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75th Academy Awards

The 75th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) took place on March 23, 2003, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories honoring films released in 2002. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Gil Cates and was directed by Louis J. Horvitz.[3] Actor Steve Martin hosted for the second time, having previously presided over the 73rd ceremony held in 2001.[4] Three weeks earlier in a ceremony at Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California held on March 1, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Kate Hudson.[5]

75th Academy Awards
Official poster
DateMarch 23, 2003
SiteKodak Theatre
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Hosted bySteve Martin
Preshow hostsJann Carl
Chris Connelly
Jim Moret
Shaun Robinson[1]
Produced byGil Cates
Directed byLouis J. Horvitz
Highlights
Best PictureChicago
Most awardsChicago (6)
Most nominationsChicago (13)
TV in the United States
NetworkABC
Duration3 hours, 30 minutes[2]
Ratings33.04 million
20.58% (Nielsen ratings)

Chicago won six awards, including Best Picture.[6][7] Other winners included The Pianist with three awards, Frida and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers with two, and 8 Mile, Adaptation, Bowling for Columbine, The ChubbChubbs!, The Hours, Nowhere in Africa, Road to Perdition, Spirited Away, Talk to Her, This Charming Man, and Twin Towers with one. The telecast garnered about 33 million viewers in the United States, making it the least-watched and lowest-rated televised Oscar ceremony to that point.

Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 75th Academy Awards were announced on February 11, 2003, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, by Frank Pierson, president of the Academy, and Academy Award winning-actress Marisa Tomei.[8] Chicago received the most nominations with thirteen. It was the eighth film to receive that many nominations.[9] Gangs of New York came in second with ten.[10]

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 23, 2003.[11] Chicago became the first musical film to win Best Picture since 1968's Oliver![12] At age 29, Adrien Brody was the youngest person to win Best Actor.[13] With her 13th nomination, Meryl Streep became the most nominated actor in Oscar history.[14] Meanwhile, Best Actor nominee Jack Nicholson earned his 12th nomination, extending his record as the most nominated male performer.[15] Julianne Moore was the ninth performer to earn two acting nominations in the same year.[16] "Lose Yourself" from 8 Mile became the first hip hop song to win the Best Original Song award.[17] As of 2022, Spirited Away is the first and only hand-drawn film, as well as being the first and only non-English-language animated film, to win the award for Best Animated Feature.

Awards

 
Roman Polanski, Best Director winner
 
Adrien Brody, Best Actor winner
 
Nicole Kidman, Best Actress winner
 
Chris Cooper, Best Supporting Actor winner
 
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Best Supporting Actress winner
 
Pedro Almodóvar, Best Original Screenplay winner
 
Hayao Miyazaki, Best Animated Feature winner
 
Michael Moore, Best Documentary Feature co-winner
 
Bill Guttentag, Best Documentary Short Subject winner
 
Eminem, Best Original Song co-winner

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ( ).[18]

Academy Honorary Award

  • Peter O'Toole — whose remarkable talents have provided cinema history with some of its most memorable characters.[19]

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films with multiple awards
Awards Film
6 Chicago
3 The Pianist
2 Frida
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Presenters and performers

The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers.[20]

