54th British Academy Film Awards

The 54th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 25 February 2001 at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2000. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2000.^[1]

Ridley Scott's Gladiator won Best Film, while Ang Lee won Best Director for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Billy Elliot was voted Outstanding British Film of 2000; the film's lead actor, Jamie Bell, won Best Actor in a Leading Role. In addition, Julia Roberts won Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of Erin Brockovich in Erin Brockovich, Benicio del Toro won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in Traffic, and Julie Walters won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in Billy Elliot.^[2]^[3] The nominees were announced on 31 January 2001.^[4]

Stephen Fry and Mariella Frostrup co-hosted the ceremony together, marking the first time the ceremony had two hosts in over 10 years.

Winners and nominees

Cameron Crowe, Best Original Screenplay winner

BAFTA Fellowship

Judi Dench and Albert Finney

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

Mary Selway

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Film Gladiator – Douglas Wick, David Franzoni and Branko Lustig Almost Famous – Cameron Crowe and Ian Bryce Billy Elliot – Greg Brenman and Jon Finn Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Bill Kong, Hsu Li Kong and Ang Lee Erin Brockovich – Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher	Best Direction Ang Lee – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Ridley Scott – Gladiator Stephen Daldry – Billy Elliot Steven Soderbergh – Erin Brockovich Steven Soderbergh – Traffic
Best Actor in a Leading Role *Jamie Bell – Billy Elliot* as Billy Elliot** Geoffrey Rush – Quills as Marquis de Sade Michael Douglas – Wonder Boys as Professor Grady Tripp Russell Crowe – Gladiator as Maximus Decimus Meridius Tom Hanks – Cast Away as Chuck Noland	Best Actress in a Leading Role *Julia Roberts – Erin Brockovich* as Erin Brockovich** Hilary Swank – Boys Don't Cry as Brandon Teena Juliette Binoche – Chocolat as Vianne Rocher Kate Hudson – Almost Famous as Penny Lane Michelle Yeoh – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as Yu Shu Lien
Best Actor in a Supporting Role *Benicio del Toro – Traffic* as Javier Rodriguez** Albert Finney – Erin Brockovich as Edward L. Masry Gary Lewis – Billy Elliot as Jackie Elliot Joaquin Phoenix – Gladiator as Commodus Oliver Reed – Gladiator as Antonius Proximo (posthumous)	Best Actress in a Supporting Role *Julie Walters – Billy Elliot* as Sandra Wilkinson** Frances McDormand – Almost Famous as Elaine Miller Judi Dench – Chocolat as Armande Voizin Lena Olin – Chocolat as Josephine Muscat Zhang Ziyi – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as Jen Yu
Best Original Screenplay Almost Famous – Cameron Crowe Billy Elliot – Lee Hall Erin Brockovich – Susannah Grant Gladiator – David Franzoni, John Logan and William Nicholson O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Ethan Coen and Joel Coen	Best Adapted Screenplay Traffic – Stephen Gaghan Chocolat – Robert Nelson Jacobs Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – James Schamus, Wang Hui-Ling and Tsai Kuo-Jung High Fidelity – D.V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, John Cusack and Scott Rosenberg Wonder Boys – Steve Kloves
Best Cinematography Gladiator – John Mathieson Billy Elliot – Brian Tufano Chocolat – Roger Pratt Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Peter Pau O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Roger Deakins	Best Costume Design Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Tim Yip Chocolat – Renee Ehrlich Kalfus Gladiator – Janty Yates The House of Mirth – Monica Howe Quills – Jacqueline West
Best Editing Gladiator – Pietro Scalia Billy Elliot – John Wilson Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Tim Squyres Erin Brockovich – Anne V. Coates Traffic – Stephen Mirrione	Best Makeup and Hair How the Grinch Stole Christmas – Rick Baker, Kazuhiro Tsuji, Toni G, Gail Ryan and Sylvia Nava Chocolat – Naomi Donne Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Man Yun Ling and Chau Siu Mui Gladiator – Paul Engelen and Graham Johnston Quills – Peter King and Nuala Conway
