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.
56th British Academy Film Awards | |
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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 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
Statistics
Nominations | Film |
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12 | Chicago (2002 film) |
12 | Gangs of New York |
11 | The Hours (film) |
9 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
7 | The Pianist (2002 film) |
4 | Adaptation (film) |
4 | Catch Me If You Can |
4 | Frida |
3 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) |
3 | Road to Perdition |
3 | The Warrior (2001 British film) |
2 | About a Boy (film) |
2 | City of God (2002 film) |
2 | Dirty Pretty Things (film) |
2 | The Magdalene Sisters |
2 | Talk to Her |
2 | Y Tu Mamá También |
Awards | Film |
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2 | Chicago (2002 film) |
2 | The Hours (film) |
2 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
2 | The Pianist (2002 film) |
2 | Road to Perdition |
2 | Talk to Her |
2 | The Warrior (2001 British film) |
See also
- 75th Academy Awards
- 28th César Awards
- 8th Critics' Choice Awards
- 55th Directors Guild of America Awards
- 60th Golden Globe Awards
- 23rd Golden Raspberry Awards
- 7th Golden Satellite Awards
- 18th Independent Spirit Awards
- 8th Lumières Awards
- 14th Producers Guild of America Awards
- 29th Saturn Awards
- 9th Screen Actors Guild Awards
- 55th Writers Guild of America Awards
References
- 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