Presenters

Name(s) Role
Neil Ross
Randy Thomas
Announcers for the 75th annual Academy Awards
Cameron Diaz Presenter of the award for Best Animated Feature Film
Keanu Reeves Presenter of the award for Best Visual Effects
Jennifer Connelly Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actor
Jennifer Lopez Presenter of the award for Best Art Direction
John Travolta Introducer of the performance of Best Original Song nominee "I Move On"
Jennifer Garner
Mickey Mouse
Presentations of the award for Best Animated Short Film
Jennifer Garner Presenter of the award for Best Live Action Short Film
Mira Sorvino Presenter of the award for Best Costume Design
Steve Martin Introducer of the performance of Best Original Song nominee "Father and Daughter"
Nia Vardalos Presenter of the award for Best Makeup
Sean Connery Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actress
Brendan Fraser Presenter of the film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers on the Best Picture segment
Kate Hudson Presenter of the segment of the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement and the Gordon E. Sawyer Award
Renée Zellweger Presenter of the award for Best Original Score
Julie Andrews Presenter of the montage highlighting past Academy Award telecast musical numbers
Gael García Bernal Introducer of the performance of Best Original Song nominee "Burn it Blue"
Salma Hayek Presenter of the award for Best Foreign Language Film
Julianne Moore Presenter of the awards for Best Sound and Best Sound Editing
Matthew McConaughey Presenter of the film Gangs of New York on the Best Picture segment
Diane Lane Presenter of the award for Best Documentary Feature
Jack Valenti Presenter of the award for Best Documentary Short Subject
Julia Roberts Presenter of the award for Best Cinematography
Kathy Bates Presenter of the montage interviewing previous acting Oscar winners
Colin Farrell Introducer of the performance of Best Original Song nominee "The Hands That Built America"
Geena Davis Presenter of the award for Best Film Editing
Susan Sarandon Presenter of the In Memoriam Tribute
Hilary Swank Presenter of the film The Hours on the Best Picture segment
Halle Berry Presenter of the award for Best Actor
Barbra Streisand Presenter of the award for Best Original Song
Meryl Streep Presenter of the Academy Honorary Award to Peter O'Toole
Dustin Hoffman Presenter of the film The Pianist on the Best Picture segment
Denzel Washington Presenter of the award for Best Actress
Olivia de Havilland Presenter of the Oscar Family Album segment
Richard Gere Presenter of the film Chicago on the Best Picture segment
Marcia Gay Harden Presenter of the award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Ben Affleck Presenter of the award for Best Original Screenplay
Harrison Ford Presenter of the award for Best Director
Kirk Douglas
Michael Douglas
Presenters of the award for Best Picture

Performers

Name(s) Role Performed
Bill Conti Musical arranger and Conductor Orchestral
Queen Latifah
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Performers "I Move On" from Chicago
Paul Simon Performer "Father and Daughter" from The Wild Thornberrys Movie
Lila Downs
Caetano Veloso
Performers "Burn It Blue" from Frida
U2 Performers "The Hands That Built America" from Gangs of New York

Ceremony information

 
Steve Martin hosted the 75th Academy Awards

In November 2002, the Academy hired veteran Oscar telecast producer Gil Cates to oversee the telecast for the eleventh time.[21] "With ten shows under his belt, no other living producer even comes close to the depth of his experience," said AMPAS president Frank Pierson in a press release announcing the selection. "Gil practically invented the awards show as a stylistic genre. We're privileged to have him present a very special event to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Oscars."[22] A few days later, actor and comedian Steve Martin was chosen to emcee the upcoming telecast. Cates explained his reason to bring back the veteran comedian saying, "A host who's witty, clever, sharp, intelligent, quick on his feet and always on top of the unfolding action. Wait, I've forgotten something. Oh yeah, and outrageously funny."[23] According to the article published in the Los Angeles Times, Cates approached actor and veteran Oscar host Billy Crystal for emceeing duties. However, as time passed and Crystal was still undecided regarding the job, Cates offered the hosting role to Martin.[24] In a statement, Martin expressed that he was honored to be selected to emcee the telecast joking, "I'm very pleased to be hosting the Oscars again, because fear and nausea always make me lose weight."[25] In addition, this was the first Oscar ceremony broadcast in high-definition.[26]

The ceremony took place on March 23, 2003, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Academy Awards, 59 actors who have received both competitive and honorary awards appeared seated onstage together during a segment called Oscar's Family Album.[27] Each former winner was acknowledged by announcer Neil Ross and Randy Thomas with the films he or she won for. At the end of the segment newly minted winners Adrien Brody, Chris Cooper, Nicole Kidman, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, along with Honorary Oscar recipient Peter O'Toole, joined them.[28]

Furthermore, the American-led invasion of Iraq affected the telecast and its surrounding events. Hours after news that the war had commenced several actors such as Cate Blanchett, Jim Carrey, and Will Smith resigned from their roles as presenters citing safety concerns and respect for military families.[29] Despite pleas from broadcaster ABC to postpone the proceedings up to a week, AMPAS president Pierson and ceremony producer Cates refused to delay the gala to a different date citing unavailability of the Kodak Theatre during that time.[30][31] Pierson also stated that moving the festivities to a different venue would be too expensive for the Academy.[32] However, they also announced that the red carpet festivities would be severely curtailed.[33] The bleacher seats situated along Hollywood Boulevard would also be dismantled, and ticket holders for those seats would receive rain checks that were good toward next year's event.[34][35] Periodically during commercial breaks, ABC News anchor and journalist Peter Jennings gave news brief updates regarding the events happening overseas.[36]

