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Academy Awards, USA: 2001

Oscar

Date:25 March
Host:Steve Martin (I)
Location:Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA

Best Picture
  Winner:
 
  Other Nominees:
 
  • Chocolat (2000) - David Brown (I); Kit Golden; Leslie Holleran
  • Erin Brockovich (2000) - Danny DeVito; Michael Shamberg (I); Stacey Sher
  • Traffic (2000) - Edward Zwick; Marshall Herskovitz; Laura Bickford
  • Wo hu cang long (2000) - William Kong (I); Li-Kong Hsu; Ang Lee

  • Best Actor in a Leading Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Before Night Falls (2000) - Javier Bardem
  • Cast Away (2000) - Tom Hanks
  • Pollock (2000) - Ed Harris (I)
  • Quills (2000) - Geoffrey Rush

  • Best Actress in a Leading Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Chocolat (2000) - Juliette Binoche
  • Requiem for a Dream (2000) - Ellen Burstyn
  • The Contender (2000) - Joan Allen (I)
  • You Can Count on Me (2000) - Laura Linney

  • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Erin Brockovich (2000) - Albert Finney
  • Gladiator (2000) - Joaquin Phoenix
  • Shadow of the Vampire (2000) - Willem Dafoe
  • The Contender (2000) - Jeff Bridges (I)

  • Best Actress in a Supporting Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Almost Famous (2000) - Kate Hudson (I)
  • Almost Famous (2000) - Frances McDormand
  • Billy Elliot (2000) - Julie Walters (I)
  • Chocolat (2000) - Judi Dench

  • Best Director
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Billy Elliot (2000) - Stephen Daldry
  • Erin Brockovich (2000) - Steven Soderbergh
  • Gladiator (2000) - Ridley Scott
  • Wo hu cang long (2000) - Ang Lee

  • Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Billy Elliot (2000) - Lee Hall (I)
  • Erin Brockovich (2000) - Susannah Grant
  • Gladiator (2000) - David Franzoni (II) (screenplay/story); John Logan (I) (screenplay); William Nicholson (screenplay)
  • You Can Count on Me (2000) - Kenneth Lonergan

  • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Chocolat (2000) - Robert Nelson Jacobs
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) - Ethan Coen; Joel Coen
  • Wo hu cang long (2000) - Hui-Ling Wang; James Schamus; Kuo Jung Tsai
  • Wonder Boys (2000) - Steve Kloves

  • Best Cinematography
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Gladiator (2000) - John Mathieson
  • Malèna (2000) - Lajos Koltai
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) - Roger Deakins
  • The Patriot (2000) - Caleb Deschanel

  • Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Gladiator (2000) - Arthur Max (I) (art director); Crispian Sallis (set director)
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) - Michael Corenblith (art director); Merideth Boswell (set director)
  • Quills (2000) - Martin Childs (art director); Jill Quertier (set director)
  • Vatel (2000) - Jean Rabasse (art director); Françoise Benoît-Fresco (set director)

  • Best Costume Design
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • 102 Dalmatians (2000) - Anthony Powell (I)
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) - Rita Ryack
  • Quills (2000) - Jacqueline West
  • Wo hu cang long (2000) - Timmy Yip

  • Best Sound
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Cast Away (2000) - Randy Thom; Tom Johnson (I); Dennis S. Sands; William B. Kaplan
  • The Patriot (2000) - Kevin O'Connell (II); Greg P. Russell; Lee Orloff
  • The Perfect Storm (2000) - John T. Reitz; Gregg Rudloff; David E. Campbell; Keith A. Wester
  • U-571 (2000) - Steve Maslow; Gregg Landaker; Rick Kline; Ivan Sharrock

  • Best Editing
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Almost Famous (2000) - Joe Hutshing; Saar Klein
  • Gladiator (2000) - Pietro Scalia
  • Wo hu cang long (2000) - Tim Squyres
  • Wonder Boys (2000) - Dede Allen (I)

  • Best Sound Editing
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Space Cowboys (2000) - Alan Robert Murray; Bub Asman

  • Best Effects, Visual Effects
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Hollow Man (2000) - Scott E. Anderson; Craig Hayes (I); Scott Stokdyk; Stan Parks
  • The Perfect Storm (2000) - Stefen Fangmeier; Habib Zargarpour; John Frazier (I); Walt Conti

  • Best Makeup
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Shadow of the Vampire (2000) - Ann Buchanan (I); Amber Sibley
  • The Cell (2000) - Michèle Burke; Edouard F. Henriques

  • Best Music, Original Song
      Winner:
     
    • Wonder Boys (2000) - Bob Dylan
      - For the song "Things Have Changed".
      - Bob Dylan performed the song and accepted the Oscar via satellite due to the fact that he was on tour through Australia at the time. Since winning the Oscar, Dylan has taken it on tour with him and it presides over shows perched atop his amplifier.
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Dancer in the Dark (2000) - Björk (I) (composer); Lars von Trier (lyricist); Sjón Sigurdsson (lyricist)
    - For the song "I've Seen It All".
  • Meet the Parents (2000) - Randy Newman (I)
    - For the song "A Fool In Love".
  • The Emperor's New Groove (2000) - Sting (I) (composer/lyricist); David Hartley (V) (composer)
    - For the song "My Funny Friend and Me".
  • Wo hu cang long (2000) - Jorge Calandrelli (composer); Tan Dun (composer); James Schamus (lyricist)
    - For the song "A Love Before Time".

