The 75th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 2002, were held on March 23 2003, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. They produced by Gil Cates and were hosted by Steve Martin, who also hosted the 73rd Academy Awards.

The nominees were announced on February 11, 2003 by Academy president Frank Pierson and actress Marisa Tomei, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in the Academy's Beverly Hills headquarters. Chicago led the nominations with 13 nominations. The film went on to win six Oscars including Best Picture, the first musical to win this category since Oliver in 1968.