2002 Academy Award winners and nominations

(Winners in red)

Ron Howard and Brian Grazer celebrate their best picture award for "A Beautiful Mind." Howard is also named best director for his work on the film.
Best Picture
  • "A Beautiful Mind"
    (Universal and DreamWorks) A Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment Production
    Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, Producers
  • "Gosford Park"
    (USA Films) A Sandcastle 5 in association with Chicagofilms and Medusa Film Production
    Robert Altman, Bob Balaban and David Levy, Producers
  • "In the Bedroom"
    (Miramax) A Good Machine/GreeneStreet Production
    Graham Leader, Ross Katz and Todd Field, Producers
  • "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
    (New Line) A New Line Cinema and Wingnut Films Production
    Nominees to be determined
  • "Moulin Rouge"
    (20th Century Fox) A 20th Century Fox Production
    Martin Brown, Baz Luhrmann and Fred Baron, Producers
DreamWorks' "Shrek" receives the first ever best animated feature film Academy Award. Producer Aron Warner accepts the statue.
Best Animated Feature Film
  • "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius"
    (Paramount and Nickelodeon Movies)
    Nominee to be determined
  • "Monsters, Inc."
    (Buena Vista)
    Nominee to be determined
  • "Shrek"
    (DreamWorks)
    Aron Warner
Ron Howard, who has spent a lifetime working in the entertainment industry as an actor and director, takes home his first Academy Award as best director for "A Beautiful Mind."
Best Director
  • Ron Howard, "A Beautiful Mind"
  • Ridley Scott, "Black Hawk Down"
  • Robert Altman, "Gosford Park"
  • Peter Jackson, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
  • David Lynch, "Mulholland Drive"
Denzel Washington wins best actor honors for "Training Day." He thanked lifetime achievement winner Sidney Poitier for inspiring him. The nom was Washington's fifth; he has a previous Oscar for 1989's "Glory."
Best Actor
  • Russell Crowe in "A Beautiful Mind"
  • Sean Penn in "I Am Sam"
  • Will Smith in "Ali"
  • Denzel Washington in "Training Day"
  • Tom Wilkinson in "In the Bedroom"
Halle Berry becomes the first African-American woman to take home a Best Actress award, honored for her performance in "Monster's Ball." Her heartfelt acceptance was a highlight of this year's ceremony.
Best Actress
  • Halle Berry in "Monster's Ball"
  • Judi Dench in "Iris"
  • Nicole Kidman in "Moulin Rouge"
  • Sissy Spacek in "In the Bedroom"
  • Renee Zellweger in "Bridget Jones's Diary"
Jim Broadbent wins the supporting actor Oscar for his role in "Iris."
Best Supporting Actor
  • Jim Broadbent in "Iris"
  • Ethan Hawke in "Training Day"
  • Ben Kingsley in "Sexy Beast"
  • Ian McKellen in "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
  • Jon Voight in "Ali"
Jennifer Connelly wins the supporting actress Academy Award for her portrayal of Alicia Nash, wife of Pulitzer Prize-winner John Nash, in "A Beautiful Mind."
Best Supporting Actress
  • Jennifer Connelly in "A Beautiful Mind"
  • Helen Mirren in "Gosford Park"
  • Maggie Smith in "Gosford Park"
  • Marisa Tomei in "In the Bedroom"
  • Kate Winslet in "Iris"
Julian Fellowes' script for "Gosford Park" wins the Oscar for original screenplay. Accepting the award, Fellowes thanked Robert Altman "for giving me the biggest break in the movies since Lana Turner walked into Schwab's."
Best Original Screenplay
  • "Amelie" by Guillaume Laurant and Jean-Pierre Jeunet; dialogue by Guillaume Laurant
  • "Gosford Park" by Julian Fellowes
  • "Memento" by Christopher Nolan; story by Jonathan Nolan
  • "Monster's Ball" by Milo Addica & Will Rokos
  • "The Royal Tenenbaums" by Wes Anderson & Owen Wilson
Akiva Goldsman takes home the Oscar for adapted screenplay for his work on "A Beautiful Mind."
