75th Academy Awards

The 75th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 2002, were held on March 23 2003, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. It was produced by Gil Cates and hosted by Steve Martin, who also hosted the 73rd Academy Awards. The nominees were announced on February 11, 2003 by Academy president Frank Pierson and actress Marisa Tomei, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in the Academy's Beverly Hills headquarters. Chicago led the nominations with 13 nominations. The film went on to win six Oscars including Best Picture, the first musical to win this category since Oliver in 1968. This is a breakdown of only major winners. For a complete list of nominees and winners, see: 75th Academy Awards nominees and winners The following eight films received multiple nominations. The following four films each multiple awards. The ceremony was originally intended to be an especially festive celebration of the ceremony's 75th anniversary. However, it was muted five days before the show by the... full article at wikipedia