And the Academy Award Goes to...
Hollywood stars of the past and present were dressed to the hilt for the 2001 Academy Awards ceremony, March 25th. Gone this year was the "bedroom hair" look, and back was the look of class, style and elegance. Hosting for the first time, Steve Martin kept the entertainers and television audience entertained with his own inimitable style of stand-up comedy. The evening flowed smoothly, almost effortlessly, with Martin playing a huge role in keeping everything under control. Award winners were bribed with the promise of a High Definition Television as the prize for the shortest acceptance speech, and seldom did the orchestra have to start the music to move the winners off the stage.
Romance fans didn't get to see Chocolat or Juliette Binoche take home an Oscar, but at least we can take solace in the fact that the little romance film was even nominated. While Chocolat went without, Traffic and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon were each honored with four awards. Gladiator proved to be the night's big winner, bagging five Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor.
Academy Award Winners
in the order they were announced :
Best Supporting Actress: Marcia Gay Harden (1st Time Nominee), Pollock
Film Editing: Stephen Mirrione (1st Time Nominee), Traffic
Live Action Short: Florian Gallenberger (1st Time Nominee), Quiero Ser (I Want to Be)
Animated Short Film: Michael Duduk de Wit (2nd Nomination, 1st Win), Father and Daughter
Costume Designer: Janty Yates (1st Time Nominee), Gladiator
Supporting Actor: Benicio Del Toro (1st Time Nominee), Traffic
Sound: Scott Millan, Bob Beemer (3rd Nominations, 2nd Wins), Ken Weston (2nd Nomination, 1st Win), Gladiator
Sound Editing: Jon Johnson (1st Time Nominee), U-571
Cinematography: Peter Pau (1st Time Nominee), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Makeup: Rick Baker (6 Time Winner) and Gail Ryan (1st Time Nominee), Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Documentary - Short Subject: Tracy Seretean (1st Time Nominee), Big Mama
Documentary - Feature: Deborah Oppenheimer (1st Time Nominee) and Mark Jonathan Harris (2nd Nomination, 2nd Win), Into the Arms of Strangers
Visual Effects: John Nelson, Neil Corbould, Tim Burke, and Rob Harvey (1st Time Nominees), Gladiator
Best Original Score: Tan Dun (2nd Nomination, 1st Win), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Foreign Language Film: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Taiwan's 3rd Nomination, 1st Win), Ang Lee - Director
Original Song: Bob Dylan's "Things Have Changed" (1st Nomination), Wonder Boys
Best Actor: Russell Crowe (2nd Nomination, 1st Win), Gladiator
Best Actress: Julia Roberts (3rd Nomination, 1st Win), Erin Brockovich
Screenplay - Adaptation: Stephen Gaghan (1st Time Nominee), Traffic
Screenplay - Original: Cameron Crowe (3rd Nomination, 1st Win), Almost Famous
Best Director: Steven Soderbergh (3rd Nomination, 1st Win), Traffic
Best Picture: Gladiator, Douglas Wick, Branko Lustig, and David Franzoni
