Multiple choice general knowledge Oscar Winner for Best Actor 2002 Daniel Day-Lewis - Gangs of New York as William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting Michael Caine - The Quiet American as Thomas Fowler Nicolas Cage - Adaptation. as Charlie Kaufman/Donald Kaufman Adrien Brody - The Pianist as W?adys?aw Szpilman Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself D Correct answer Explanation Adrien Brody won the Oscar for Best Actor in 2003 (75th Academy Awards) for his role as Władysław Szpilman in The Pianist. At 29, he became the youngest actor to win in this category.