British Academy Film Awards 2001
The 54th British Academy Film Awards · Held February 25, 2001 · 21 categories · everything in 2001
Best Film
- Winner Gladiator · Douglas Wick, David Franzoni, Branko Lustig
- Nominee Almost Famous · Cameron Crowe, Ian Bryce
- Nominee Billy Elliot · Greg Brenman
- Nominee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon · Bill Kong, Hsu Li-kong, Ang Lee
- Nominee Erin Brockovich · Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher
Outstanding British Film
- Winner Billy Elliot
- Nominee Chicken Run · Peter Lord, David Sproxton, Nick Park
- Nominee Last Resort · Ruth Caleb, Paweł Pawlikowski
- Nominee Sexy Beast · Jeremy Thomas, Jonathan Glazer
- Nominee The House of Mirth · Terence Davies
Best Direction
- Winner Ang Lee · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Nominee Stephen Daldry · Billy Elliot
- Nominee Steven Soderbergh · Erin Brockovich
- Nominee Ridley Scott · Gladiator
- Nominee Steven Soderbergh · Traffic
- Nominee Traffic
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Winner Jamie Bell · Billy Elliot
- Nominee Tom Hanks · Cast Away
- Nominee Russell Crowe · Gladiator
- Nominee Geoffrey Rush · Quills
- Nominee Michael Douglas · Wonder Boys
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Winner Julia Roberts · Erin Brockovich
- Nominee Kate Hudson · Almost Famous
- Nominee Hilary Swank · Boys Don't Cry
- Nominee Juliette Binoche · Chocolat
- Nominee Michelle Yeoh · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Winner Benicio del Toro · Traffic
- Nominee Gary Lewis · Billy Elliot
- Nominee Albert Finney · Erin Brockovich
- Nominee Joaquin Phoenix · Gladiator
- Nominee Oliver Reed · Gladiator
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Winner Julie Walters · Billy Elliot
- Nominee Frances McDormand · Almost Famous
- Nominee Judi Dench · Chocolat
- Nominee Lena Olin · Chocolat
- Nominee Ziyi Zhang · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Best Original Screenplay
- Winner Almost Famous · Cameron Crowe
- Nominee Billy Elliot · Lee Hall
- Nominee Erin Brockovich · Susannah Grant
- Nominee Gladiator · David Franzoni, William Nicholson
- Nominee O Brother, Where Art Thou? · Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Winner Traffic · Stephen Gaghan
- Nominee Chocolat · Robert Nelson Jacobs
- Nominee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon · James Schamus, Wang Hui-ling
- Nominee High Fidelity · John Cusack
- Nominee Wonder Boys · Steve Kloves
Best Film Not in the English Language
- Winner Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon · Bill Kong, Hsu Li-kong, Ang Lee
- Nominee Girl on the Bridge (La fille sur le pont) · Christian Fechner, Patrice Leconte
- Nominee Harry, He's Here to Help · Dominik Moll
- Nominee In the Mood for Love
- Nominee Malèna · Harvey Weinstein, Giuseppe Tornatore
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
- Winner Last Resort · Paweł Pawlikowski
- Nominee Billy Elliot · Lee Hall
- Nominee Saving Grace
- Nominee Some Voices · Simon Cellan Jones
Best Original Music
- Winner Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon · Tan Dun
- Nominee Almost Famous · Nancy Wilson
- Nominee Billy Elliot · Stephen Warbeck
- Nominee Gladiator · Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard
- Nominee O Brother, Where Art Thou? · T Bone Burnett, Carter Burwell
Best Cinematography
- Winner Gladiator · John Mathieson
- Nominee Billy Elliot · Brian Tufano
- Nominee Chocolat · Roger Pratt
- Nominee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon · Peter Pau
- Nominee O Brother, Where Art Thou? · Roger Deakins
Best Editing
- Winner Gladiator · Pietro Scalia
- Nominee Billy Elliot
- Nominee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon · Tim Squyres
- Nominee Erin Brockovich · Anne V. Coates
- Nominee Traffic · Stephen Mirrione
Best Production Design
- Winner Gladiator · Arthur Max
- Nominee Chocolat · David Gropman
- Nominee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon · Timmy Yip
- Nominee O Brother, Where Art Thou? · Dennis Gassner
- Nominee Quills · Martin Childs
Best Costume Design
- Winner Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon · Timmy Yip
- Nominee Chocolat
- Nominee Gladiator · Janty Yates
- Nominee Quills · Jacqueline West
- Nominee The House of Mirth · Monica Howe
Best Make Up & Hair
- Winner Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas · Rick Baker, Kazu Hiro, Gail Ryan
- Nominee Chocolat · Naomi Donne
- Nominee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Nominee Gladiator · Paul Engelen
- Nominee Quills · Peter King
Best Sound
- Winner Almost Famous · Jeff Wexler, Doug Hemphill, Rick Kline, Paul Massey
- Nominee Billy Elliot · Mike Prestwood Smith
- Nominee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon · Drew Kunin, Eugene Gearty
- Nominee Gladiator · Ken Weston, Scott Millan, Bob Beemer, Per Hallberg
- Nominee The Perfect Storm · Keith A. Wester, John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David E. Campbell, Wylie Stateman
Best Special Visual Effects
- Winner The Perfect Storm · Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Walt Conti, Habib Zargarpour, Tim Alexander
- Nominee Chicken Run · Dave Alex Riddett
- Nominee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Nominee Gladiator · John Nelson, Tim Burke, Rob Harvey, Neil Corbould
- Nominee Vertical Limit · Neil Corbould
Best British Short Animation
- Winner Father and Daughter · Michaël Dudok de Wit
- Nominee Cloud Cover
- Nominee Lounge Act
- Nominee Six of One
Best British Short Film
- Winner Shadowscan
- Nominee Going Down · Tom Shankland, Jane Harris
- Nominee Je t'aime John Wayne
- Nominee Sweet
- Nominee The Last Post