Best Picture Winner
Gladiator
Best Picture
Director: Ridley Scott
Studio: DreamWorks / Universal
A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.
All Categories (28)
Best Picture
Gladiator— Douglas Wick, David Franzoni and Branko Lustig, Producers
Winner
Chocolat— David Brown, Kit Golden and Leslie Holleran, Producers
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon— Bill Kong, Hsu Li Kong and Ang Lee, Producers
Erin Brockovich— Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher, Producers
Traffic— Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz and Laura Bickford, Producers
Actor In A Leading Role
Ed Harris— Pollock {"Jackson Pollock"}
Geoffrey Rush— Quills {"The Marquis de Sade"}
Javier Bardem— Before Night Falls {"Reinaldo Arenas"}
Tom Hanks— Cast Away {"Chuck Noland"}
Actor In A Supporting Role
Albert Finney— Erin Brockovich {"Ed Masry"}
Jeff Bridges— The Contender {"President Jackson Evans"}
Joaquin Phoenix— Gladiator {"Commodus"}
Willem Dafoe— Shadow of the Vampire {"Max Schreck"}
Actress In A Leading Role
Ellen Burstyn— Requiem for a Dream {"Sara Goldfarb"}
Joan Allen— The Contender {"Laine Hanson"}
Juliette Binoche— Chocolat {"Vianne Rocher"}
Laura Linney— You Can Count on Me {"Samantha 'Sammy' Prescott"}
Actress In A Supporting Role
Frances McDormand— Almost Famous {"Elaine Miller"}
Judi Dench— Chocolat {"Armande Voizin"}
Julie Walters— Billy Elliot {"Mrs. Wilkinson"}
Kate Hudson— Almost Famous {"Penny Lane"}
Directing
Billy Elliot— Stephen Daldry
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon— Ang Lee
Erin Brockovich— Steven Soderbergh
Gladiator— Ridley Scott
Writing (Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published)
Traffic— Screenplay by Stephen Gaghan
Winner
Chocolat— Screenplay by Robert Nelson Jacobs
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon— Written by Wang Hui Ling and James Schamus and Tsai Kuo Jung
O Brother, Where Art Thou?— Written by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
Wonder Boys— Screenplay by Steve Kloves
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen)
Almost Famous— Written by Cameron Crowe
Winner
Billy Elliot— Written by Lee Hall
Erin Brockovich— Written by Susannah Grant
Gladiator— Screenplay by David Franzoni and John Logan and William Nicholson; Story by David Franzoni
You Can Count on Me— Written by Kenneth Lonergan
Cinematography
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon— Peter Pau
Winner
Gladiator— John Mathieson
Malèna— Lajos Koltai
O Brother, Where Art Thou?— Roger Deakins
The Patriot— Caleb Deschanel
Music (Original Score)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon— Tan Dun
Winner
Chocolat— Rachel Portman
Gladiator— Hans Zimmer
Malèna— Ennio Morricone
The Patriot— John Williams
Music (Original Song)
"Things Have Changed" from Wonder Boys— Music and Lyric by Bob Dylan
Winner
"A Fool In Love" from Meet the Parents— Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
"A Love Before Time" from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon— Music by Jorge Calandrelli and Tan Dun; Lyric by James Schamus
"I've Seen It All" from Dancer in the Dark— Music by Björk; Lyric by Lars von Trier and Sjon Sigurdsson
"My Funny Friend And Me" from The Emperor's New Groove— Music by Sting and David Hartley; Lyric by Sting
Art Direction
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon— Tim Yip
Winner
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas— Art Direction: Michael Corenblith; Set Decoration: Merideth Boswell
Gladiator— Art Direction: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Crispian Sallis
Quills— Art Direction: Martin Childs; Set Decoration: Jill Quertier
Vatel— Art Direction: Jean Rabasse; Set Decoration: Françoise Benoît-Fresco
Visual Effects
Gladiator— John Nelson, Neil Corbould, Tim Burke, Rob Harvey
Winner
Hollow Man— Scott E. Anderson, Craig Hayes, Scott Stokdyk, Stan Parks
The Perfect Storm— Stefen Fangmeier, Habib Zargarpour, John Frazier, Walt Conti
Film Editing
Traffic— Stephen Mirrione
Winner
Almost Famous— Joe Hutshing, Saar Klein
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon— Tim Squyres
Gladiator— Pietro Scalia
Wonder Boys— Dede Allen
Sound
Gladiator— Scott Millan, Bob Beemer, Ken Weston
Winner
Cast Away— Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands, William B. Kaplan
The Patriot— Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Lee Orloff
The Perfect Storm— John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David Campbell, Keith A. Wester
U-571— Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Rick Kline, Ivan Sharrock
Sound Editing
U-571— Jon Johnson
Winner
Space Cowboys— Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman
Costume Design
Gladiator— Janty Yates
Winner
102 Dalmatians— Anthony Powell
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon— Tim Yip
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas— Rita Ryack
Quills— Jacqueline West
