2001 Academy Awards
Date: 26th March
Host: Billy Crystal
Location: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
Best Picture Winner: American Beauty - Bruce Cohen; Dan Jinks
Other Nominees:
The Cider House Rules
The Green Mile
The Insider
The Sixth Sense
Best Actor in a Leading Role Winner: American Beauty - Kevin Spacey
Other Nominees:
The Hurricane - Denzel Washington
The Insider - Russell Crowe
The Straight Story - Richard Farnsworth
Sweet and Lowdown - Sean Penn
Best Actress in a Leading Role Winner: Boys Don't Cry - Hilary Swank
Other Nominees:
American Beauty - Annette Bening
The End of the Affair - Julianne Moore
Music of the Heart - Meryl Streep
Tumbleweeds - Janet McTeer
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Winner: The Cider House Rules, - Michael Caine
Other Nominees:
The Green Mile - Michael Clarke Duncan
Magnolia - Tom Cruise
The Sixth Sense - Haley Joel Osment
The Talented Mr. Ripley - Jude Law
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Winner: Girl Interrupted Angelina Jolie
Other Nominees:
Being John Malkovich - Catherine Keener
Boys Don't Cry - Chloë Sevigny
The Sixth Sense - Toni Collette
Sweet and Lowdown - Samantha Morton
Best Director Winner: American Beauty - Sam Mendes
Other Nominees:
Being John Malkovich - Spike Jonze
The Cider House Rules - Lasse Hallström
The Insider - Michael Mann
The Sixth Sense - M. Night Shyamalan