Film and TV Awards
Jan 7 27th People's Choice Awards: Mel Gibson & Julia Roberts win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Drew Carey & Jennifer Aniston win (TV)
Event of Interest
Jan 12 Disney Channel series "Lizzie McGuire" premieres starring Hilary Duff
Hilary Duff
Event of Interest
Jan 14 Jennifer Lopez scored her first UK No.1 single with 'Love Don't Cost A Thing'
Jennifer Lopez
Film and TV Awards
Jan 21 58th Golden Globes: "Gladiator", Tom Hanks, & Julia Roberts win
Tom Hanks
Julia Roberts
- Jan 28 17th Sundance Film Festival: "The Believer", directed by Henry Bean, wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
- Feb 23 32nd NAACP Image Awards: "Remember the Titans" wins Outstanding Motion Picture
- Feb 25 54th British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAS): "Gladiator" Best Film, Ang Lee Best Director
- Mar 4 IRA explode a bomb in front of the BBC Television Centre in London, injuring 11 people
- Mar 24 21st Golden Raspberry Awards: "Battlefield Earth" wins
Film Awards
Mar 25 73rd Academy Awards: "Gladiator", Russell Crowe & Julia Roberts win
Russell Crowe
Julia Roberts
Music Single
Apr 23 Fatboy Slim releases single "Weapon of Choice", music video directed by Spike Jonze starring Christopher Walken dancing
Christopher Walken
Event of Interest
May 18 DreamWorks Pictures "Shrek", starring Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz in voice-over roles, debuts
Eddie Murphy
Cameron Diaz
- May 25 54th Cannes Film Festival: "The Son's Room" directed by Nanni Moretti wins the Palme d'Or
Event of Interest
Jun 3 55th Tony Awards: "The Producers" and "Proof" win
Matthew Broderick
Film Premier
Jun 18 "The Fast and the Furious" film directed by Rob Cohen starring Paul Walker, Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez premieres
Paul Walker
Film Release
Jun 29 "A.I. Artificial Intelligence", directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law and Frances O'Connor, is released
Haley Joel Osment
Steven Spielberg
Film Premier
Jul 9 "The Office" mockumentary created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, starring Ricky Gervais and Martin Freeman premieres on BBC Two in the UK
Ricky Gervais
- Jul 19 34th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center
Film Release
Aug 3 The Princess Diaries, starring Anne Hathaway in her film debut, is released
Anne Hathaway
Event of Interest
Aug 27 Angelina Jolie is named a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador at UNHCR headquarters in Geneva
Angelina Jolie
- Aug 29 58th Venice Film Festival: "Monsoon Wedding" directed by Mira Nair wins Golden Lion
Event of Interest
Sep 10 Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan is awarded Actor of the Century at the Alexandria Film Festival
Amitabh Bachchan
Television Debut
Oct 2 "Scrubs", starring Zach Braff as Dr. John "J.D." Dorian, premieres on NBC
Zach Braff
Film Release
Oct 28 The indie cult hit "Donnie Darko", starring Jake Gyllenhaal, is released
Jake Gyllenhaal
Television Awards
Nov 4 53rd Emmy Awards: The West Wing, Sex and the City, James Gandolfini & Edie Falco win
James Gandolfini
Film Premier
Nov 4 "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" 1st film adaptation of the books by J. K. Rowling, premieres starring Daniel Radcliffe
Film Premier
Dec 5 "Ocean's Eleven" directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Julia Roberts premieres in Westwood, California
Film Premier
Dec 10 "The Fellowship of the Ring" Lord of the Rings film directed by Peter Jackson and starring Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen premieres in London
Event of Interest
Dec 12 Winona Ryder is arrested on shoplifting charges in Beverly Hills, California
Winona Ryder
- Dec 13 "A Beautiful Mind" based on the bio by Sylvia Nasar, directed by Ron Howard and starring Russell Crowe premieres in Los Angeles (Best Picture 2002)
Film Release
Dec 19 "The Fellowship of the Ring", 1st Lord of the Rings film is released. Makes US$47 million US opening weekend, $871 million total worldwide.
Liv Tyler