2000 Oscars

This page covers the Academy Awards for films released in 2000, to be awarded on March 25, 2001. This is my rough ranking of the nominees in each category (I've actually managed to see all of them), followed by my prediction of who will actually win. For a different take on the year's best films, see Roger Ebert's top 10 list for the year.

-- Mike, Rankings and predictions as of 3/22/2001, updated with winners 3/25/2001

Best Picture

1. Traffic *
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon **
3. Erin Brockovich
4. Chocolat
5. Gladiator

Best Director

1. Steven Soderbergh, Traffic
2. Ang Lee, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
3. Steven Soderbergh, Erin Brockovich
4. Ridley Scott, Gladiator
5. Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot

Best Actress

1. Ellen Burstyn, Requiem for a Dream *
2. Laura Linney, You Can Count On Me
3. Joan Allen, The Contender ^**
4. Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich
5. Juliette Binoche, Chocolat

Best Actor

1. Ed Harris, Pollock *
2. Tom Hanks, Cast Away **
3. Javier Bardem, Before Night Falls
4. Geoffrey Rush, Quills
5. Russell Crowe, Gladiator

Best Supporting Actor

1. Benicio Del Toro, Traffic
2. Willem Dafoe, Shadow of the Vampire *
3. Jeff Bridges, The Contender **
4. Albert Finney, Erin Brockovich
5. Joaquin Phoenix, Gladiator

Best Supporting Actress

1. Kate Hudson, Almost Famous *, **
2. Marcia Gay Harden, Pollock
3. Frances McDormand, Almost Famous
4. Judi Dench, Chocolat
5. Julie Walters, Billy Elliot

Best Original Screenplay

1. You Can Count On Me
2. Almost Famous
3. Billy Elliot
4. Erin Brockovich
5. Gladiator

Best Adapted Screenplay

1. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2. Wonder Boys
3. Traffic
4. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
5. Chocolat

* Roger Ebert's pick on Ebert and Roeper and the Movies
** Richard Roeper's pick on Ebert and Roeper and the Movies

Filmography links courtesy of IMDb.

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