56th British Academy Film Awards
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.
| 56th British Academy Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 February 2003 |
| Site | Odeon Leicester Square |
| Hosted by | Stephen Fry |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | The Pianist |
| Best British Film | The Warrior |
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis Gangs of New York |
| Best Actress | Nicole Kidman The Hours |
| Most awards | 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) |
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.