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Academy Awards

73rd edition

  • March 25, 2001
  • United States

The 73rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best of 2000 in film and took place on March 25, 2001, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Gil Cates and was directed by Louis J. Horvitz. Actor Steve Martin hosted the show for the first time. Three weeks earlier in a ceremony at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California held on March 3, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Renée Zellweger.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
Gladiator Douglas Wick, David Franzoni, Branko Lustig - as producer(s) Winner
Chocolat David Brown, Kit Golden, Leslie Holleran - as producer(s) —
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Bill Kong, Hsu Li-kong, Ang Lee - as producer(s) —
Erin Brockovich Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher - as producer(s) —
Traffic Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick, Laura Bickford - as producer(s) —
Best Directing
Traffic Steven Soderbergh Winner
Billy Elliot Stephen Daldry —
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Ang Lee —
Erin Brockovich Steven Soderbergh —
Gladiator Ridley Scott —
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Gladiator Russell Crowe Winner
Before Night Falls Javier Bardem —
Cast Away Tom Hanks —
Pollock Ed Harris —
Quills Geoffrey Rush —
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Erin Brockovich Julia Roberts Winner
The Contender Joan Allen —
Chocolat Juliette Binoche —
Requiem for a Dream Ellen Burstyn —
You Can Count on Me Laura Linney —
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Traffic Benicio del Toro Winner
The Contender Jeff Bridges —
Shadow of the Vampire Willem Dafoe —
Erin Brockovich Albert Finney —
Gladiator Joaquin Phoenix —
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Pollock Marcia Gay Harden Winner
Chocolat Judi Dench —
Almost Famous Kate Hudson —
Almost Famous Frances McDormand —
Billy Elliot Julie Walters —
Best Original Screenplay
Almost Famous Cameron Crowe Winner
Billy Elliot Lee Hall —
Erin Brockovich Susannah Grant —
Gladiator David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson —
You Can Count on Me Kenneth Lonergan —
Best Adapted Screenplay
Traffic Stephen Gaghan Winner
Chocolat Robert Nelson Jacobs —
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon James Schamus, Hui-Ling Wang, Kuo Jung —
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Joel Coen, Ethan Coen —
Wonder Boys Steve Kloves —
Best International Feature Film
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Ang Lee Winner
Amores Perros Alejandro González Iñárritu —
Divided We Fall Jan Hřebejk —
Everybody's Famous! Dominique Deruddere —
The Taste of Others Agnès Jaoui —
Best Documentary Feature Film
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport Mark Jonathan Harris, Deborah Oppenheimer Winner
Legacy Tod Lending —
Long Night's Journey Into Day Frances Reid, Deborah Hoffmann —
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy Barak Goodman, Daniel Anker —
Sound and Fury Josh Aronson, Roger Weisberg —
Best Original Score
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Tan Dun Winner
Chocolat Rachel Portman —
Gladiator Hans Zimmer —
Malena Ennio Morricone —
The Patriot John Williams —
Best Cinematography
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Peter Pau Winner
Gladiator John Mathieson —
Malena Lajos Koltai —
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Roger Deakins —
The Patriot Caleb Deschanel —
Best Original Song
Wonder Boys Bob Dylan - "Things Have Changed" Winner
Meet the Parents Randy Newman - "A Fool In Love" —
Dancer in the Dark Björk, Lars von Trier, Sjón Sigurðsson - "I've Seen It All" —
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Jorge Calandrelli, Tan Dun, James Schamus - "A Love Before Time" —
The Emperor's New Groove Sting, David Hartley - "My Funny Friend and Me" —
Best Sound Editing
U-571 Jon Johnson Winner
Space Cowboys Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman —
Best Sound Mixing
Gladiator Scott Millan, Bob Beemer, Ken Weston Winner
Cast Away Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands, William B. Kaplan —
The Patriot Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Lee Orloff —
The Perfect Storm John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David Campbell, Keith A. Wester —
U-571 Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Rick Kline, Ivan Sharrock —
Best Production Design
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Timmy Yip Winner
Gladiator Arthur Max, Crispian Sallis —
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Michael Corenblith, Merideth Boswell —
Quills Martin Childs, Jill Quertier —
Vatel Jean Rabasse, Françoise Benoît-Fresco —
Best Film Editing
Traffic Stephen Mirrione Winner
Almost Famous Joe Hutshing, Saar Klein —
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Tim Squyres —
Gladiator Pietro Scalia —
Wonder Boys Dede Allen —
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Rick Baker, Gail Rowell-Ryan Winner
The Cell Michèle Burke, Edouard Henriques —
Shadow of the Vampire Ann Buchanan, Amber Sibley —
Best Costume Design
Gladiator Janty Yates Winner
102 Dalmatians Anthony Powell —
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Timmy Yip —
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Rita Ryack —
Quills Jacqueline West —
Best Visual Effects
Gladiator John Nelson, Neil Corbould, Tim Burke, Rob Harvey Winner
Hollow Man Scott E. Anderson, Craig Hayes, Scott Stokdyk, Stan Parks —
The Perfect Storm Stefen Fangmeier, Habib Zargarpour, John Frazier, Walt Conti —
Best Short Film (Live Action)
I Want to Be Florian Gallenberger Winner
By Courier Peter Riegert, Ericka Frederick —
One Day Crossing Joan Stein, Christina Lazaridi —
Seraglio Gail Lerner, Colin Campbell —
A Soccer Story Paulo Machline —
Best Documentary Short Film
Big Mama Tracy Seretean Winner
Curtain Call Chuck Braverman, Steve Kalafer —
Dolphins Greg MacGillivray, Alec Lorimore —
The Man on Lincoln's Nose Daniel Raim —
On Tiptoe: Gentle Steps to Freedom Eric Simonson, Leelai Demoz —
Best Animated Short Film
Father and Daughter Michaël Dudok de Wit Winner
The Periwig-Maker Steffen Schäffler, Annette Schäffler —
Rejected Don Hertzfeldt —
Honorary Award
— Jack Cardiff - master of light and color. Winner
— Ernest Lehman - in appreciation of a body of varied and enduring work. Winner
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
— Dino De Laurentiis —

Gladiator
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • Gladiator 5
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 4
  • Traffic 4

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • Gladiator 12
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 10
  • Chocolat 5
  • Erin Brockovich 5
  • Traffic 5
  • Almost Famous 4
  • Billy Elliot 3
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas 3
  • The Patriot 3
  • Quills 3
  • Wonder Boys 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • Gladiator 5 / 12
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 4 / 10
  • Chocolat 0 / 5
  • Erin Brockovich 1 / 5
  • Almost Famous 1 / 4
  • Billy Elliot 0 / 3
  • The Patriot 0 / 3
  • Quills 0 / 3
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas 1 / 3
  • Wonder Boys 1 / 3

Only one nomination

32 movies:
  • 102 Dalmatians
  • Amores Perros
  • Before Night Falls
  • Big Mama
  • By Courier
  • The Cell
  • Curtain Call
  • Dancer in the Dark
  • Divided We Fall
  • Dolphins
  • The Emperor's New Groove
  • Everybody's Famous!
  • Father and Daughter
  • Hollow Man
  • I Want to Be
  • Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
  • Legacy
  • Long Night's Journey Into Day
  • The Man on Lincoln's Nose
  • Meet the Parents
  • On Tiptoe: Gentle Steps to Freedom
  • One Day Crossing
  • The Periwig-Maker
  • Rejected
  • Requiem for a Dream
  • Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
  • Seraglio
  • A Soccer Story
  • Sound and Fury
  • Space Cowboys
  • The Taste of Others
  • Vatel

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