British Academy Film Awards 2003
The 56th British Academy Film Awards · Held February 23, 2003 · 21 categories · everything in 2003
Best Film
- Winner The Pianist · Roman Polanski, Alain Sarde
- Nominee Chicago · Martin Richards
- Nominee Gangs of New York · Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey Weinstein
- Nominee The Hours · Scott Rudin, Robert Fox
- Nominee The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers · Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson
Outstanding British Film
- Winner The Warrior · Asif Kapadia
- Nominee Bend It Like Beckham · Gurinder Chadha
- Nominee Dirty Pretty Things · Tracey Seaward, Stephen Frears
- Nominee The Hours · Scott Rudin, Robert Fox, Stephen Daldry
- Nominee The Magdalene Sisters · Peter Mullan
Best Direction
- Winner Roman Polanski · The Pianist
- Nominee Rob Marshall · Chicago
- Nominee Martin Scorsese · Gangs of New York
- Nominee Stephen Daldry · The Hours
- Nominee Peter Jackson · The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Winner Daniel Day-Lewis · Gangs of New York
- Nominee Jack Nicholson · About Schmidt
- Nominee Nicolas Cage · Adaptation.
- Nominee Adrien Brody · The Pianist
- Nominee Michael Caine · The Quiet American
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Winner Nicole Kidman · The Hours
- Nominee Renée Zellweger · Chicago
- Nominee Salma Hayek · Frida
- Nominee Halle Berry · Monster's Ball
- Nominee Meryl Streep · The Hours
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Winner Christopher Walken · Catch Me If You Can
- Nominee Chris Cooper · Adaptation.
- Nominee Alfred Molina · Frida
- Nominee Paul Newman · Road to Perdition
- Nominee Ed Harris · The Hours
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Winner Catherine Zeta-Jones · Chicago
- Nominee Toni Collette · About a Boy
- Nominee Meryl Streep · Adaptation.
- Nominee Queen Latifah · Chicago
- Nominee Julianne Moore · The Hours
Best Original Screenplay
- Winner Talk to Her · Pedro Almodóvar
- Nominee Dirty Pretty Things · Steven Knight
- Nominee Gangs of New York · Kenneth Lonergan
- Nominee The Magdalene Sisters · Peter Mullan
- Nominee Y tu mamá también · Carlos Cuarón, Alfonso Cuarón
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Winner Adaptation. · Charlie Kaufman
- Nominee About a Boy · Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
- Nominee Catch Me If You Can · Jeff Nathanson
- Nominee The Hours · David Hare
- Nominee The Pianist · Ronald Harwood
Best Film Not in the English Language
- Winner Talk to Her · Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar
- Nominee City of God · Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Fernando Meirelles
- Nominee Devdas
- Nominee The Warrior · Asif Kapadia
- Nominee Y tu mamá también · Jorge Vergara, Alfonso Cuarón
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
- Winner The Warrior · Asif Kapadia
- Nominee AKA · Duncan Roy
- Nominee Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry · Simon Bent
- Nominee Lost in La Mancha
Best Original Music
- Winner The Hours · Philip Glass
- Nominee Catch Me If You Can · John Williams
- Nominee Chicago · Danny Elfman, John Kander, Fred Ebb
- Nominee Gangs of New York · Robbie Robertson
- Nominee The Pianist · Wojciech Kilar
Best Cinematography
- Winner Road to Perdition · Conrad Hall
- Nominee Chicago · Dion Beebe
- Nominee Gangs of New York · Michael Ballhaus
- Nominee The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers · Andrew Lesnie
- Nominee The Pianist · Paweł Edelman
Best Editing
- Winner City of God · Daniel Rezende
- Nominee Chicago · Martin Walsh
- Nominee Gangs of New York · Thelma Schoonmaker
- Nominee The Hours · Peter Boyle
- Nominee The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers · Michael J. Horton
Best Production Design
- Winner Road to Perdition · Dennis Gassner
- Nominee Chicago · John Myhre
- Nominee Gangs of New York · Dante Ferretti
- Nominee Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · Stuart Craig
- Nominee The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers · Grant Major
Best Costume Design
- Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers · Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor
- Nominee Catch Me If You Can · Mary Zophres
- Nominee Chicago · Colleen Atwood
- Nominee Frida · Julie Weiss
- Nominee Gangs of New York · Sandy Powell
Best Make Up & Hair
- Winner Frida · Beatrice De Alba, John E. Jackson
- Nominee Chicago
- Nominee Gangs of New York · Manlio Rocchetti, Aldo Signoretti
- Nominee The Hours · Ivana Primorac, Conor O'Sullivan, Jo Allen
- Nominee The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers · Peter Owen, Peter King, Richard Taylor
Best Sound
- Winner Chicago · Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella, David Lee
- Nominee Gangs of New York · Tom Fleischman, Ivan Sharrock, Eugene Gearty, Philip Stockton
- Nominee Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · Randy Thom, Dennis Leonard, John Midgley, Rick Kline
- Nominee The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers · Ethan Van der Ryn, Mike Hopkins, Hammond Peek, Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges
- Nominee The Pianist
Best Special Visual Effects
- Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers · Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke
- Nominee Gangs of New York · Michael Owens, Ed Hirsh
- Nominee Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · Jimmy Mitchell, Nick Davis, John Richardson, Bill George, Nick Dudman
- Nominee Minority Report · Scott Farrar, Michael Lantieri, Nathan McGuinness
- Nominee Spider-Man · John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier
Best British Short Animation
- Winner Fish Never Sleep
- Nominee Sap
- Nominee The ChubbChubbs!
- Nominee The Dog Who Was a Cat Inside · Andrew Ruhemann, Siân Rees
- Nominee Wedding Espresso
Best British Short Film
- Winner My Wrongs 8245–8249 & 117 · Mark Herbert, Chris Morris
- Nominee Bouncer · Geoff Thompson
- Nominee Candy Bar Kid
- Nominee Good Night
- Nominee Rank · David Yates, Robbie McCallum
- Nominee The Most Beautiful Man in the World · Hugh Welchman