Tuesday 11 th February 2003: Oscar Nominations 2003 Update:
The nominations are in , and I must say they are very very bland this year, did no one see anything worthy other than Chicago, The Hours and Gangs Of New York. Grrrr.

BEST PICTURE

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

DIRECTOR

Rob Marshall - Chicago
Martin Scorsese - Gangs of New York
Steven Daldry - The Hours
Roman Polanski - The Pianist
Pedro Almodovar - Talk To Her

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

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

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Salma Hayek - Frida
Nicole Kidman - The Hours
Diane Lane - Unfaithful
Julianne Moore - Far From Heaven
Renée Zellweger - Chicago

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

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

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

SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL

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 Almodóvar - Talk To Her
Carlos Cuarón and Alfonso Cuarón - Y Tu Mama Tambien

SCREENPLAY - ADAPTED

Peter Hedges and Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz - About A Boy
Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman - Adaptation
Bill Condon - Chicago
David Hare - The Hours
Ronald Harwood - The Pianist

ANIMATED FEATURE

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

COSTUME DESIGN

Chicago
Frida
Gangs of New York
The Hours
The Pianist

FILM EDITING

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

MAKEUP

Frida
The Time Machine

MUSIC (SCORE)

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

MUSIC (SONG)

"I Move On", John Kander and Fred Ebb - Chicago
"Father and Daughter", Paul Simon - 8 Mile
"Burn It Blue", Elliot Goldenthal and Julie Taymor - Frida
"The Hands That Built America", U2 - Gangs of New York
"Lose Yourself", Eminem - The Wild Thornberrys Movies

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

VISUAL EFFECTS

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

SHORT FILM - ANIMATED

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

SHORT FILM - LIVE ACTION

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)

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Bowling For Columbine
Daughter From Danang
Prisoner of Paradise
Spellbound
Winged Migration

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

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

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

El Crimen del Padre Amaro
Hero
The Man Without a Past
Nowhere in Africa
Zus & Zo