GANGS OF NEW YORK
Daniel Day-Lewis (L) and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Photo Credit: Mario Tursi (c)Miramax
Daniel Day-Lewis (Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
"It's very beautiful here in Ireland and this has made my day."
Leonardo DiCaprio (L) and Martin Scorsese.
Photo Credit: Mario Tursi (c)Miramax
Martin Scorsese (Directing)
"I'm very happy to be nominated by the members of the Academy for my work and particularly happy for my collaborators. It was a difficult movie to make, one I have dreamed of for several decades, so this recognition means a great deal to me."
Bono (Music - Song)
"It's exacting working with Marty, he didn't want Pop or Rock just stuck on the end of the movie. He wanted the song to come out of the story and the characters ... oh yeah, and it had to begin in 1861 and end in 2002!
FRIDA
Director Julie Taymor and Salma Hayek behind the
scenes of FRIDA.
Photo Courtesy: Peter Sorel (c)Miramax
Salma Hayek (Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
"I am so overjoyed; not only that 'Frida' got six nominations, but this is also one of the strongest years for Latinos at the Academy Awards."
Elliot Goldenthal (Music - Score; Music - Song)
"I am surprised and thrilled to receive two nominations for a project where the reward was already built into the process. I am proud to be included with my fellow American and Mexican artists who were selflessly devoted to this tribute to two great originals of the 20th century, Frida and Diego."
THE QUIET AMERICAN
Michael Caine in Phillip Noyce’s THE QUIET
AMERICAN.
Photo Credits: Phil Bray (c)Miramax
Michael Caine (Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
"I am absolutely delighted. It is completely unexpected after not getting a SAG nomination, so I couldn't be happier.
HERO
Tony Leung Chiu Wai as STEEL and Maggie Cheung Man Yuk
as SNOW in Zhang Yimou’s HERO.
Photo Courtesy: Miramax Films
Zhang Yimou (Foreign Language Film)
"I am absolutely speechless. I am overwhelmed and honored to receive this nomination. I cannot express enough my gratitude to my incredible cast (Jet Li, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung and Zhang Ziyi) and crew, Bill Kong (producer) and Miramax Films."
--Posted February 12, 2003
Source: Miramax