Jackson Artist of the Century
Jan 9 29th American Music Awards: Janet Jackson and Lenny Kravitz win. Michael Jackson receives Artist of the Century award.
7th Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Jan 11 7th Critics' Choice Movie Awards: A Beautiful Mind wins Best Film
28th People's Choice Awards
Jan 13 28th People's Choice Awards: Tom Hanks & Julia Roberts win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Kelsey Grammer, Ray Romano & Jennifer Aniston win (TV)
- Jan 20 18th Sundance Film Festival: "Personal Velocity: Three Portraits", directed by Rebecca Miller, wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
59th Golden Globes
Jan 20 59th Golden Globes: "A Beautiful Mind", Russell Crowe, & Sissy Spacek win
BAFTA Awards
Feb 24 55th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs): "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" Best Film, Peter Jackson Best Director
- Mar 3 33rd NAACP Image Awards: "Ali" wins Outstanding Motion Picture
The Osbournes
Mar 5 American reality TV program "The Osbournes" featuring family of Ozzy Osbourne premieres on MTV
The Suze Orman Show
Mar 9 Financial advice TV show "The Suze Orman Show" starring Suze Orman premieres on CNBC
Ice Age
Mar 12 Animated film "Ice Age" directed by Chris Wedge and Carlos Saldanha, with voices by Denis Leary and John Leguizamo premieres
- Mar 12 US crime series "The Shield" starring Michael Chiklis premieres on FX
WrestleMania
Mar 17 WrestleMania XVIII, Skydome, Toronto, ON (68,237): Triple H beats Chris Jericho for the undisputed WWF Heavyweight title
- Mar 23 22nd Golden Raspberry Awards: "Freddy Got Fingered" wins
Academy Awards
Mar 24 74th Academy Awards: "A Beautiful Mind", Denzel Washington and Halle Berry win; Berry is the first woman of colour to win the Best Actress award
- Mar 25 TV reality show "The Bachelor" hosted by Chris Harrison debuts on ABC in the US
Music Concert
Apr 13 Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, Nina Simone, Smokey Robinson, Lulu, Patti Labelle, Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar, Jeff Beck, Wynonna Judd, and Rebecca Del Rio
- Apr 21 48th British Academy Television Awards: "The Sketch Show" Best Comedy, "Cold Feet" Best Drama
Spider-Man
May 3 "Spider-Man", starring Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborn/The Green Goblin, premieres
Bowling for Columbine
May 15 "Bowling for Columbine", a documentary directed by Michael Moore has its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
May 16 "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones" directed by George Lucas, starring Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman, opens in cinemas
Cannes Film Festival
May 26 55th Cannes Film Festival: "The Pianist" directed by Roman Polanski wins the Palme d'Or
The Wire
Jun 2 Crime drama "The Wire" created by David Simon and starring Idris Elba and Dominic West debuts on HBO
The Bourne Identity
Jun 6 "The Bourne Identity" directed by Doug Liman and starring Matt Damon premieres in Los Angeles, California
Music History
Jun 11 "American Idol" created by Simon Fuller with judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson premieres on Fox-TV
- Jun 14 "The Bourne Identity" directed by Doug Liman and starring Matt Damon is released in the US
- Jun 21 Disney animated movie "Lilo & Stitch" released, written and directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
Devdas
Jul 12 Hindi film "Devdas" premieres directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and starring Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit (Best Film Filmfare Awards)
Film & TV History
Jul 24 On 200th anniversary of his birth French author Alexandre Dumas' ('The Three Musketeers') ashes are interred in the Panthéon in Paris in a televised ceremony
- Jul 25 Revival of Herb Gardner's stage comedy "I'm Not Rappaport", starring Judd Hirsch and Ben Vereen, opens at the Booth Theatre, NYC; runs for 53 performances
- Aug 1 35th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center
- Aug 27 59th Venice Film Festival: "The Magdalene Sisters" directed by Peter Mullan wins Golden Lion
Film & TV History
Sep 4 Before a U.S. Congressional panel, Doris Roberts testifies that age discrimination is prevalent in Hollywood
Music History
Sep 4 Kelly Clarkson is crowned the winner of the first series of "American Idol" TV singing competition series
- Sep 8 Revival of Herb Gardner's stage comedy "I'm Not Rappaport", starring Judd Hirsch and Ben Vereen, closes at the Booth Theatre, NYC, after 53 performances
Dr. Phil
Sep 16 Talk show "Dr. Phil" with Phil McGraw and co-created by Oprah Winfrey debuts on syndicated US TV
- Sep 17 27th Toronto International Film Festival: "Whale Rider" directed by Niki Caro wins the People's Choice Award
Farm Aid Concert
Sep 21 Farm Aid 15 held in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Keith Urban, Lee Ann Womack, Kid Rock, Gillian Welch, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and The Drive-By Truckers [1]
Emmy Awards
Sep 22 54th Emmy Awards: The West Wing, Friends, Michael Chiklis and Allison Janney win
Top Gear
Oct 20 Motoring TV series "Top Gear" premieres on the BBC, starring Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and Jason Dawe (replaced after the first season by James May)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Nov 14 Film "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is released, based on the 2nd book of the series by J. K. Rowling
Ringo Starr
Nov 15 British drummer Ringo Starr inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall Of Fame [1]
Die Another Day
Nov 20 "Die Another Day", 20th James Bond film released, directed by Lee Tamahori, starring Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry: Brosnan's last turn in the role
- Nov 22 In Nigeria, more than 100 people are killed at an attack aimed at the contestants of the Miss World contest
The Concert for George
Nov 29 "The Concert for George", a benefit memorial to George Harrison held at the Royal Albert Hall, London, features Eric Clapton; Paul McCartney; Ringo Starr; Jeff Lynne; Tom Petty; Joe Brown; Anoushka Shankar; Billy Preston; and members of Monty Python
Barefoot Contessa
Nov 30 Ina Garten's cooking TV show "Barefoot Contessa" premieres on the Food Network
- Dec 5 "The Two Towers" 2nd Lord of the Rings film directed by Peter Jackson and starring Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen premieres in New York
Adaptation
Dec 6 "Adaptation" directed by Spike Jonze, starring Nicolas Cage and Meryl Streep premieres
Star Trek: Nemesis
Dec 9 "Star Trek: Nemesis" film directed by Stuart Baird, and starring Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes premieres
The Hours
Dec 18 "The Hours" premieres in the US, based on the novel by Michael Cunningham and starring Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore and Nicole Kidman
The Two Towers
Dec 18 "The Two Towers", 2nd of the Lord of the Rings films is released. Makes US$62 opening weekend and $926 million total worldwide.
"Gangs of New York"
Dec 20 "Gangs of New York", starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Cameron Diaz, is released
"Chicago"
Dec 27 "Chicago" (Best Picture 2003), film based on John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical, directed by Rob Marshall, starring Renée Zellweger, Richard Gere, and Catherine Zeta-Jones is released. in NYC, Los Angeles, and select North American cities
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