Academy Awards 2000
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The 2000 Academy Awards took place on March 26, 2000 for the penultimate time in the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles . It was the 72nd Annual Academy Awards . In the year of the award, awards are always given to films from the previous year, in this case the films from 1999.
The big winner of the award ceremony was the film American Beauty , which received five trophies, including four of the Big Five Oscars (Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay). Technically the most convincing was the film Matrix , which received four awards (Best Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing, Best Visual Effects). God's work and the devil's contribution and Topsy-Turvy - Upside down were each awarded two times.
| Movie | N | A. |
|---|---|---|
| American Beauty | 8th | 5 |
| God's work and the devil's contribution | 7th | 2 |
| insider | 7th | 0 |
| The Sixth Sense | 6th | 0 |
| The talented Mr. Ripley | 5 | 0 |
| matrix | 4th | 4th |
| The Green Mile | 4th | 0 |
| Topsy-Turvy - turned upside down | 4th | 2 |
| Being John Malkovich | 3 | 0 |
| Magnolia | 3 | 0 |
| Sleepy Hollow - heads will roll | 3 | 1 |
| Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | 3 | 0 |
| Anna and the King | 2 | 0 |
| Boys don't cry | 2 | 1 |
| The end of an affair | 2 | 0 |
| Music of the Heart | 2 | 0 |
| Sweet and Lowdown | 2 | 0 |
Moderation
Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards for the seventh time. The presenters of the candidates are listed below for the respective categories.
Winners and nominations
Best movie
Presented by Clint Eastwood .
American Beauty - Bruce Cohen , Dan Jinks
- God's Work and the Devil's Contribution (The Cider House Rules) - Richard N. Gladstein
- Insider (The Insider) - Pieter Jan Brugge , Michael Mann
- The Green Mile - Frank Darabont , David Valdes
- The Sixth Sense - Kathleen Kennedy , Frank Marshall , Barry Mendel
Best director
Presented by Steven Spielberg .
- Lasse Hallström - God's Work and the Devil's Contribution (The Cider House Rules)
- Spike Jonze - Being John Malkovich
- Michael Mann - Insider (The Insider)
- M. Night Shyamalan - The Sixth Sense
Best Actor
Presented by Gwyneth Paltrow .
Kevin Spacey - American Beauty
- Russell Crowe - Insider (The Insider)
- Richard Farnsworth - A True Story - The Straight Story (The Straight Story)
- Sean Penn - Sweet and Lowdown
- Denzel Washington - Hurricane ( The Hurricane )
Best main actress
Presented by Roberto Benigni .
- Annette Bening - American Beauty
- Janet McTeer - Tumbleweeds
- Julianne Moore - The End of the Affair (The End of the Affair)
- Meryl Streep - Music of the Heart
Best supporting actor
Presented by Judi Dench .
Michael Caine - God's Work and the Devil's Contribution (The Cider House Rules)
- Tom Cruise - Magnolia
- Michael Clarke Duncan - The Green Mile
- Jew Law - The Talented Mr. Ripley (The Talented Mr. Ripley)
- Haley Joel Osment - The Sixth Sense
The best supporting actress
Presented by James Coburn .
Angelina Jolie - Crazy (Girl, Interrupted)
- Toni Collette - The Sixth Sense
- Catherine Keener - Being John Malkovich
- Samantha Morton - Sweet and Lowdown
- Chloë Sevigny - Boys Don't Cry
Best adapted script
Presented by Kevin Spacey .
John Irving - God's Work and the Devil's Contribution (The Cider House Rules)
- Frank Darabont - The Green Mile
- Michael Mann , Eric Roth - Insider (The Insider)
- Anthony Minghella - The Talented Mr. Ripley (The Talented Mr. Ripley)
- Alexander Payne , Jim Taylor - Election
Best original script
Presented by Mel Gibson .
- Paul Thomas Anderson - Magnolia
- Charlie Kaufman - Being John Malkovich
- Mike Leigh - Topsy-Turvy - Upside Down (Topsy-Turvy)
- M. Night Shyamalan - The Sixth Sense
Best camera
Presented by Brad Pitt .
Conrad L. Hall - American Beauty
- Emmanuel Lubezki - Sleepy Hollow - Heads Will Roll (Sleepy Hollow)
- Roger Pratt - The End of the Affair (The End of the Affair)
- Dante Spinotti - Insider (The Insider)
- Robert Richardson - Snow Falling on Cedars (Snow Falling on Cedars)
Best production design
Presented by Julianne Moore and Russell Crowe .
Rick Heinrichs , Peter Young - Sleepy Hollow - Heads Will Roll (Sleepy Hollow)
- Luciana Arrighi , Ian Whittaker - Anna and the King (Anna and the King)
- John Bush , Eve Stewart - Topsy-Turvy - Upside Down (Topsy-Turvy)
- Bruno Cesari , Roy Walker - Der Talented Mr. Ripley (The Talented Mr. Ripley)
- David Gropman , Beth A. Rubino - God's Work and the Devil's Contribution (The Cider House Rules)
Best costume design
Presented by Cameron Diaz , Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu .
Lindy Hemming - Topsy-Turvy - Upside Down (Topsy-Turvy)
- Colleen Atwood - Sleepy Hollow - Heads Will Roll (Sleepy Hollow)
- Jenny Beavan - Anna and the King (Anna and the King)
- Milena Canonero - Titus
- Gary Jones , Ann Roth - The Talented Mr. Ripley (The Talented Mr. Ripley)
Best makeup
Presented by Erykah Badu and Tobey Maguire .
Christine Blundell , Trefor Proud - Topsy-Turvy - Upside Down (Topsy-Turvy)
- Michèle Burke , Mike Smithson - Austin Powers - Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
- Greg Cannom - The Bicentennial Man
Best film score
Presented by Charlize Theron and Keanu Reeves .
John Corigliano - The red violin (Le Violon rouge)
- Thomas Newman - American Beauty
- Rachel Portman - God's Work and the Devil's Contribution (The Cider House Rules)
- John Williams - My Mother 's Ashes (Angela's Ashes)
- Gabriel Yared - The Talented Mr. Ripley (The Talented Mr. Ripley)
Best movie song
Presented by Cher .
"You'll Be In My Heart" from Tarzan - Phil Collins
- “Blame Canada” from South Park: The film - bigger, longer, uncut - Trey Parker , Marc Shaiman
- "Music Of My Heart" from Music of the Heart - Diane Warren
- " Save Me " from Magnolia - Aimee Mann
- When She Loved Me from Toy Story 2 - Randy Newman
Best cut
Presented by Ashley Judd and Tommy Lee Jones .
Zach Staenberg - Matrix (The Matrix)
- Tariq Anwar , Christopher Greenbury - American Beauty
- Lisa Zeno Churgin - God's Work and the Devil's Contribution (The Cider House Rules)
- William Goldenberg , David Rosenbloom , Paul Rubell - Insider (The Insider)
- Andrew Mondshein - The Sixth Sense
Best sound mix
Presented by Heather Graham and Mike Myers .
David E. Campbell , David Lee , John T. Reitz , Gregg Rudloff - Matrix (The Matrix)
- Willie D. Burton , Michael Herbick , Robert J. Litt , Elliot Tyson - The Green Mile
- Chris Carpenter , Rick Kline , Chris Munro , Leslie Shatz - Die Mumie (The Mummy)
- Doug Hemphill , Andy Nelson , Lee Orloff - Insider (The Insider)
- Tom Johnson , John Midgley , Shawn Murphy , Gary Rydstrom - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace)
Best sound editing
Presented by Chow Yun-Fat .
Dane A. Davis - Matrix (The Matrix)
- Tom Bellfort , Ben Burtt - Star Wars : Episode I - The Phantom Menace (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace)
- Richard Hymns , Ren Klyce - Fight Club
Best visual effects
Presented by Arnold Schwarzenegger .
Steve Courtley , John Gaeta , Janek Sirrs , Jon Thum - Matrix (The Matrix)
- Eric Allard , Henry Anderson , Jerome Chen , John Dykstra - Stuart Little
- Rob Coleman , John Knoll , Dennis Muren , Scott Squires - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace)
Best Documentary (Short Film)
Presented by Mena Suvari , Thora Birch and Wes Bentley .
King Gimp - Susan Hannah Hadary , William A. Whiteford
- Eyewitness - Bert Van Bork
- The Wildest Show in the South: The Angola Prison Rodeo - Simeon Soffer , Jonathan Stack
Best Documentary (Long Form)
Presented by Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke .
One Day in September (One Day in September) - Arthur Cohn , Kevin Macdonald
- Buena Vista Social Club - Ulrich Felsberg , Wim Wenders
- Genghis Blues - Adrian Belic , Roko Belic
- On the Ropes - Nanette Burstein , Brett Morgen
- Speaking in Strings - Paola di Florio , Lilibet Foster
Best Short Film (Animated)
The Old Man and the Sea - Alexandr Petrov
- Humdrum - Peter Peake
- My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts - Torill Kove
- 3 Misses - Paul Driessen
- When the Day Breaks - Amanda Forbis , Wendy Tilby
Best Short Film (Live Action)
Presented by Cate Blanchett and Jude Law .
My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York - Barbara Schock , Tammy Tiehel
- Killing Joe - Mehdi Norowzian , Steve Wax
- Change - Marc-Andreas Bochert , Gabriele Lins
- Stora och små mirakel - Marcus Olsson
- Theis and Nico - Henrik Ruben Genz , Michael W. Horsten
Best foreign language film
Presented by Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas .
All about my mother (Todo sobre mi madre) , Spain - Pedro Almodóvar
- Luck is coming tomorrow (Under solen) , Sweden - Colin Nutley
- Est-Ouest - A love in Russia (Est-Ouest) , France - Régis Wargnier
- Himalaya - The childhood of a caravan driver (Himalaya - L'enfance d'un chef) , Nepal - Éric Valli
- Salomon and Gaenor (Solomon and Gaenor) , United Kingdom - Paul Morrison
Honorary Oscars
Honorary Award
The honorary Oscar was presented by Jane Fonda .
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award was presented by Jack Nicholson .
literature
- Hans-Jürgen Kubiak: The Oscar Films. The best films from 1927/28 to 2004. The best non-English language films from 1947 to 2004. The best animated films from 2001 to 2004 . Schüren, Marburg 2005, ISBN 3-89472-386-6
Web links
- Academy Awards 2000 in theInternet Movie Database(English)