New York
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Best Screenplay - Adapted

Adaptation. - Charlie 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 Screenplay - Original

Talk to Her (Hable con ella) - Pedro Almodóvar

• And Your Mother Too (Y tu mamá también) - Alfonso and Carlos Cuarón
• Dirty Pretty Things - Steven Knight
• Gangs of New York - Jay Cocks, Kenneth Lonergan and Steven Zaillian
• The Magdalene Sisters - Peter Mullan

Best Short Animation

Fish Never Sleep

• The Chubbchubbs!
• The Dog Who Was a Cat Inside
• Sap
• Wedding Espresso

Best Short Film

My Wrongs #8245–8249 & 117

• Bouncer
• Candy Bar Kid
• Good Night
• The Most Beautiful Man in the World
• Rank

Best Sound

Chicago

• Gangs of New York
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
• The Pianist

Best Supporting Actor

Christopher Walken - Catch Me If You Can

• Chris Cooper - Adaptation.
• Ed Harris - The Hours
• Alfred Molina - Frida
• Paul Newman - Road to Perdition

Best Supporting Actress

Catherine Zeta-Jones - Chicago

• Toni Collette - About a Boy
• Julianne Moore - The Hours
• Queen Latifah - Chicago
• Meryl Streep - Adaptation.

Best Visual Effects

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

• Gangs of New York
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Minority Report
• Spider-Man

Award breakdown

Winners

• 2 / 2 Hable con ella (Talk to Her): Best Film not in the English Language & Best Screenplay - Original
• 2 / 3 Road to Perdition: Best Cinematography & Best Production Design
• 2 / 7 The Pianist: Best Director & Best Film
• 2 / 10 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Best Costume Design & Best Visual Effects (+ the Audience Award)
• 2 / 11 The Hours: Best Actress & Best Film Music
• 2 / 12 Chicago: Best Sound & Best Supporting Actress
• 1 / 2 Cidade de Deus (City of God): Best Editing
• 1 / 2 The Warrior: Best British Film & Best Film not in the English Language
• 1 / 4 Adaptation.: Best Screenplay - Adapted
• 1 / 4 Catch Me If You Can: Best Supporting Actor
• 1 / 4 Frida: Best Makeup/Hair
• 1 / 12 Gangs of New York: Best Actor

Losers

• 0 / 2 About a Boy
• 0 / 2 Dirty Pretty Things
• 0 / 2 The Magdalene Sisters
• 0 / 2 Y tu mamá también (And Your Mother Too)
• 0 / 3 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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