Box office performance of nominated films

At the time of the nominations announcement on February 11, the combined gross of the five Best Picture nominees at the US box office was $486 million, with an average of $97.3 million per film.[37] The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers was the highest earner among the Best Picture nominees with $321 million in domestic box office receipts. The film was followed by Gangs of New York ($70.1 million), Chicago ($64.5 million), The Hours ($21.8 million), and finally The Pianist ($9.1 million).[37]

Of the top 50 grossing movies of the year, 47 nominations went to 14 films on the list. Only The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2nd), My Big Fat Greek Wedding (5th), Ice Age (9th), Catch Me If You Can (11th), Lilo & Stitch (13th), Road to Perdition (23rd), Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (35th), Gangs of New York (37th), and Chicago (41st) were nominated for Best Picture, Best Animated Feature, or any of the directing, acting, or screenwriting awards.[38] The other top 50 box office hits that earned nominations were Spider-Man (1st), Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones (3rd), Minority Report (16th), 8 Mile (22nd), and The Time Machine (44th).[38]

Bowling for Columbine acceptance speech

Shortly after winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, Bowling for Columbine director Michael Moore spoke out against U.S. President George W. Bush and the War in Afghanistan. He further criticized the president by stating, "We live in a time where we have fictitious election results that elects a fictitious president. We live in a time where we have a man sending us to war for fictitious reasons."[39] The speech was received with a cacophony of boos, applause, and standing ovations from the audience at the theater.[40] Moments after the speech concluded, in order to lighten the mood, host Martin joked, "The Teamsters are helping Michael Moore into the trunk of his limo."[41]

Critical response

The show received a positive reception from most media publications. Television critic Robert Bianco of USA Today commended Martin's hosting performance writing that, "Luckily for viewers, Martin has two other qualities that are essential to a good Academy Awards host: wit and insider status. He used both to his and our advantage, winning the crowd's confidence and then gleefully mocking them all night." He also noted that the political remarks from presenters and speeches "a touch of tension to what is so often a dull evening."[42] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette television columnist Rob Owen raved that "Martin radiates class and wit, something often lacking in awards show hosts. From jokes about the allegedly scaled-down ceremony to reaction to his return to the Oscar stage, Martin entertained consistently." He also quipped that even the segments honoring Oscar history "seemed tighter and less tedious."[43] Tom Shales of The Washington Post gave high marks to Martin commenting, "Helping immeasurably to make it a great show was Steve Martin, who served as host for the second time and triumphed as a welcome sardonic voice amid all the usual piousness and self-adulation." He also commented that despite the toned-down atmosphere, the speeches and tributes provided several heartfelt and memorable moments desperately needed in uncertain times.[44]

Some media outlets were more critical of the show. Television critic Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly bemoaned, "A wonderful, intelligent Oscar host two years ago, Martin on this night looked as though he'd thrown in the towel backstage and let comedy writer Bruce Vilanch come up with a batch of gormless ain't-Hollywood-goofy lines to absolve him of responsibility for being hilarious."[45] Chicago Tribune columnist Steve Johnson lamented, "Martin in his second turn hosting Hollywood's big night was, especially in the early going, slightly off-key, his attempt to keep a jovial face on things understandable but eventually coming to seem a touch disrespectful." He went on to say, "Except for the Moore line, he simply was not able to perform a perhaps impossible task, putting people at ease about attending, or watching, a party as a war raged, visible to anyone who flipped over to CNN."[46] David Zurawik of The Baltimore Sun quipped, "As the rest of the world saw televised images of captives and corpses identified as American soldiers, we watched host Steve Martin and a theater full of celebrities celebrating their self importance. Try as they might last night in the capital of Fantasy Land to create a program that would transport us beyond current events, they never came close." He also complained that many of the evening's comments and jokes seemed tone deaf and disrespectful in light of the war.[47]

Ratings and reception

The American telecast on ABC drew in an average of 33.04 million people over its length, which was a 21% decrease from the previous year's ceremony.[48] An estimated 62.55 million total viewers watched all or part of the awards.[49] The show also earned lower Nielsen ratings compared to the previous ceremony with 20.58% of households watching over a 40.34 share.[50] In addition, it garnered a lower 18–49 demo rating with a 12.55 rating over a 35.37 share among viewers in that demographic.[50] Many media outlets observed that cable news coverage of the Iraq War diverted home viewers' attention from the ceremony and therefore contributed to the lower ratings.[51] At the time, it earned the lowest viewership for an Academy Award telecast since figures were compiled beginning with the 46th ceremony in 1974 and the lowest ratings for any broadcast since Nielsen Media Research kept track of such data since the 33rd ceremony in 1961.[52]

