The 75th Academy Awards (2002): Nominees and Winners

NOMINATIONS

AWARDS

  • 13
  • 10
  • 9
  • 7
  • 6
  • 6
  • 6
  • 4
  • 4
  • Chicago
  • Gangs of New York
  • The Hours
  • The Pianist
  • Frida
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • Road to Perdition
  • Adaptation
  • Far from Heaven
  • 6
  • 3
  • 2
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • Chicago
  • The Pianist
  • Frida
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • 8 Mile
  • Adaptation
  • Bowling for Columbine
  • The ChubbChubbs!
  • The Hours
  • Nowhere in Africa
  • Road to Perdition
  • Spirited Away
  • Talk to Her
  • This Charming Man (Der Er En Yndig Mand)
  • Twin Towers
  • NOMINATION/WIN TALLY LEGEND
  • Best Picture winner
  • Best Picture nominee
  • Nominations are listed for all films receiving 3 or more

PICTURE (Best Picture)

  • Chicago - Martin Richards
  • 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

DIRECTING

  • Chicago - Rob Marshall
  • Gangs of New York - Martin Scorsese
  • The Hours - Stephen Daldry
  • The Pianist - Roman Polanski
  • Talk to Her - Pedro Almodvar

ACTOR (Actor in a Leading Role)

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

ACTRESS (Actress in a Leading Role)

  • Nicole Kidman - The Hours
  • Salma Hayek - Frida
  • Diane Lane - Unfaithful
  • Julianne Moore - Far from Heaven
  • Rene Zellweger - Chicago

SUPPORTING ACTOR (Actor in a Supporting Role)

  • 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 (Actress in a Supporting Role)

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

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

  • Far from Heaven - Written by Todd Haynes
  • Gangs of New York - Screenplay by Jay Cocks, Steve Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan; Story by Jay Cocks
  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding - Written by Nia Vardalos
  • Talk to Her - Written by Pedro Almodvar
  • Y Tu Mam Tambin - Written by Carlos Cuarn, Alfonso Cuarn

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

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

ORIGINAL SONG

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

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

FILM EDITING

  • Chicago - Martin Walsh
  • Gangs of New York - Thelma Schoonmaker
  • The Hours - Peter Boyle
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Michael Horton
  • The Pianist - Herv de Luze

CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • Chicago - Dion Beebe
  • Far from Heaven - Edward Lachman
  • Gangs of New York - Michael Ballhaus
  • The Pianist - Pawel Edelman
  • Road to Perdition - Conrad L. Hall

ART DIRECTION

  • Chicago - Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
  • Frida - Art Direction: Felipe Fernandez del Paso; Set Decoration: Hania Robledo
  • Gangs of New York - Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Art Direction: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Dan Hennah, Alan Lee
  • Road to Perdition - Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh

COSTUME DESIGN

  • Chicago - Colleen Atwood
  • Frida - Julie Weiss
  • Gangs of New York - Sandy Powell
  • The Hours - Ann Roth
  • The Pianist - Anna Sheppard

MAKEUP

  • Frida - John Jackson, Beatrice De Alba
  • The Time Machine - John M. Elliott Jr., Barbara Lorenz

SOUND

  • Chicago - Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella, David Lee
  • Gangs of New York - Tom Fleischman, Eugene Gearty, Ivan Sharrock
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek
  • Road to Perdition - Scott Millan, Bob Beemer, John Patrick Pritchett
  • Spider-Man - Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Ed Novick

SOUND EDITING

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Ethan Van der Ryn, Michael Hopkins
  • Minority Report - Richard Hymns, Gary Rydstrom
  • Road to Perdition - Scott A. Hecker

VISUAL EFFECTS

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke
  • Spider-Man - John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier
  • Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones - Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll, Ben Snow

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

  • Ice Age - Chris Wedge
  • Lilo & Stitch - Chris Sanders
  • Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron - Jeffrey Katzenberg
  • Spirited Away - Hayao Miyazaki
  • Treasure Planet - Ron Clements

FOREIGN LANGUAGE 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

DOCUMENTARY (Feature)

  • Bowling for Columbine - Michael Moore, Michael Donovan
  • Daughter from Danang - Gail Dolgin, Vicente Franco
  • Prisoner of Paradise - Malcolm Clarke, Stuart Sender
  • Spellbound - Jeffrey Blitz, Sean Welch
  • Winged Migration - Jacques Perrin

DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)

  • The Collector of Bedford Street - Alice Elliott
  • Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks - Robert Hudson, Bobby Houston
  • Twin Towers - Bill Guttentag, Robert David Port
  • Why Can't We Be a Family Again? - Roger Weisberg, Murray Nossel

SHORT FILM (Animated)

  • The Cathedral - Tomek Baginski
  • The ChubbChubbs! - Eric Armstrong
  • Das Rad - Chris Stenner, Heidi Wittlinger
  • Mike's New Car - Pete Docter, Roger Gould
  • Mt. Head - Koji Yamamura

SHORT FILM (Live Action)

  • Fait D'Hiver - Dirk Belin, Anja Daelemans
  • I'll Wait for the Next One... (J'Attendrai Le Suivant...) - Philippe Orreindy, Thomas Gaudin
  • Inja (Dog) - Steven Pasvolsky, Joe Weatherstone
  • Johnny Flynton - Lexi Alexander, Alexander Buono
  • This Charming Man (Der Er En Yndig Mand) - Martin Strange-Hansen, Mie Andreasen

HONORARY AWARDS

  • To Peter O'Toole, whose remarkable talents have provided cinema history with some of its most memorable characters.

