Achievement in cinematography
· Chicago: Dion Beebe
· Far From Heaven: Edward Lachman
· Gangs Of New York: Michael Ballhaus
· The Pianist: Pawel Edelman
· Road To Perdition: Conrad L Hall

Achievement in costume design
· Chicago: Colleen Atwood
· Frida: Julie Weiss
· Gangs Of New York: Sandy Powell
· The Hours: Ann Roth
· The Pianist: Anna Sheppard

Best documentary feature
· Bowling For Columbine
· Daughter From Danang
· Prisoner Of Paradise
· Spellbound
· Winged Migration

Best documentary short subject
· The Collector Of Bedford Street
· Mighty Times: The Legacy Of Rosa Parks
· Twin Towers
· Why Can't We Be A Family Again?

Achievement in film editing
· Chicago: Martin Walsh
· Gangs Of New York: Thelma Schoonmaker
· The Hours: Peter Boyle
· The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers: Michael Horton
· The Pianist: Hervé De Luze

Best foreign language film of the year
· El Crimen Del Padre Amaro (Mexico)
· Hero (China)
· The Man Without A Past (Finland)
· Nowhere in Africa (Germany)
· Zus & Zo (The Netherlands)

Achievement in makeup · Frida: John Jackson and Beatrice De Alba
· The Time Machine: John M. Elliott, Jr and Barbara Lorenz

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (original score)
· Catch Me If You Can: John Williams
· Far From Heaven: Elmer Bernstein
· Frida: Elliot Goldenthal
· The Hours: Philip Glass
· Road To Perdition: Thomas Newman

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (original song)
· Burn It Blue from Frida; music by Elliot Goldenthal; lyric by Julie Taymor
· Father And Daughter from The Wild Thornberrys Movie; music and lyric by Paul Simon
· The Hands That Built America from Gangs Of New York; music and lyric by Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen
· I Move On from Chicago; music by John Kander; lyric by Fred Ebb
· Lose Yourself from 8 Mile; music by Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto; lyric by Eminem

Best animated short film
· The Cathedral
· The Chubbchubbs!
· Das Rad
· Mike's New Car
· Mt Head

Best live action short film
· Fait d'hiver
· I'll Wait For The Next One... (J'attendrai Le Suivant...)
· inja (Dog)
· Johnny Flynton
· This Charming Man (Der Er En Yndig Mand)

Achievement in sound
· Chicago
· Gangs Of New York
· The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
· Road To Perdition
· Spider-Man

Achievement in sound editing
· The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
· Minority Report
· Road To Perdition

Achievement in visual effects
· The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
· Spider-Man
· Star Wars Episode II Attack Of The Clones

Adapted screenplay
· About A Boy: screenplay by Peter Hedges and Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz
· Adaptation: screenplay by Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
· Chicago: screenplay by Bill Condon
· The Hours: screenplay by David Hare
· The Pianist: screenplay by Ronald Harwood

Original screenplay
· Far From Heaven: written by Todd Haynes
· Gangs Of New York: screenplay by Jay Cocks and Steve Zaillian and Kenneth Lonergan; story by Jay Cocks
· My Big Fat Greek Wedding: written by Nia Vardalos
· Talk To Her: written by Pedro Almodóvar
· Y Tu Mamá También: written By Carlos Cuarón and Alfonso Cuarón