2003 Rajdari Awards Part 2

1. Tom Hanks

Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born in Concord, California, to Janet Marylyn (Frager), a hospital worker, and Amos Mefford Hanks, an itinerant cook. His mother's family, originally surnamed "Fraga", was entirely Portuguese, while his father was of mostly English ancestry. Tom grew up in what he has ...

For Best Actor in a 2002 movie and the 6 nominees are 1. Tom Hanks- Road to Perdition (won) 2. Leonardo DiCaprio- Catch Me If You Can 3. Adrian Brody- The Pianist 4. Daniel Day-Lewis- Gangs of New York 5. Ben Affleck- Changing Lanes 6. Michael Caine- The Quiet American

2. Nicole Kidman

Actress | Moulin Rouge!

Elegant Nicole Kidman, known as one of Hollywood's top Australian imports, was actually born in Honolulu, Hawaii, while her Australian parents were there on educational visas.

Kidman is the daughter of Janelle Ann (Glenny), a nursing instructor, and Antony David Kidman, a biochemist and clinical ...

For Best Actress in a 2002 movie and the 6 nominees are 1. Nicole Kidman – The Hours (won) 2. Diane Lane- Unfaithful 3. Renée Zellweger – Chicago 4. Cameron Diaz- Gangs of New York 5. Salma Hayek – Frida 6. Michelle Pfeiffer- White Oleander

3. Paul Newman

Actor | The Hustler

Screen legend, superstar, and the man with the most famous blue eyes in movie history, Paul Leonard Newman was born on January 26, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio, the second son of Arthur Sigmund Newman (died 1950) and Theresa Fetsko (died 1982). His elder brother was Arthur S. Newman Jr., named for ...

For Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a 2002 movie and the 5 nominees are 1. Paul Newman – Road to Perdition (won) 2. Christopher Walken- Catch Me If You Can 3. Robin Williams- Insomnia 4. Leonardo DiCaprio- Gangs of New York 5. Chris Cooper – Adaptation.

4. Amy Adams

Actress | Arrival

Amy Lou Adams was born in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy, to American parents, Kathryn (Hicken) and Richard Kent Adams, a U.S. serviceman who was stationed at Caserma Ederle in Italy at the time. She was raised in a Mormon family of seven children in Castle Rock, Colorado, and has English, as well as ...

For Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a 2002 movie and the 5 nominees are 1. Amy Adams- Catch Me If You Can (won) 2. Catherine Zeta-Jones – Chicago 3. Anna Paquin- 25th Hour 4. Julianne Moore – The Hours 5. Hilary Swank- Insomnia

5. Steven Spielberg

Producer | Schindler's List

One of the most influential personalities in the history of cinema, Steven Spielberg is Hollywood's best known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world. He has an extraordinary number of commercially successful and critically acclaimed credits to his name, either as a director, ...

For Best Director of a 2002 movie and the 5 nominees are 1. Steven Spielberg- Catch Me If You Can (won) 2. Martin Scorsese – Gangs of New York 3. Stephen Daldry – The Hours 4. Sam Mendes- Road to Perdition 5. Christopher Nolan- Insomnia

6. Willem Dafoe

Actor | Spider-Man

Having made over one hundred films in his legendary career, Willem Dafoe is internationally respected for bringing versatility, boldness, and daring to some of the most iconic films of our time. His artistic curiosity in exploring the human condition leads him to projects all over the world, large ...

For Best Actor in an Action and Adventure 2002 movie and the 5 nominees are 1. Willem Dafoe- Spider-Man (won) 2. Tobey Maguire- Spider-Man 3. Tom Cruise- Minority Report 4. Ian McKellen- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 5. Matt Damon- The Bourne Identity

7. Cate Blanchett

Actress | Carol

Cate Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, to June (Gamble), an Australian teacher and property developer, and Robert DeWitt Blanchett, Jr., an American advertising executive, originally from Texas. She has an older brother and a younger sister. When she was ten ...

