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75th Academy Awards

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Spirited Away Wins Best Animated Feature | 75th Oscars (2003)

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Roman Polanski ‪winning the Oscar® for Directing

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"Lose Yourself" winning Best Original Song Oscar®

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Michael Moore winning an Oscar® for "Bowling for Columbine"

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Kathy Bates presents film clip of past Oscar winners-- 75th Academy Awards. Tom Hanks Robin Williams

The 75th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) took place on March 23, 2003, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards in 24 categories honoring films released in 2002. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Gil Cates and was directed by Louis J. Horvitz. Actor Steve Martin hosted for the second time, having previously presided over the 73rd ceremony held in 2001. Three weeks earlier in a ceremony at Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California held on March 1, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Kate Hudson.