54th British Academy Film Awards

The 54th British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, took place on 25 February 2001 and honoured the best films of 2000.[1][2][3] The nominees were announced on 31 January 2001.[4]

54th British Academy Film Awards
Date25 February 2001
SiteOdeon Luxe Leicester Square
Hosted byStephen Fry
Highlights
Best FilmGladiator
Best British FilmBilly Elliot
Best ActorJamie Bell
Billy Elliot
Best ActressJulia Roberts
Erin Brockovich
Most awardsCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Gladiator (4)
Most nominationsCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Gladiator (14)

Epic historical drama Gladiator led the winners with four awards, including Best Film; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon also tied with four wins, including Best Director (Ang Lee) and Best Film Not in the English Language.[1] Billy Elliot was voted Outstanding British Film of 2000, with lead actor Jamie Bell winning Best Actor in a Leading Role, becoming the youngest ever Best Actor recipient at just 14-years-old.[5] Additionally, 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.[1]

This is also the first ceremony that was hosted by comedian Stephen Fry, a position he would carry out for twelve years (from 2001 to 2006 and 2012 to 2017) until he stepped down in 2018.[6]

Winners and nominees
Ang Lee, Best Director winner and Best Film Not in the English Language co-winner
Jamie Bell, Best Actor winner
Julia Roberts, Best Actress winner
Benicio del Toro, Best Supporting Actor winner
Julie Walters, Best Supporting Actress winner
Cameron Crowe, Best Original Screenplay winner
Stephen Gaghan, Best Adapted Screenplay winner

Gladiator – Douglas Wick, David Franzoni and Branko Lustig

Ang Lee – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Jamie Bell – Billy Elliot as Billy Elliot

Julia Roberts – Erin Brockovich as Erin Brockovich

Benicio del Toro – Traffic as Javier Rodriguez

Julie Walters – Billy Elliot as Sandra Wilkinson

Almost Famous – Cameron Crowe

Traffic – Stephen Gaghan

Gladiator – John Mathieson

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Tim Yip

Gladiator – Pietro Scalia

How the Grinch Stole Christmas – Rick Baker, Kazuhiro Tsuji, Toni G, Gail Ryan and Sylvia Nava

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Tan Dun

Gladiator – Arthur Max

Almost Famous – Jeff Wexler, Doug Hemphill, Rick Kline, Paul Massey and Mike Wilhoit

The Perfect Storm – Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Walt Conti, Habib Zargarpour and Tim Alexander

Billy Elliot – Greg Brenman, Jon Finn and Stephen Daldry

Last Resort – Paweł Pawlikowski (Writer/Director)

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

Shadowscan – Gary Holding, Justine Leahy and Tinge Krishnan

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Bill Kong, Hsu Li Kong and Ang Lee

Statistics
Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations Film
14 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Gladiator
13 Billy Elliot
8 Chocolat
6 Almost Famous
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
Gladiator
3 Billy Elliot
2 Almost Famous
Traffic

See also

References
  1. "'Gladiator' conquers the Baftas". BBC. 25 February 2001. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. "'Gladiator' wins BAFTA's Best Film". CNN. 25 February 2001. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  3. Sandra, Angulo P. (26 February 2001). "'Gladiator' and 'Crouching Tiger' win big at the BAFTAs". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  4. "'Gladiator', 'Crouching Tiger' do battle in Bafta nominations". The Guardian. 31 January 2001. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  5. "10 Milestones at the BAFTA Film Awards: From Jamie Bee to Dame Maggie Smith and Kate Winslet". BBC America. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  6. "Stephen Fry steps down as Bafta Film Awards host". BBC. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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