These are the winners of films that came out in the year 2000, starting January 1st and ending December 31st. They were compiled using the Oscar nominees/winners, Golden Globe nominees/winners, critic "year-in-review"'s and "top 10"'s, and then some of Salty Cracker's personal tastes. As for the ones not #1, they aren't necessarily not as good, but in order for an awards thing to work, someone has to be THE best.
If you don't agree with some of my choices, too damn bad! Make your own website and post your own results and opinions.

Film:

  1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  2. Traffic
  3. Almost Famous
  4. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
  5. Gladiator
  6. Wonder Boys
  7. Quills
  8. The Patriot
  9. Erin Brockovich
  10. Sunshine

Direction:

  1. Ang Lee--- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  2. Steven Soderbergh--- Traffic
  3. Ridley Scott--- Gladiator
  4. Cameron Crowe--- Almost Famous
  5. Philip Kaufman--- Quills
  6. Steven Soderbergh--- Erin Brokovich
  7. Sophia Coppola--- The Virgin Suicides
  8. M. Night Shayalaman--- Unbreakable
  9. Istvan Szabo--- Sunshine
  10. Mary Harron--- American Psycho

Actor:

  1. Christian Bale--- American Psycho
  2. Michael Douglas--- Wonder Boys
  3. Geoffrey Rush--- Quills
  4. Ralph Fiennes--- Sunshine
  5. Tom Hanks--- Cast Away
  6. Mel Gibson--- The Patriot
  7. Russell Crowe--- Gladiator
  8. Patrick Fugit--- Almost Famous
  9. Javier Barnhem--- Before Night Falls
  10. Ed Harris--- Pollock

Actress:

  1. Julia Roberts--- Erin Brockovich
  2. Joan Allen--- Contender
  3. Bjork--- Dancer In the Dark
  4. Zhang Ziyi--- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  5. Ellen Burnstyn--- Requiem For a Dream
  6. Helen Hunt--- Pay It Forward
  7. Brenda Blethyn--- Saving Grace
  8. Juliette Binoche--- Chocolat
  9. Laura Linney--- You Can Count On Me
  10. Renee Zellweger--- Nurse Betty

Supporting Actor:

  1. Willem Dafoe--- Shadow Of the Vampire
  2. Benicio Del Toro--- Traffic
  3. Joaquin Phoenix--- Gladiator
  4. Gary Oldman--- The Contender
  5. Danny DeVito--- The Big Kahuna
  6. Samuel L. Jackson--- Unbreakable
  7. Jeff Bridges--- The Contender
  8. Michael Caine--- Quills
  9. Vincent D’Onofrio--- The Cell
  10. Jared Leto--- Requiem For a Dream

Supporting Actress:

  1. Frances McDormand--- Almost Famous
  2. Kathleen Turner--- The Virgin Suicides
  3. Marcia Gay Harden--- Pollock
  4. Jennifer Connelly--- Requiem For a Dream
  5. Catherine Zeta-Jones--- Traffic
  6. Kirsten Dunst--- The Virgin Suicides
  7. Judi Dench--- Chocolat
  8. Kate Hudson--- Almost Famous
  9. Connie Neilson--- Gladiator
  10. Julie Walters--- Billy Elliot

Screenplay:

  1. Traffic
  2. Almost Famous
  3. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
  4. Wonder Boys
  5. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  6. High Fidelity

Cinematography:

  1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  2. Traffic
  3. Gladiator
  4. Unbreakable
  5. The Patriot
  6. Sunshine

Art Direction:

  1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  2. Gladiator
  3. The Grinch
  4. The Cell
  5. Quills
  6. The Patriot

Costume Design:

  1. The Cell
  2. Gladiator
  3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  4. Sunshine
  5. The Grinch
  6. The Patriot

Visual FX:

  1. The Cell
  2. Gladiator
  3. The Perfect Storm
  4. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  5. The Grinch
  6. Hollow Man

Sound:

  1. U-571
  2. Gladiator
  3. The Perfect Storm
  4. The Patriot
  5. X-Men
  6. Space Cowboys

Make-Up:

  1. The Grinch
  2. The Cell
  3. X-Men
  4. The Patriot
  5. Dracula 2000
  6. Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Choreography:

  1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  2. Gladiator
  3. Dancer In the Dark
  4. The Patriot
  5. X-Men
  6. Romeo Must Die

Villain:

  1. Jason Isaacs--- The Patriot
  2. Joaquin Phoenix--- Gladiator
  3. Harrison Ford--- What Lies Beneath
  4. Ian McKellen--- X-Men
  5. Vincent D’Onofrio--- The Cell
  6. Michael Caine--- Quills

Fight:

  1. Hugh Jackman & Rebecca Romijn-Stamos--- X-Men
  2. Tom Cruise & Dougray Scott--- M:I-2
  3. Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Lucy Lui & Crispin Glover--- Charlie’s Angels

Original Song:

  1. “Things Have Changed”- Bob Dylan--- Wonder Boys
  2. “Fever Dog”- Stillwater--- Almost Famous
  3. “When You Come Back To Me Again”- Garth Brooks--- Frequency
  4. “I’ve Seen It All”- Bjork--- Dancer In the Dark
  5. “I Disappear”- Metallica--- M:I-2
  6. “Fool In Love”- Randy Newman--- Meet The Parents

Original Musical Score:

  1. Tan Dun--- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  2. Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard--- Gladiator
  3. John Williams--- The Patriot
  4. James Newton Howard--- Unbreakable
  5. Rachel Portman & Gabriel Yared--- Chocolat
  6. Hans Zimmer--- M:I-2

First Starring Role:

  1. Hugh Jackman--- X-Men
  2. Patrick Fugit--- Almost Famous
  3. Bjork--- Dancer In the Dark

Special Acheivement Award 2000:
Bryan Singer, for sticking to his vision and single-handedly saving Marvel Comics from themselves with the X-Men movie.
Also sharing this award is the screen presence known as Hugh Jackman,
who will go down in cinema/ comic history for his portrayal of the character Wolverine.

Cast:

  1. Traffic
  2. Contender
  3. Almost Famous
  4. X-Men
  5. Charlie’s Angels

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