Chicago is a 2002 American musical black comedy crime film directed by Rob Marshall, based on the 1975 stage musical of the same name, itself adapted from a 1926 play. Set in Chicago during the Jazz Age, it follows two women, Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, who compete for fame while awaiting trial for murder. The ensemble cast is led by Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Richard Gere, with a screenplay by Bill Condon and music by John Kander and Fred Ebb. It won six Academy Awards at the 2003 ceremony, including Best Picture, the first musical to win the award since Oliver! in 1968, and grossed more than 300 million dollars worldwide. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Which member of the Chicago cast won an Academy Award for acting?
Catherine Zeta-Jones won best supporting actress for Chicago.
Catherine Zeta-Jones won the Academy Award for actress in a supporting role for Chicago at the 2003 ceremony. She was the cast member who took home an acting Oscar for the film.
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Chicago (2002 film), Introduction section
Chicago is a 2002 musical black comedy crime film based on the 1975 stage musical, which in turn originated in the 1926 play.
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Chicago is a 2002 American musical black comedy crime film directed by Rob Marshall, based on the 1975 stage musical of the same name, itself adapted from a 1926 play.
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Chicago is a 2002 musical black comedy crime film based on the 1975 stage musical, which in turn originated in the 1926 play.
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Chicago was the tenth-highest-grossing film of the year domestically in the United States.
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Chicago is a 2002 musical black comedy crime film based on the 1975 stage musical, which in turn originated in the 1926 play.
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The film marks the feature directorial debut of Rob Marshall, who also choreographed the film, and was adapted by screenwriter Bill Condon, with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb.
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