2001 Oscars: Winners and Nominees

51 films were recognised at the 2001 Academy Awards, across 23 categories. 13 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was Gladiator, with 5 awards, ahead of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with 4. The categories below run from International Feature Film, Actor in a Leading Role and Actor in a Supporting Role to the smaller prizes, and in every one the winner is listed first, followed by the other nominees.

Each title links to the film's full award history at all four awards, and the links at the bottom step to the previous and next ceremony.

Last updated August 12, 2026

International Feature Film

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(2000)
Taiwan
Winner
Amores Perros(2000)
Mexico
Divided We Fall(2000)
Czech Republic
Everybody's Famous! (Everybody Famous!)(2000)
Belgium
Everybody's Famous! (Everybody Famous!)(2000)
Everybody Famous!
The Taste of Others(2000)
France

Actor in a Leading Role

Gladiator(2000)
Russell Crowe
Winner
Before Night Falls(2000)
Javier Bardem
Cast Away(2000)
Tom Hanks
Pollock(2000)
Ed Harris
Quills(2000)
Geoffrey Rush

Actor in a Supporting Role

Traffic(2000)
Benicio Del Toro
Winner
Erin Brockovich(2000)
Albert Finney
Gladiator(2000)
Joaquin Phoenix
Shadow of the Vampire(2000)
Willem Dafoe
The Contender(2000)
Jeff Bridges

Actress in a Leading Role

Erin Brockovich(2000)
Julia Roberts
Winner
Chocolat(2000)
Juliette Binoche
Requiem for a Dream(2000)
Ellen Burstyn
The Contender(2000)
Joan Allen
You Can Count on Me(2000)
Laura Linney

Art Direction

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(2000)
Tim Yip
Winner
Gladiator(2000)
Art Direction: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Crispian Sallis
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas)(2000)
Art Direction: Michael Corenblith; Set Decoration: Merideth Boswell
Quills(2000)
Art Direction: Martin Childs; Set Decoration: Jill Quertier
Vatel(2000)

Best Picture

Gladiator(2000)
Douglas Wick, David Franzoni and Branko Lustig, Producers
Winner
Chocolat(2000)
David Brown, Kit Golden and Leslie Holleran, Producers
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(2000)
Bill Kong, Hsu Li Kong and Ang Lee, Producers
Erin Brockovich(2000)
Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher, Producers
Traffic(2000)
Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz and Laura Bickford, Producers

Costume Design

Gladiator(2000)
Janty Yates
Winner
102 Dalmatians(2000)
Anthony Powell
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(2000)
Tim Yip
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas)(2000)
Rita Ryack
Quills(2000)
Jacqueline West

Directing

Traffic(2000)
Steven Soderbergh
Winner
Billy Elliot(2000)
Stephen Daldry
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(2000)
Ang Lee
Erin Brockovich(2000)
Steven Soderbergh
Gladiator(2000)
Ridley Scott

Documentary (Feature)

Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport(2000)
Mark Jonathan Harris, Deborah Oppenheimer
Winner
Legacy(2000)
Tod Lending
Long Night's Journey into Day(2000)
Frances Reid, Deborah Hoffmann
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy(2000)
Barak Goodman, Daniel Anker
Sound and Fury(2000)
Josh Aronson, Roger Weisberg

Documentary (Short Subject)

Big Mama(2000)
Tracy Seretean
Winner
Curtain Call(2000)
Chuck Braverman, Steve Kalafer
Dolphins(1999)
Greg MacGillivray, Alec Lorimore
On Tiptoe: Gentle Steps to Freedom(2000)
Eric Simonson, Leelai Demoz
The Man on Lincoln's Nose(2000)
Daniel Raim

Film Editing

Traffic(2000)
Stephen Mirrione
Winner
Almost Famous(2000)
Joe Hutshing, Saar Klein
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(2000)
Tim Squyres
Gladiator(2000)
Pietro Scalia
Wonder Boys(2000)
Dede Allen

Music (Original Song)

Wonder Boys(2000)
Things Have Changed in "Wonder Boys" Music and Lyric by Bob Dylan
Winner
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(2000)
A Love Before Time in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Music by Jorge Calandrelli and Tan Dun; Lyric by James Schamus
Dancer in the Dark(2000)
I've Seen It All in "Dancer in the Dark" Music by Björk; Lyric by Lars von Trier and Sjon Sigurdsson
Meet the Parents(2000)
A Fool In Love in "Meet the Parents" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
The Emperor's New Groove(2000)
My Funny Friend And Me in "The Emperor's New Groove" Music by Sting and David Hartley; Lyric by Sting

Short Film (Live Action)

I Want to Be(2000)
Florian Gallenberger
Winner
A Soccer Story (A Soccer Story (Uma Historia de Futebol))(1998)
Paulo Machline
By Courier(2000)
One Day Crossing(2001)
Joan Stein, Christina Lazaridi
Seraglio(2000)
Gail Lerner, Colin Campbell

Sound

Gladiator(2000)
Scott Millan, Bob Beemer, Ken Weston
Winner
Cast Away(2000)
Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands, William B. Kaplan
The Patriot(2000)
Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Lee Orloff
The Perfect Storm(2000)
John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David Campbell, Keith A. Wester
U-571(2000)
Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Rick Kline, Ivan Sharrock

Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

Traffic(2000)
Screenplay by Stephen Gaghan
Winner
Chocolat(2000)
Screenplay by Robert Nelson Jacobs
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(2000)
Written by Wang Hui Ling and James Schamus and Tsai Kuo Jung
O Brother, Where Art Thou?(2000)
Written by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
Wonder Boys(2000)
Screenplay by Steve Kloves

Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Almost Famous(2000)
Written by Cameron Crowe
Winner
Billy Elliot(2000)
Written by Lee Hall
Erin Brockovich(2000)
Written by Susannah Grant
Gladiator(2000)
Screenplay by David Franzoni and John Logan and William Nicholson; Story by David Franzoni
You Can Count on Me(2000)
Written by Kenneth Lonergan

Actress in a Supporting Role

Pollock(2000)
Marcia Gay Harden
Winner
Almost Famous(2000)
Kate Hudson
Billy Elliot(2000)
Julie Walters
Chocolat(2000)
Judi Dench

Cinematography

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(2000)
Peter Pau
Winner
Gladiator(2000)
John Mathieson
O Brother, Where Art Thou?(2000)
Roger Deakins
The Patriot(2000)
Caleb Deschanel

Music (Original Score)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(2000)
Tan Dun
Winner
Chocolat(2000)
Rachel Portman
Gladiator(2000)
Hans Zimmer
The Patriot(2000)
John Williams

Makeup

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas)(2000)
Rick Baker, Gail Ryan
Winner
Shadow of the Vampire(2000)
Ann Buchanan, Amber Sibley
The Cell(2000)
"The Cell" Michèle Burke, Edouard Henriques

Short Film (Animated)

Father and Daughter(2001)
Michael Dudok de Wit
Winner
Rejected(2000)
Don Hertzfeldt
The Periwig-Maker(1999)
Steffen Schäffler, Annette Schäffler

Visual Effects

Gladiator(2000)
John Nelson, Neil Corbould, Tim Burke, Rob Harvey
Winner
Hollow Man(2000)
Scott E. Anderson, Craig Hayes, Scott Stokdyk, Stan Parks
The Perfect Storm(2000)
Stefen Fangmeier, Habib Zargarpour, John Frazier, Walt Conti

Sound Editing

U-571(2000)
Jon Johnson
Winner
Space Cowboys(2000)
Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman