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Academy Awards, USA: 2002

Oscar

Date:24 March
Host:Whoopi Goldberg
Location:Kodak Theatre, Hollywood & Highland, Los Angeles, California, USA

Best Picture
  Winner:
 
  Other Nominees:
 
  • Gosford Park (2001) - Robert Altman (I); Bob Balaban; David Levy (II)
  • In the Bedroom (2001) - Graham Leader; Ross Katz; Todd Field
  • Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) - Peter Jackson (I); Barrie M. Osborne; Fran Walsh
  • Moulin Rouge! (2001) - Fred Baron (I); Martin Brown (II); Baz Luhrmann

  • Best Actor in a Leading Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Ali (2001) - Will Smith (I)
  • Beautiful Mind, A (2001) - Russell Crowe
  • I Am Sam (2001) - Sean Penn (I)
  • In the Bedroom (2001) - Tom Wilkinson (I)

  • Best Actress in a Leading Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) - Renée Zellweger
  • In the Bedroom (2001) - Sissy Spacek
  • Iris (2001/I) - Judi Dench
  • Moulin Rouge! (2001) - Nicole Kidman

  • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Ali (2001) - Jon Voight
  • Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) - Ian McKellen
  • Sexy Beast (2000) - Ben Kingsley
  • Training Day (2001) - Ethan Hawke

  • Best Actress in a Supporting Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Gosford Park (2001) - Helen Mirren
  • Gosford Park (2001) - Maggie Smith (I)
  • In the Bedroom (2001) - Marisa Tomei
  • Iris (2001/I) - Kate Winslet

  • Best Director
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Black Hawk Down (2001) - Ridley Scott
  • Gosford Park (2001) - Robert Altman (I)
  • Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) - Peter Jackson (I)
  • Mulholland Dr. (2001) - David Lynch (I)

  • Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) - Guillaume Laurant; Jean-Pierre Jeunet
  • Memento (2000) - Christopher Nolan (I); Jonathan Nolan (I) (story)
  • Monster's Ball (2001) - Milo Addica; Will Rokos
  • Royal Tenenbaums, The (2001) - Wes Anderson; Owen Wilson (I)

  • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Ghost World (2001) - Daniel Clowes; Terry Zwigoff
  • In the Bedroom (2001) - Todd Field; Robert Festinger
  • Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) - Fran Walsh; Philippa Boyens; Peter Jackson (I)
  • Shrek (2001) - Ted Elliott (I); Terry Rossio; Joe Stillman (I); Roger S.H. Schulman

  • Best Cinematography
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Black Hawk Down (2001) - Slawomir Idziak
  • Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) - Bruno Delbonnel
  • Man Who Wasn't There, The (2001) - Roger Deakins
  • Moulin Rouge! (2001) - Donald McAlpine

  • Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) - Aline Bonetto (art director); Marie-Laure Valla (set decorator)
  • Gosford Park (2001) - Stephen Altman (art director); Anna Pinnock (set decorator)
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) - Stuart Craig (art director); Stephanie McMillan (I) (set decorator)
  • Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) - Grant Major (art director); Dan Hennah (set decorator)

  • Best Costume Design
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Affair of the Necklace, The (2001) - Milena Canonero
  • Gosford Park (2001) - Jenny Beavan
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) - Judianna Makovsky
  • Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) - Ngila Dickson; Richard Taylor (III)

  • Best Sound
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) - Vincent Arnardi; Guillaume Leriche; Jean Umansky
  • Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) - Christopher Boyes; Michael Semanick; Gethin Creagh; Hammond Peek
  • Moulin Rouge! (2001) - Andy Nelson (I); Anna Behlmer; Roger Savage; Guntis Sics
  • Pearl Harbor (2001) - Greg P. Russell; Peter J. Devlin; Kevin O'Connell (II)

  • Best Editing
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Beautiful Mind, A (2001) - Mike Hill (I); Daniel P. Hanley
  • Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) - John Gilbert (IX)
  • Memento (2000) - Dody Dorn
  • Moulin Rouge! (2001) - Jill Bilcock

  • Best Sound Editing
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Monsters, Inc. (2001) - Gary Rydstrom; Michael Silvers

  • Best Effects, Visual Effects
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) - Dennis Muren; Scott Farrar (I); Stan Winston; Michael Lantieri
  • Pearl Harbor (2001) - Eric Brevig; John Frazier (I); Edward Hirsh; Ben Snow

  • Best Makeup
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Beautiful Mind, A (2001) - Greg Cannom; Colleen Callaghan
  • Moulin Rouge! (2001) - Maurizio Silvi; Aldo Signoretti

  • Best Music, Original Song
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Kate & Leopold (2001) - Sting (I)
    - For the song "Until".
  • Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) - Enya (I); Nicky Ryan (I); Roma Ryan
    - For the song "May It Be".
  • Pearl Harbor (2001) - Diane Warren
    - For the song "There You'll Be".
  • Vanilla Sky (2001) - Paul McCartney
    - For the song "Vanilla Sky".

