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56th British Academy Film Awards

2003 film awards ceremony

Field	Value
number	56
award	British Academy Film Awards
date	23 February 2003
site	Odeon Leicester Square
host	Stephen Fry
best_film	The Pianist
best_british	The Warrior
best_actor	Daniel Day-Lewis
best_actor_film	Gangs of New York
best_actress	Nicole Kidman
best_actress_film	The Hours
most_wins	Chicago, The Hours, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Pianist, Road to Perdition, and Talk to Her (2)
most_nominations	Chicago and Gangs of New York (12)
last	55th
next	57th

The 56th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 23 February 2003 at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2002. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 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.

Stephen Fry hosted the ceremony for the second consecutive year.

Winners and nominees

BAFTA Fellowship

Main article: BAFTA Fellowship

Saul Zaentz

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

Main article: BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award

Michael Stevenson and David Tomblin

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Statistics

Nominations	Film
12	Chicago
Gangs of New York
11	The Hours
9	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
7	The Pianist
4	Adaptation
Catch Me If You Can
Frida
3	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Road to Perdition
The Warrior
2	About a Boy
City of God
Dirty Pretty Things
The Magdalene Sisters
Talk to Her
Y tu mamá también

Awards	Film
2	Chicago
The Hours
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Pianist
Road to Perdition
Talk to Her
The Warrior

References

(23 February 2003). "Stars arrive for Baftas". [[BBC News]].
(24 February 2003). "Britain's big Bafta night as The Hours has the edge on Hollywood blockbusters". [[The Guardian]].
(24 February 2003). "'Pianist,' Kidman win BAFTAs". [[CNN International]].

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