Best of 2000
by OscarWinnerInWaiting | created - 09 Feb 2012 | updated - 3 weeks ago | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Memento (2000)
R | 113 min | Mystery, Thriller
A man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife's murderer.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior
Votes: 1,322,721 | Gross: $25.54M
BEST PICTURE
Memento
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
Gladiator
American Psycho
Billy Elliot
Requiem for a Dream
Almost Famous
Traffic
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Dancer in the Dark
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang, Chang Chen
Votes: 281,596 | Gross: $128.08M
BEST DIRECTOR
Ang Lee - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
Darren Aronofsky - Requiem for a Dream
Christopher Nolan - Memento
Stephen Daldry - Billy Elliot
Steven Soderbergh - Traffic
Ridley Scott - Gladiator
Lars von Trier - Dancer in the Dark
3. Memento (2000)
R | 113 min | Mystery, Thriller
A man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife's murderer.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior
Votes: 1,322,721 | Gross: $25.54M
BEST ACTOR
Guy Pearce - Memento
Christian Bale - American Psycho
Russell Crowe - Gladiator
Jamie Bell - Billy Elliot
Chow Yun-Fat - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
George Clooney - O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Geoffrey Rush - Quills
4. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
R | 102 min | Drama
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep..
Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans
Votes: 898,655 | Gross: $3.64M
BEST ACTRESS
Ellen Burstyn - Requiem for a Dream
Björk - Dancer in the Dark
Julia Roberts - Erin Brockovich
Sandra Bullock - Miss Congeniality
Michelle Yeoh - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
Juliette Binoche - Chocolat
5. Sexy Beast (2000)
R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Brutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them.
Director: Jonathan Glazer | Stars: Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman
Votes: 69,228 | Gross: $6.95M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ben Kingsley - Sexy Beast
Benicio Del Toro - Traffic
Joaquin Phoenix - Gladiator
Albert Finney - Erin Brockovich
Gary Lewis - Billy Elliot
Joe Pantoliano - Memento
David Morse - Dancer in the Dark
6. Billy Elliot (2000)
R | 110 min | Drama, Music
A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.
Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Jean Heywood, Jamie Draven
Votes: 142,789 | Gross: $22.00M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Julie Walters - Billy Elliot
Frances McDormand - Almost Famous
Kate Hudson - Almost Famous
Ziyi Zhang - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
Eartha Kitt - The Emperor's New Groove
Catherine Deneuve - Dancer in the Dark
Connie Nielsen - Gladiator
7. Traffic (2000)
R | 147 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife attempts to carry on the family business.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jacob Vargas
Votes: 219,719 | Gross: $124.12M
BEST CASTING
Traffic
Almost Famous
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
Billy Elliot
Requiem For A Dream
Quills
Gladiator
8. Memento (2000)
R | 113 min | Mystery, Thriller
A man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife's murderer.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior
Votes: 1,322,721 | Gross: $25.54M
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Memento
Almost Famous
Billy Elliot
Erin Brockovich
Gladiator
Chicken Run
Dancer in the Dark
9. American Psycho (2000)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.
Director: Mary Harron | Stars: Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage
Votes: 715,281 | Gross: $15.07M
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
American Psycho
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Traffic
Requiem for a Dream
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
Chocolat
Quills
10. Almost Famous (2000)
R | 122 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.
Director: Cameron Crowe | Stars: Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand
Votes: 293,354 | Gross: $32.53M
BEST TITLES/CREDITS DESIGN
Almost Famous
The Emperor's New Groove
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
102 Dalmatians
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
X-Men
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
11. Memento (2000)
R | 113 min | Mystery, Thriller
A man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife's murderer.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior
Votes: 1,322,721 | Gross: $25.54M
BEST EDITING
Memento
Requiem For A Dream
Gladiator
Traffic
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
Battle Royale (Batoru rowaiaru)
U-571
12. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang, Chang Chen
Votes: 281,596 | Gross: $128.08M
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
Gladiator
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Requiem for a Dream
Memento
Traffic
U-571
13. Gladiator (2000)
R | 155 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed
Votes: 1,619,859 | Gross: $187.71M
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Gladiator
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Quills
Almost Famous
Chocolat
Chicken Run
14. 102 Dalmatians (2000)
G | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Cruella DeVil gets out of prison and goes after the puppies once more.
