You can watch Oscar-winning Chicago online in the UK at 3 video streaming sites: NowTV, SkyGo and iTunes. Here are some facts about Chicago from 2002. Sites where you can stream this movie can be found at the bottom of the article, along with prices for each site.
Guess who won the Best Picture Oscar in 2002! According to the Academy members, Chicago was the Best Picture of the year 2002 and in total it won 6 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Acress.
Did you know that during World War 2, the statuettes handed out to the winners were made of plaster? These could be traded in with the regular gold-plated ones after the war. The Oscars have been handed out to outstanding movies and performances for more than 85 years. Since 2009, up to a total of 10 movies can be nominated for the Best Picture award which is presented as the final award at each year's award ceremony.
Wikipedia describes the movie Chicago like this:
Chicago is a 2002 American musical comedy-drama film adapted from the satirical stage musical of the same name, exploring the themes of celebrity, scandal, and corruption in Jazz Age Chicago. The film stars Renée Zellweger, Richard Gere, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, and also features Queen Latifah, John C.
Some of the members of the cast of Chicago were:
- Taye Diggs as The Bandleader
- Renée Zellweger as Roxie Hart
- Catherine Zeta-Jones as Velma Kelly
- Richard Gere as Billy Flynn
- Queen Latifah as Matron "Mama" Morton
- John C. Reilly as Amos Hart
- Dominic West as Casely
- Christine Baranski as Mary Sunshine
Chicago has a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 87%. The Rotten Tomatoes audience score for this movie is 83%. Ben Nuckols from Associated Press has this to say about Chicago:
With performers as good as these and the freshness of Bill Condon's screenplay and Marshall's direction, there's really very little wrong with Chicago. What it lacks is something intangible -- heat.
You can also visit IMDB for more information about this movie.
Chicago won these awards:
- Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Catherine Zeta-Jones for her role as Velma Kelly at the 75th Academy Awards in 2002
- Academy Award for Best Costume Design at the 75th Academy Awards in 2002
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing at the 75th Academy Awards in 2002
- Academy Award for Best Picture at the 75th Academy Awards in 2002
- Academy Award for Best Production Design at the 75th Academy Awards in 2002
- Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing at the 75th Academy Awards in 2002
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Catherine Zeta-Jones for her role as Velma Kelly at the 56th British Academy Film Awards in 2003
- BAFTA Award for Best Sound at the 56th British Academy Film Awards in 2003
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for Richard Gere for his role as Billy Flynn at the 60th Golden Globe Awards in 2002
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for Renée Zellweger for her role as Roxie Hart at the 60th Golden Globe Awards in 2002
- Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture at the 60th Golden Globe Awards in 2002
Findable.TV reports that Chicago can be watched online at 3 sources. If you are in the UK, options for watching this movie online at on-demand movie sites are as follows.
Sites where you can buy Chicago:
Sites where you can watch Chicago with a subscription:
Check out Findable.TV's special page for Chicago, where you can find up-to-date information about where it can be watched online, including latest prices at each site.
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