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 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.
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.
Daniel Day-Lewis – Gangs of New York
Christopher Walken – Catch Me If You Can