The Pianist: Film award · Roman Polanski: directing
BAFTA 2003 Film Awards: winning films and award nominations
The Pianist won the Film award at the 2003 BAFTA Film Awards, with Roman Polanski recognised for directing the same film. Nicole Kidman received the leading actress award for The Hours.
- 45Films
- 22Categories
- 115Nomination entries
- 14Winners
- February 23, 2003Ceremony date
Winning films and category recognition at BAFTA 2003 Film Awards
The Pianist won the Film award at the 2003 BAFTA Film Awards. Daniel Day-Lewis won for Gangs of New York, while Nicole Kidman received leading actress recognition for The Hours.
Nominated films and award entries at BAFTA 2003 Film Awards
Chicago and Gangs of New York competed for the Film award alongside The Pianist at the 2003 BAFTA Film Awards. Explore their other category entries as well: a film can have several nominations and win in a different category.
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Wins are included in nomination counts.
Explore BAFTA 2003 Film Awards nominations and winners by category
Road to Perdition received Cinematography recognition at the 2003 BAFTA Film Awards, while The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers won Costume Design. Explore the other category shortlists and their credited winners within the same ceremony year.
Film
5 nominations
Winner The Pianist Roman Polanski, Robert Benmussa, Alain Sarde David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
5 nominations Winner The Pianist Roman Polanski Leading Actor
5 nominations
Winner Gangs of New York Daniel Day-Lewis Leading Actress
5 nominations
Winner The Hours Nicole Kidman Supporting Actor
5 nominations
Winner Catch Me If You Can Christopher Walken Supporting Actress
5 nominations
Winner Chicago Catherine Zeta-Jones Alexander Korda Award for the outstanding British Film of the Year
5 nominations
Winner The Warrior Bertrand Faivre, Asif Kapadia Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film
4 nominations Winner The Warrior Asif Kapadia Film Not in the English Language
5 nominations
Winner Hable con ella Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar Original Screenplay
5 nominations Winner Hable con ella Pedro Almodóvar Adapted Screenplay
5 nominations
Winner Adaptation Charlie Kaufman, Donald Kaufman Anthony Asquith Award for Original Film Music
5 nominations Winner The Hours Philip Glass Cinematography
5 nominations
Winner Road to Perdition Conrad L Hall Editing
5 nominations
Winner City of God Daniel Rezende Production Design
5 nominations Winner Road to Perdition Dennis Gassner Costume Design
5 nominations
Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor Make Up & Hair
5 nominations
Winner Frida Judy Chin, Beatrice De Alba, John Jackson, Regina Reyes Sound
5 nominations Winner Chicago Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella, David Lee, Maurice Schell - Gangs of New York Tom Fleischman, Ivan Sharrock, Eugene Gearty, Philip Stockton
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets David Randall Thom, Dennis Leonard, John Midgley, Ray Merrin, Graham Daniel, Rick Kline
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Ethan Van Der Ryn, David Farmer, Michael Hopkins, Hammond Peek, Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges
- The Pianist Jean-Marie Blondel, Dean Humphreys, Gérard Hardy
Achievement in Special Visual Effects
5 nominations Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke - Gangs of New York Bruce Steinheimer, Michael Owens, Edward Hirsh, Jon Alexander
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Jim Mitchell, Nick Davis, John Richardson, Bill George, Nick Dudman
- Minority Report Scott Farrar, Michael Lantieri, Nathan McGuinness, Henry LaBounta
- Spider-Man John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier
Short Animation
5 nominations
Winner Fish Never Sleep Gaëlle Denis Short Film
6 nominations
Winner My Wrongs #8245–8249 & 117 Mark Herbert, Chris Morris Orange Film Of The Year
10 nominations Winner The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers About these results
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- Ceremony date
- February 23, 2003
- Last verified
- November 1, 2026
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BAFTA 2003 Film Awards: Winners and Nominees
Daniel Day-Lewis won for Gangs of New York, and Nicole Kidman for The Hours. Acting recognition at the 2003 BAFTA Film Awards sits alongside craft awards, including Cinematography for Road to Perdition.
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