Academy Award Success
Chicago was such a big success that it seemed almost destined to receive at least one or two Academy Award nominations and perhaps even wins. In the end, it was nominated in 12 different categories, including the prestigious Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay categories, with Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Queen Latifah, and John C. Reilly all receiving individual nominations too.
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In the end, Chicago and its cast and crew were honored with six Oscar wins. The film won the ultimate prize of Best Picture, as well as Best Art Direction for John Myhre and Gordon Sim, Best Costume Design for Colleen Atwood, Best Film editing for Martin Walsh, and Best Sound for Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella, and David Lee. Catherine Zeta-Jones won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar, narrowly defeating her Chicago co-star, Queen Latifah.