Makeup
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas— Rick Baker, Gail Ryan
Winner
Shadow of the Vampire— Ann Buchanan, Amber Sibley
The Cell— Michèle Burke, Edouard Henriques
Documentary (Feature)
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport— Mark Jonathan Harris, Deborah Oppenheimer
Winner
Legacy— Tod Lending
Long Night's Journey into Day— Frances Reid, Deborah Hoffmann
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy— Barak Goodman, Daniel Anker
Sound and Fury— Josh Aronson, Roger Weisberg
Documentary (Short Subject)
Big Mama— Tracy Seretean
Winner
Curtain Call— Chuck Braverman, Steve Kalafer
Dolphins— Greg MacGillivray, Alec Lorimore
On Tiptoe: Gentle Steps to Freedom— Eric Simonson, Leelai Demoz
The Man on Lincoln's Nose— Daniel Raim
Short Film (Animated)
Father and Daughter— Michael Dudok de Wit
Winner
Rejected— Don Hertzfeldt
The Periwig-Maker— Steffen Schäffler, Annette Schäffler
Short Film (Live Action)
Quiero Ser (I want to be...)— Florian Gallenberger
Winner
A Soccer Story (Uma Historia de Futebol)— Paulo Machline
By Courier— Peter Riegert, Ericka Frederick
One Day Crossing— Joan Stein, Christina Lazaridi
Seraglio— Gail Lerner, Colin Campbell
Foreign Language Film
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon— Taiwan
Winner
Amores Perros— Mexico
Divided We Fall— Czech Republic
Everybody Famous!— Belgium
The Taste of Others— France
Award Of Commendation
To Ioan Allen for the concept, Robin Bransbury for the design and Mark Harrah for the implementation of the Trailer Audio Standards Association (TASA) Loudness Standard. The adoption of the TASA loudness standard has led directly to better sound in the cinema for trailers and features alike.
Winner
JOHN A. BONNER MEDAL OF COMMENDATION
To N. Paul Kenworthy, Jr. in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Honorary Award
To Jack Cardiff, master of light and color.
Winner
Dino De Laurentiis
GORDON E. SAWYER AWARD
IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD
Irwin W. Young
To Ernest Lehman, in appreciation of a body of varied and enduring work.
Scientific And Technical Award (Academy Award Of Merit)
To ROB COOK, LOREN CARPENTER and ED CATMULL for their significant advancements to the field of motion picture rendering as exemplified in Pixar's "Renderman." Their broad professional influence in the industry continues to inspire and contribute to the advancement of computer-generated imagery for motion pictures. [Special Photographic]
Winner
Scientific And Technical Award (Scientific And Engineering Award)
To AL MAYER, SR. and AL MAYER, JR., for the mechanical design, IAIN NEIL for the optical design and BRIAN DANG for the electronic design of the Panavision Millennium XL Camera System. This camera brings the full uncompromised performance of larger heavy-duty cameras to the lightest weight category with ruggedness and advanced features previously expected only in specialized or effects cameras. [Camera]
Winner
To ADVANCED DIGITAL SYSTEMS GROUP (ADSG) for the design and development of the Sony DADR 5000 digital audio dubber specifically designed for the motion picture industry. [These] digital audio dubbers have afforded the post-production community a faster, more cost-effective means of playing back hundreds of digital audio tracks for pre-mixing or final mixing in creating motion picture sound tracks. They also offer individual track slipping in multiple track configurations, random access recall, and both destructive and non-destructive editing capabilities, eliminating the requirements for razor blade conforming. [Sound]
To AKAI DIGITAL for the design and development of the DD8plus digital audio dubber specifically designed for the motion picture industry. [These] digital audio dubbers have afforded the post-production community a faster, more cost-effective means of playing back hundreds of digital audio tracks for pre-mixing or final mixing in creating motion picture sound tracks. They also offer individual track slipping in multiple track configurations, random access recall, and both destructive and non-destructive editing capabilities, eliminating the requirements for razor blade conforming. [Sound]
To ALVAH J. MILLER and PAUL JOHNSON of Lynx Robotics for the electronic and software design of the Lynx C-50 Camera Motor System. This camera motor, operated with programmable microprocessors, achieves an unprecedented range of precisely controlled speeds in stand-alone cameras or when synchronized to motion-control systems. [Camera]
To FAIRLIGHT for the design and development of the DAD digital audio dubber specifically designed for the motion picture industry. [These] digital audio dubbers have afforded the post-production community a faster, more cost-effective means of playing back hundreds of digital audio tracks for pre-mixing or final mixing in creating motion picture sound tracks. They also offer individual track slipping in multiple track configurations, random access recall, and both destructive and non-destructive editing capabilities, eliminating the requirements for razor blade conforming. [Sound]