In July 2003, the ceremony presentation received eight nominations at the 55th Primetime Emmys.[53] Two months later, the ceremony won three of those nominations for Outstanding Art Direction For A Variety Or Music Program (Roy Christopher), Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-camera) for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program (Robert Barnhart, Robert A. Dickinson, Andy O'Reilly), and Outstanding Music Direction (Bill Conti).[54]

In Memoriam

The annual In Memoriam tribute, presented by actress Susan Sarandon, honored the following people.[55]

See also

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The 75th Academy Awards ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences AMPAS took place on March 23 2003 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood Los Angeles During the ceremony AMPAS presented Academy Awards commonly referred to as Oscars in 24 categories honoring films released in 2002 The ceremony televised in the United States by ABC was produced by Gil Cates and was directed by Louis J Horvitz 3 Actor Steve Martin hosted for the second time having previously presided over the 73rd ceremony held in 2001 4 Three weeks earlier in a ceremony at Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills California held on March 1 the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Kate Hudson 5 75th Academy AwardsOfficial posterDateMarch 23 2003SiteKodak TheatreHollywood Los Angeles California U S Hosted bySteve MartinPreshow hostsJann CarlChris ConnellyJim MoretShaun Robinson 1 Produced byGil CatesDirected byLouis J HorvitzHighlightsBest PictureChicagoMost awardsChicago 6 Most nominationsChicago 13 TV in the United StatesNetworkABCDuration3 hours 30 minutes 2 Ratings33 04 million20 58 Nielsen ratings 74th Academy Awards 76th Chicago won six awards including Best Picture 6 7 Other winners included The Pianist with three awards Frida and The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers with two and 8 Mile Adaptation Bowling for Columbine The ChubbChubbs The Hours Nowhere in Africa Road to Perdition Spirited Away Talk to Her This Charming Man and Twin Towers with one The telecast garnered about 33 million viewers in the United States making it the least watched and lowest rated televised Oscar ceremony to that point Contents 1 Winners and nominees 1 1 Awards 1 2 Academy Honorary Award 1 3 Films with multiple nominations and awards 2 Presenters and performers 2 1 Presenters 2 2 Performers 3 Ceremony information 3 1 Box office performance of nominated films 3 2 Bowling for Columbine acceptance speech 3 3 Critical response 3 4 Ratings and reception 4 In Memoriam 5 See also 6 References 7 Bibliography 8 External linksWinners and nominees EditThe nominees for the 75th Academy Awards were announced on February 11 2003 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills California by Frank Pierson president of the Academy and Academy Award winning actress Marisa Tomei 8 Chicago received the most nominations with thirteen It was the eighth film to receive that many nominations 9 Gangs of New York came in second with ten 10 The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 23 2003 11 Chicago became the first musical film to win Best Picture since 1968 s Oliver 12 At age 29 Adrien Brody was the youngest person to win Best Actor 13 With her 13th nomination Meryl Streep became the most nominated actor in Oscar history 14 Meanwhile Best Actor nominee Jack Nicholson earned his 12th nomination extending his record as the most nominated male performer 15 Julianne Moore was the ninth performer to earn two acting nominations in the same year 16 Lose Yourself from 8 Mile became the first hip hop song to win the Best Original Song award 17 As of 2022 Spirited Away is the first and only hand drawn film as well as being the first and only non English language animated film to win the award for Best Animated Feature Awards Edit Roman Polanski Best Director winner Adrien Brody Best Actor winner Nicole Kidman Best Actress winner Chris Cooper Best Supporting Actor winner Catherine Zeta Jones Best Supporting Actress winner Pedro Almodovar Best Original Screenplay winner Hayao Miyazaki Best Animated Feature winner Michael Moore Best Documentary Feature co winner Bill Guttentag Best Documentary Short Subject winner Eminem Best Original Song co winner Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger 18 Best Picture Chicago Martin Richards producer Gangs of New York Alberto Grimaldi and Harvey Weinstein producers The Hours Scott Rudin and Robert Fox producers The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers Barrie M Osborne Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson producers The Pianist Roman Polanski Robert Bunmussa and Alain Sarde producers Best Director Roman Polanski The Pianist Rob Marshall Chicago Martin Scorsese Gangs of New York Stephen Daldry The Hours Pedro Almodovar Talk to HerBest