  • Best Music, Original Score
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Chocolat (2000) - Rachel Portman
  • Gladiator (2000) - Hans Zimmer
  • Malèna (2000) - Ennio Morricone
  • The Patriot (2000) - John Williams (I)

  • Best Short Film, Animated
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Rejected (2000) - Don Hertzfeldt
  • The Periwig-Maker (1999) - Steffen Schäffler; Annette Schäffler

  • Best Short Film, Live Action
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • By Courier (2000) - Peter Riegert; Ericka Frederick
  • One Day Crossing (1999) - Joan Stein (III); Christina Lazaridi
  • Seraglio (2000) - Gail Lerner; Colin Campbell (X)
  • Uma História de Futebol (1999) - Paulo Machline

  • Best Documentary, Short Subjects
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Curtain Call (2000) - Charles Braverman (I); Steve Kalafer
  • Dolphins (2000) - Greg MacGillivray; Alec Lorimore
  • On Tiptoe: Gentle Steps to Freedom (2000) - Eric Simonson (I); Leelai Demoz (II)
  • The Man on Lincoln's Nose (2000) - Daniel Raim

  • Best Documentary, Features
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Legacy (2000) - Tod Lending (I)
  • Long Night's Journey Into Day (2000) - Frances Reid (II); Deborah Hoffmann (I)
  • Scottsboro: An American Tragedy (2000) - Barak Goodman; Daniel Anker
  • Sound and Fury (2000) - Josh Aronson; Roger Weisberg

  • Best Foreign Language Film
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Amores perros (2000)
    - Mexico.
  • Iedereen beroemd! (2000)
    - Belgium.
  • Le goût des autres (2000)
    - France.
  • Musíme si pomáhat (2000)
    - Czech Republic.

  • Honorary Award

      Awarded to:
     

    Medal of Commendation

      Awarded to:
     
    • Paul Kenworthy
      - For his pioneering efforts and innovations in the design of equipment for shooting feature films using optical relays.

    Award of Commendation

      Awarded to:
     
    • Ioan Allen; Mark Harrah; Robin Bransbury
      - For the concept, design and implementation of the TASA Trailer Loudness Standard. (plaque)

    Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

      Awarded to:
     

    Academy Award of Merit

    Date:3 March
    Host:Renée Zellweger
    Location:Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA

      Winner:
     

    Scientific and Engineering Award

      Winners:
     
    • Advanced Digital Systems Group (ADSG)
      - For the design and development of the Sony DADR 5000 digital audio dubber specifically designed for the motion picture industry.
    • AKAI Digital
      - For the design and development of the DD8 Plus digital audio dubber specifically designed for the motion picture industry.
    • Fairlight
      - For the design and development of the DaD digital audio dubber specifically designed for the motion picture industry.
    • Timeline, Incorporated
      - For the design and development of the MMR 8 digital audio dubber specifically designed for the motion picture industry.
    • Al Mayer Sr.; Al Mayer Jr.; Iain Neil; Brian Dang
      - For the mechanical design (Mayer, Sr./Mayer, Jr.), for the optical design (Neil) and for the electronic design (Dang) of the Panavision Millennium XL Camera System.
    • Alvah J. Miller (Lynx Robotics); Paul D. Johnson (Lynx Robotics)
      - For the electronic and software design of the Lynx C-50 Camera Motor System.
    • Joe Wary; Gerald Painter; Colin F. Mossman
      - For the design and development of the Deluxe Laboratories Multi Roller Film Transport System.

    Technical Achievement Award

      Winners:
     
    • Vic Armstrong
      - For the refinement and application to the film industry of the Fan Descender for accurately and safely arresting the descent of stunt persons in high freefalls.
    • Glenn Berggren; Horst Linge; Wolfgang Reineke
      - For the concept (Berggren), for research and development (Linge), and for the final design and production (Reineke) of the Isco-Optic lenses for motion picture projection.
    • George Borshukov; Kim Libreri; Dan Piponi
      - For the development of a system for image-based rendering allowing choreographed camera movements through computer graphic reconstructed sets.
    • Philip Greenstreet (Rosco Laboratories)
      - For the concept and development of the Roscolight Day/Night Backdrop.
    • Venkat Krishnamurthy
      - For the creation of the Paraform Software for 3D Digital Form Development.
    • Leonard Pincus; Ashot Nalbandyan; George Johnson; Tom Kong
      - For the design and development of the Softsun low pressure xenon long-arc light sources, their power supplies and fixtures.
    • John Pytlak
      - For the development of the Laboratory Aim Density (LAD) system.
    • Udo Schauss; Karl Lenhardt; Ralf Linn; Norbert Brinker
      - For the optical design (Schauss/Lenhardt), and for the mechanical design (Linn/Brinker) of the Schneider Super Cinelux lenses for motion picture projection.
    • Bill Tondreau (Kuper Systems); Alvah J. Miller (Lynx Robotics); Paul D. Johnson (Lynx Robotics); David Stump (I) (Visual Effects Rental Services)
      - For the conception, design and development of data capture systems that enable superior accuracy, efficiency and economy in the creation of composite imagery.

    Gordon E. Sawyer Award

      Awarded to: