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BAFTA 2001 Winners & Nominees

The 54th British Academy Film Awards (2001) took place on February 25, 2001. Gladiator won Best Film and 3 more awards. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon matched it with 4 wins. Every winner and nominee in all 19 categories is below.

All 19 categories Most wins
categories
19
nominations
92
films nominated
24
winners
19
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Best Film
Gladiator
Headline winners

BAFTA 2001: The Winners

Gladiator won Best Film against 4 other nominees. Ang Lee (Best Director), Jamie Bell (Best Actor) and Julia Roberts (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Gladiator (2000) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

Gladiator

2000 · Action, Adventure, Drama · $466M worldwide

4 wins from 14 nominations at the 54th British Academy Film Awards (2001)

  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Editing
  • Best Production Design

In ancient Rome, the celebrated general Maximus is betrayed when the ambitious Commodus murders Emperor Marcus Aurelius and destroys his family. Stripped of his rank and devastated, Maximus survives and finds himself forced to disguise himself as a gladiator. He rises through the ranks of the Colosseum, seeking to avenge his loved ones and expose Commodus's treachery, ultimately fighting to restore honor and justice to Rome.

About Gladiator
Scoreboard

BAFTA 2001: Which Films Won the Most

Gladiator and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won 4 awards each. 9 films won at least once, while Chocolat went home empty-handed from 8 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Gladiator (2000) movie poster
    Gladiator 4 / 14
    2000 · Action, Adventure · 4 wins from 14 nominations
  2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) movie poster
    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 4 / 14
    2000 · Action, Adventure · 4 wins from 14 nominations
  3. Billy Elliot (2000) movie poster
    Billy Elliot 3 / 12
    2000 · Drama, Comedy · 3 wins from 12 nominations
  4. Almost Famous (2000) movie poster
    Almost Famous 2 / 6
    2000 · Drama, Music · 2 wins from 6 nominations
  5. Traffic (2000) movie poster
    Traffic 2 / 4
    2000 · Drama, Thriller · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  6. Erin Brockovich (2000) movie poster
    Erin Brockovich 1 / 6
    2000 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 6 nominations
  7. Last Resort (2001) movie poster
    Last Resort 1 / 2
    2001 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 2 nominations
  8. The Perfect Storm (2000) movie poster
    The Perfect Storm 1 / 2
    2000 · Action, Adventure · 1 win from 2 nominations
  9. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) movie poster
    How the Grinch Stole Christmas 1 / 1
    2000 · Fantasy, Comedy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  10. Chocolat (2000) movie poster
    Chocolat 0 / 8
    2000 · Drama, Mystery · 0 wins from 8 nominations
Full results

All 19 BAFTA 2001 Categories: Winners & Nominees

19 categories and 92 nominations. 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 · 92 nominations

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Movie marathon

The BAFTA 2001 Best Film Marathon

All 5 Best Film nominees at the 54th British Academy Film Awards (2001), back to back: 10 hours 37 minutes.

Total running time 10h 37m 10 hours 37 minutes All 5 films
Longest
Gladiator 2h 35m
Shortest
Billy Elliot 1h 50m
By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 2001 Winners

Drama led with 83 nominations across 19 films and won 18. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 18 wins · 83 nominations · 22%
  2. Romance 7 wins · 43 nominations · 16%
  3. Adventure 9 wins · 36 nominations · 25%
  4. Action 9 wins · 31 nominations · 29%
  5. Comedy 4 wins · 25 nominations · 16%
  6. Music 5 wins · 23 nominations · 22%
  7. History 4 wins · 18 nominations · 22%
  8. Fantasy 5 wins · 15 nominations · 33%
  9. Crime 2 wins · 11 nominations · 18%
  10. Biography 1 win · 10 nominations · 10%
2001 season

How the Rest of the 2001 Awards Season Voted

The other 9 ceremonies of 2001, with the winner of each top prize. Gladiator also won the top prize at 3 of them.

All 2001 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 2001: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 54th British Academy Film Awards (2001), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 54th British Academy Film Awards (2001)?

Gladiator (2000) won Best Film. The other nominees were Almost Famous, Billy Elliot, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Erin Brockovich.

About Gladiator

Which film won the most awards at the 54th British Academy Film Awards (2001)?

Gladiator and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon each won 4 awards.

Which film had the most nominations at the 54th British Academy Film Awards (2001)?

Gladiator (2000) and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) led with 14 nominations each.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 54th British Academy Film Awards (2001)?

Best Director: Ang Lee for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Best Actor: Jamie Bell for Billy Elliot. Best Actress: Julia Roberts for Erin Brockovich. Best Supporting Actor: Benicio Del Toro for Traffic. Best Supporting Actress: Julie Walters for Billy Elliot.

When was the 54th British Academy Film Awards (2001)?

The 54th British Academy Film Awards (2001) took place on February 25, 2001. The database has 19 categories and 92 nominations for it.