the point of this exercise isn't merely to stand in contrast to industry awards shows but to shine light on other works/achievements/performances that might've not gotten enough consideration during their initial releases
Honoring the best in several categories from the 2000 film year.
(all titles received wide or limited release for 2000)
Also, if you wish to view my favorite 30 films of 2000, go here Note:"Animated Short" and "Animated Feature" categories have been merged into one Animation category, regardless of runtime length. Also "Sound Editing" and "Sound Mixing" have been combined into one "Sound Design" category. Focusing on both overall mix and sound creation.
2000
*YI YI GEORGE WASHINGTON
PEPPERMINT CANDY
THE WIND WILL CARRY US
BEAU TRAVAIL
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
THE HOUSE OF MIRTH UNBREAKABLE
REQUIEM FOR A DREAM THE VIRGIN SUICIDES SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE YOU CAN COUNT ON ME
CAST AWAY WONDER BOYS
A TIME FOR DRUNKEN HORSES
THE MISSION
O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?
AMORES PERROS
TIME REGAINED
THE YARDS [DIRECTOR'S CUT]
actual best picture oscar nominees: CHOCOLAT CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON ERIN BROKOVICH GLADIATOR (won) TRAFFIC
actual foreign language oscar nominees: AMORES PERROS CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (won) DIVIDED WE FALL EVERYBODY FAMOUS THE TASTE OF OTHERS
2000
*David Gordon Green
for GEORGE WASHINGTON Edward Yang for YI YI Claire Denis for BEAU TRAVAIL M. Night Shyamalan for UNBREAKABLE
Robert Zemeckis for CAST AWAY actual oscar nominees: Stephen Daldry for BILLY ELLIOT Ang Lee for CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON Steven Soderbergh for ERIN BROKOVICH Ridley Scott for GLADIATOR Steven Soderbergh for TRAFFIC (won)
2000
*Ellen Burstyn in
REQUIEM FOR A DREAM Laura Linney in YOU CAN COUNT ON ME Michelle Yeoh in CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON Gillian Anderson in THE HOUSE OF MIRTH Bjork in DANCER IN THE DARK actual oscar nominees: Joan Allen in THE CONTENDER Juliette Binoche in CHOCOLAT Ellen Burstyn in REQUIEM FOR A DREAM Laura Linney in YOU CAN COUNT ON ME Julia Roberts in ERIN BROKOVICH (won)
2000
*Tom Hanks in CAST AWAY Javier Bardem in BEFORE NIGHT FALLS Billy Crudup in WAKING THE DEAD George Clooney in O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? Michael Douglas in WONDER BOYS actual oscar nominees: Javier Bardem in BEFORE NIGHT FALLS Russell Crowe in GLADIATOR (won) Tom Hanks in CAST AWAY Ed Harris in POLLOCK Geoffrey Rush in QUILLS
2000
*Ziyi Zhang in CROUCHING TIGER,
HIDDEN DRAGON Marcia Gay Harden in POLLOCK Frances McDormand in ALMOST FAMOUS Kate Winslet in QUILLS Helen Hunt in CAST AWAY actual oscar nominees: Judi Dench in CHOCOLAT Marcia Gay Harden in POLLOCK (won) Kate Hudson in ALMOST FAMOUS Frances McDormand in ALMOST FAMOUS Julie Walters in BILLY ELLIOT
2000
*Mark Ruffalo
inYOU CAN COUNT ON ME Willem Dafoe in SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE Philip Seymour Hoffman in ALMOST FAMOUS Samuel L. Jackson in UNBREAKABLE
Benicio del Toro in TRAFFIC actual osar nominees: Jeff Bridges in THE CONTENDER Willem Dafoe in SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE Benicio Del Toro in TRAFFIC (won) Albert Finney in ERIN BROKOVICH Joaquin Phoenix in GLADIATOR
2000
*YOU CAN COUNT ON ME
- Kenneth Lonergan YI YI - Edward Yang THE YARDS - James Gray, Matt Reeves AMORES PERROS - Guillermo Arriaga ALMOST FAMOUS - Cameron Crowe actual oscar nominees: ALMOST FAMOUS (won) BILLY ELLIOT ERIN BROKOVICH GLADIATOR YOU CAN COUNT ON ME
2000
*WONDER BOYS- Steve Kloves THE VIRGIN SUICIDES - Sofia Coppola TRAFFIC - Stephen Gaghan O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? - Joel & Ethan Coen JESUS' SON - Oren Moverman, Elizabeth Cuthrell actual oscar nominees: CHOCOLAT CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? TRAFFIC (won) WONDER BOYS