JOHN A. BONNER MEDAL OF COMMENDATION

  • To Curt R. Behlmer in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
  • To Richard B. Glickman in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

SCIENTIFIC AND/OR TECHNICAL AWARD - TYPE I (Academy Award of Merit)

  • To ARNOLD & RICHTER CINE TECHNIK and PANAVISION INC., for their continuing development and innovation in the design and manufacturing of advanced camera systems specifically designed for the motion picture entertainment industry. With a commitment that lies beyond the usual commercial considerations, these two manufacturers continue to lead the industry in developing and introducing products that have defined the state of the art in motion picture camera technology. [Camera]
  • To ALIAS/WAVEFRONT for the development of a 3D animation, dynamics, modeling and rendering production tool known as Maya. With its significant and dominant impact on the motion picture industry, the Maya software package offers a robust and widely used commercial visual effects tool with a rich infrastructure for extension and customization. [Digital Imaging Technology]

SCIENTIFIC AND/OR TECHNICAL AWARD - TYPE II (Plaque)

  • To MARK ELENDT, PAUL H. BRESLIN, GREG HERMANOVIC and KIM DAVIDSON for their continued development of the procedural modeling and animation components of their Prisms program, as exemplified in the Houdini software package. Through a procedural building-block process, the Houdini software is used to simulate natural phenomena using particle effects and complex three-dimensional models. [Digital Imaging Technology]
  • To DR. LESLIE GUTIERREZ, DIANE E. KESTNER, JAMES MERRILL and DAVID NIKLEWICZ for the design and development of the Kodak Vision Premier Color Print Film, 2393. This film stock provides filmmakers with enhanced color saturation, higher contrast and darker blacks, producing a bold, colorful 'look' on the theater screen. [Film]
  • To DEDO WEIGERT for the concept, DR. DEPU JIN for the optical calculations, and FRANZ PETTERS for the mechanical construction of the Dedolight 400D. This uniquely designed set light provides superior performance, reliability and ease of use. Combined with its excellent array of accessories, the Dedolight 400D is an outstanding engineering achievement. [Lighting]
  • To GLENN SANDERS and HOWARD STARK of Zaxcom for the concept, design and engineering of the portable Deva Digital Audio Disk Recorder. This innovative design employs advanced hard disk recording technology and digital audio techniques for use in both production and post-production recording applications. [Sound]

SCIENTIFIC AND/OR TECHNICAL AWARD - TYPE III (Certificate)

  • To DICK WALSH for the development of the PDI/DreamWorks Facial Animation System. This effective software simulation system is used to create and control natural, expressive, highly-nuanced facial animation on a wide range of computer-generated characters. [Digital Imaging Technology]
  • To ERIC DANIELS, GEORGE KATANICS, TASSO LAPPAS and CHRIS SPRINGFIELD for the development of the Deep Canvas rendering software. The Deep Canvas software program captures the orginal brush strokes of the traditional background artist to render elements in three dimensions for animated films. [Digital Imaging Technology]
  • To THOMAS DRIEMEYER and to the TEAM OF MATHEMATICIANS, PHYSICISTS AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERS OF MENTAL IMAGES for their contributions to the Mental Ray rendering software for motion pictures. Mental Ray is a highly programmable computer-graphics renderer incorporating ray tracing and global illumination to realistically simulate the behavior of light in computer-generated imagery. [Digital Imaging Technology]
  • To PIERRE CHABERT of Airstar for the introduction of balloons with internal light sources to provide set lighting for the motion picture industry. These helium-filled balloons with internal arrangements for tungsten halogen and HMI light sources, are usable indoors or out, quick to set up, require essentially no rigging and provide a soft light that can cover a very large area. [Lighting]
  • To RAWDON HAYNE and ROBERT W. JEFFS of Leelium Tubelites for their contributions to the development of internally lit balloons for motion picture lighting. These helium-filled balloons with internal arrangements for tungsten halogen and HMI light sources, are usable indoors or out, quick to set up, require essentially no rigging and provide a soft light that can cover a very large area. [Lighting]
  • To JIM SONGER for his contributions to the technical development of video-assist in the motion picture industry. The work of Jim Songer from 1968 through 1973 led directly to the more widespread acceptance of video-assist in the motion picture industry. [Systems]