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Oscars 2000 Winners & Nominees

The 72nd Academy Awards (2000) took place on March 26, 2000. American Beauty won Best Picture and 4 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 20 categories is below.

All 20 categories Most wins
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20
nominations
91
films nominated
41
winners
20
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Best Picture
American Beauty
Headline winners

Oscars 2000: The Winners

American Beauty won Best Picture against 4 other nominees. Sam Mendes (Best Director), Kevin Spacey (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

5 wins from 8 nominations at the 72nd Academy Awards (2000)

  • Best Actor
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Director
  • Best Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

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

Oscars 2000: Which Films Won the Most

American Beauty won 5 awards from 8 nominations. 11 films won at least once, while The Insider went home empty-handed from 7 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. American Beauty (1999) movie poster
    American Beauty 5 / 8
    1999 · Drama · 5 wins from 8 nominations
  2. The Matrix (1999) movie poster
    The Matrix 4 / 4
    1999 · Action, Adventure · 4 wins from 4 nominations
  3. The Cider House Rules (1999) movie poster
    The Cider House Rules 2 / 7
    1999 · Drama, Romance · 2 wins from 7 nominations
  4. Topsy-Turvy (1999) movie poster
    Topsy-Turvy 2 / 4
    1999 · Biography, Drama · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  5. Sleepy Hollow (1999) movie poster
    Sleepy Hollow 1 / 3
    1999 · Mystery, Thriller · 1 win from 3 nominations
  6. Boys Don't Cry (1999) movie poster
    Boys Don't Cry 1 / 2
    1999 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 2 nominations
  7. One Day in September (2000) movie poster
    One Day in September 1 / 1
    2000 · History, Sport · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. Girl, Interrupted (1999) movie poster
    Girl, Interrupted 1 / 1
    1999 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
  9. All About My Mother (1999) movie poster
    All About My Mother 1 / 1
    1999 · Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
  10. The Red Violin (1999) movie poster
    The Red Violin 1 / 1
    1999 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 1 nomination
Full results

All 20 Oscars 2000 Categories: Winners & Nominees

20 categories and 91 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.

20 categories · 91 nominations

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Movie marathon

The Oscars 2000 Best Picture Marathon

All 5 Best Picture nominees at the 72nd Academy Awards (2000), back to back: 11 hours 41 minutes.

Total running time 11h 41m 11 hours 41 minutes All 5 films
Longest
The Green Mile 3h 9m
Shortest
The Sixth Sense 1h 47m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 2000 Winners

Drama led with 69 nominations across 27 films and won 14. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 14 wins · 69 nominations · 20%
  2. Thriller 5 wins · 29 nominations · 17%
  3. Romance 4 wins · 25 nominations · 16%
  4. Mystery 2 wins · 20 nominations · 10%
  5. Comedy 2 wins · 19 nominations · 11%
  6. Fantasy 1 win · 18 nominations · 6%
  7. Adventure 5 wins · 14 nominations · 36%
  8. Biography 3 wins · 14 nominations · 21%
  9. Crime 1 win · 13 nominations · 8%
  10. Music 3 wins · 10 nominations · 30%
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 Oscars Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Oscars page has every year back to 1929.

Every Oscars ceremony

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Oscars 2000: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 72nd Academy Awards (2000), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 72nd Academy Awards (2000)?

American Beauty (1999) won Best Picture. The other nominees were The Cider House Rules, The Green Mile, The Insider and The Sixth Sense.

About American Beauty

Which film won the most awards at the 72nd Academy Awards (2000)?

American Beauty (1999) won the most: 5 awards from 8 nominations. The Matrix was next with 4 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 72nd Academy Awards (2000)?

American Beauty (1999) led with 8 nominations and won 5 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 72nd Academy Awards (2000)?

Best Director: Sam Mendes for American Beauty. Best Actor: Kevin Spacey for American Beauty. Best Actress: Hilary Swank for Boys Don't Cry. Best Supporting Actor: Michael Caine for The Cider House Rules. Best Supporting Actress: Angelina Jolie for Girl, Interrupted.

When was the 72nd Academy Awards (2000)?

The 72nd Academy Awards (2000) took place on March 26, 2000. The database has 20 categories and 91 nominations for it.