75th Academy Awards

The 75th Academy Awards® 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 onset of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, which coincided almost exactly with the ceremony. As a result, the hype and tone of the show were scaled back, and some actors (notably Adrien Brody) took the opportunity to voice their opposition to the invasion.

Table of contents

1 The Awards 1.1 Feature Films 1.2 Acting

The Awards

Feature Films

• Best motion picture of the year: Chicago

• Performance by an actor in a leading role: Adrien Brody in The Pianist
• Performance by an actress in a leading role: Nicole Kidman in The Hours
• Performance by an actor in a supporting role: Chris Cooper in Adaptation
• Performance by an actress in a supporting role: Catherine Zeta-Jones in Chicago

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