For Best Actress in an Action and Adventure 2002 movie and the 5 nominees are 1. Cate Blanchett- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (won) 2. Liv Tyler- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 3. Kirsten Dunst- Spider-Man 4. Natalie Portman- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones 5. Samantha Morton- Minority Report

8. Michael Caine

Actor | The Dark Knight

Michael Caine was born as Maurice Joseph Micklewhite in London, to Ellen (née Burchell), a cook, and Maurice Micklewhite Sr., a fish-market porter. He had a younger brother, Stanley Caine, and an older maternal half-brother named David Burchell. He left school at age 15 and took a series of ...

For Best Actor in a Comedy 2002 movie and the 5 nominees are 1. Michael Caine- Austin Powers: Goldmember (won) 2. Hugh Grant- About a Boy 3. Philip Seymour Hoffman- Punch-Drunk Love 4. Mike Myers- Austin Powers: Goldmember 5. Jack Nicholson- About Schmidt

9. Rachel Weisz

Actress | The Constant Gardener

Rachel Hannah Weisz was born on 7 March, 1970, in London, U.K., to Edith Ruth (Teich), a psychoanalyst, and George Weisz, an inventor. Her parents both came to England around 1938. Her father is a Hungarian Jewish immigrant, and her mother, from Vienna, was of Italian and Austrian Jewish heritage. ...

For Best Actress in a Comedy 2002 movie and the 5 nominees are 1. Rachel Weisz- About a Boy (won) 2. Emily Watson- Punch-Drunk Love 3. Kathy Bates- About Schmidt 4. Toni Collette- About a Boy 5. Nia Vardalos- My Big Fat Greek Wedding

10. Leonardo DiCaprio

Actor | Inception

Few actors in the world have had a career quite as diverse as Leonardo DiCaprio's. DiCaprio has gone from relatively humble beginnings, as a supporting cast member of the sitcom Growing Pains (1985) and low budget horror movies, such as Critters 3 (1991), to a major teenage heartthrob in the 1990s,...

For Best Actor in a Drama 2002 movie and the 5 nominees are 1. Leonardo DiCaprio- Gangs of New York (won) 2. Adrien Brody- The Pianist 3. Tom Hanks- Catch Me If You Can 4. Daniel Day-Lewis- Gangs of New York 5. Paul Newman- Road to Perdition

11. Nicole Kidman

Actress | Moulin Rouge!

Elegant Nicole Kidman, known as one of Hollywood's top Australian imports, was actually born in Honolulu, Hawaii, while her Australian parents were there on educational visas.

Kidman is the daughter of Janelle Ann (Glenny), a nursing instructor, and Antony David Kidman, a biochemist and clinical ...

For Best Actress in a Drama 2002 movie and the 5 nominees are 1. Nicole Kidman- The Hours (won) 2. Julianne Moore- The Hours 3. Cameron Diaz- Gangs of New York 4. Amy Adams- Catch Me If You Can 5. Hilary Swank- Insomnia

12. Robin Williams

Actor | Mrs. Doubtfire

Robin McLaurin Williams was born on Saturday, July 21st, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, a great-great-grandson of Mississippi Governor and Senator, Anselm J. McLaurin. His mother, Laurie McLaurin (née Janin), was a former model from Mississippi, and his father, Robert Fitzgerald Williams, was a Ford ...

For Best Actor in a Mystery and Suspense 2002 movie and the 3 nominees are 1. Robin William- Insomnia (won) 2. Anthony Hopkins- Red Dragon 3. Tom Cruise- Minority Report

13. Naomi Watts

Actress | Mulholland Dr.

Naomi Ellen Watts was born on September 28, 1968 in Shoreham, England to Myfanwy Edwards "Miv" (Roberts), an antiques dealer and costume/set designer, and Peter Watts (Peter Anthony Watts), Pink Floyd's road manager. Her maternal grandfather was Welsh. Her father died when she was seven and she ...

For Best Actress in a Mystery and Suspense 2002 movie and the 3 nominees are 1. Naomi Watts- The Ring (won) 2. Hilary Swank- Insomnia 3. Emily Watson- Red Dragon

14. Paul Newman

Actor | The Hustler

Screen legend, superstar, and the man with the most famous blue eyes in movie history, Paul Leonard Newman was born on January 26, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio, the second son of Arthur Sigmund Newman (died 1950) and Theresa Fetsko (died 1982). His elder brother was Arthur S. Newman Jr., named for ...