Actor Adrien Brody The Pianist as Wladyslaw Szpilman Nicolas Cage Adaptation as Charlie Kaufman Donald Kaufman Michael Caine The Quiet American as Thomas Fowler Daniel Day Lewis Gangs of New York as Bill The Butcher Cutting Jack Nicholson About Schmidt as Warren R Schmidt Best Actress Nicole Kidman The Hours as Virginia Woolf Salma Hayek Frida as Frida Kahlo Diane Lane Unfaithful as Constance Connie Sumner Julianne Moore Far from Heaven as Cathy Whitaker Renee Zellweger Chicago as Roxie HartBest Supporting Actor Chris Cooper Adaptation as John Laroche Ed Harris The Hours as Richard Richie Brown Paul Newman Road to Perdition as John Rooney John C Reilly Chicago as Amos Hart Christopher Walken Catch Me If You Can as Frank Abagnale Sr Best Supporting Actress Catherine Zeta Jones Chicago as Velma Kelly Kathy Bates About Schmidt as Roberta Hertzel Queen Latifah Chicago as Matron Mama Morton Julianne Moore The Hours as Laura McGrath Brown Meryl Streep Adaptation as Susan OrleanBest Original Screenplay Talk to Her Pedro Almodovar Far from Heaven Todd Haynes Gangs of New York Jay Cocks Steven Zaillian and Kenneth Lonergan My Big Fat Greek Wedding Nia Vardalos Y Tu Mama Tambien Carlos Cuaron and Alfonso Cuaron Best Adapted Screenplay The Pianist Ronald Harwood based on the book by Wladyslaw Szpilman About a Boy Peter Hedges Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz based on the book by Nick Hornby Adaptation Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman based on the book The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean Chicago Bill Condon based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins The Hours David Hare based on the novel by Michael Cunningham Best Animated Feature Film Spirited Away Hayao Miyazaki Ice Age Chris Wedge Lilo amp Stitch Chris Sanders Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron Jeffrey Katzenberg Treasure Planet Ron Clements Best Foreign Language Film Nowhere in Africa Germany in German Caroline Link The Crime of Father Amaro Mexico in Spanish Carlos Carrera Hero China in Mandarin Zhang Yimou The Man Without a Past Finland in Finnish Aki Kaurismaki Zus amp Zo Netherlands in Dutch Paula van der OestBest Documentary Feature Bowling for Columbine Michael Moore and Michael Donovan Daughter from Danang Gail Dolgin and Vicente Franco Prisoner of Paradise Malcolm Clarke and Stuart Sender Spellbound Jeffrey Blitz and Sean Welch Winged Migration Jacques Perrin Best Documentary Short Subject Twin Towers Bill Guttentag and Robert David Port The Collector of Bedford Street Alice Elliott Mighty Times The Legacy of Rosa Parks Robert Hudson and Bobby Houston Why Can t We Be a Family Again Roger Weisberg and Murray NosselBest Live Action Short Film This Charming Man Martin Strange Hansen and Mie Andreasen Fait D Hiver Dirk Belien and Anja Daelemans I ll Wait for the Next One J Attendrai Le Suivant Philippe Orreindy and Thomas Gaudin Inja Dog Steven Pasvolsky and Joe Weatherstone Johnny Flynton Lexi Alexander and Alexander Buono Best Animated Short Film The ChubbChubbs Eric Armstrong Das Rad Chris Stenner and Heidi Wittlinger Katedra Tomek Baginski Mike s New Car Pete Docter and Roger L Gould Mount Head Kōji YamamuraBest Original Score Frida Elliot Goldenthal Catch Me If You Can John Williams Far from Heaven Elmer Bernstein The Hours Philip Glass Road to Perdition Thomas Newman Best Original Song Lose Yourself from 8 Mile Music by Eminem Jeff Bass and Luis Resto Lyrics by Eminem I Move On from Chicago Music by John Kander Lyrics by Fred Ebb Burn It Blue from Frida Music by Elliot Goldenthal Lyrics by Julie Taymor The Hands That Built America from Gangs of New York Music and Lyrics by Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Father and Daughter from The Wild Thornberrys Movie Music and Lyrics by Paul SimonBest Sound Editing The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers Ethan Van der Ryn and Michael Hopkins Minority Report Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom Road to Perdition Scott A Hecker Best Sound Chicago Michael Minkler Dominick Tavella and David Lee Gangs of New York Tom Fleischman Eugene Gearty and Ivan Sharrock The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers Christopher Boyes Michael Semanick Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek Road to Perdition Scott Millan Bob Beemer and John Patrick Pritchett Spider Man Kevin O Connell Greg P Russell and Ed NovickBest 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 and Alan Lee Road to Perdition Art Direction Dennis Gassner Set Decoration Nancy Haigh Best Cinematography Road to Perdition Conrad Hall posthumous award Chicago Dion Beebe Far from Heaven Edward Lachman Gangs of New York Michael Ballhaus The Pianist Pawel EdelmanBest Makeup Frida John Jackson and Beatrice De Alba The Time Machine John M Elliott Jr and Barbara Lorenz Best Costume Design Chicago Colleen Atwood Frida Julie Weiss Gangs of New York Sandy