2000
The 72nd Academy Awards | 2000
Shrine Auditorium & Expo Center
Sunday, March 26, 2000
Honoring movies released in 1999
Highlights
- Supporting Actor
The Cider House RulesMichael Caine - Best Actor
American BeautyKevin Spacey - Art Direction
Sleepy HollowRick Heinrichs and Peter Young
Memorable Moments
Conrad HallWinner of Cinematography for American Beauty
Angelina JolieWinner of Supporting Actress for Girl, Interrupted
John IrvingWinner of Adapted Screenplay for The Cider House Rules
Winners & Nominees
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Kevin Spacey
American Beauty
Nominees
Russell Crowe
The Insider
Richard Farnsworth
The Straight Story
Sean Penn
Sweet and Lowdown
Denzel Washington
The Hurricane
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Michael Caine
The Cider House Rules
Nominees
Tom Cruise
Magnolia
Michael Clarke Duncan
The Green Mile
Jude Law
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Haley Joel Osment
The Sixth Sense
Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Hilary Swank
Boys Don't Cry
Nominees
Annette Bening
American Beauty
Janet McTeer
Tumbleweeds
Julianne Moore
The End of the Affair
Meryl Streep
Music of the Heart
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Angelina Jolie
Girl, Interrupted
Nominees
Toni Collette
The Sixth Sense
Catherine Keener
Being John Malkovich
Samantha Morton
Sweet and Lowdown
Chloë Sevigny
Boys Don't Cry
Best Picture
Winner
American Beauty
Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks, Producers
Nominees
The Cider House Rules
Richard N. Gladstein, Producer
The Green Mile
David Valdes and Frank Darabont, Producers
The Insider
Michael Mann and Pieter Jan Brugge, Producers
The Sixth Sense
Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy and Barry Mendel, Producers
Cinematography
Winner
American Beauty
Conrad L. Hall
Nominees
The End of the Affair
Roger Pratt
The Insider
Dante Spinotti
Sleepy Hollow
Emmanuel Lubezki
Snow Falling on Cedars
Robert Richardson
Costume Design
Winner
Topsy-Turvy
Lindy Hemming
Nominees
Anna and the King
Jenny Beavan
Sleepy Hollow
Colleen Atwood
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Ann Roth, Gary Jones
Titus
Milena Canonero
Directing
Winner
American Beauty
Sam Mendes
Nominees
Being John Malkovich
Spike Jonze
The Cider House Rules
Lasse Hallström
The Insider
Michael Mann
The Sixth Sense
M. Night Shyamalan
Film Editing
Winner
The Matrix
Zach Staenberg
Nominees
American Beauty
Tariq Anwar, Christopher Greenbury
The Cider House Rules
Lisa Zeno Churgin
The Insider
William Goldenberg, Paul Rubell, David Rosenbloom
The Sixth Sense
Andrew Mondshein
Foreign Language Film
Winner
All about My Mother
Spain
Nominees
Caravan
Nepal
East-West
France
Solomon and Gaenor
United Kingdom
Under the Sun
Sweden
Visual Effects
Winner
The Matrix
John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley, Jon Thum
Nominees
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
John Knoll, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires, Rob Coleman
Stuart Little
John Dykstra, Jerome Chen, Henry F. Anderson III, Eric Allard
Art Direction
Winner
Sleepy Hollow
Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs; Set Decoration: Peter Young
Nominees
Anna and the King
Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
The Cider House Rules
Art Direction: David Gropman; Set Decoration: Beth Rubino
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Art Direction: Roy Walker; Set Decoration: Bruno Cesari
Topsy-Turvy
Art Direction: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Eve Stewart, John Bush
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Winner
Warren Beatty
Music (Original Score)
Winner
The Red Violin
John Corigliano
Nominees
American Beauty
Thomas Newman
Angela's Ashes
John Williams
The Cider House Rules
Rachel Portman
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Gabriel Yared
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
King Gimp
Susan Hannah Hadary, William A. Whiteford
Nominees
The Wildest Show in the South: The Angola Prison Rodeo
Simeon Soffer, Jonathan Stack
Eyewitness
Bert Van Bork
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
One Day in September
Arthur Cohn, Kevin Macdonald
Nominees
Buena Vista Social Club
Wim Wenders, Ulrich Felsberg
Genghis Blues
Roko Belic, Adrian Belic
On the Ropes
Nanette Burstein, Brett Morgen
Speaking in Strings
Paola di Florio, Lilibet Foster
Sound
Winner
The Matrix
John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David Campbell, David Lee
Nominees
The Green Mile
Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Michael Herbick, Willie D. Burton
The Insider
Andy Nelson, Doug Hemphill, Lee Orloff
The Mummy
Leslie Shatz, Chris Carpenter, Rick Kline, Chris Munro
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Shawn Murphy, John Midgley
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
The Old Man and the Sea
Alexander Petrov
Nominees
My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts
Torill Kove
3 Misses
Paul Driessen
When the Day Breaks
Wendy Tilby, Amanda Forbis
Humdrum
Peter Peake
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York
