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Events

May - The Pianist directed by Roman Polanski wins the "Palme d'Or" at the Cannes Film Festival
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Amélie from Montmartre
directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet wins the 2002 Cesar Award for Best Film, Best Director, Best Music, and Best Art Direction.
December - Star Trek: Nemesis
, the tenth film in the successful film franchise, opens to poor box office and lukewarm reviews. It is later announced that this film is expected to be the final Star Trek film for the foreseeable future.

Top grossing films

Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2002; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing films for calendar year. The top ten films of 2002 as of January 23, 2006 (U.S. and Canada), January 15, 2006 (UK) and January 15, 2006 (Australia) are as follows:

In total, seven films released in 2002 grossed more than $400 million, reaching international blockbuster motion picture status.

For a complete list of 2002's top-grossing films, follow these links:

Worldwide: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2006&p=.htm
*U.S. & Canada: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2006&p=.htm
*United Kingdom: http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/statistics/boxoffice/
*Australia: http://www.moviemarshal.com/

Awards

ACADEMY AWARDS: :Best Picture: Chicago :Best Actor: Adrien Brody
- The Pianist :Best Actress: Nicole Kidman
- The Hours

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS:
:Drama: :Best Picture: The Hours :Best Actor: Jack Nicholson
- About Schmidt :Best Actress: Nicole Kidman
- The Hours :Musical or Comedy: :Best Picture: Chicago :Best Actor: Richard Gere
- Chicago :Best Actress: Renee Zellweger - Chicago

BAFTA AWARDS: :Best Picture: The Pianist :Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis
- Gangs of New York :Best Actress: Nicole Kidman
- The Hours

Births

Deaths

January 13 - Ted Demme
, 38, director
February 15 - Kevin Smith
, 38, television actor
February 21 - John Thaw
, 60, actor
February 22 - Chuck Jones, 89, animator
February 27 - Spike Milligan
, 83, comedian
March 27 - Milton Berle
, 93, comedian
March 27 - Dudley Moore
, 66, actor/comedian
March 27 - Billy Wilder, 95, filmmaker
April 9 - John Agar
, 81, actor
April 16 - Robert Urich
, 55, television actor
April 22 - Linda Lovelace
, 53, porn star (Deep Throat)
June 5 - Dee Dee Ramone, 49, bassist/songwriter
June 29 - Rosemary Clooney
, 74, singer/actress
July 5 - Katy Jurado
, 78, Mexican actress
July 6 - John Frankenheimer, 72, director
July 9 - Rod Steiger
, 77, actor
July 23 - Leo McKern
, 82, actor
August 16 - Jeff Corey
, 88, actor, television director
August 18 - Dean Reisner, 83, screenwriter
September 7 - Katrin Cartlidge
, 41, actress
September 11 - Kim Hunter
, 79, actress
September 14 LaWanda Page
, 81, actress
September 16 - James Gregory
, 90, actor
October 2 - Bruce Paltrow, 58, director
October 10 - Teresa Graves
, 54, actress
October 25 - Richard Harris
, 72, actor
November 3 - Jonathan Harris
, 87, television actor
November 18 - James Coburn
, 74, actor
December 3 - Glenn Quinn
, 32, television actor
December 30 - Mary Brian
, 96, actress

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