73rd Academy Awards

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{{oscars short description|films-year=2000}}

{{Infobox film awards

| number = 73

| award = Academy Awards

| image = Oscars ceremony poster 73.jpg

| alt = Official poster promoting the 73rd Academy Awards in 2001.

| caption = Official poster

| date = March 25, 2001

| site = Shrine Auditorium
Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| preshow = Chris Connelly
Julie Moran
Jim Moret{{cite news|title=Oscar Watch: Moran, Connelly, Moret to 'Countdown' |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/oscar-watch-203-1117795289/ |access-date=June 19, 2014 |work=Variety |date=March 13, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403012634/http://variety.com/2001/film/news/oscar-watch-203-1117795289/ |archive-date=April 3, 2015 }}

| host = Steve Martin{{cite news|last1=Medina|first1=Regina|title=Steve Martin Tapped To Host Oscar's Ceremony In 2001|page=F10|work=Philadelphia Daily News|date=December 19, 2001}}

| producer = Gil Cates{{cite news|last1=Snow |first1=Shauna |title=Morning Report |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-dec-14-ca-65223-story.html |access-date=June 12, 2014 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 13, 2000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617051347/http://articles.latimes.com/2000/dec/14/entertainment/ca-65223 |archive-date=June 17, 2015 }}

| director = Louis J. Horvitz{{cite news|title=Oscar Watch: Horvitz to direct 2001 kudocast |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/oscar-watch-181-1117791511/ |access-date=June 18, 2014 |work=Variety |date=January 8, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115416/http://variety.com/2001/film/news/oscar-watch-181-1117791511/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}

| best_picture = Gladiator

| most_wins = Gladiator (5)

| most_nominations = Gladiator (12)

| network = ABC

| duration = 3 hours, 23 minutes{{cite news|last1=Gallo |first1=Phil |title=Review: 'The 73rd annual Academy Awards' |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/reviews/the-73rd-annual-academy-awards-1200467116/ |access-date=June 18, 2014 |work=Variety |date=March 25, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402133413/http://variety.com/2001/film/reviews/the-73rd-annual-academy-awards-1200467116/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}

| ratings = 42.9 million
26.2% (Nielsen ratings){{Cite news|first=Kissell |last=Rick |title=ABC Oscarcast Proves No Ratings Gladiator |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/awards/abc-oscarcast-proves-no-ratings-gladiator-1117796020/ |work=Variety |date=March 26, 2001 |access-date=June 12, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604222910/http://variety.com/2001/film/awards/abc-oscarcast-proves-no-ratings-gladiator-1117796020/ |archive-date=June 4, 2015 }}

| last = 72nd

| next = 74th

}}

The 73rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best of 2000 in film and took place on March 25, 2001, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Gil Cates and was directed by Louis J. Horvitz.{{cite news|title=73rd Annual Academy Awards |url=https://www.nytimes.com/tv/show/38935/73rd-Annual-Academy-Awards/details |access-date=June 18, 2014 |work=The New York Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715192322/http://www.nytimes.com/tv/show/38935/73rd-Annual-Academy-Awards/details |archive-date=July 15, 2014 }} Actor Steve Martin hosted the show for the first time.{{cite news|title=Steve Martin To Host Oscars |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steve-martin-to-host-oscars/ |access-date=June 17, 2014 |publisher=CBS News (CBS Corporation) |date=December 19, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714215254/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/steve-martin-to-host-oscars/ |archive-date=July 14, 2014 }} Three weeks earlier in a ceremony at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California held on March 3, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Renée Zellweger.{{cite news|title=Oscar Watch: 'Betty's' Zellweger to present Sci-Tech kudos |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/oscar-watch-182-1117794450/ |access-date=June 17, 2014 |work=Variety |date=February 27, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715010756/http://variety.com/2001/film/news/oscar-watch-182-1117794450/ |archive-date=July 15, 2014 }}

Gladiator won five awards, including Best Picture.{{cite news|last1=Rickey|first1=Carrie|title=Oscar triumphs for Roberts, 'Gladiator' The Roman epic and its star, Russell Crowe, both won awards. Julia Roberts took best-actress honors, for "Erin Brockovich."|page=A1|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer}} Other winners included Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Traffic with four awards and Almost Famous, Big Mama, Erin Brockovich, Father and Daughter, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport, Pollock, Quiero Ser, U-571, and Wonder Boys with one. The telecast garnered almost 43 million viewers in the United States.

Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 73rd Academy Awards were announced on February 13, 2001, by Robert Rehme, president of the Academy, and Academy Award-winning actress Kathy Bates.{{cite news |title=Academy announces Oscar nominations |url=http://www.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/13/academy.awards/ |access-date=June 18, 2014 |publisher=CNN (Time Warner) |date=February 13, 2001 |archive-date=August 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802204557/http://www.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/13/academy.awards/ |url-status=live }} Gladiator received the most nominations with twelve. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon came in second with ten.{{cite news|last1=Kaltenbach |first1=Chris |title=It's Soderbergh vs. Soderbergh |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2001/02/14/its-soderbergh-vs-soderbergh/ |access-date=June 18, 2014 |work=The Baltimore Sun |publisher=Timothy E. Ryan |date=February 14, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402092048/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2001-02-14/features/0102140292_1_gladiator-soderbergh-nominations |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 25, 2001.{{cite news|title=Oscar spreads wealth|page=1A|work=Tampa Bay Times|publisher=Times Publishing Company}} Gladiator became the first film to win Best Picture without a directing or screenwriting win since 1949's All the King's Men.{{harvnb|Bona|2002|p=374}} Best Director winner Steven Soderbergh, who received nominations for both Erin Brockovich and Traffic (for which he won the award), was the third person to receive double directing nominations in the same year.{{ref label|Director|A}}{{harvnb|Bona|2002|p=351}} Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon became the third film nominated simultaneously for Best Picture and Best Foreign Language Film in the same year.{{ref label|Foreign film|B}}{{cite news|title=Gladiator Leads with 12 Oscar Nods |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=109596 |access-date=June 12, 2014 |publisher=ABC News (The Walt Disney Company) |date=February 13, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531031012/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=109596 |archive-date=May 31, 2014 }} With four wins, the film is tied with Fanny and Alexander, Parasite, and All Quiet on the Western Front as the most awarded foreign language films in Academy Awards history.{{cite news |last1=Seibold |first1=Witney |title=All Quiet On The Western Front{{'}}s Oscar-Nominated Screenplay Was Kept Alive by Triathlons |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1231758/all-quiet-on-the-western-fronts-oscar-nominated-screenplay-was-kept-alive-by-triathlons/ |access-date=March 10, 2024 |work=/Film |date=March 17, 2023 |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327020529/https://www.slashfilm.com/1231758/all-quiet-on-the-western-fronts-oscar-nominated-screenplay-was-kept-alive-by-triathlons/ |url-status=live }} By virtue of his brother's Best Supporting Actor nomination for 1988's Running on Empty, Best Supporting Actor nominee Joaquin Phoenix and River became the first pair of brothers to earn acting nominations.{{harvnb|Crouse|2005|p=54}}

=Awards=

File:Branko Lustig (2009)-1.jpg, Best Picture co-winner]]

File:Steven Soderbergh 66ème Festival de Venise (Mostra).jpg, Best Director winner]]

File:Russell Crowe - Flickr - Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer (2).jpg, Best Actor winner]]

File:Julia Roberts Delivers Remarks at the 2022 Kennedy Center Honors Dinner (52542372884) (cropped).jpg, Best Actress winner]]

File:Benicio Del Toro by Gage Skidmore.jpg, Best Supporting Actor winner]]

File:Marcia Gay Harden 2013 (cropped).jpg, Best Supporting Actress winner]]

File:CameronCrowe.jpg, Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen/Original Screenplay winner]]

File:Stephen Gaghan (cropped).jpg, Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published/Adapted Screenplay winner]]

File:2016 NAB Show's The Future of Cinema Conference, produced in partnership with SMPTE (26717112630) (cropped).jpg, Best Foreign Language Film winner]]

File:Colonia Österreichpremiere Votivkino 2016 Florian Gallenberger a (cropped).jpg, Best Live Action Short Film winner]]

File:Michael Dudok de Wit 2019.jpg, Best Animated Short Film winner]]

File:Tan Dun.JPG, Best Original Score winner]]

File:Bob Dylan - Azkena Rock Festival 2010 2.jpg, Best Original Song winner]]

File:Peter Pau.jpg, Best Cinematography winner]]

File:Rick Baker at Saturn Awards.jpg, Best Makeup co-winner]]

File:Mirrione.jpg, Best Film Editing winner]]

