Emmy Awards	Entertainment News
73rd Annual Academy Awards (Televised March 25, 2001) The nominations only include films released during the Eligibility Year of January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000. Additionally, to be eligible a film must be feature length (defined as over 40 minutes), publicly exhibited on either 35mm or 70mm film, be available for paid admission in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County, run for at least seven consecutive days, and be advertised and exploited during its Los Angeles run in a manner considered normal and customary to the industry. Documentary, Foreign Language, Music, and Short Films Awards have their own rules governing length and theater play. Oscar and Academy Awards are registered trademarks of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This site is neither endorsed by nor affiliated with The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Best Motion Picture	Academy Award
Chocolat Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Erin Brockovich Gladiator Traffic THE OSCAR WENT TO: Gladiator
Best Director	Academy Award
Stephen Daldry for Billy Elliot Ang Lee for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Steven Soderbergh for Erin Brockovich Ridley Scott for Gladiator Steven Soderbergh for Traffic THE OSCAR WENT TO: Steven Soderbergh for Traffic
Best Actor	Leading Role
Javier Bardem for Before Night Falls Russell Crowe for Gladiator Tom Hanks for Cast Away Ed Harris for Pollock Geoffrey Rush for Quills THE OSCAR WENT TO: Russell Crowe for Gladiator
Best Actress	Leading Role
Joan Allen for The Contender Juliette Binoche for Chocolat Ellen Burstyn for Requiem For A Dream Laura Linney for You Can Count On Me Julia Roberts for Erin Brockovich THE OSCAR WENT TO: Julia Roberts for Erin Brockovich
Best Actor	Supporting Role
Jeff Bridges for The Contender Willem Dafoe for Shadow Of The Vampire Benicio Del Toro for Traffic Albert Finney for Erin Brockovich Joaquin Phoenix for Gladiator THE OSCAR WENT TO: Benicio Del Toro for Traffic
Best Actress	Supporting Role
Judi Dench for Chocolat Marcia Gay Harden for Pollock Kate Hudson for Almost Famous Frances McDormand for Almost Famous Julie Walters for Billy Elliot THE OSCAR WENT TO: Marcia Gay Harden for Pollock
Best Film Editing	Academy Award
Joe Hutshing and Saar Klein for Almost Famous Tim Squyres for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Pietro Scalia for Gladiator Stephen Mirrione for Traffic Dede Allen for Wonder Boys THE OSCAR WENT TO: Stephen Mirrione for Traffic
Best Foreign Language Film	Academy Award
Amores Perros from Mexico Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon from Taiwan Divided We Fall from Czech Republic Everybody's Famous! from Belgium The Taste Of Others from France THE OSCAR WENT TO: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon from Taiwan
Best Original Score	Academy Award
Rachel Portman for Chocolat Tan Dun for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Hans Zimmer for Gladiator Ennio Morricone for Maléna John Williams for The Patriot THE OSCAR WENT TO: Tan Dun for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Best Original Song	Academy Award
Randy Newman for A Fool In Love (from Meet The Parents) Bjork, Lars von Trier and Sjon Sigurdsson for I've Seen It All (from Dancer In The Dark) Jorge Calandrelli, Tan Dun and James Schamus for A Love Before Time (from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) Sting and David Hartley for My Funny Friend And Me (from The Emperor's New Groove) Dylan for Things Have Changed (from Wonder Boys) THE OSCAR WENT TO: Dylan for Things Have Changed (from Wonder Boys)
Best Screenplay	Original
Cameron Crowe for Almost Famous Lee Hall for Billy Elliot Susannah Grant for Erin Brockovich David Franzoni, John Logan and William Nicholson for Gladiator Kenneth Lonergan for You Can Count On Me THE OSCAR WENT TO: Cameron Crowe for Almost Famous
Best Screenplay	Adapted
Robert Nelson Jacobs for Chocolat Wang Hui Ling, James Schamus and Tsai Kuo Jung for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Ethan Coen & Joel Coen for O Brother, Where Art Thou? Stephen Gaghan for Traffic Steve Kloves for Wonder Boys THE OSCAR WENT TO: Stephen Gaghan for Traffic
Best Art Direction	Academy Award
Tim Yip for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Michael Corenblith and Merideth Boswell for Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas Arthur Max and Crispian Sallis for Gladiator Martin Childs and Jill Quertie for Quills Jean Rabasse and Francoise Benoit-Fresco for Vatel THE OSCAR WENT TO: Tim Yip for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Best Cinematography	Academy Award
Peter Pau for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon John Mathieson for Gladiator Lajos Koltai for Maléna Roger Deakins for O Brother, Where Art Thou? Caleb Deschanel for The Patriot THE OSCAR WENT TO: Peter Pau for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Best Costume	Academy Award
Tim Yip for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Rita Ryack for Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas Janty Yates for Gladiator Anthony Powell for 102 Dalmatians Jacqueline West for Quills THE OSCAR WENT TO: Janty Yates for Gladiator
Best Makeup	Academy Award
Michele Burke and Edouard Henriques for The Cell Rick Baker and Gail Ryan for Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas Ann Buchanan and Amber Sibley for Shadow Of The Vampire THE OSCAR WENT TO: Rick Baker and Gail Ryan for Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Best Sound Mixing	Academy Award
Cast Away Gladiator The Patriot The Perfect Storm U-571 THE OSCAR WENT TO: Gladiator
Best Sound Editing	Academy Award
Space Cowboys U-571 THE OSCAR WENT TO: U-571
Best Visual Effects	Academy Award
Gladiator Hollow Man The Perfect Storm THE OSCAR WENT TO: Gladiator
Best Documentary Feature	Academy Award
Into The Arms Of Strangers: Stories Of The Kindertransport Legacy Long Night's Journey Into Day Scottsboro: An American Tragedy Sound And Fury THE OSCAR WENT TO: Into The Arms Of Strangers: Stories Of The Kindertransport
Best Documentary Short	Academy Award
Tracy Seretean - Big Mama Chuck Braverman and Steve Kalafer - Curtain Call Greg MacGillivray and Alec Lorimore - Dolphins Daniel Raim - The Man On Lincoln's Nose Eric Simonson and Leelai Demoz - On Tiptoe: Gentle Steps To Freedom THE OSCAR WENT TO: Tracy Seretean - Big Mama
Best Animated Short	Academy Award
Michael Dudok de Wit - Father And Daughter Steffen Schaffler and Annette Schaffler - The Periwig-Maker Don Hertzfeldt - Rejected THE OSCAR WENT TO: Michael Dudok de Wit - Father And Daughter
Best Live Action Short	Academy Award
Peter Riegert and Ericka Frederick - By Courier Joan Stein and Christina Lazaridi - One Day Crossing Florian Gallenberger - Quiero Ser (I Want To Be...) Gail Lerner and Colin Campbell - Seraglio Paulo Machline - A Soccer Story (Una Historia De Futebol) THE OSCAR WENT TO: Florian Gallenberger - Quiero Ser (I Want To Be...)
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