Powell The Hours Ann Roth The Pianist Anna B SheppardBest Film Editing Chicago Martin Walsh Gangs of New York Thelma Schoonmaker The Hours Peter Boyle The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers Michael J Horton The Pianist Herve de Luze Best Visual Effects The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers Jim Rygiel Joe Letteri Randall William Cook and Alex Funke Spider Man John Dykstra Scott Stokdyk Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones Rob Coleman Pablo Helman John Knoll and Ben SnowAcademy Honorary Award Edit Peter O Toole whose remarkable talents have provided cinema history with some of its most memorable characters 19 Films with multiple nominations and awards Edit See also Films with the most Academy Award nominations per ceremony See also Films with the most Academy Awards per ceremony Films with multiple nominations Nominations Film13 Chicago10 Gangs of New York9 The Hours7 The Pianist6 FridaRoad to PerditionThe Lord of the Rings The Two Towers4 AdaptationFar from Heaven2 Talk to HerAbout SchmidtCatch Me If You CanSpider ManFilms with multiple awards Awards Film6 Chicago3 The Pianist2 FridaThe Lord of the Rings The Two TowersPresenters and performers EditThe following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers 20 Presenters Edit Name s RoleNeil Ross Randy Thomas Announcers for the 75th annual Academy AwardsCameron Diaz Presenter of the award for Best Animated Feature FilmKeanu Reeves Presenter of the award for Best Visual EffectsJennifer Connelly Presenter of the award for Best Supporting ActorJennifer Lopez Presenter of the award for Best Art DirectionJohn Travolta Introducer of the performance of Best Original Song nominee I Move On Jennifer Garner Mickey Mouse Presentations of the award for Best Animated Short FilmJennifer Garner Presenter of the award for Best Live Action Short FilmMira Sorvino Presenter of the award for Best Costume DesignSteve Martin Introducer of the performance of Best Original Song nominee Father and Daughter Nia Vardalos Presenter of the award for Best MakeupSean Connery Presenter of the award for Best Supporting ActressBrendan Fraser Presenter of the film The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers on the Best Picture segmentKate Hudson Presenter of the segment of the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement and the Gordon E Sawyer AwardRenee Zellweger Presenter of the award for Best Original ScoreJulie Andrews Presenter of the montage highlighting past Academy Award telecast musical numbersGael Garcia Bernal Introducer of the performance of Best Original Song nominee Burn it Blue Salma Hayek Presenter of the award for Best Foreign Language FilmJulianne Moore Presenter of the awards for Best Sound and Best Sound EditingMatthew McConaughey Presenter of the film Gangs of New York on the Best Picture segmentDiane Lane Presenter of the award for Best Documentary FeatureJack Valenti Presenter of the award for Best Documentary Short SubjectJulia Roberts Presenter of the award for Best CinematographyKathy Bates Presenter of the montage interviewing previous acting Oscar winnersColin Farrell Introducer of the performance of Best Original Song nominee The Hands That Built America Geena Davis Presenter of the award for Best Film EditingSusan Sarandon Presenter of the In Memoriam TributeHilary Swank Presenter of the film The Hours on the Best Picture segmentHalle Berry Presenter of the award for Best ActorBarbra Streisand Presenter of the award for Best Original SongMeryl Streep Presenter of the Academy Honorary Award to Peter O TooleDustin Hoffman Presenter of the film The Pianist on the Best Picture segmentDenzel Washington Presenter of the award for Best ActressOlivia de Havilland Presenter of the Oscar Family Album segmentRichard Gere Presenter of the film Chicago on the Best Picture segmentMarcia Gay Harden Presenter of the award for Best Adapted ScreenplayBen Affleck Presenter of the award for Best Original ScreenplayHarrison Ford Presenter of the award for Best DirectorKirk Douglas Michael Douglas Presenters of the award for Best PicturePerformers Edit Name s Role PerformedBill Conti Musical arranger and Conductor OrchestralQueen Latifah Catherine Zeta Jones Performers I Move On from ChicagoPaul Simon Performer Father and Daughter from The Wild Thornberrys MovieLila Downs Caetano Veloso Performers Burn It Blue from FridaU2 Performers The Hands That Built America from Gangs of New YorkCeremony information Edit Steve Martin hosted the 75th Academy Awards In November 2002 the Academy hired veteran Oscar telecast producer Gil Cates to oversee the telecast for the eleventh time 21 With ten shows under his belt no other living producer even comes close to the depth of his experience said AMPAS president Frank Pierson in a press release announcing the selection Gil practically invented the awards show as a stylistic genre We re privileged to have him present a very