  • Best Music, Original Score
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) - John Williams (I)
  • Beautiful Mind, A (2001) - James Horner
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) - John Williams (I)
  • Monsters, Inc. (2001) - Randy Newman (I)

  • Best Short Film, Animated
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Fifty Percent Grey (2001) - Ruairi Robinson; Seamus Byrne (I)
  • Give Up Yer Aul Sins (2001) - Cathal Gaffney; Darragh O'Connell
  • Strange Invaders (2002) - Cordell Barker
  • Stubble Trouble (2000) - Joseph E. Merideth

  • Best Short Film, Live Action
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Copy Shop (2001) - Virgil Widrich
  • Gregors größte Erfindung (2001) - Johannes Kiefer
  • Meska sprawa (2001) - Slawomir Fabicki; Bogumil Godfrejow
  • Speed for Thespians (2000) - Kalman Apple; Shameela Bakhsh

  • Best Documentary, Short Subjects
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Artists and Orphans: A True Drama (2001) - Lianne Klapper-McNally
  • Sing! (2001) - Freida Lee Mock; Jessica Sanders

  • Best Documentary, Features
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Children Underground (2001) - Edet Belzberg
  • LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton (2001) (TV) - Susan Frömke; Deborah Dickson
  • Promises (2001) - Justine Shapiro; B.Z. Goldberg
  • War Photographer (2001) - Christian Frei (I)

  • Best Foreign Language Film
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Elling (2001)
    - Norway.
  • Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001)
    - France.
  • Hijo de la novia, El (2001)
    - Argentina.
  • Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
    - India.

  • Best Animated Feature
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) - John A. Davis (I); Steve Oedekerk
  • Monsters, Inc. (2001) - Pete Docter; John Lasseter

  • Honorary Award

      Awarded to:
     
    • Sidney Poitier
      - For his extraordinary performances and unique presence on the screen and for representing the industry with dignity, style and intelligence. (Oscar statuette)
    • Robert Redford (I)
      - Actor, director, producer, creator of Sundance, inspiration to independent and innovative filmmakers everywhere. (Oscar statuette)

    Medal of Commendation

      Awarded to:
     
    • Ray Feeney
      - For his pioneering efforts to improve visual effects in the motion picture industry.

    Award of Commendation

      Awarded to:
     
    • American Society of Cinematographers
      - For its ongoing publication of the American Cinematographer Manual, the premiere reference book for motion picture cinematographers. (certificate)
    • Rune Ericson
      - For his ground-breaking efforts on and dedication to the development of the Kodak Super 16mm film format for motion pictures. (plaque)

    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

      Awarded to:
     

    Academy Award of Merit

    Date:2 March
    Host:Charlize Theron
    Location:Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA

      Winner:
     

    • - Not awarded.

    Scientific and Engineering Award

      Winners:
     
    • Paul Constantine; Peter M. Constantine
      - For the design and development of the CELCO Digital Film Recorder products.
    • John Eargle; Don Keele; Mark Engebretson
      - For the concept, design and engineering of the modern constant-directivity, direct radiator style motion picture loudspeaker systems.
    • Steve Gerlach (II); Gregory Farrell (II); Christian Lurin
      - For the design, engineering and implementation of the Kodak Panchromatic Sound Recording Film.
    • Franz Kraus (II); Johannes Steurer; Wolfgang Riedel
      - For the design and development of the ARRILASER Film Recorder.
    • Peter Kuran; Sean Coughlin (II); Joseph A. Olivier; William S. Conner
      - For the invention (Kuran) and the engineering and development (Coughlin/Olivier/Conner) of the RCI-Color Film Restoration Process.
    • Iain Neil
      - For the concept and optical design and Al Saiki for the mechanical design of the Panavision Primo Macro Zoom Lens (PMZ).
    • Makoto Tsukada (Imagica Corporation); Shoji Kaneko (II) (Imagica Corporation); Daijiro Fujie (Nikon Corporation); Imagica Corporation (technical staff)
      - For the engineering excellence and the impact on the motion picture industry of the Imagica 65/35 Multi-Format Optical Printer.

    Technical Achievement Award

      Winners:
     
    • John Anderson (XVII); Jim Hourihan; Cary Phillips (I); Sebastian Marino
      - For the development of the ILM Creature Dynamics System.
    • Thomas Major Barron; Charles Smith (XIX); Gordon Seitz
      - For the overall concept and design (Barron), the structural engineering (Smith) and the mechanical engineering (Seitz) of the Bulldog Motion Control Camera Crane.
    • Tomlinson Holman
      - For the research and systems integration resulting in the improvement of motion picture loudspeaker systems.
    • Geoff Jackson; Roger Woodburn
      - For their DMS 120S Camera Motor.
    • Jordan Klein Sr.
      - For his pioneering efforts in the development and application of underwater camera housings for motion pictures.
    • Carl Ludwig (II); John Constantine Jr.
      - For their contributions to CELCO Digital Film Recorder products.
    • Mic Rodgers; Matt Sweeney (I)
      - For the concept, design and realization of the "Mic Rig."
    • Pete Romano
      - For the design and development of the Remote AquaCam, an underwater camera housing system for use in motion pictures.
    • Uwe Sassenberg; Rolf Schneider (IV)
      - For the development of "3D Equalizer," an advanced and robust camera and object match-moving system.
    • Bill Spitzak; Paul Van Camp; Jonathan Egstad; Price Pethel
      - For their pioneering effort on the NUKE-2D Compositing Software.
    • Garland Stern
      - For the concept and implementation of the Cel Paint Software System.
    • Steve Sullivan (I); Eric Schafer (I)
      - For the development of the ILM Motion and Structure Recovery System (MARS).
    • Bernard Werner; William Gelow
      - For the engineering and design of filtered line arrays and screen spreading compensation as applied to motion picture loudspeaker systems.
    • Lance Williams (IV)
      - For his pioneering influence in the field of computer-generated animation and effects for motion pictures.

    Gordon E. Sawyer Award

      Awarded to: