| Number: | 56 |
| Award: | Bodil Awards |
| Date: | 2 March 2003 |
| Site: | Imperial Cinema, Copenhagen |
| Host: | Søren Østergaard and Pernille Højmark |
| Best Film: | Opens Hearts |
| Best Actor: | Jens Albinus |
| Best Actor Film: | Facing the Truth |
| Best Actress: | Paprika Steen |
| Best Actress Film: | Okay |
| Most Wins: | Opens Hearts (3) |
| Most Nominations: | Opens Hearts and Minor Mishaps (6) |
| Last: | 55th |
| Next: | 57th |
The 56th Bodil Awards were held on 2 March 2003 in the Imperial Cinema in Copenhagen, Denmark, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2002.[1] Susanne Bier's Open Hearts took three awards, winning Best Danish Film as well as the awards for Best leading Actor Actress which went to Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Paprika Steen respectively. Paprika Steen also won the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Okay, while Jens Albinus won Best Actor in a Leading Role. The David Lynch film Mulholland Drive was named Best American Film and Almodovar's Talk to Her the Best Non-American Film. Kim Fupz Aakeson, Anders Thomas Jensen and Mogens Rukov collectively received a Bodil Honorary Award for their work as screenwriters.[2]