Directors: Michael D Moore, Kevin Lima | Stars: Glenn Close, Gérard Depardieu, Ioan Gruffudd, Alice Evans
Votes: 39,613 | Gross: $66.96M
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
102 Dalmatians
Gladiator
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
Quills
Almost Famous
American Psycho
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
15. X-Men (2000)
PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In a world where mutants (evolved super-powered humans) exist and are discriminated against, two groups form for an inevitable clash: the supremacist Brotherhood, and the pacifist X-Men.
Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen
Votes: 646,453 | Gross: $157.30M
BEST MAKE-UP & HAIR
X-Men
Gladiator
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
Quills
Battle Royale (Batoru rowaiaru)
102 Dalmatians
Almost Famous
16. Gladiator (2000)
R | 155 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed
Votes: 1,619,859 | Gross: $187.71M
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Gladiator
Dinosaur
X-Men
Mission: Impossible II
U-571
Space Cowboys
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
17. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
R | 102 min | Drama
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep..
Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans
Votes: 898,655 | Gross: $3.64M
BEST SCORE
Requiem for a Dream
Gladiator
Dinosaur
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
Chocolat
U-571
Erin Brockovich
18. Billy Elliot (2000)
R | 110 min | Drama, Music
A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.
Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Jean Heywood, Jamie Draven
Votes: 142,789 | Gross: $22.00M
BEST SOUNDTRACK/ADAPTED SCORE
Billy Elliot
Almost Famous
Coyote Ugly
19. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang, Chang Chen
Votes: 281,596 | Gross: $128.08M
BEST SONG
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long) - "A Love Before Time"
The Road to El Dorado - "Someday Out Of The Blue"
Gladiator - "Now We Are Free"
Dancer in the Dark - "I've Seen It All"
The Tigger Movie - "Your Heart Will Lead You Home"
Coyote Ugly - "Can't Fight the Moonlight"
The Emperor's New Grove - "Perfect World"
20. Billy Elliot (2000)
R | 110 min | Drama, Music
A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.
Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Jean Heywood, Jamie Draven
Votes: 142,789 | Gross: $22.00M
BEST DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY
Billy Elliot
Dancer in the Dark
21. U-571 (2000)
PG-13 | 116 min | Action, War
A German submarine is boarded by disguised American submariners trying to capture their Enigma cipher machine.
Director: Jonathan Mostow | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi
Votes: 87,395 | Gross: $77.09M
BEST SOUND
U-571
Gladiator
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
X-Men
Space Cowboys
Mission: Impossible II
Battle Royale (Batoru rowaiaru)
22. U-571 (2000)
PG-13 | 116 min | Action, War
A German submarine is boarded by disguised American submariners trying to capture their Enigma cipher machine.
Director: Jonathan Mostow | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi
Votes: 87,395 | Gross: $77.09M
BEST SOUND EDITING
U-571
Gladiator
Dinosaur
X-Men
Space Cowboys
Mission: Impossible II
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
23. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang, Chang Chen
Votes: 281,596 | Gross: $128.08M
BEST STUNTS
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
Shanghai Noon
Gladiator
Mission: Impossible II
X-Men
U-571
Battle Royale (Batoru rowaiaru)
24. Chicken Run (2000)
G | 84 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a cockerel apparently flies into a chicken farm, the chickens see him as an opportunity to escape their evil owners.
Directors: Peter Lord, Nick Park | Stars: Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha, Phil Daniels, Lynn Ferguson
Votes: 212,253 | Gross: $106.83M
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Chicken Run
The Emperor's New Groove
Dinosaur
The Tigger Movie
The Road to El Dorado
25. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang, Chang Chen
Votes: 281,596 | Gross: $128.08M
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
Battle Royale (Batoru rowaiaru)
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