2000
*SOUND AND FURY DARK DAYS BEYOND THE MAT INTO ARMS OF STRANGERS: STORIES OF KINDERTRANSPORT PARADISE LOST 2: REVELATIONS actual oscar nominees: INTO ARMS OF STRANGERS: STORIES OF KINDERTRANSPORT (won) LEGACY LONG NIGHT'S JOURNEY INTO DAY SCOTTSBORO: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY SOUND AND FURY
2000
*KIRIKOU AND THE SORCERESS THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE BROTHER by Adam Elliot
IN ABSENTIA by the Brothers Quay actual oscar nominees live action short: BY COURIER ONE DAY CROSSING QUIERO SER (I WANT TO BE...) (won) SERAGLIO A SOCCER STORY actual oscar nominees documentary short: BIG MAMA (won) CURTAIN CALL DOLPHINS THE MAN ON LINCOLN'S NOSE ON TIPTOE: GENTLE STEPS TO FREEDOM
categories below this point are
↓for you technical craft lovers↓
2000
*O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?
- Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC GEORGE WASHINGTON - Tim Orr, ASC CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON - Peter Pau, HKSC UNBREAKABLE - Eduardo Serra, ASC, ABC, AIP GLADIATOR - John Mathieson, BSC, ASC actual oscar nominees: CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (won) GLADIATOR MALENA O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? THE PATRIOT
- Tom Foden, Tessa Posnansky GLADIATOR - Arthur Max, Crispian Sallis CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON - Tim Yip O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? - Gassner; Nancy Haigh QUILLS - Martin Childs, Jill Quertier actual oscar nominees: CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (won) HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS GLADIATOR QUILLS VATEL
2000
*THE CELL- Eiko Ishioka GLADIATOR - Janty Yates CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON - Tim Yip QUILLS - Jacqueline West SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE - Caroline de Vivaise actual oscar nominees: GLADIATOR (won) QUILLS CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS 102 DALMATIONS
2000
*THE CELL
- Michèle Burke, Edouard Henriques SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE - Ann Buchanan, A.Sibley X-MEN - Anne E Brodie, Gordon Smith HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS - Rick Baker BEDAZZLED - Minns; Biscoe; Ben Nye III
REQUIEM FOR A DREAM - Guastini; Zakarian actual oscar nominees: HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (won) THE CELL SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE
2000
*U-571 CAST AWAY THE CELL MISSION TO MARS GLADIATOR actual oscar nominees sound edit: SPACE COWBOYS U-571 (won) actual oscar nominees sound mix: CAST AWAY GLADIATOR (won) THE PATRIOT THE PERFECT STORM U-571
------------------ O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? -tie- Giant wormlike sand cyclone / Alien defense
-------------------------------------- MISSION TO MARS 7) Young Yang Yang, in despair, jumps into swimming pool
-------------------------------------------------------- YI YI 8) Film burns away on image of Nosferatu
----------------------------------- SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE 9) "Nunnery" speech delivered within a Blockbuster video
-------------------------------------------------- HAMLET
10) Fielding's manic breakdown at dinner
------------------------------------- WAKING THE DEAD 11) Entire prologue voice-over - GEORGE WASHINGTON 12) Throwing blood in an attempt to locate invisible killer
------------------------------------------- HOLLOW MAN
-tie- entire motorcycle chase climax & showdown
w/Ambrose -------------------- MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2 13) "I’ve Seen it All" train musical number
---------------------------------------- DANCER IN THE DARK 14) Car chase that closes story #1. frames narrative
