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2000

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The 72nd Academy Awards | 2000
Shrine Auditorium & Expo Center
Sunday, March 26, 2000
Honoring movies released in 1999
Highlights
Supporting Actor
The Cider House Rules

Michael Caine

Best Actor
American Beauty

Kevin Spacey

Art Direction
Sleepy Hollow

Rick Heinrichs and Peter Young

Memorable Moments
Conrad Hall
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Winner of Cinematography for American Beauty

Angelina Jolie
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Winner of Supporting Actress for Girl, Interrupted

John Irving
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Winner of Adapted Screenplay for The Cider House Rules

WINNERS & NOMINEES
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Kevin Spacey
American Beauty
Nominees
Russell Crowe
The Insider
Nominees
Richard Farnsworth
The Straight Story
Nominees
Sean Penn
Sweet and Lowdown
Nominees
Denzel Washington
The Hurricane
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Michael Caine
The Cider House Rules
Nominees
Tom Cruise
Magnolia
Nominees
Michael Clarke Duncan
The Green Mile
Nominees
Jude Law
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Nominees
Haley Joel Osment
The Sixth Sense
Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Hilary Swank
Boys Don't Cry
Nominees
Annette Bening
American Beauty
Nominees
Janet McTeer
Tumbleweeds
Nominees
Julianne Moore
The End of the Affair
Nominees
Meryl Streep
Music of the Heart
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Angelina Jolie
Girl, Interrupted
Nominees
Toni Collette
The Sixth Sense
Nominees
Catherine Keener
Being John Malkovich
Nominees
Samantha Morton
Sweet and Lowdown
Nominees
Chloë Sevigny
Boys Don't Cry
Art Direction
Winner
Sleepy Hollow
Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs; Set Decoration: Peter Young
Nominees
Anna and the King
Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
Nominees
The Cider House Rules
Art Direction: David Gropman; Set Decoration: Beth Rubino
Nominees
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Art Direction: Roy Walker; Set Decoration: Bruno Cesari
Nominees
Topsy-Turvy
Art Direction: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Eve Stewart, John Bush
Cinematography
Winner
American Beauty
Conrad L. Hall
Nominees
The End of the Affair
Roger Pratt
Nominees
The Insider
Dante Spinotti
Nominees
Sleepy Hollow
Emmanuel Lubezki
Nominees
Snow Falling on Cedars
Robert Richardson
Costume Design
Winner
Topsy-Turvy
Lindy Hemming
Nominees
Anna and the King
Jenny Beavan
Nominees
Sleepy Hollow
Colleen Atwood
Nominees
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Ann Roth, Gary Jones
Nominees
Titus
Milena Canonero
Directing
Winner
American Beauty
Sam Mendes
Nominees
Being John Malkovich
Spike Jonze
Nominees
The Cider House Rules
Lasse Hallström
Nominees
The Insider
Michael Mann
Nominees
The Sixth Sense
M. Night Shyamalan
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
One Day in September
Arthur Cohn, Kevin Macdonald
Nominees
Buena Vista Social Club
Wim Wenders, Ulrich Felsberg
Nominees
Genghis Blues
Roko Belic, Adrian Belic
Nominees
On the Ropes
Nanette Burstein, Brett Morgen
Nominees
Speaking in Strings
Paola di Florio, Lilibet Foster
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
King Gimp
Susan Hannah Hadary, William A. Whiteford
Nominees
Eyewitness
Bert Van Bork
Nominees
The Wildest Show in the South: The Angola Prison Rodeo
Simeon Soffer, Jonathan Stack
Film Editing
Winner
The Matrix
Zach Staenberg
Nominees
American Beauty
Tariq Anwar, Christopher Greenbury
Nominees
The Cider House Rules
Lisa Zeno Churgin
Nominees
The Insider
William Goldenberg, Paul Rubell, David Rosenbloom
Nominees
The Sixth Sense
Andrew Mondshein
Foreign Language Film
Winner
All about My Mother
Spain
Nominees
Caravan
Nepal
Nominees
East-West
France
Nominees
Solomon and Gaenor
United Kingdom
Nominees
Under the Sun
Sweden
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Winner
Warren Beatty
Makeup
Winner
Topsy-Turvy
Christine Blundell, Trefor Proud
Nominees
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
"Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" Michèle Burke, Mike Smithson
Nominees
Bicentennial Man
Greg Cannom
Nominees
Life
Rick Baker
Music (Original Score)
Winner
The Red Violin
John Corigliano
Nominees
American Beauty
Thomas Newman
Nominees
Angela's Ashes
John Williams
Nominees
The Cider House Rules
Rachel Portman
Nominees
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Gabriel Yared
Music (Original Song)
Winner
Tarzan
You'll Be In My Heart in "Tarzan" Music and Lyric by Phil Collins
Nominees
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Blame Canada in "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut" Music and Lyric by Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman
Nominees
Music of the Heart
Music Of My Heart in "Music of the Heart" Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
Nominees
Magnolia
Save Me in "Magnolia" Music and Lyric by Aimee Mann
Nominees
Toy Story 2
When She Loved Me in "Toy Story 2" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Best Picture
Winner
American Beauty
Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks, Producers
Nominees
The Cider House Rules
Richard N. Gladstein, Producer
Nominees
The Green Mile
David Valdes and Frank Darabont, Producers
Nominees
The Insider
Michael Mann and Pieter Jan Brugge, Producers
Nominees
The Sixth Sense
Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy and Barry Mendel, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
The Old Man and the Sea
Alexander Petrov
Nominees
Humdrum
Peter Peake
Nominees
My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts
Torill Kove
Nominees
3 Misses
Paul Driessen
Nominees
When the Day Breaks
Wendy Tilby, Amanda Forbis
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York
Barbara Schock, Tammy Tiehel
Nominees
Bror, Min Bror (Teis and Nico)
Henrik Ruben Genz, Michael W. Horsten
Nominees
Killing Joe
Mehdi Norowzian, Steve Wax
Nominees
Kleingeld (Small Change)
Marc-Andreas Bochert, Gabriele Lins
Nominees
Major and Minor Miracles
Marcus Olsson
Sound
Winner
The Matrix
John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David Campbell, David Lee
Nominees
The Green Mile
Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Michael Herbick, Willie D. Burton
Nominees
The Insider
Andy Nelson, Doug Hemphill, Lee Orloff
Nominees
The Mummy
Leslie Shatz, Chris Carpenter, Rick Kline, Chris Munro
Nominees
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Shawn Murphy, John Midgley
Sound Effects Editing
Winner
The Matrix
Dane A. Davis
Nominees
Fight Club
Ren Klyce, Richard Hymns
Nominees
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Ben Burtt, Tom Bellfort
Visual Effects
Winner
The Matrix
John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley, Jon Thum
Nominees
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
John Knoll, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires, Rob Coleman
Nominees
Stuart Little
John Dykstra, Jerome Chen, Henry F. Anderson III, Eric Allard
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
Winner
The Cider House Rules
John Irving
Nominees
Election
Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Nominees
The Green Mile
Frank Darabont
Nominees
The Insider
Eric Roth, Michael Mann
Nominees
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Anthony Minghella
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Winner
American Beauty
Alan Ball
Nominees
Being John Malkovich
Charlie Kaufman
Nominees
Magnolia
Paul Thomas Anderson
Nominees
The Sixth Sense
M. Night Shyamalan
Nominees
Topsy-Turvy
Mike Leigh

