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Oscars 2001 Winners & Nominees

The 73rd Academy Awards (2001) took place on March 25, 2001. Gladiator won Best Picture and 4 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 19 categories is below.

All 19 categories Most wins
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nominations
84
films nominated
34
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Best Picture
Gladiator
Headline winners

Oscars 2001: The Winners

Gladiator won Best Picture against 4 other nominees. Steven Soderbergh (Best Director), Russell Crowe (Best Actor) and Julia Roberts (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Gladiator (2000) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

Gladiator

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

5 wins from 12 nominations at the 73rd Academy Awards (2001)

  • Best Actor
  • Best Costume Design
  • Best Sound
  • Best Visual Effects

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

Oscars 2001: Which Films Won the Most

Gladiator won 5 awards from 12 nominations. 9 films won at least once, while Chocolat went home empty-handed from 5 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Gladiator (2000) movie poster
    Gladiator 5 / 12
    2000 · Action, Adventure · 5 wins from 12 nominations
  2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) movie poster
    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 4 / 10
    2000 · Action, Adventure · 4 wins from 10 nominations
  3. Traffic (2000) movie poster
    Traffic 4 / 5
    2000 · Drama, Thriller · 4 wins from 5 nominations
  4. Erin Brockovich (2000) movie poster
    Erin Brockovich 1 / 5
    2000 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 5 nominations
  5. Almost Famous (2000) movie poster
    Almost Famous 1 / 4
    2000 · Drama, Music · 1 win from 4 nominations
  6. Wonder Boys (2000) movie poster
    Wonder Boys 1 / 3
    2000 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 3 nominations
  7. Pollock (2000) movie poster
    Pollock 1 / 2
    2000 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
  8. U-571 (2000) movie poster
    U-571 1 / 2
    2000 · Action, Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
  9. Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000) movie poster
    Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport 1 / 1
    2000 · War, Documentary · 1 win from 1 nomination
  10. Chocolat (2000) movie poster
    Chocolat 0 / 5
    2000 · Drama, Mystery · 0 wins from 5 nominations
Full results

All 19 Oscars 2001 Categories: Winners & Nominees

19 categories and 84 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 · 84 nominations

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Oscars 2001 Best Sound Editing

Official name: Sound Editing

2 nominees
By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 2001 Winners

Drama led with 73 nominations across 24 films and won 18. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 18 wins · 73 nominations · 25%
  2. Action 10 wins · 30 nominations · 33%
  3. Adventure 9 wins · 30 nominations · 30%
  4. Romance 5 wins · 28 nominations · 18%
  5. History 5 wins · 15 nominations · 33%
  6. Comedy 1 win · 13 nominations · 8%
  7. Thriller 4 wins · 12 nominations · 33%
  8. Biography 2 wins · 12 nominations · 17%
  9. Fantasy 4 wins · 11 nominations · 36%
  10. Music 1 win · 9 nominations · 11%
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 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 2001: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 73rd Academy Awards (2001), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 73rd Academy Awards (2001)?

Gladiator (2000) won Best Picture. The other nominees were Chocolat, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Erin Brockovich and Traffic.

About Gladiator

Which film won the most awards at the 73rd Academy Awards (2001)?

Gladiator (2000) won the most: 5 awards from 12 nominations. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Traffic followed with 4 wins each.

Which film had the most nominations at the 73rd Academy Awards (2001)?

Gladiator (2000) led with 12 nominations and won 5 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 73rd Academy Awards (2001)?

Best Director: Steven Soderbergh for Traffic. Best Actor: Russell Crowe for Gladiator. Best Actress: Julia Roberts for Erin Brockovich. Best Supporting Actor: Benicio Del Toro for Traffic. Best Supporting Actress: Marcia Gay Harden for Pollock.

When was the 73rd Academy Awards (2001)?

The 73rd Academy Awards (2001) took place on March 25, 2001. The database has 19 categories and 84 nominations for it.