special event to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Oscars 22 A few days later actor and comedian Steve Martin was chosen to emcee the upcoming telecast Cates explained his reason to bring back the veteran comedian saying A host who s witty clever sharp intelligent quick on his feet and always on top of the unfolding action Wait I ve forgotten something Oh yeah and outrageously funny 23 According to the article published in the Los Angeles Times Cates approached actor and veteran Oscar host Billy Crystal for emceeing duties However as time passed and Crystal was still undecided regarding the job Cates offered the hosting role to Martin 24 In a statement Martin expressed that he was honored to be selected to emcee the telecast joking I m very pleased to be hosting the Oscars again because fear and nausea always make me lose weight 25 In addition this was the first Oscar ceremony broadcast in high definition 26 The ceremony took place on March 23 2003 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood Los Angeles beginning at 5 30 p m PST 8 30 p m EST To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Academy Awards 59 actors who have received both competitive and honorary awards appeared seated onstage together during a segment called Oscar s Family Album 27 Each former winner was acknowledged by announcer Neil Ross and Randy Thomas with the films he or she won for At the end of the segment newly minted winners Adrien Brody Chris Cooper Nicole Kidman and Catherine Zeta Jones along with Honorary Oscar recipient Peter O Toole joined them 28 Furthermore the American led invasion of Iraq affected the telecast and its surrounding events Hours after news that the war had commenced several actors such as Cate Blanchett Jim Carrey and Will Smith resigned from their roles as presenters citing safety concerns and respect for military families 29 Despite pleas from broadcaster ABC to postpone the proceedings up to a week AMPAS president Pierson and ceremony producer Cates refused to delay the gala to a different date citing unavailability of the Kodak Theatre during that time 30 31 Pierson also stated that moving the festivities to a different venue would be too expensive for the Academy 32 However they also announced that the red carpet festivities would be severely curtailed 33 The bleacher seats situated along Hollywood Boulevard would also be dismantled and ticket holders for those seats would receive rain checks that were good toward next year s event 34 35 Periodically during commercial breaks ABC News anchor and journalist Peter Jennings gave news brief updates regarding the events happening overseas 36 Box office performance of nominated films Edit At the time of the nominations announcement on February 11 the combined gross of the five Best Picture nominees at the US box office was 486 million with an average of 97 3 million per film 37 The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers was the highest earner among the Best Picture nominees with 321 million in domestic box office receipts The film was followed by Gangs of New York 70 1 million Chicago 64 5 million The Hours 21 8 million and finally The Pianist 9 1 million 37 Of the top 50 grossing movies of the year 47 nominations went to 14 films on the list Only The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers 2nd My Big Fat Greek Wedding 5th Ice Age 9th Catch Me If You Can 11th Lilo amp Stitch 13th Road to Perdition 23rd Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron 35th Gangs of New York 37th and Chicago 41st were nominated for Best Picture Best Animated Feature or any of the directing acting or screenwriting awards 38 The other top 50 box office hits that earned nominations were Spider Man 1st Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones 3rd Minority Report 16th 8 Mile 22nd and The Time Machine 44th 38 Bowling for Columbine acceptance speech Edit Shortly after winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Bowling for Columbine director Michael Moore spoke out against U S President George W Bush and the War in Afghanistan He further criticized the president by stating We live in a time where we have fictitious election results that elects a fictitious president We live in a time where we have a man sending us to war for fictitious reasons 39 The speech was received with a cacophony of boos applause and standing ovations from the audience at the theater 40 Moments after the speech concluded in order to lighten the mood host Martin joked The Teamsters are helping Michael Moore into the trunk of his limo 41 Critical response Edit The show received a positive reception from most media publications Television critic Robert Bianco of USA Today commended Martin s hosting performance writing that Luckily for viewers Martin has two other qualities that are essential to a good Academy Awards host wit and insider status He used both to his and our advantage winning