0-9

3 Misses
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Animated) - Paul Driessen

A

All about My Mother
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Foreign Language Film - Spain
American Beauty
8 NOMINATIONS, 5 WINS
  • * Actor in a Leading Role - Kevin Spacey
  • * Cinematography - Conrad L. Hall
  • * Directing - Sam Mendes
  • * Best Picture - Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks, Producers
  • * Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Alan Ball
  • Actress in a Leading Role - Annette Bening
  • Film Editing - Tariq Anwar, Christopher Greenbury
  • Music (Original Score) - Thomas Newman
Angela's Ashes
1 NOMINATION
  • Music (Original Score) - John Williams
Anna and the King
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
  • Costume Design - Jenny Beavan
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1 NOMINATION
  • Makeup - "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" Michèle Burke, Mike Smithson

B

Being John Malkovich
3 NOMINATIONS
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Catherine Keener
  • Directing - Spike Jonze
  • Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Charlie Kaufman
Bicentennial Man
1 NOMINATION
  • Makeup - Greg Cannom
Boys Don't Cry
2 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Actress in a Leading Role - Hilary Swank
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Chloë Sevigny
Bror, Min Bror (Teis and Nico)
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Live Action) - Henrik Ruben Genz, Michael W. Horsten
Buena Vista Social Club
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Wim Wenders, Ulrich Felsberg

C

Caravan
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - Nepal
The Cider House Rules
7 NOMINATIONS, 2 WINS
  • * Actor in a Supporting Role - Michael Caine
  • * Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - John Irving
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: David Gropman; Set Decoration: Beth Rubino
  • Directing - Lasse Hallström
  • Film Editing - Lisa Zeno Churgin
  • Music (Original Score) - Rachel Portman
  • Best Picture - Richard N. Gladstein, Producer

E

East-West
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - France
Election
1 NOMINATION
  • Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
The End of the Affair
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Actress in a Leading Role - Julianne Moore
  • Cinematography - Roger Pratt
Eyewitness
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Bert Van Bork

F

Fight Club
1 NOMINATION
  • Sound Effects Editing - Ren Klyce, Richard Hymns

G

Genghis Blues
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Roko Belic, Adrian Belic
Girl, Interrupted
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Actress in a Supporting Role - Angelina Jolie
The Green Mile
4 NOMINATIONS
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Michael Clarke Duncan
  • Best Picture - David Valdes and Frank Darabont, Producers
  • Sound - Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Michael Herbick, Willie D. Burton
  • Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Frank Darabont

