Oscars 2003

Oscars 2003

The 75th Academy Awards were held on March 23, 2003 at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles once again. Steve Martin hosted the ceremony for the second time and he was able to make the ceremony very entertaining and fun to watch. The ratings of these year went well, achieving 33.04 million views in the network of ABC. Chicago received the most awards (6) and the most nominations as well (13). The Pianist also was also one of the most successful movies, winning Oscars. 

Adrien Brody took home the award for Best Actor for his heartbreaking performance in The Pianist. In the Best Actress category, Nicole Kidman won for her performance as Virginia Woolf in The Hours.  Chris Cooper won Best Supporting Actor and Catherine Zeta-Jones won Best Supporting Actress. Chicago won Best Picture while Roman Polanski took home the award for Best Director in The Piano. The Academy Awards of 2003 went very well and it was interesting to see the large mixture of movie genres involved in the ceremony. 

Adrien Brody's Acceptance Speech:

Nicole Kidman's Acceptance Speech: