73rd Academy Awards nominees and winners

The nominees for the 73rd Academy Awards were announced on February 13 2001 by Academy president Robert Rehme and actress Kathy Bates, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in the Academy's Beverly Hills headquarters. The winners were announced March 25 at a ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.

"Winners are highlighted in boldface".

=Best Motion Picture Of The Year=

*"Chocolat"
*"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"
*"Erin Brockovich"
*"Gladiator"
*"Traffic"

Achievement in Directing

*Stephen Daldry - "Billy Elliot"
*Ang Lee - "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"
*Ridley Scott - "Gladiator"
*Steven Soderbergh - "Erin Brockovich"
*Steven Soderbergh - "Traffic"

=Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role=

*Javier Bardem - "Before Night Falls"
*Russell Crowe - "Gladiator"
*Tom Hanks - "Cast Away"
*Ed Harris - "Pollock"
*Geoffrey Rush - "Quills"

=Best Performance by An Actress In A Leading Role=

*Joan Allen - "The Contender"
*Juliette Binoche - "Chocolat"
*Ellen Burstyn - "Requiem for a Dream"
*Laura Linney - "You Can Count on Me"
*Julia Roberts - "Erin Brockovich"

=Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role=

*Jeff Bridges - "The Contender"
*Willem Dafoe - "Shadow of the Vampire"
*Benicio del Toro - "Traffic"
*Albert Finney - "Erin Brockovich"
*Joaquin Phoenix - "Gladiator"

=Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role=

*Judi Dench - "Chocolat"
*Marcia Gay Harden - "Pollock"
*Kate Hudson - "Almost Famous"
*Frances McDormand - "Almost Famous"
*Julie Walters - "Billy Elliot"

=Best Foreign Language Film Of The Year=

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

=Adapted Screenplay=

*Robert Nelson Jacobs - "Chocolat", based on the novel by Joanne Harris
*Hui-Ling Wang, James Schamus, and Kuo Jung Tsai - "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", based on the novel by Du Lu Wang
*Ethan Coen and Joel Coen - "O Brother, Where Art Thou?", based on the epic poem "The Odyssey" by Homer
*Stephen Gaghan - "Traffic", based on the miniseries "Traffik" by Simon Moore
*Steven Kloves - "Wonder Boys", based on the novel by Michael Chabon

=Original Screenplay=

*Cameron Crowe - "Almost Famous"
*Lee Hall - "Billy Elliot"
*Susannah Grant - "Erin Brockovich"
*David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson - "Gladiator"
*Kenneth Lonergan - "You Can Count on Me"

=Achievement In Art Direction=

*"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"
*"Gladiator"
*"How the Grinch Stole Christmas!"
*"Quills"
*"Vatel"

=Achievement In Cinematography=

*Peter Pau - "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"
*John Mathieson - "Gladiator"
*Lajos Koltai - "Malèna"
*Roger Deakins - "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
*Caleb Deschanel - "The Patriot"

=Achievement In Costume Design=

*Anthony Powell - "102 Dalmatians"
*Timmy Yip - "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"
*Janty Yates - "Gladiator"
*Rita Ryack - "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!"
*Jacqueline West - "Quills"

=Best Documentary Feature=

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*"Legacy"
*"Long Night's Journey Into Day"
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*"Sound and Fury"

=Best Documentary Short Subject=

*"Big Mama"
*"Curtain Call"
*"Dolphins"
*"The Man on Lincoln's Nose"
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=Achievement In Film Editing=

*"Almost Famous"
*"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"
*"Gladiator"
*"Traffic"
*"Wonder Boys"

Achievement In Makeup

*"The Cell"
*"How the Grinch Stole Christmas!"
*"Shadow of the Vampire"

=Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Score)=

*"Chocolat"
*"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"
*"Gladiator"
*"Malèna"
*"The Patriot"

Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Song)

*"A Fool in Love" - "Meet the Parents"
*"A Love Before Time" - "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"
*"I've Seen It All" - "Dancer in the Dark"
*"My Funny Friend and Me"- "The Emperor's New Groove"
*"Things Have Changed" - "Wonder Boys"

=Best Animated Short Film=

*"Father and Daughter"
*"The Periwig-Maker"
*"Rejected"

=Best Live Action Short Film=

*"By Courier"
*"One Day Crossing"
*"Quiero ser (I want to be...)"
*"Seraglio"
*"Uma Historia de Futebol"

=Achievement In Sound Editing=

*"U-571"
*"Space Cowboys"

=Achievement In Sound Mixing=

*"Cast Away"
*"Gladiator"
*"The Patriot"
*"The Perfect Storm"
*"U-571"

=Achievement In Visual Effects=

*"Gladiator"
*"Hollow Man"
*"The Perfect Storm"

pecial honors

Academy Honorary Award:*Jack Cardiff:*Ernest Lehman
The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:*Dino De Laurentiis