Best Adapted Screenplay
  • "A Beautiful Mind" by Akiva Goldsman
  • "Ghost World" by Daniel Clowes & Terry Zwigoff
  • "In the Bedroom" by Rob Festinger and Todd Field
  • "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
  • "Shrek" by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio and Joe Stillman and Roger S.H. Schulman
Catherine Martin (left) and Brigitte Broch get the nod for best art direction for their work on the post-modern musical "Moulin Rouge." Martin thanked director Baz Luhrmann for his dedication to the project.
Best Art Direction
  • "Amelie"
    Art Direction: Aline Bonetto; Set Decoration: Marie-Laure Valla
  • "Gosford Park"
    Art Direction: Stephen Altman; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
  • "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
    Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
  • "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
    Art Direction: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Dan Hennah
  • "Moulin Rouge"
    Art Direction: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Brigitte Broch
Andrew Lesnie gets the nod for best cinematography for his work on "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring." His work on the film garnered his first Oscar nomination. Lesnie is also lensing the second and third installments of the series.
Best Cinematography
  • "Amelie" - Bruno Delbonnel
  • "Black Hawk Down" - Slawomir Idziak
  • "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" - Andrew Lesnie
  • "The Man Who Wasn't There" - Roger Deakins
  • "Moulin Rouge" - Donald M. McAlpine
Angus Strathie (pictured) and Catherine Martin share the award for best costume design for their work on "Moulin Rouge." Martin is also honored for her art direction on the film.
Best Costume Design
  • "The Affair of the Necklace" - Milena Canonero
  • "Gosford Park" - Jenny Beavan
  • "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" - Judianna Makovsky
  • "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" - Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor
  • "Moulin Rouge" - Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie
Veteran editor Pietro Scalia is recognized with an Oscar for his work on "Black Hawk Down." The film is the third collaboration with director Ridley Scott, and Scalia's fourth Oscar nomination. It is his second win.
Best Editing
  • "A Beautiful Mind" - Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
  • "Black Hawk Down" - Pietro Scalia
  • "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" - John Gilbert
  • "Memento" - Dody Dorn
  • "Moulin Rouge" - Jill Bilcock
Peter Owen celebrates an Oscar for his work on "Lord of the Rings." Owen shares the award with Richard Taylor.
Best Makeup
  • "A Beautiful Mind" - Greg Cannom and Colleen Callaghan
  • "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" - Peter Owen and Richard Taylor
  • "Moulin Rouge" - Maurizio Silvi and Aldo Signoretti
Composer Howard Shore receives the award for best original score on his first-ever nomination for his orchestral work on "The Lord of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Rings."
Best Original Score
  • "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" - John Williams
  • "A Beautiful Mind" - James Horner
  • "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" - John Williams
  • "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" - Howard Shore
  • "Monsters, Inc." - Randy Newman
After being nominated 16 times, Randy Newman gets the nod for original song for "If I Didn't Have You" from "Monsters, Inc." "I don't want your pity," he joked on accepting the award. "Walking out here and having someone this beautiful give me an award, I'll never get to heaven but that's as close as you get."
Best Original Song
  • "If I Didn't Have You" from "Monsters, Inc."
    Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
  • "May It Be" from "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
    Music and Lyric by Enya, Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan
  • "There You'll Be" from "Pearl Harbor"
    Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
  • "Until" from "Kate & Leopold"
    Music and Lyric by Sting
  • "Vanilla Sky" from "Vanilla Sky"
    Music and Lyric by Paul McCartney
The noise of battle in "Black Hawk Down" garners Oscar gold for (left to right) Michael Minkler, Myron Nettinga and Chris Munro.
Best Sound
  • "Amelie" - Vincent Arnardi, Guillaume Leriche and Jean Umansky
  • "Black Hawk Down" - Mike Minkler, Myron Nettinga and Chris Munro
  • "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" - Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Gethin Creagh and Hammond Peek
  • "Moulin Rouge" - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Roger Savage and Guntis Sics
  • "Pearl Harbor" - Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin
George Watters II (left) and Christopher Boyes get the nod for the sound effects editing on the WWII drama "Pearl Harbor."
Best Sound Effects Editing
  • "Monsters, Inc." - Gary Rydstrom and Michael Silvers
  • "Pearl Harbor" - George Watters II and Christopher Boyes
The New Zealand-based effects crew on "Lord of the Rings" gets the nod for visual effects. Picking up statues are (from left) Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor and Mark Stetson. Taylor also picked up a statue for makeup work on the film.
Best Visual Effects
  • "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" - Dennis Muren, Scott Farrar, Stan Winston and Michael Lantieri
  • "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" - Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor and Mark Stetson
  • "Pearl Harbor" - Eric Brevig, John Frazier, Ed Hirsh and Ben Snow
Director Danis Tanovic accepts the award for foreign-language film for his drama set in war-torn Bosnia, "No Man's Land."
Best Foreign-Language Film
  • "Amelie"
    A UGC Images Production, France
  • "Elling"
    A Maipo Film and TV Production, Norway
  • "Lagaan"
    An Aamir Khan Productions Pvt. Ltd. Production, India
  • "No Man's Land"
    A Noe Productions/Fabrica Cinema/Man's Films/Counihan Villiers Productions/Studio Maj/Casablanca Production, Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • "Son of the Bride"
    A Pol-ka Producciones/Patagonik Film Group/Jempsa/Tornasol Films Production, Argentina
Jean-Xavier de Lestrade (left) and Denis Poncet get the nod for "Murder on a Sunday Morning." Lestrade recalled a speech by Martin Luther King and said he believed as documentarians "we can help dreams come true."
Best Documentary - Feature
  • "Children Underground"
    A Belzberg Films Production; Edet Belzberg
  • "LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton"
    A Maysles Films Inc. Production; Susan Froemke
  • "Murder on a Sunday Morning"
    A Maha Productions/Pathe Doc/France 2/HBO Production; Jean-Xavier de Lestrade and Denis Poncet
  • "Promises"
    A Promises Film Project Production; Justine Shapiro and B.Z. Goldberg
  • "War Photographer"
    (Films Transit) A Christian Frei Filmproductions; Christian Frei
Filmmakers Sarah Kernochan (left) and Lynn Appelle flank the subject of their Oscar-winning documentary short subject, the musician Thoth.
Best Documentary - Short Subject
  • "Artists and Orphans: A True Drama"
    A Not by Chance Production; Lianne Klapper McNally
  • "Sing!"
    A KCET/Hollywood and American Film Foundation Production; Freida Lee Mock and Jessica Sanders
  • "Thoth"
    An Amateur Rabbit Production; Sarah Kernochan and Lynn Appelle
Pixar's Ralph Eggleston accepts the award for best animated short. "For the Birds" is the fourth animated short from Pixar to win an Oscar, to go along with numerous Oscars for achievements in computer animation technology.
Animated Short Film
  • "Fifty Percent Grey"
    A Zanita Films Production; Ruairi Robinson and Seamus Byrne
  • "For the Birds"
    A Pixar Animation Studios Production; Ralph Eggleston
  • "Give Up Yer Aul Sins"
    An Irish Film Board/Radio Telefis Eireann/Arts Council/Brown Bag Films Production; Cathal Gaffney and Darragh O'Connell
  • "Strange Invaders"
    A National Film Board of Canada Production; Cordell Barker
  • "Stubble Trouble"
    A Calabash Animation Production; Joseph E. Merideth
(Left to right) Ray McKinnon and Lisa Blount are joined by Walton Goggins to celebrate the win for "The Accountant" as best live-action short.
Live Action Short Film
  • "the accountant"
    A Ginny Mule Pictures Production; Ray McKinnon and Lisa Blount
  • "Copy Shop"
    A Virgil Widrich/Multimediaproduktions G.m.b.H. Production; Virgil Widrich
  • "Gregor's Greatest Invention"
    A Sudwest Film Filmproduktion; Johannes Kiefer
  • "A Man Thing (Meska Sprawa)"
    A Polish National Film School Production; Slawomir Fabicki and Bogumil Godfrejow
  • "Speed for Thespians"
    A Lester Films Ltd. Production; Kalman Apple and Shameela Bakhsh


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