2001 Oscars — Best Picture

Gladiator won Best Picture at the 2001 Oscars. All 5 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were Chocolat, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Erin Brockovich and Traffic. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 2000 and 2002 Best Picture races.

Last updated August 12, 2026

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