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    Oscar

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    Best Actor in a Leading Role

    • Russell Crowe
      Winner
      • Russell Crowe
      • Gladiator
    • Javier Bardem
      • Javier Bardem
      • Before Night Falls
    • Tom Hanks at an event for Larry Crowne (2011)
      • Tom Hanks
      • Cast Away
    • Ed Harris at an event for Appaloosa (2008)
      • Ed Harris
      • Pollock
    • Geoffrey Rush
      • Geoffrey Rush
      • Quills

    Best Actor in a Supporting Role

    • Benicio Del Toro
      Winner
      • Benicio Del Toro
      • Traffic
    • Jeff Bridges at an event for The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010)
      • Jeff Bridges
      • The Contender
    • Albert Finney at an event for Erin Brockovich (2000)
      • Albert Finney
      • Erin Brockovich
    • Joaquin Phoenix
      • Joaquin Phoenix
      • Gladiator
    • Willem Dafoe
      • Willem Dafoe
      • Shadow of the Vampire

    Best Actress in a Leading Role

    • Julia Roberts at an event for Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
      Winner
      • Julia Roberts
      • Erin Brockovich
    • Juliette Binoche at an event for Breaking and Entering (2006)
      • Juliette Binoche
      • Chocolat
    • Joan Allen
      • Joan Allen
      • The Contender
    • Ellen Burstyn at an event for Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
      • Ellen Burstyn
      • Requiem for a Dream
    • Laura Linney
      • Laura Linney
      • You Can Count on Me

    Best Actress in a Supporting Role

    • Marcia Gay Harden
      Winner
      • Marcia Gay Harden
      • Pollock
    • Kate Hudson
      • Kate Hudson
      • Almost Famous
    • Frances McDormand
      • Frances McDormand
      • Almost Famous
    • Julie Walters
      • Julie Walters
      • Billy Elliot
    • Judi Dench at an event for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
      • Judi Dench
      • Chocolat

    Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

      7.9 (288K)
      Tim Yip
    • [object Object]

      How the Grinch Stole Christmas

      6.4 (313K)
      Michael Corenblith(art director)
      Merideth Boswell(set decorator)
    • [object Object]

      Gladiator

      8.5 (1.8M)
      Arthur Max(art director)
      Crispian Sallis(set decorator)
    • [object Object]

      Quills

      7.2 (58K)
      Martin Childs(art director)
      Jill Quertier(set decorator)
    • [object Object]

      Vatel

      6.6 (8.4K)
      Jean Rabasse(art director)
      Françoise Benoît-Fresco(set decorator)

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

      7.9 (288K)
      Peter Pau
    • [object Object]

      Gladiator

      8.5 (1.8M)
      John Mathieson
    • [object Object]

      Malena

      7.4 (120K)
      Lajos Koltai
    • [object Object]

      O Brother, Where Art Thou?

      7.7 (342K)
      Roger Deakins
    • [object Object]

      The Patriot

      7.2 (304K)
      Caleb Deschanel

    Best Costume Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gladiator

      8.5 (1.8M)
      Janty Yates
    • [object Object]

      102 Dalmatians

      4.9 (41K)
      Anthony Powell
    • [object Object]

      How the Grinch Stole Christmas

      6.4 (313K)
      Rita Ryack
    • [object Object]

      Quills

      7.2 (58K)
      Jacqueline West
    • [object Object]

      Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

      7.9 (288K)
      Tim Yip

    Best Director

    • Steven Soderbergh at an event for Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
      Winner
      • Steven Soderbergh
      • Traffic
    • Stephen Daldry
      • Stephen Daldry
      • Billy Elliot
    • Steven Soderbergh at an event for Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
      • Steven Soderbergh
      • Erin Brockovich
    • Ridley Scott
      • Ridley Scott
      • Gladiator
    • Ang Lee at an event for Life of Pi (2012)
      • Ang Lee
      • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

    Best Documentary, Features

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport

      7.7 (2K)
      Mark Jonathan Harris
      Deborah Oppenheimer
    • [object Object]

      Legacy

      6.9 (162)
      Tod Lending
    • [object Object]

      Long Night's Journey Into Day

      7.6 (483)
      Frances Reid
      Deborah Hoffmann
    • [object Object]

      Scottsboro: An American Tragedy

      7.5 (373)
      Barak Goodman
      Daniel Anker
    • [object Object]

      Sound and Fury

      7.8 (1.1K)
      Josh Aronson
      Roger Weisberg

    Best Documentary, Short Subjects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Big Mama

      6.6 (146)
      Tracy Seretean
    • Curtain Call

      7.8 (50)
      Charles Braverman
      Steve Kalafer
    • [object Object]

      Dolphins

      7.1 (552)
      Greg MacGillivray
      Alec Lorimore
    • [object Object]

      The Man on Lincoln's Nose

      8.5 (98)
      Daniel Raim
    • [object Object]

      On Tiptoe: Gentle Steps to Freedom

      7.5 (57)
      Eric Simonson
      Leelai Demoz

    Best Effects, Visual Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gladiator

      8.5 (1.8M)
      John Nelson
      Neil Corbould
      Tim Burke
      Rob Harvey
    • [object Object]

      Hollow Man

      5.9 (143K)
      Scott E. Anderson
      Craig Hayes
      Scott Stokdyk
      Stan Parks
    • [object Object]

      The Perfect Storm

      6.5 (184K)
      Stefen Fangmeier
      Habib Zargarpour
      John Frazier
      Walt Conti

    Best Film Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Traffic

      7.5 (225K)
      Stephen Mirrione
    • [object Object]

      Almost Famous

      7.9 (304K)
      Joe Hutshing
      Saar Klein
    • [object Object]

      Gladiator

      8.5 (1.8M)
      Pietro Scalia
    • [object Object]

      Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

      7.9 (288K)
      Tim Squyres
    • [object Object]

      Wonder Boys

      7.2 (68K)
      Dede Allen

    Best Foreign Language Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

      7.9 (288K)
      Taiwan.
    • [object Object]

      Divided We Fall

      7.6 (5.5K)
      Czech Republic.
    • [object Object]

      Amores Perros

      8.0 (268K)
      Mexico.
    • [object Object]

      Everybody's Famous!

      6.9 (3.4K)
      Belgium.
    • [object Object]

      The Taste of Others

      7.2 (11K)
      France.

    Best Makeup

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      How the Grinch Stole Christmas

      6.4 (313K)
      Rick Baker
      Gail Rowell-Ryan
    • [object Object]

      The Cell

      6.4 (113K)
      Michèle Burke
      Edouard F. Henriques
    • [object Object]

      Shadow of the Vampire

      6.9 (47K)
      Ann Buchanan
      Amber Sibley

    Best Music, Original Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

      7.9 (288K)
      Dun Tan
    • [object Object]

      Chocolat

      7.2 (207K)
      Rachel Portman
    • [object Object]

      Gladiator

      8.5 (1.8M)
      Hans Zimmer
    • [object Object]

      Malena

      7.4 (120K)
      Ennio Morricone
    • [object Object]

      The Patriot

      7.2 (304K)
      John Williams

    Best Music, Original Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wonder Boys

      7.2 (68K)
      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.
    • [object Object]

      Dancer in the Dark

      7.9 (121K)
      Björk(composer)
      Lars von Trier(lyricist)
      Sjón(lyricist)
      For the song "I've Seen It All".
    • [object Object]

      The Emperor's New Groove

      7.4 (238K)
      Sting(composer/lyricist)
      Dave Hartley(composer)
      For the song "My Funny Friend and Me".
    • [object Object]

      Meet the Parents

      7.0 (368K)
      Randy Newman
      For the song "A Fool In Love".
    • [object Object]

      Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

      7.9 (288K)
      Jorge Calandrelli(composer)
      Dun Tan(composer)
      James Schamus(lyricist)
      For the song "A Love Before Time".

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gladiator

      8.5 (1.8M)
      Douglas Wick
      David Franzoni
      Branko Lustig
    • [object Object]

      Chocolat

      7.2 (207K)
      David Brown
      Kit Golden
      Leslie Holleran
    • [object Object]

      Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

      7.9 (288K)
      William Kong
      Li-Kong Hsu
      Ang Lee
    • [object Object]

      Erin Brockovich

      7.5 (234K)
      Danny DeVito
      Michael Shamberg
      Stacey Sher
    • [object Object]

      Traffic

      7.5 (225K)
      Edward Zwick
      Marshall Herskovitz
      Laura Bickford

    Best Short Film, Animated

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Father and Daughter

      7.8 (7.2K)
      Michael Dudok de Wit
    • [object Object]

      The Periwig-Maker

      6.9 (647)
      Steffen Schäffler
      Annette Schäffler
    • [object Object]

      Rejected

      7.9 (9.1K)
      Don Hertzfeldt

    Best Short Film, Live Action

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Quiero ser (I want to be...)

