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Critics' Choice 2000 Winners & Nominees

The 5th Critics' Choice Awards (2000) took place on January 24, 2000. American Beauty won Best Picture and 2 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 13 categories is below.

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Best Picture
American Beauty
Headline winners

Critics' Choice 2000: The Winners

American Beauty won Best Picture. Sam Mendes (Best Director), Russell Crowe (Best Actor) and Hilary Swank (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

American Beauty (1999) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

American Beauty

1999 · Drama · $356M worldwide

3 wins from 3 nominations at the 5th Critics' Choice Awards (2000)

  • Best Director
  • Best Screenplay – Original

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

Critics' Choice 2000: Which Films Won the Most

American Beauty won 3 awards from 3 nominations. 10 films won at least once. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. American Beauty (1999) movie poster
    American Beauty 3 / 3
    1999 · Drama · 3 wins from 3 nominations
  2. The Green Mile (1999) movie poster
    The Green Mile 2 / 2
    1999 · Drama, Mystery · 2 wins from 2 nominations
  3. The Insider (1999) movie poster
    The Insider 1 / 1
    1999 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
  4. Boys Don't Cry (1999) movie poster
    Boys Don't Cry 1 / 1
    1999 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 1 nomination
  5. Toy Story 2 (1999) movie poster
    Toy Story 2 1 / 1
    1999 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  6. The Sixth Sense (1999) movie poster
    The Sixth Sense 1 / 1
    1999 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 1 nomination
  7. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) movie poster
    The Talented Mr. Ripley 1 / 1
    1999 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. October Sky (1999) movie poster
    October Sky 1 / 1
    1999 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
  9. Buena Vista Social Club (1999) movie poster
    Buena Vista Social Club 1 / 1
    1999 · Music, Documentary · 1 win from 1 nomination
  10. Girl, Interrupted (1999) movie poster
    Girl, Interrupted 1 / 1
    1999 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
Full results

All 13 Critics' Choice 2000 Categories: Winners & Nominees

13 categories and 13 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.

13 categories · 13 nominations

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Critics' Choice 2000 Best Animated Feature

1 nominee

Critics' Choice 2000 Best Family Film

1 nominee
By genre

The Genres Behind the Critics' Choice 2000 Winners

Drama led with 11 nominations across 8 films and won 11. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 11 wins · 11 nominations · 100%
  2. Crime 4 wins · 4 nominations · 100%
  3. Mystery 4 wins · 4 nominations · 100%
  4. Biography 3 wins · 3 nominations · 100%
  5. Thriller 3 wins · 3 nominations · 100%
  6. Fantasy 3 wins · 3 nominations · 100%
  7. Romance 2 wins · 2 nominations · 100%
  8. Family 2 wins · 2 nominations · 100%
  9. Adventure 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  10. Comedy 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
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 Critics' Choice Ceremonies

The 4 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Critics' Choice page has every year back to 1996.

Every Critics' Choice ceremony

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Critics' Choice 2000: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 5th Critics' Choice Awards (2000), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 5th Critics' Choice Awards (2000)?

American Beauty (1999) won Best Picture.

About American Beauty

Which film won the most awards at the 5th Critics' Choice Awards (2000)?

American Beauty (1999) won the most: 3 awards from 3 nominations. The Green Mile was next with 2 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 5th Critics' Choice Awards (2000)?

American Beauty (1999) led with 3 nominations and won 3 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 5th Critics' Choice Awards (2000)?

Best Director: Sam Mendes for American Beauty. Best Actor: Russell Crowe for The Insider. Best Actress: Hilary Swank for Boys Don't Cry. Best Supporting Actor: Michael Clarke Duncan for The Green Mile. Best Supporting Actress: Angelina Jolie for Girl, Interrupted.

When was the 5th Critics' Choice Awards (2000)?

The 5th Critics' Choice Awards (2000) took place on January 24, 2000. The database has 13 categories and 13 nominations for it.