The 73rd Academy Awards (2001) Nominees and Winners
Held at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Center on Sunday, March 25, 2001,
honoring movies released in 2000.
Best Actress Julia Roberts ("Erin Brockovich").
Actor in a Leading Role
- Javier Bardem in "Before Night Falls"
- Russell Crowe in "Gladiator"
- Tom Hanks in "Cast Away"
- Ed Harris in "Pollock"
- Geoffrey Rush in "Quills"
Actor in a Supporting Role
- Jeff Bridges in "The Contender"
- Willem Dafoe in "Shadow of the Vampire"
- Benicio Del Toro in "Traffic"
- Albert Finney in "Erin Brockovich"
- Joaquin Phoenix in "Gladiator"
Actress in a Leading Role
- Joan Allen in "The Contender"
- Juliette Binoche in "Chocolat"
- Ellen Burstyn in "Requiem for a Dream"
- Laura Linney in "You Can Count on Me"
- Julia Roberts in "Erin Brockovich"
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Judi Dench in "Chocolat"
- Marcia Gay Harden in "Pollock"
- Kate Hudson in "Almost Famous"
- Frances McDormand in "Almost Famous"
- Julie Walters in "Billy Elliot"
Art Direction
- "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Tim Yip
- "Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas" Art Direction: Michael Corenblith; Set Decoration: Merideth Boswell
- "Gladiator" Art Direction: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Crispian Sallis
- "Quills" Art Direction: Martin Childs; Set Decoration: Jill Quertier
- "Vatel" Art Direction: Jean Rabasse; Set Decoration: Françoise Benoît-Fresco
Cinematography
- "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Peter Pau
- "Gladiator" John Mathieson
- "Malèna" Lajos Koltai
- "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Roger Deakins
- "The Patriot" Caleb Deschanel
Costume Design
- "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Tim Yip
- "Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas" Rita Ryack
- "Gladiator" Janty Yates
- "102 Dalmatians" Anthony Powell
- "Quills" Jacqueline West
Directing
- "Billy Elliot" Stephen Daldry
- "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Ang Lee
- "Erin Brockovich" Steven Soderbergh
- "Gladiator" Ridley Scott
- "Traffic" Steven Soderbergh
Documentary (Feature)
- "Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport" Mark Jonathan Harris, Deborah Oppenheimer
- "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
Documentary (Short Subject)
- "Big Mama" Tracy Seretean
- "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
Film Editing
- "Almost Famous" Joe Hutshing, Saar Klein
- "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Tim Squyres
- "Gladiator" Pietro Scalia
- "Traffic" Stephen Mirrione
- "Wonder Boys" Dede Allen
Foreign Language Film
- "Amores Perros" Mexico
- "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Taiwan
- "Divided We Fall" Czech Republic
- "Everybody Famous!" Belgium
- "The Taste of Others" France
Makeup
- "The Cell" Michèle Burke, Edouard Henriques
- "Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas" Rick Baker, Gail Ryan
- "Shadow of the Vampire" Ann Buchanan, Amber Sibley
Music (Original Score)
- "Chocolat" Rachel Portman
- "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Tan Dun
- "Gladiator" Hans Zimmer
- "Malèna" Ennio Morricone
- "The Patriot" John Williams
Music (Original Song)
- "A Fool In Love" from "Meet the Parents" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
- "I’ve Seen It All" from "Dancer in the Dark" Music by Björk; Lyric by Lars von Trier and Sjon Sigurdsson
- "A Love Before Time" from "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Music by Jorge Calandrelli and Tan Dun; Lyric by James Schamus
- "My Funny Friend and Me" from "The Emperor’s New Groove" Music by Sting and David Hartley; Lyric by Sting
- "Things Have Changed" from "Wonder Boys" Music and Lyric by Bob Dylan
Best Picture
- "Chocolat" David Brown, Kit Golden and Leslie Holleran, Producers
- "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Bill Kong, Hsu Li Kong and Ang Lee, Producers
- "Erin Brockovich" Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher, Producers
- "Gladiator" Douglas Wick, David Franzoni and Branko Lustig, Producers
- "Traffic" Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz and Laura Bickford, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
- "Father and Daughter" Michael Dudok de Wit
- "The Periwig-Maker" Steffen Schäffler, Annette Schäffler
- "Rejected" Don Hertzfeldt
Short Film (Live Action)
- "By Courier" Peter Riegert, Ericka Frederick
- "One Day Crossing" Joan Stein, Christina Lazaridi
- "Quiero Ser (I want to be...)" Florian Gallenberger
- "Seraglio" Gail Lerner, Colin Campbell
- "A Soccer Story (Uma Historia de Futebol)" Paulo Machline
Sound
- "Cast Away" Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands, William B. Kaplan
- "Gladiator" Scott Millan, Bob Beemer, Ken Weston
- "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
Sound Editing
- "Space Cowboys" Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman
- "U-571" Jon Johnson
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
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
- "Chocolat" Screenplay by Robert Nelson Jacobs
- "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Written by Wang Hui Ling and James Schamus and Tsai Kuo Jung
- "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Written by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
- "Traffic" Screenplay by Stephen Gaghan
- "Wonder Boys" Screenplay by Steve Kloves
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
- "Almost Famous" Written by Cameron Crowe
- "Billy Elliot" Written by Lee Hall
- "Erin Brockovich" Written by Susannah Grant
- "Gladiator" Screenplay by David Franzoni and John Logan and William Nicholson; Story by David Franzoni
- "You Can Count on Me" Written by Kenneth Lonergan
- Star indicates a win.
