73rd Academy Awards (2001)
The 73rd Academy Awards honored the best films of 2000. The award ceremony was held on 25th March 2001 at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California. Steve Martin was the anchor of the show. Russell Crowe starrer Gladiator was awarded Best Picture trophy. The movie was also the winner of maximum awards. Russell Crowe won the Best Actor award for his role in Gladator, while Julia Roberts won the Best Actess award for her role in Erin Brockovich.
- WINNER
Best Picture
Gladiator
- Douglas Wick, David Franzoni, Branko Lustig
Chocolat
- David Brown, Kit Golden, Leslie Holleran
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- William Kong, Li-Kong Hsu, Ang Lee
Erin Brockovich
- Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher
Traffic
- Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Laura Bickford
Best Director
Traffic
- Steven Soderbergh
Billy Elliot
- Stephen Daldry
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Ang Lee
Erin Brockovich
- Steven Soderbergh
Gladiator
- Ridley Scott
Best Original Screenplay
Almost Famous
- Cameron Crowe
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
Chocolat
- Robert Nelson Jacobs
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- James Schamus, Hui-Ling Wang, Kuo Jung Tsai
Wonder Boys
- Steve Kloves
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Gladiator
- Russell Crowe
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
Chocolat
- Juliette Binoche
The Contender
- Joan Allen
Requiem for a Dream
- Ellen Burstyn
You Can Count on Me
- Laura Linney
Best Supporting Actor
Traffic
- Benicio del Toro
Erin Brockovich
- Albert Finney
Gladiator
- Joaquin Phoenix
The Contender
- Jeff Bridges
Shadow of the Vampire
- Willem Dafoe
Best Supporting Actress
Pollock
- Marcia Gay Harden
Almost Famous
- Frances McDormand
Almost Famous
- Kate Hudson
Chocolat
- Judi Dench
Billy Elliot
- Julie Walters
Best Art Direction
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Timmy Yip
Dr. Seuss How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- Michael Corenblith
Gladiator
- Arthur Max
Quills
- Martin Childs
Vatel
- Jean Rabasse
Best Cinematography
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Peter Pau
Gladiator
- John Mathieson
Malena
- Lajos Koltai
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- Roger Deakins
The Patriot
- Caleb Deschanel
Best Original Song
Wonder Boys
- Bob Dylan
for "Things Have Changed"
Meet the Parents
- Randy Newman
for "A Fool In Love"
Dancer in the Dark
- Bjork, Lars von Trier, Sjon Sigurdsson
for "I've Seen It All"
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Jorge Calandrelli, Tan Dun, James Schamus
for "A Love Before Time"
The Emperor's New Groove
- Sting, David Hartley
for "My Funny Friend and Me"
Best Original Score
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Tan Dun
Chocolat
- Rachel Portman
Gladiator
- Hans Zimmer
Malena
- Ennio Morricone
The Patriot
- John Williams
Best Sound Mixing
Gladiator
- Scott Millan, Bob Beemer, Ken Weston
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
Best Sound Editing
U-571
- Jon Johnson
Space Cowboys
- Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman
Best Visual Effects
Gladiator
- John Nelson, Neil Corbould, Tim Burke, Rob Harvey
Hollow Man
- Scott E. Anderson, Craig Hayes, Scott Stokdyk, Stan Parks
The Perfect Storm
- Stefen Fangmeier, Habib Zargarpour, John Frazier, Walt Conti
Best Costume Design
Gladiator
- Janty Yates
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Tim Yip
Dr. Seuss How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- Rita Ryack
102 Dalmatians
- Anthony Powell
Quills
- Jacqueline West
Best Makeup
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- Rick Baker, Gail Rowell-Ryan
The Cell
- Michele Burke, Edouard Henriques
Shadow of the Vampire
- Ann Buchanan, Amber Sibley
Best Animated Short Film
Father and Daughter
The Periwig-Maker
Rejected
Best Documentary Feature
Into the Arms of Strangers - Stories of the Kindertransport
Legacy
Long Night's Journey into Day
Scottsboro - An American Tragedy
Sound and Fury
Best Documentary Short Subject
Big Mama
Curtain Call
Dolphins
The Man on Lincoln's Nose
On Tiptoe - Gentle Steps to Freedom
Best Foreign Language Film
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Ang Lee
Amores Perros
- Alejandro González Iñárritu
Le Gout des Autres
- Agnès Jaoui
Iedereen Beroemd!
- Dominique Deruddere
Musime si Pomahat
- Jan Hrebejk
Best Live Action Short Film
Quiero ser
One Day Crossing
Seraglio
A Soccer Story
Best Film Editing
Traffic
- Stephen Mirrione
Almost Famous
- Joe Hutshing, Saar Klein
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Tim Squyres
Gladiator
- Pietro Scalia
Wonder Boys
- Dede Allen