2003 Golden Globes: Winners and Nominees

57 films were recognised at the 2003 Golden Globe Awards, across 24 categories. 16 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was Chicago, with 3 awards, ahead of Gangs of New York with 2. The categories below run from Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, Best Director - Motion Picture and Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language to the smaller prizes, and in every one the winner is listed first, followed by the other nominees.

Each title links to the film's full award history at all four awards, and the links at the bottom step to the previous and next ceremony.

Last updated August 12, 2026

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Path to War(2002)
Donald Sutherland
Winner
24(1964)
Dennis Haysbert
Malcolm in the Middle(2000)
Path to War(2002)
Alec Baldwin
The Gathering Storm(2002)
Jim Broadbent
The Sopranos(1999)
The West Wing(1999)
Will & Grace(1998)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Gangs of New York(2002)
Martin Scorsese
Winner
About Schmidt(2002)
Alexander Payne
Adaptation.(2002)
Spike Jonze
Chicago(2002)
Rob Marshall
The Hours(2002)
Stephen Daldry
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers(2002)
Peter Jackson

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

Talk to Her(2002)
Talk To Her
Winner
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress(2002)
Balzac and The Little Chinese Seamstress
City of God(2002)
Hero(2002)
Nowhere in Africa(2001)
Nowhere In Africa
The Crime of Padre Amaro(2002)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

The Hours(2002)
Winner
About Schmidt(2002)
Gangs of New York(2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers(2002)
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
The Pianist(2002)
Pianist, The

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Chicago(2002)
Winner
About a Boy(2002)
Adaptation.(2002)
Adaptation
My Big Fat Greek Wedding(2002)
Nicholas Nickleby(2002)

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Frida(2002)
Elliot Goldenthal
Winner
25th Hour(2002)
Terence Blanchard
Far from Heaven(2002)
Elmer Bernstein
Rabbit-Proof Fence(2002)
Peter Gabriel
The Hours(2002)
Philip Glass

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

Gangs of New York(2002)
The Hands That Built America
Winner
8 Mile(2002)
Lose Yourself
Die Another Day(2002)
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron(2002)
Here I Am
The Wild Thornberrys Movie(2002)
Father and Daughter

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

The Gathering Storm(2002)
Albert Finney
Winner
Door to Door(2002)
William Macy
Live from Baghdad(2002)
Michael Keaton
Path to War(2002)
Michael Gambon
RFK(2002)
Linus Roache

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

About Schmidt(2002)
Jack Nicholson
Winner
Catch Me If You Can(2002)
Leonardo DiCaprio
Gangs of New York(2002)
Daniel Day-Lewis
The Pianist(2002)
Adrien Brody
The Quiet American(2002)
Michael Caine

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Chicago(2002)
Richard Gere
Winner
About a Boy(2002)
Hugh Grant
Adaptation.(2002)
Nicolas Cage
Igby Goes Down(2002)
Kieran Culkin
Punch-Drunk Love(2002)
Adam Sandler

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Adaptation.(2002)
Chris Cooper
Winner
Chicago(2002)
John C. Reilly
Far from Heaven(2002)
Dennis Quaid
Road to Perdition(2002)
Paul Newman
The Hours(2002)
Ed Harris

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama

The Shield(2002)
Michael Chiklis
Winner
24(1964)
Kiefer Sutherland
Six Feet Under(2001)
The Sopranos(1999)
The West Wing(1999)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Monk(2002)
Tony Shalhoub
Winner
Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)
Larry David
Friends(1994)
The Bernie Mac Show(2001)
Bernie Mac
Will & Grace(1998)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Hysterical Blindness(2002)
Uma Thurman
Winner
Door to Door(2002)
Helen Mirren
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay(2002)
Shirley MacLaine
Live from Baghdad(2002)
Helena Bonham Carter
The Gathering Storm(2002)
Vanessa Redgrave

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

The Hours(2002)
Nicole Kidman
Winner
Far from Heaven(2002)
Julianne Moore
Frida(2002)
Salma Hayek
The Hours(2002)
Meryl Streep
Unfaithful(2002)
Diane Lane

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Chicago(2002)
Renée Zellweger
Winner
Chicago(2002)
Catherine Zeta-Jones
My Big Fat Greek Wedding(2002)
Nia Vardalos
Secretary(2002)
Maggie Gyllenhaal
The Banger Sisters(2002)
Goldie Hawn

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Sex and the City(1998)
Winner
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay(2002)
Parker Posey
Hysterical Blindness(2002)
Gena Rowlands
Sex and the City(1998)
Will & Grace(1998)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Adaptation.(2002)
Meryl Streep
Winner
About Schmidt(2002)
Kathy Bates
Chicago(2002)
Queen Latifah
Gangs of New York(2002)
Cameron Diaz
Igby Goes Down(2002)
Susan Sarandon

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Friends(1994)
Winner
Life with Bonnie(2002)
Bonnie Hunt
Malcolm in the Middle(2000)
Sex and the City(1998)
Will & Grace(1998)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

About Schmidt(2002)
Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Winner
Adaptation.(2002)
Charlie Kaufman
Chicago(2002)
Bill Condon
Far from Heaven(2002)
Todd Haynes
The Hours(2002)
David Hare

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

Best Television Series - Drama

The Shield(2002)
Shield, The
Winner
24(1964)
Six Feet Under(2001)
The Sopranos(1999)
The West Wing(1999)

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)
Winner
Friends(1994)
Sex and the City(1998)
The Simpsons(1989)
Simpsons, The
Will & Grace(1998)

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