the crowd s confidence and then gleefully mocking them all night He also noted that the political remarks from presenters and speeches a touch of tension to what is so often a dull evening 42 Pittsburgh Post Gazette television columnist Rob Owen raved that Martin radiates class and wit something often lacking in awards show hosts From jokes about the allegedly scaled down ceremony to reaction to his return to the Oscar stage Martin entertained consistently He also quipped that even the segments honoring Oscar history seemed tighter and less tedious 43 Tom Shales of The Washington Post gave high marks to Martin commenting Helping immeasurably to make it a great show was Steve Martin who served as host for the second time and triumphed as a welcome sardonic voice amid all the usual piousness and self adulation He also commented that despite the toned down atmosphere the speeches and tributes provided several heartfelt and memorable moments desperately needed in uncertain times 44 Some media outlets were more critical of the show Television critic Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly bemoaned A wonderful intelligent Oscar host two years ago Martin on this night looked as though he d thrown in the towel backstage and let comedy writer Bruce Vilanch come up with a batch of gormless ain t Hollywood goofy lines to absolve him of responsibility for being hilarious 45 Chicago Tribune columnist Steve Johnson lamented Martin in his second turn hosting Hollywood s big night was especially in the early going slightly off key his attempt to keep a jovial face on things understandable but eventually coming to seem a touch disrespectful He went on to say Except for the Moore line he simply was not able to perform a perhaps impossible task putting people at ease about attending or watching a party as a war raged visible to anyone who flipped over to CNN 46 David Zurawik of The Baltimore Sun quipped As the rest of the world saw televised images of captives and corpses identified as American soldiers we watched host Steve Martin and a theater full of celebrities celebrating their self importance Try as they might last night in the capital of Fantasy Land to create a program that would transport us beyond current events they never came close He also complained that many of the evening s comments and jokes seemed tone deaf and disrespectful in light of the war 47 Ratings and reception Edit The American telecast on ABC drew in an average of 33 04 million people over its length which was a 21 decrease from the previous year s ceremony 48 An estimated 62 55 million total viewers watched all or part of the awards 49 The show also earned lower Nielsen ratings compared to the previous ceremony with 20 58 of households watching over a 40 34 share 50 In addition it garnered a lower 18 49 demo rating with a 12 55 rating over a 35 37 share among viewers in that demographic 50 Many media outlets observed that cable news coverage of the Iraq War diverted home viewers attention from the ceremony and therefore contributed to the lower ratings 51 At the time it earned the lowest viewership for an Academy Award telecast since figures were compiled beginning with the 46th ceremony in 1974 and the lowest ratings for any broadcast since Nielsen Media Research kept track of such data since the 33rd ceremony in 1961 52 In July 2003 the ceremony presentation received eight nominations at the 55th Primetime Emmys 53 Two months later the ceremony won three of those nominations for Outstanding Art Direction For A Variety Or Music Program Roy Christopher Outstanding Lighting Direction Electronic Multi camera for a Variety Music or Comedy Program Robert Barnhart Robert A Dickinson Andy O Reilly and Outstanding Music Direction Bill Conti 54 In Memoriam EditThe annual In Memoriam tribute presented by actress Susan Sarandon honored the following people 55 Lew Wasserman Executive Richard Sylbert Production designer Eddie Bracken Actor George Sidney Director Katy Jurado Actress Jack Brodsky Producer Dudley Moore Actor comedian musician John Frankenheimer Director Rod Steiger Actor Norman Panama Writer director producer Horst Buchholz Actor J L Thompson Director Leo McKern Actor Kay Rose Sound editor Milton Berle Comedian actor Ward Kimball Animator Margaret Booth Editor Signe Hasso Actress Daniel Taradash Writer Richard Crenna Actor Walter Scharf Composer conductor Rosemary Clooney Singer actress Charles Guggenheim Documentarian Kim Hunter Actress Adolph Green Screenwriter lyricist Alberto Sordi Actor Marvin Mirisch Executive Conrad Hall Cinematographer George Roy Hill Director Richard Harris Actor James Coburn Actor Billy Wilder DirectorSee also Edit9th Screen Actors Guild Awards 23rd Golden Raspberry Awards 45th Grammy Awards 55th Primetime Emmy Awards 56th British Academy Film Awards 57th Tony Awards 27th Laurence Olivier Awards 60th Golden Globe Awards List of 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