54th British Academy Film Awards
The 54th British Academy Film Awards , more commonly known as the BAFTAs , took place on 25 February 2001 at the Odeon Leicester Square in London , honouring the best national and foreign films of 2000 . Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts , accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2000.[ 1]
Ridley Scott 's Gladiator won Best Film , while Ang Lee won Best Director for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon . Billy Elliot was voted Outstanding British Film of 2000; the film's lead actor, Jamie Bell , won Best Actor in a Leading Role . In addition, Julia Roberts won Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of Erin Brockovich in Erin Brockovich , Benicio del Toro won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in Traffic , and Julie Walters won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in Billy Elliot .[ 2] [ 3] The nominees were announced on 31 January 2001.[ 4]
Stephen Fry and Mariella Frostrup co-hosted the ceremony together, marking the first time the ceremony had two hosts in over 10 years.
Winners and nominees
Ang Lee , Best Director winner and Best Film Not in the English Language co-winner
Jamie Bell , Best Actor winner
Julia Roberts , Best Actress winner
Benicio del Toro , Best Supporting Actor winner
Julie Walters , Best Supporting Actress winner
Cameron Crowe , Best Original Screenplay winner
Stephen Gaghan , Best Adapted Screenplay winner
BAFTA Fellowship
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface .
Almost Famous – Jeff Wexler , Doug Hemphill , Rick Kline , Paul Massey and Mike Wilhoit
Billy Elliot – Mark Holding, Mike Prestwood Smith and Zane Hayward
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Drew Kunin , Reilly Steele, Eugene Gearty and Robert Fernandez
Gladiator – Ken Weston , Scott Millan , Bob Beemer and Per Hallberg
The Perfect Storm – Keith A. Wester , John T. Reitz , Gregg Rudloff , David E. Campbell , Wylie Stateman and Kelly Cabral
The Perfect Storm – Stefen Fangmeier , John Frazier , Walt Conti , Habib Zargarpour and Tim Alexander
Chicken Run – Paddy Eason, Mark Nelmes and Dave Alex Riddett
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Rob Hodgson, Leo Lo, Jonathan F. Strylund, Bessie Cheuk and Travis Baumann
Gladiator – John Nelson , Tim Burke , Rob Harvey and Neil Corbould
Vertical Limit – Kent Houston, Tricia Ashford, Neil Corbould , Paul Docherty and Dion Hatch
Shadowscan – Gary Holding, Justine Leahy and Tinge Krishnan
Statistics
See also
References
External links
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