To JOE WARY, GERALD PAINTER and COLIN F. MOSSMAN for the design and development of the Deluxe Laboratories Multi Roller Film Transport System. This release print system at Deluxe Laboratories utilizes a revolutionary design allowing for higher print volumes, reduced space requirements for loop racks and elevators, and safer operation. [Laboratory]
To TIMELINE, INCORPORATED for the design and development of the MMR 8 digital audio dubber specifically designed for the motion picture industry. [These] digital audio dubbers have afforded the post-production community a faster, more cost-effective means of playing back hundreds of digital audio tracks for pre-mixing or final mixing in creating motion picture sound tracks. They also offer individual track slipping in multiple track configurations, random access recall, and both destructive and non-destructive editing capabilities, eliminating the requirements for razor blade conforming. [Sound]
Scientific And Technical Award (Technical Achievement Award)
To LEONARD PINCUS, ASHOT NALBANDYAN, GEORGE JOHNSON, THOMAS KONG and DAVID PRINGLE for the design and development of the SoftSun low pressure xenon long-arc light sources, their power supplies and fixtures. With the ability to dim these very high powered lights at essentially constant Kelvin temperature and without flicker, these units produce a bright and even light source for general set lighting. The availability of very high wattage units allows production to extend the hours of work past the time when the crew would otherwise have "lost the light." [Lighting]
Winner
To BILL TONDREAU of Kuper Systems, ALVAH J. MILLER and PAUL JOHNSON of Lynx Robotics, and DAVID STUMP of Visual Effects Rental Services for the conception, design and development of data capture systems that enable superior accuracy, efficiency and economy in the creation of composite imagery. These systems digitally record live action camera and axis data with practically no impact on the live action production process, allowing compositing for visual effects to become faster and more cost-effective. [Systems]
To GEORGE BORSHUKOV, KIM LIBRERI and DAN PIPONI for the development of a system for image-based rendering allowing choreographed camera movements through computer graphic reconstructed sets. This component of the Manex Visual Effects Virtual Cinematography System provides theatrical-quality virtual settings. [Special Photographic]
To GLENN M. BERGGREN for the concept, HORST LINGE for research and development, and WOLFGANG REINECKE for the optical design of the ISCO Ultra-Star Plus lenses for motion picture projection. The unique optical design of the Ultra-Star Plus projection lenses achieves unprecedented edge-to-edge uniformity of illumination, combined with a significant increase in screen brightness, thus providing a substantial improvement in the cinema viewing experience. [Lenses and Filters]
To JOHN P. PYTLAK for the development of the Laboratory Aim Density (LAD) system. The LAD system has become the standard method used by film laboratories and digital film recording facilities for the effecient and uniform control of color and exposure in camera negatives, interpositives and duplicate negatives. [Laboratory]
To PHILIP GREENSTREET of Rosco Laboratories for the concept and development of the Roscolight Day/Night Backdrop. This unique photographic scenic backing allows a smooth transition from day to night views with a single backing. The Roscolight backings provide an important new creative tool to filmmakers, saving time, money and stage space. [Stage Operations]
To UDO SCHAUSS, HILDEGARD EBBESMEIER and KARL LENHARDT for the optical design, and RALF LINN and NORBERT BRINKER for the mechanical design of the Schneider Super Cinelux lenses for motion picture projection. These projection lenses provide a significant improvement in the quality of the cinema viewing experience. [Lenses and Filters]
To VENKAT KRISHNAMURTHY for the creation of the Paraform Software for 3D Digital Form Development. This system streamlines the creation of 3D computer graphics models by allowing artists to convert the data from automatically scanned physical models into a user-specified configuration of patches well suited for use in computer applications. [Special Photographic]
To VIC ARMSTRONG for the refinement and application to the film industry of the Fan Descender for accurately and safely arresting the descent of stunt persons in high freefalls. Considered a standard of the industry, the Fan Descender provides a means for significantly increasing the safety of very high stunt falls. The system permits falls to be made under controlled deceleration and with a highly predictable stopping point without limitation of camera angles. [Stage Operations]