Best Original Music Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Tan Dun Almost Famous – Nancy Wilson Billy Elliot – Stephen Warbeck Gladiator – Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard O Brother, Where Art Thou? – T Bone Burnett and Carter Burwell	Best Production Design Gladiator – Arthur Max Chocolat – David Gropman Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Tim Yip O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Dennis Gassner Quills – Martin Childs
Best Sound Almost Famous – Jeff Wexler, Doug Hemphill, Rick Kline, Paul Massey and Mike Wilhoit Billy Elliot – Mark Holding, Mike Prestwood Smith and Zane Hayward Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Drew Kunin, Reilly Steele, Eugene Gearty and Robert Fernandez Gladiator – Ken Weston, Scott Millan, Bob Beemer and Per Hallberg The Perfect Storm – Keith A. Wester, John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David E. Campbell, Wylie Stateman and Kelly Cabral	Best Special Visual Effects The Perfect Storm – Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Walt Conti, Habib Zargarpour and Tim Alexander Chicken Run – Paddy Eason, Mark Nelmes and Dave Alex Riddett Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Rob Hodgson, Leo Lo, Jonathan F. Strylund, Bessie Cheuk and Travis Baumann Gladiator – John Nelson, Tim Burke, Rob Harvey and Neil Corbould Vertical Limit – Kent Houston, Tricia Ashford, Neil Corbould, Paul Docherty and Dion Hatch
Outstanding British Film Billy Elliot – Greg Brenman, Jon Finn and Stephen Daldry Chicken Run – Peter Lord, David Sproxton and Nick Park The House of Mirth – Olivia Stewart and Terence Davies Last Resort – Ruth Caleb and Paweł Pawlikowski Sexy Beast – Jeremy Thomas and Jonathan Glazer	Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer Last Resort – Paweł Pawlikowski (Writer/Director) Billy Elliot – Lee Hall (Writer) Billy Elliot – Stephen Daldry (Director) Saving Grace – Mark Crowdy (Writer/Producer) Some Voices – Simon Cellan Jones (Director)
Best Short Animation Father and Daughter – Claire Jennings, Willem Thijssen and Michaël Dudok de Wit Cloud Cover – Lisbeth Svarling Lounge Act – Teun Hitte and Gareth Love Six of One – Phil Davies and Tim Webb	Best Short Film Shadowscan – Gary Holding, Justine Leahy and Tinge Krishnan Going Down – Soledad Gatti-Pascual, Tom Shankland and Jane Harris Je t'aime John Wayne – Luke Morris, Toby MacDonald and Luke Ponte The Last Post – Lee Santana and Dominic Santana Sweet – Rob Mercer and James Pilkington
Best Film Not in the English Language Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Bill Kong, Hsu Li Kong and Ang Lee Girl on the Bridge – Christian Fechner and Patrice Leconte Harry, He's Here to Help – Michel Saint-Jean and Dominik Moll In the Mood for Love – Wong Kar-Wai Malèna – Harvey Weinstein, Carlo Bernasconi and Giuseppe Tornatore

Statistics

Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations	Film
14	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
14	Gladiator
13	Billy Elliot
8	Chocolat
6	Almost Famous
6	Erin Brockovich
4	O Brother, Where Art Thou?
	Quills
	Traffic
2	Chicken Run
	The House of Mirth
	Last Resort
	The Perfect Storm
	Wonder Boys

Films that received multiple awards
Awards	Film
4	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
4	Gladiator
3	Billy Elliot
2	Almost Famous
2	Traffic

References

^ "'Gladiator' conquers the Baftas". BBC. 25 February 2001. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
^ P. Angulo, Sandra (26 February 2001). "Gladiator and Crouching Tiger win big at the BAFTAs". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
^ "'Gladiator' wins BAFTA's Best Film". CNN. 25 February 2001. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
^ "'Gladiator', 'Crouching Tiger' do battle in Bafta nominations". The Guardian. 31 January 2001. Retrieved 28 August 2023.