Oscars 2001

Oscars 2001

The 73rd Academy Awards were held on March 21, 2001. The grand ceremony took place at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium. Almost 43 million people tuned in to watch the award show, which was extremely successful! Comedian Steve Martin hosted the ceremony and did an amazing job, making the ceremony very funny and humorous. The Oscars 2001 were very successful and I personally enjoyed them very much!

The epic-hisotrical movie, Gladiator, took home 5 awards! These awards include Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Russell Crowe), Best Visual Effects, Best Costume Design, and Best Sound Mixing. Julia Roberts took home the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role in Erin Brockovich. Plus, she looked dazzling in a black and white Valentino Dress! Benicio del Toro won Best Supporting Actor and Marcia Gay Harden won Best Supporting Actress. The movie Traffic was also a big winner winning 4 Oscars! The producers made a great job on making the 73rd Academy Awards truly fantastic! 

Russell Crowe's Acceptance Speech:

Julia Robert's Acceptance Speech:

Oscars 2000

Oscars 2000

The 72nd Academy Awards took place in March 26, 2000. American Beauty was the big winner of the night, winning five awards which included Best Picture and Best Director. The Matrix won four awards in the categories of Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Film Editing, and Best Visual Effects. The Cider House Rules and Topsy-Turvy each won two Oscars. 

The ceremony was very fun, due to the amazing hosting of Billy Crystal. Kevin Spacey won best actor for his thrilling and powerful performance in American Beauty. Best Actress was taken by Hilary Swank as Brandon Teena/ Teena Ray Brandon in Boys Don't Cry. Michael Cane won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in the film The Cider House Rules. Jon Voight's daughter, Angelina Jolie, proved she was just as talented as her father, taking the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in Girl, Interrupted. Overall, the ceremony was very well-done and all of the winers were extremely deserving of the Oscars they won. 

Kevin Spacey's Acceptance Speech:

Hilary Swank's Acceptance Speech: