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'Chicago' Shows that it has "All that Jazz" at the 2003 Oscars

The 75th Academy Awards Were Full of Surprises

Websites of Interest

Go to the Miramax website for the movie Chicago

Go to the official 2003 Oscars website

Chicago was the favored film at this year's Academy Awards, and it sure came through. With 13 nominations, the film came out winning six awards. Those included art direction, costume design, film editing, sound, best actress in a supporting roll (for Catherine Zeta-Jones) and of course, the prestigious best picture. Chicago is the first movie musical since 'Oliver!' to win the best picture.

"Based on the preliminary numbers, ABC estimated that 37 million people watched "Chicago" win best picture." -CNN online

Many were surprised that Renee Zellweger did not win for best actress though. The award went to Zellweger's toughest competitor, Nicole Kidman, who received it for her role in The Hours.The Hours was another highly praised film. However, Kidman's award was the only one that the movie came away with that night. Many were shocked at how well The Pianist did. Adrien Brody won for best actor in a leading role, while Polanski won for best director. That was another surprise, as recent life-time achievement winner Scorcese was nearly a lock in for his directorial work on Gangs of New York.

Chicago:Plot Summary of the Movie

Roxie Hart is a married chorus girl with hopes of being a headliner in Vaudeville. Velma Kelly is a former headliner. What do these two have in common? They both are murderesses. Roxie killed her lover when he walked out on her, and Velma killed her husband and sister, who were having an affair. Chicago's newspapers love the nitty-gritty and Velma is at the top of the headlines. But then Roxie comes along and Velma is old news. They find themselves competing for not only the press' attention, but also the focus of their shared lawyer, the suave Billy Flynn. Add to the mix a sob sister, Roxie's hapless husband Amos, and a warm prison matron who watches out for her girls (if there's something in it for her), and you have Chicago. By Ted Zolden, courtesy of us.imdb.com.

Recap of Chicago's Awards

Accepting awards

The above are some of the many pictures from the Oscars.The first is of the acting awards; Chris Cooper for 'Adaptation,' Catherine Zeta-Jones for 'Chicago,' Adrien Brody for 'The Pianist,' and Nicole Kidman for 'The Hours.' What did the winners think of their awards?

"This has been an amazing, amazing journey. It fills me with great joy, but also great sadness, because I'm accepting this award at such a strange time." -Adrien Brody,The Pianist
"I'm standing here in front of my mother and my daughter, and my whole life I wanted to make my mother proud, and now I want to make my daughter proud." -Nicole Kidman,The Hours

These touching speeches were taken at heart to many. The final picture is of Diane Lane, a fellow nominee for best actress. For more great pictures, go to the photo gallery section at Oscars.com.

VELMA ROXIE

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Updated on March 31, 2003

Jacinth Sohi, e-mail questions and comments to:jacinth_sohi@yahoo.com