Barbara Schock, Tammy Tiehel
Nominees
Bror, Min Bror (Teis and Nico)
Henrik Ruben Genz, Michael W. Horsten
Killing Joe
Mehdi Norowzian, Steve Wax
Kleingeld (Small Change)
Marc-Andreas Bochert, Gabriele Lins
Major and Minor Miracles
Marcus Olsson
Music (Original Song)
Winner
Tarzan
You'll Be In My Heart in "Tarzan" Music and Lyric by Phil Collins
Nominees
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Blame Canada in "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut" Music and Lyric by Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman
Music of the Heart
Music Of My Heart in "Music of the Heart" Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
Magnolia
Save Me in "Magnolia" Music and Lyric by Aimee Mann
Toy Story 2
When She Loved Me in "Toy Story 2" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Winner
American Beauty
Alan Ball
Nominees
Being John Malkovich
Charlie Kaufman
Magnolia
Paul Thomas Anderson
The Sixth Sense
M. Night Shyamalan
Topsy-Turvy
Mike Leigh
Makeup
Winner
Topsy-Turvy
Christine Blundell, Trefor Proud
Nominees
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
"Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" Michèle Burke, Mike Smithson
Bicentennial Man
Greg Cannom
Life
Rick Baker
Sound Effects Editing
Winner
The Matrix
Dane A. Davis
Nominees
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Ben Burtt, Tom Bellfort
Fight Club
Ren Klyce, Richard Hymns
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
Winner
The Cider House Rules
John Irving
Nominees
Election
Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
The Green Mile
Frank Darabont
The Insider
Eric Roth, Michael Mann
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Anthony Minghella
0-9
3 Misses
1 NominationShort Film (Animated) - Paul Driessen
A
All about My Mother
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Foreign Language Film - Spain
American Beauty
8 Nominations, 5 Wins* Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Alan Ball
* Best Picture - Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks, Producers
* Cinematography - Conrad L. Hall
* Actor in a Leading Role - Kevin Spacey in "American Beauty"
* Directing - Sam Mendes
Actress in a Leading Role - Annette Bening in "American Beauty"
Film Editing - Tariq Anwar, Christopher Greenbury
Music (Original Score) - Thomas Newman
Angela's Ashes
1 NominationMusic (Original Score) - John Williams
Anna and the King
2 NominationsArt Direction - Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
Costume Design - Jenny Beavan
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1 NominationMakeup - "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" Michèle Burke, Mike Smithson
B
Being John Malkovich
3 NominationsActress in a Supporting Role - Catherine Keener in "Being John Malkovich"
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Charlie Kaufman
Directing - Spike Jonze
Bicentennial Man
1 NominationMakeup - Greg Cannom
Boys Don't Cry
2 Nominations, 1 WinActress in a Supporting Role - Chloë Sevigny in "Boys Don’t Cry"
* Actress in a Leading Role - Hilary Swank in "Boys Don't Cry"
Bror, Min Bror (Teis and Nico)
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - Henrik Ruben Genz, Michael W. Horsten
Buena Vista Social Club
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Wim Wenders, Ulrich Felsberg
C
Caravan
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Nepal
The Cider House Rules
7 Nominations, 2 WinsArt Direction - Art Direction: David Gropman; Set Decoration: Beth Rubino
Directing - Lasse Hallström
Film Editing - Lisa Zeno Churgin
Music (Original Score) - Rachel Portman
Best Picture - Richard N. Gladstein, Producer
* Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - John Irving
* Actor in a Supporting Role - Michael Caine in "The Cider House Rules"
E
East-West
1 NominationForeign Language Film - France
Election
1 NominationWriting (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
The End of the Affair
2 NominationsActress in a Leading Role - Julianne Moore in "The End of the Affair"
Cinematography - Roger Pratt
Eyewitness
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Bert Van Bork
F
Fight Club
1 NominationSound Effects Editing - Ren Klyce, Richard Hymns
G
Genghis Blues
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Roko Belic, Adrian Belic
Girl, Interrupted
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Actress in a Supporting Role - Angelina Jolie in "Girl, Interrupted"
The Green Mile
4 NominationsBest Picture - David Valdes and Frank Darabont, Producers
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Frank Darabont
Actor in a Supporting Role - Michael Clarke Duncan in "The Green Mile"
Sound - Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Michael Herbick, Willie D. Burton
H
Humdrum
1 NominationShort Film (Animated) - Peter Peake
The Hurricane
1 NominationActor in a Leading Role - Denzel Washington in "The Hurricane"
I
The Insider
7 NominationsSound - Andy Nelson, Doug Hemphill, Lee Orloff
Cinematography - Dante Spinotti
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Eric Roth, Michael Mann
Directing - Michael Mann