H

Humdrum
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Animated) - Peter Peake
The Hurricane
1 NOMINATION
  • Actor in a Leading Role - Denzel Washington

I

The Insider
7 NOMINATIONS
  • Actor in a Leading Role - Russell Crowe
  • Cinematography - Dante Spinotti
  • Directing - Michael Mann
  • Film Editing - William Goldenberg, Paul Rubell, David Rosenbloom
  • Best Picture - Michael Mann and Pieter Jan Brugge, Producers
  • Sound - Andy Nelson, Doug Hemphill, Lee Orloff
  • Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Eric Roth, Michael Mann

K

Killing Joe
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Live Action) - Mehdi Norowzian, Steve Wax
King Gimp
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Documentary (Short Subject) - Susan Hannah Hadary, William A. Whiteford
Kleingeld (Small Change)
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Live Action) - Marc-Andreas Bochert, Gabriele Lins

L

Life
1 NOMINATION
  • Makeup - Rick Baker

M

Magnolia
3 NOMINATIONS
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Tom Cruise
  • Music (Original Song) - Save Me in "Magnolia" Music and Lyric by Aimee Mann
  • Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Paul Thomas Anderson
Major and Minor Miracles
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Live Action) - Marcus Olsson
The Matrix
4 WINS, 4 NOMINATIONS
  • * Film Editing - Zach Staenberg
  • * Sound - John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David Campbell, David Lee
  • * Sound Effects Editing - Dane A. Davis
  • * Visual Effects - John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley, Jon Thum
The Mummy
1 NOMINATION
  • Sound - Leslie Shatz, Chris Carpenter, Rick Kline, Chris Munro
Music of the Heart
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Actress in a Leading Role - Meryl Streep
  • Music (Original Song) - Music Of My Heart in "Music of the Heart" Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Animated) - Torill Kove
My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Short Film (Live Action) - Barbara Schock, Tammy Tiehel

O

The Old Man and the Sea
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Short Film (Animated) - Alexander Petrov
One Day in September
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Documentary (Feature) - Arthur Cohn, Kevin Macdonald

R

The Red Violin
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Music (Original Score) - John Corigliano
On the Ropes
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Nanette Burstein, Brett Morgen

S

The Sixth Sense
6 NOMINATIONS
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Haley Joel Osment
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Toni Collette
  • Directing - M. Night Shyamalan
  • Film Editing - Andrew Mondshein
  • Best Picture - Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy and Barry Mendel, Producers
  • Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - M. Night Shyamalan
Sleepy Hollow
3 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Art Direction - Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs; Set Decoration: Peter Young
  • Cinematography - Emmanuel Lubezki
  • Costume Design - Colleen Atwood
Snow Falling on Cedars
1 NOMINATION
  • Cinematography - Robert Richardson
Solomon and Gaenor
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - United Kingdom
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
1 NOMINATION
  • Music (Original Song) - Blame Canada in "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut" Music and Lyric by Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman
Speaking in Strings
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Paola di Florio, Lilibet Foster
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
3 NOMINATIONS
  • Sound - Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Shawn Murphy, John Midgley
  • Sound Effects Editing - Ben Burtt, Tom Bellfort
  • Visual Effects - John Knoll, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires, Rob Coleman
The Straight Story
1 NOMINATION
  • Actor in a Leading Role - Richard Farnsworth
Stuart Little
1 NOMINATION
  • Visual Effects - John Dykstra, Jerome Chen, Henry F. Anderson III, Eric Allard
Sweet and Lowdown
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Actor in a Leading Role - Sean Penn
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Samantha Morton

T

The Talented Mr. Ripley
5 NOMINATIONS
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Jude Law
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Roy Walker; Set Decoration: Bruno Cesari
  • Costume Design - Ann Roth, Gary Jones
  • Music (Original Score) - Gabriel Yared
  • Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Anthony Minghella
Tarzan
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Music (Original Song) - You'll Be In My Heart in "Tarzan" Music and Lyric by Phil Collins
Titus
1 NOMINATION
  • Costume Design - Milena Canonero
Topsy-Turvy
4 NOMINATIONS, 2 WINS
  • * Costume Design - Lindy Hemming
  • * Makeup - Christine Blundell, Trefor Proud
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Eve Stewart, John Bush
  • Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Mike Leigh
Toy Story 2
1 NOMINATION
  • Music (Original Song) - When She Loved Me in "Toy Story 2" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Tumbleweeds
1 NOMINATION
  • Actress in a Leading Role - Janet McTeer

U

Under the Sun
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - Sweden

W

When the Day Breaks
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Animated) - Wendy Tilby, Amanda Forbis
The Wildest Show in the South: The Angola Prison Rodeo
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Simeon Soffer, Jonathan Stack
No Films Found