In Da Club
Jan 7 "In Da Club" single is released by 50 Cent (MTV Video Music Award Best Rap Video and Best New Artist 2003, Billboard Song of the Year 2003)
- Jan 26 19th Sundance Film Festival: "American Splendor", directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26 American late-night talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" debuts on ABC-TV
"All I Have"
Feb 2 Jennifer Lopez starts a three week run at #1 on the US singles chart with "All I Have"
Spector Murders Clarkson
Feb 3 Actress Lana Clarkson is shot and killed by Phil Spector at Spector's house in Alhambra, California
- Feb 6 53rd Berlin International Film Festival: "In This World" wins the Golden Bear
- Feb 6 American rapper 50 Cent releases his album “Get Rich or Die Trying” (2003 Billboard Album of the Year)
Real Time with Bill Maher
Feb 21 Bill Maher's political talk show "Real Time with Bill Maher" debuts on HBO
- Feb 23 49th National Film Awards (India): "Dweepa" wins the Golden Lotus
Feb 23 56th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs): "The Pianist" Best Film, Roman Polanski Best Director
- Mar 8 34th NAACP Image Awards: "Antwone Fisher" wins Outstanding Motion Picture
- Mar 22 23rd Golden Raspberry Awards: "Swept Away" wins
- Apr 5 18th Soap Opera Digest Awards - General Hospital wins
- Apr 13 49th British Academy Television Awards: "Alistair McGowan's Big Impression" Best Comedy, "Spooks" Best Drama
America's Next Top Model
May 20 Reality TV series "America's Next Top Model", created by Tyra Banks, debuts on UPN
- May 25 56th Cannes Film Festival: "Elephant" directed by Gus Van Sant wins the Palme d'Or
Finding Nemo
May 30 Animated fish tale "Finding Nemo", directed by Andrew Stanton, and starring Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres premieres in US and Canada
Wicked
Jun 10 Stephen Schwartz' musical "Wicked", starring Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, officially opens at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco, California
AdSense Launched
Jun 18 Google launches AdSense, a program that enables website publishers to serve ads targeted to the specific content of their individual web pages, many of which like On This Day (then HistoryOrb.com) go on to start their own publishing businesses
- Jul 17 36th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center
Ringo Starr's Eighth All-Starr Band
Jul 24 Ringo Starr's eighth All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Colin Hay, Paul Carrack, John Waite, Sheila E., and Mark Rivera
- Aug 27 60th Venice Film Festival: "The Return" directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev wins Golden Lion
- Sep 13 28th Toronto International Film Festival: "Zatoichi" directed by Takeshi Kitano wins the People's Choice Award
Two and a Half Men
Sep 22 TV sitcom "Two and a Half Men" premieres starring Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer, created by Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn
- Sep 23 Crime drama "NCIS" starring Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherley, Pauley Perrette and David McCallum premieres on CBS in the US
Election of Interest
Oct 7 California holds gubernatorial recall election - Governor Gray Davis loses and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes governor
- Oct 30 Stephen Schwartz's musical "Wicked", a re-telling of the "Wizard of Oz" from the Wicked Witch of the West's' point of view, starring Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, opens at the Gershwin Theatre, NYC; run is ongoing, wins 2 Tony Awards, 7 Drama Desk Awards, and a Grammy
Arrested Development
Nov 2 US sitcom "Arrested Development" Premieres created by Mitchell Hurwitz, starring Jason Bateman, Porta de Rossi, Michael Cera and an ensemble cast on Fox
The Simple Life
Dec 2 US reality TV show "The Simple Life" with Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie premieres on Fox-TV
Thalia Hollywood Star
Dec 5 Mexican singer Thalia the "Queen of Latin Pop" is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles
Film Premiere
Dec 9 "Peter Pan" live action adventure film adaptation of the 1904 play and 1911 by J.M. Barrie premieres in London; flops at the box office
- Dec 10 14th Billboard Music Awards: 50 Cent and Shania Twain win
- Dec 17 "The Return of the King" 3rd Lord of the Ring films is released. Makes US$72 million opening weekend, 2nd film to gross over 1 billion worldwide.
- Dec 29 50th National Film Awards (India): "Mondo Meyer Upakhyan" wins the Golden Lotus
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