Best Picture - Michael Mann and Pieter Jan Brugge, Producers
Actor in a Leading Role - Russell Crowe in "The Insider"
Film Editing - William Goldenberg, Paul Rubell, David Rosenbloom
K
Killing Joe
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - Mehdi Norowzian, Steve Wax
King Gimp
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Documentary (Short Subject) - Susan Hannah Hadary, William A. Whiteford
Kleingeld (Small Change)
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - Marc-Andreas Bochert, Gabriele Lins
L
Life
1 NominationMakeup - Rick Baker
M
Magnolia
3 NominationsWriting (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Paul Thomas Anderson
Music (Original Song) - Save Me in "Magnolia" Music and Lyric by Aimee Mann
Actor in a Supporting Role - Tom Cruise in "Magnolia"
Major and Minor Miracles
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - Marcus Olsson
The Matrix
4 Wins, 4 Nominations* Sound Effects Editing - Dane A. Davis
* Visual Effects - John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley, Jon Thum
* Sound - John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David Campbell, David Lee
* Film Editing - Zach Staenberg
The Mummy
1 NominationSound - Leslie Shatz, Chris Carpenter, Rick Kline, Chris Munro
Music of the Heart
2 NominationsActress in a Leading Role - Meryl Streep in "Music of the Heart"
Music (Original Song) - Music Of My Heart in "Music of the Heart" Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts
1 NominationShort Film (Animated) - Torill Kove
My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Film (Live Action) - Barbara Schock, Tammy Tiehel
O
The Old Man and the Sea
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Film (Animated) - Alexander Petrov
On the Ropes
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Nanette Burstein, Brett Morgen
One Day in September
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Documentary (Feature) - Arthur Cohn, Kevin Macdonald
R
The Red Violin
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Music (Original Score) - John Corigliano
S
The Sixth Sense
6 NominationsFilm Editing - Andrew Mondshein
Best Picture - Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy and Barry Mendel, Producers
Actor in a Supporting Role - Haley Joel Osment in "The Sixth Sense"
Directing - M. Night Shyamalan
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - M. Night Shyamalan
Actress in a Supporting Role - Toni Collette in "The Sixth Sense"
Sleepy Hollow
3 Nominations, 1 Win* Art Direction - Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs; Set Decoration: Peter Young
Costume Design - Colleen Atwood
Cinematography - Emmanuel Lubezki
Snow Falling on Cedars
1 NominationCinematography - Robert Richardson
Solomon and Gaenor
1 NominationForeign Language Film - United Kingdom
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
1 NominationMusic (Original Song) - Blame Canada in "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut" Music and Lyric by Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman
Speaking in Strings
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Paola di Florio, Lilibet Foster
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
3 NominationsSound Effects Editing - Ben Burtt, Tom Bellfort
Sound - Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Shawn Murphy, John Midgley
Visual Effects - John Knoll, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires, Rob Coleman
The Straight Story
1 NominationActor in a Leading Role - Richard Farnsworth in "The Straight Story"
Stuart Little
1 NominationVisual Effects - John Dykstra, Jerome Chen, Henry F. Anderson III, Eric Allard
Sweet and Lowdown
2 NominationsActress in a Supporting Role - Samantha Morton in "Sweet and Lowdown"
Actor in a Leading Role - Sean Penn in "Sweet and Lowdown"
T
The Talented Mr. Ripley
5 NominationsCostume Design - Ann Roth, Gary Jones
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Anthony Minghella
Art Direction - Art Direction: Roy Walker; Set Decoration: Bruno Cesari
Music (Original Score) - Gabriel Yared
Actor in a Supporting Role - Jude Law in "The Talented Mr. Ripley"
Tarzan
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Music (Original Song) - You'll Be In My Heart in "Tarzan" Music and Lyric by Phil Collins
Titus
1 NominationCostume Design - Milena Canonero
Topsy-Turvy
4 Nominations, 2 WinsArt Direction - Art Direction: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Eve Stewart, John Bush
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Mike Leigh
* Makeup - Christine Blundell, Trefor Proud
* Costume Design - Lindy Hemming
Toy Story 2
1 NominationMusic (Original Song) - When She Loved Me in "Toy Story 2" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Tumbleweeds
1 NominationActress in a Leading Role - Janet McTeer in "Tumbleweeds"
U
Under the Sun
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Sweden
W
When the Day Breaks
1 NominationShort Film (Animated) - Wendy Tilby, Amanda Forbis
The Wildest Show in the South: The Angola Prison Rodeo
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Simeon Soffer, Jonathan Stack