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BAFTA 2000 Winners & Nominees

The 53rd British Academy Film Awards (2000) took place on April 9, 2000. American Beauty won Best Film and 5 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 19 categories is below.

All 19 categories Most wins
categories
19
nominations
86
films nominated
26
winners
19
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Best Film
American Beauty
Headline winners

BAFTA 2000: The Winners

American Beauty won Best Film against 4 other nominees. Pedro Almodóvar (Best Director), Kevin Spacey (Best Actor) and Annette Bening (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

American Beauty (1999) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

American Beauty

1999 · Drama · $356M worldwide

6 wins from 14 nominations at the 53rd British Academy Film Awards (2000)

  • Best Actor
  • Best Actress
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Editing
  • Best Original Music

A poignant drama about a man named Lester Burnham experiencing a midlife crisis. Dissatisfied with his stagnant life, he begins a transformative journey that challenges the conventions of suburban existence. His unconventional behavior causes friction with his wife and daughter, who find it difficult to understand his sudden change. As Lester seeks freedom and joy, his attention turns to Angela Hayes, the alluring friend of his daughter Jane, leading to a provocative exploration of desire and identity.

About American Beauty
Scoreboard

BAFTA 2000: Which Films Won the Most

American Beauty won 6 awards from 14 nominations. 11 films won at least once, while The Sixth Sense went home empty-handed from 4 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. American Beauty (1999) movie poster
    American Beauty 6 / 14
    1999 · Drama · 6 wins from 14 nominations
  2. The Matrix (1999) movie poster
    The Matrix 2 / 5
    1999 · Action, Adventure · 2 wins from 5 nominations
  3. All About My Mother (1999) movie poster
    All About My Mother 2 / 3
    1999 · Drama · 2 wins from 3 nominations
  4. Sleepy Hollow (1999) movie poster
    Sleepy Hollow 2 / 3
    1999 · Mystery, Thriller · 2 wins from 3 nominations
  5. The End of the Affair (1999) movie poster
    The End of the Affair 1 / 10
    1999 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 10 nominations
  6. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) movie poster
    The Talented Mr. Ripley 1 / 7
    1999 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 7 nominations
  7. East Is East (2000) movie poster
    East Is East 1 / 6
    2000 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 6 nominations
  8. Topsy-Turvy (1999) movie poster
    Topsy-Turvy 1 / 5
    1999 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 5 nominations
  9. Being John Malkovich (1999) movie poster
    Being John Malkovich 1 / 3
    1999 · Drama, Fantasy · 1 win from 3 nominations
  10. Ratcatcher (2000) movie poster
    Ratcatcher 1 / 2
    2000 · Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
Full results

All 19 BAFTA 2000 Categories: Winners & Nominees

19 categories and 86 nominations; Outstanding British Film had the most nominees (6). The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

19 categories · 86 nominations

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Movie marathon

The BAFTA 2000 Best Film Marathon

All 5 Best Film nominees at the 53rd British Academy Film Awards (2000), back to back: 9 hours 26 minutes.

Total running time 9h 26m 9 hours 26 minutes All 5 films
Longest
The Talented Mr. Ripley 2h 19m
Shortest
East Is East 1h 36m
By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 2000 Winners

Drama led with 64 nominations across 16 films and won 15. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 15 wins · 64 nominations · 23%
  2. Romance 3 wins · 27 nominations · 11%
  3. Comedy 4 wins · 25 nominations · 16%
  4. Thriller 5 wins · 22 nominations · 23%
  5. Mystery 3 wins · 14 nominations · 21%
  6. Fantasy 3 wins · 9 nominations · 33%
  7. Adventure 2 wins · 9 nominations · 22%
  8. Music 1 win · 9 nominations · 11%
  9. Action 2 wins · 8 nominations · 25%
  10. Crime 1 win · 8 nominations · 13%
2000 season

How the Rest of the 2000 Awards Season Voted

The other 9 ceremonies of 2000, with the winner of each top prize. American Beauty also won the top prize at 5 of them.

All 2000 awards
Earlier years

Previous BAFTA Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The BAFTA page has every year back to 1949.

Every BAFTA ceremony

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BAFTA 2000: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 53rd British Academy Film Awards (2000), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 53rd British Academy Film Awards (2000)?

American Beauty (1999) won Best Film. The other nominees were East Is East, The End of the Affair, The Sixth Sense and The Talented Mr. Ripley.

About American Beauty

Which film won the most awards at the 53rd British Academy Film Awards (2000)?

American Beauty (1999) won the most: 6 awards from 14 nominations. The Matrix, All About My Mother and Sleepy Hollow followed with 2 wins each.

Which film had the most nominations at the 53rd British Academy Film Awards (2000)?

American Beauty (1999) led with 14 nominations and won 6 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 53rd British Academy Film Awards (2000)?

Best Director: Pedro Almodóvar for All About My Mother. Best Actor: Kevin Spacey for American Beauty. Best Actress: Annette Bening for American Beauty. Best Supporting Actor: Jude Law for The Talented Mr. Ripley. Best Supporting Actress: Maggie Smith for Tea with Mussolini.

When was the 53rd British Academy Film Awards (2000)?

The 53rd British Academy Film Awards (2000) took place on April 9, 2000. The database has 19 categories and 86 nominations for it.