Events in Film & TV
- Mar 5 American reality TV program The Osbournes" featuring family of Ozzy Osbourne premieres on MTV
- May 15 "Bowling for Columbine", a documentary directed by Michael Moore has its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival
- Jun 2 Crime drama "The Wire" created by David Simon and starring Idris Elba and Dominic West debuts on HBO
- Jun 11 "American Idol" created by Simon Fuller with judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson premieres on Fox
- Jun 14 "The Bourne Identity" directed by Doug Liman and starring Matt Damon is released in the US
- Dec 6 "Adaptation" directed by Spike Jonze, starring Nicolas Cage and Meryl Streep premieres
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Film & TV Awards in 2002
- Jan 11 7th Critics' Choice Movie Awards: A Beautiful Mind wins Best Film
- 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 59th Golden Globes: "A Beautiful Mind", Russell Crowe, & Sissy Spacek win
- Jan 20 18th Sundance Film Festival: "Personal Velocity: Three Portraits", directed by Rebecca Miller, wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
- Feb 6 52nd Berlin International Film Festival: "Spirited Away" and "Bloody Sunday" win the Golden Bear (tie)
- 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
- Mar 23 22nd Golden Raspberry Awards: "Freddy Got Fingered" wins
- 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
- Apr 21 48th British Academy Television Awards: "The Sketch Show" Best Comedy, "Cold Feet" Best Drama
- May 26 55th Cannes Film Festival: "The Pianist" directed by Roman Polanski wins the Palme d'Or
- 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
- Sep 17 27th Toronto International Film Festival: "Whale Rider" directed by Niki Caro wins the People's Choice Award
- Sep 22 54th Emmy Awards: The West Wing, Friends, Michael Chiklis and Allison Janney win
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- Jan 12 TV Host Conan O'Brien (38) weds Liza Powel (31) at St. James Cathedral in Seattle, Washington
- Feb 17 Actress Joan Collins (68) weds theater company manager Percy Gibson at Claridge's Hotel in London
- Mar 16 Oscar-winning entertainer Liza Minnelli (56) weds producer David Gest (48) at the Marble Collegiate Church in New York City
Divorces in Film & TV
- Mar 1 "12 Angry Men" actor Edward James Olmos (55) divorces "Sopranos" actress Lorraine Bracco (47) after 8 years of marriage
- Oct 15 Comedian Tom Green (30) divorces actress Drew Barrymore (26) due to irreconcilable differences after less than a year of marriage
- Nov 25 Academy Award-winning actor Nicolas Cage (38) files for divorce from the "Princess of Rock and Roll" Lisa Marie Presley (34) due to irreconcilable differences after 3 months of marriage
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