... here are my picks:

Best Picture
CHICAGO (Miramax) ---- though IMO both Gangs of New York and The Pianist were better movies

Achievement in Directing
Martin Scorsese for GANGS OF NEW YORK (Miramax)

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Jack Nicholson in ABOUT SCHMIDT (New Line) ----- though my choice would be Daniel Day Lewis

Best Supporting Actor
Chris Cooper in ADAPTATION (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nicole Kidman in THE HOURS (Paramount and Miramax)

Best Supporting Actress
Catherine Zeta-Jones in CHICAGO (Miramax)

Best Animated Feature Film
ICE AGE (20th Century Fox)

Best Adapted Screenplay
CHICAGO (Miramax) Screenplay by Bill Condon

Best Original Screenplay
GANGS OF NEW YORK (Miramax)
Screenplay by Jay Cocks and Steve Zaillian and Kenneth Lonergan & Story by Jay Cocks

Achievement in Art Direction
CHICAGO (Miramax) Art Direction: John Myhre
Set Decoration: Gord Sim

Achievement in Cinematography
GANGS OF NEW YORK (Miramax) Michael Ballhaus

Achievement in Costume Design
CHICAGO (Miramax) Colleen Atwood ----- rough call over Gangs

Best Film Editing
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (New Line) Michael Horton

Best Original Score
FAR FROM HEAVEN (Focus Features) Elmer Bernstein

Original Song
"I Move On" from CHICAGO (Miramax) Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb

Achievement in Sound
CHICAGO (Miramax) Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella and David Lee

----- jim o\-S