      7.2 (380)
      Florian Gallenberger
    • By Courier

      7.2 (72)
      Peter Riegert
      Ericka Frederick
    • [object Object]

      One Day Crossing

      7.7 (150)
      Joan Stein Schimke
      Christina Lazaridi
    • [object Object]

      Seraglio

      6.8 (112)
      Gail Lerner
      Colin Campbell
    • [object Object]

      Uma História de Futebol

      7.2 (196)
      Paulo Machline

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gladiator

      8.5 (1.8M)
      Scott Millan
      Bob Beemer
      Ken Weston
    • [object Object]

      Cast Away

      7.8 (666K)
      Randy Thom
      Tom Johnson
      Dennis S. Sands
      William B. Kaplan
    • [object Object]

      The Patriot

      7.2 (304K)
      Kevin O'Connell
      Greg P. Russell
      Lee Orloff
    • [object Object]

      The Perfect Storm

      6.5 (184K)
      John T. Reitz
      Gregg Rudloff
      David E. Campbell
      Keith A. Wester
    • [object Object]

      U-571

      6.6 (90K)
      Steve Maslow
      Gregg Landaker
      Rick Kline
      Ivan Sharrock

    Best Sound Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      U-571

      6.6 (90K)
      Jon Johnson
    • [object Object]

      Space Cowboys

      6.5 (89K)
      Alan Robert Murray
      Bub Asman

    Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Traffic

      7.5 (225K)
      Stephen Gaghan
    • [object Object]

      Chocolat

      7.2 (207K)
      Robert Nelson Jacobs
    • [object Object]

      O Brother, Where Art Thou?

      7.7 (342K)
      Ethan Coen
      Joel Coen
    • [object Object]

      Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

      7.9 (288K)
      Hui-Ling Wang
      James Schamus
      Kuo Jung Tsai
    • [object Object]

      Wonder Boys

      7.2 (68K)
      Steve Kloves

    Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Almost Famous

      7.9 (304K)
      Cameron Crowe
    • [object Object]

      Billy Elliot

      7.7 (148K)
      Lee Hall
    • [object Object]

      Erin Brockovich

      7.5 (234K)
      Susannah Grant
    • [object Object]

      Gladiator

      8.5 (1.8M)
      David Franzoni(screenplay/story)
      John Logan(screenplay)
      William Nicholson(screenplay)
    • [object Object]

      You Can Count on Me

      7.5 (32K)
      Kenneth Lonergan

    Honorary Award

    Edit
    • Jack Cardiff
      Winner
      • Jack Cardiff
      Master of light and color. (Oscar statuette).
    • Ernest Lehman in Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' (2000)
      Winner
      • Ernest Lehman
      In appreciation of a body of varied and enduring work (Oscar statuette).

    Medal of Commendation

    Edit
    • Winner
      • Paul Kenworthy
      For his pioneering efforts and innovations in the design of equipment for shooting feature films using optical relays.

    Award of Commendation

    Edit
    • Winners
      • Ioan Allen
      • Mark Harrah
      For the concept, design and implementation of the TASA Trailer Loudness Standard. (plaque)

    Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

    Edit
    • Dino De Laurentiis at an event for Hannibal (2001)
      Winner
      • Dino De Laurentiis

    Academy Award of Merit

    Edit
    • Edwin Catmull, winner of the Gordon E. Sawyer Award, at the 81st Annual Academy Awards® broadcast live on the ABC Television network from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009.
      Winners
      • Rob Cook
      • Loren Carpenter
      • Ed Catmull
      For their significant advancements to the field of motion picture rendering as exemplified in Pixar's "Renderman."

    Scientific and Engineering Award

    Edit
    • Winner
        For the design and development of the DD8 Plus digital audio dubber specifically designed for the motion picture industry.
      • Winner
          For the design and development of the DaD digital audio dubber specifically designed for the motion picture industry.
        • Winner
            For the design and development of the Sony DADR 5000 digital audio dubber specifically designed for the motion picture industry.
          • Winner
              For the design and development of the MMR 8 digital audio dubber specifically designed for the motion picture industry.
            • Winner
                For the design and development of the Deluxe Laboratories Multi Roller Film Transport System.
              • Winners
                • Alvah J. Miller(Lynx Robotics)
                • Paul D. Johnson(Lynx Robotics)
                For the electronic and software design of the Lynx C-50 Camera Motor System.
              • Winner
                • Al Mayer Jr.
                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.

              Technical Achievement Award

              Edit
              • Vic and Wendy Armstrong - The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
                Winner
                • 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.
              • Winners
                • Bill Tondreau(Kuper Systems)
                • Alvah J. Miller(Lynx Robotics)
                • Paul D. Johnson(Lynx Robotics)
                • David Stump(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.
              • Winner
                  For the design and development of the Softsun low pressure xenon long-arc light sources, their power supplies and fixtures.
                • Winner
                    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.
                  • Winner
                      For the optical design (Schauss/Lenhardt), and for the mechanical design (Linn/Brinker) of the Schneider Super Cinelux lenses for motion picture projection.
                    • Winner
                        For the concept and development of the Roscolight Day/Night Backdrop.
                      • Winner
                          For the creation of the Paraform Software for 3D Digital Form Development.
                        • Winners
                          • 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.
                        • Winner
                            For the development of the Laboratory Aim Density (LAD) system.

                          Gordon E. Sawyer Award

                          Edit
                          • Winner
                            • Irwin Young

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                          Event date

                          March 3, 2001

                          Event location

                          Los Angeles, California, USA

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