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ({{double dagger}}).{{Cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2003 |title=The 73rd Academy Awards (2001) Nominees and Winners |access-date=November 19, 2011 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110020903/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2003 |archive-date=November 10, 2014 }}

class=wikitable role="presentation"
valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Best Picture}}

| valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Best Directing}}

valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Best Actor in a Leading Role}}
  • Russell Crowe – Gladiator as General Maximus Decimus Meridius{{double dagger}}
  • Javier Bardem – Before Night Falls as Reinaldo Arenas
  • Tom Hanks – Cast Away as Chuck Noland
  • Ed Harris – Pollock as Jackson Pollock
  • Geoffrey Rush – Quills as the Marquis de Sade
  • | valign="top" width="50%"|{{Award category|#F9EFAA|Best Actress in a Leading Role}}

    valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Best Actor in a Supporting Role}}
  • Benicio del Toro – Traffic as Javier Rodriguez{{double dagger}}
  • Jeff Bridges – The Contender as President Jackson Evans
  • Willem Dafoe – Shadow of the Vampire as Max Schreck
  • Albert Finney – Erin Brockovich as Edward L. Masry
  • Joaquin Phoenix – Gladiator as Commodus
  • | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Best Actress in a Supporting Role}}

    valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Best Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)}}
  • Almost Famous – Cameron Crowe{{double dagger}}
  • Billy Elliot – Lee Hall
  • Erin Brockovich – Susannah Grant
  • Gladiator – David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson
  • You Can Count on Me – Kenneth Lonergan
  • | valign="top" width="50%"|{{Award category|#F9EFAA|Best Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)}}

    valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Best Foreign Language Film}}
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Taiwan) in Mandarin – Ang Lee{{double dagger}}
  • Amores Perros (Mexico) in Spanish – Alejandro González Iñárritu
  • Divided We Fall (Czech Republic) in Czech – Jan Hřebejk
  • Everybody's Famous! (Belgium) in Dutch and English – Dominique Deruddere
  • The Taste of Others (France) in French – Agnès Jaoui
  • | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Best Documentary (Feature)}}

    valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Best Documentary (Short Subject)}}
  • Big Mama – Tracy Seretean{{double dagger}}
  • Curtain Call – Chuck Braverman and Steve Kalafer
  • Dolphins – Greg MacGillivray and Alec Lorimore
  • The Man on Lincoln's Nose – Daniel Raim
  • On Tiptoe: Gentle Steps to Freedom – Eric Simonson and Leelai Demoz
  • | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Best Short Film (Live Action)}}

    valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Best Short Film (Animated)}}
  • Father and Daughter – Michaël Dudok de Wit{{double dagger}}
  • Periwig Maker – Steffen Schäffler and Annette Schäffler
  • Rejected – Don Hertzfeldt
  • | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Best Music (Original Score)}}

    valign="top" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Best Music (Original Song)}}
  • "Things Have Changed" from Wonder Boys – Music and Lyrics by Bob Dylan{{double dagger}}
  • "A Fool In Love" from Meet the Parents – Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman
  • "I've Seen It All" from Dancer in the Dark – Music by Björk; Lyrics by Lars von Trier and Sjón Sigurðsson
  • "A Love Before Time" from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Music by Jorge Calandrelli and Tan Dun; Lyrics by James Schamus
  • "My Funny Friend and Me" from The Emperor's New Groove – Music by Sting and David Hartley; Lyrics by Sting
  • | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Best Sound Editing}}

    valign="top" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Best Sound}}
  • Gladiator – Scott Millan, Bob Beemer, and Ken Weston{{double dagger}}
  • Cast Away – Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands, and William B. Kaplan
  • The Patriot – Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, and Lee Orloff
  • The Perfect Storm – John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David Campbell, and Keith A. Wester
  • U-571  – Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Rick Kline, and Ivan Sharrock
  • | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Best Art Direction}}

    valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Best Cinematography}}
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Peter Pau{{double dagger}}
  • Gladiator – John Mathieson
  • Malèna – Lajos Koltai
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Roger Deakins
  • The Patriot – Caleb Deschanel
  • | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Best Makeup}}

    valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Best Costume Design}}
  • Gladiator – Janty Yates{{double dagger}}
  • 102 Dalmatians – Anthony Powell
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Timmy Yip
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas – Rita Ryack
  • Quills – Jacqueline West
  • | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Best Film Editing}}

    colspan="2" valign="top" width="50%"|

    {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Best Visual Effects}}

    =Honorary Awards=

    • To Jack Cardiff, master of light and color.{{cite news|last1=Feiwell |first1=Jill |title=Acad to Salute Lehman with Honorary Oscar |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/acad-to-salute-lehman-with-honorary-oscar-1117792714/ |access-date=June 18, 2014 |work=Variety |date=January 25, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402152728/http://variety.com/2001/film/news/acad-to-salute-lehman-with-honorary-oscar-1117792714/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}
    • To Ernest Lehman, in appreciation of a body of varied and enduring work.{{cite news|last1=Feiwell |first1=Jill |title=Acad to Honor Cardiff |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/acad-to-honor-cardiff-1117792787/ |access-date=June 18, 2014 |work=Variety |date=January 18, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402223136/http://variety.com/2001/film/news/acad-to-honor-cardiff-1117792787/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}

    =Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award=

    • Dino De Laurentiis{{cite news|last1=Feiwell |first1=Jill |title=De Laurentiis kudos |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/de-laurentiis-kudos-1117792613/ |access-date=June 18, 2014 |work=Variety |date=January 23, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111309/http://variety.com/2001/film/news/de-laurentiis-kudos-1117792613/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}

    =Films with multiple nominations and awards=

    {{col-begin|width=80%}}{{col-1-of-2}}

    The following 20 films received multiple nominations:

    class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
    scope="col" width="55" | Nominations

    ! scope="col" align="center" | Film

    style="text-align: center;" | 12

    | Gladiator

    style="text-align: center;" | 10

    | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

    rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 5

    | Chocolat

    Erin Brockovich
    Traffic
    style="text-align:center" | 4

    | Almost Famous

    rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 3

    | Billy Elliot

    How the Grinch Stole Christmas
    The Patriot
    Quills
    Wonder Boys
    rowspan=9 style="text-align:center" | 2

    | Cast Away

    The Contender
    Malèna
    O Brother, Where Art Thou?
    The Perfect Storm
    Pollock
    Shadow of the Vampire
    U-571
    You Can Count on Me

    {{col-2-of-2}}

    The following three films received multiple awards:

    class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
    scope="col" width="55" | Awards

    ! scope="col" align="center" | Film

    style="text-align: center;" | 5

    | Gladiator

    rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 4

    | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

    Traffic

    {{col-end}}

    Presenters and performers

    The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.{{harvnb|Bona|2002|p=361}}

    =Presenters=

    class="wikitable sortable"
    Name(s)Role
    {{sortname|Gina|Tuttle}}{{harvnb|Terrance|2013|p=14}}Announcer for the 73rd annual Academy Awards
    {{sortname|Susan J.|Helms}}
    Yury Usachov
    James S. Voss
    Introducers of host Steve Martin
    {{sortname|Catherine|Zeta-Jones}}Presenter of the award for Best Art Direction
    {{sortname|Nicolas|Cage}}Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actress
    {{sortname|Russell|Crowe}}Presenter of the award for Best Film Editing
    {{sortname|Ben|Stiller}}Presenter of the award for Best Live Action Short Film and Best Animated Short Film
    {{sortname|Halle|Berry}}Introducer of the performance of Best Original Song nominee "My Funny Friend and Me"
    {{sortname|Ben|Affleck}}Presenter of the film Traffic on the Best Picture segment
    {{sortname|Penélope|Cruz}}Presenter of the award for Best Costume Design
    {{sortname|Robert|Rehme}} (AMPAS president)Giver of remarks announcing the end of his tenure as president of AMPAS
    {{sortname|Angelina|Jolie}}Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actor
    {{sortname|Mike|Myers}}Presenter of the awards Best Sound and Best Sound Editing
    {{sortname|Ashley|Judd}}Presenter of the film Chocolat on the Best Picture segment
    {{sortname|Julia|Stiles}}Introducer of the performance of Best Original Song nominee "A Love Before Time"
    {{sortname|Julia|Roberts}}Presenter of the award for Best Cinematography
    {{sortname|Morgan|Freeman}}Presenter of the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon on the Best Picture segment
    {{sortname|Kate|Hudson}}Presenter of the award for Best Makeup
    {{sortname|Dustin|Hoffman}}Presenter of the Honorary Academy Award to Jack Cardiff
    {{sortname|Samuel L.|Jackson}}Presenter of the awards for Best Documentary Short Subject and Best Documentary Feature
    {{sortname|Sarah Jessica|Parker}}Introducer of the performance of Best Original Song nominee "A Fool in Love"
    {{sortname|Michelle|Yeoh}}
    Chow Yun-fat
    Presenter of the award for Best Visual Effects
    {{sortname|Renée|Zellweger}}Presenter of the segment of the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement and the Gordon E. Sawyer Award
    {{sortname|Sigourney|Weaver}}Presenter of the film Gladiator on the Best Picture segment
    {{sortname|Goldie|Hawn}}Introducer of the performance of excerpts of the nominees for Best Original Score and presenter of the award for Best Original Score
    {{sortname|Anthony|Hopkins}}Presenter of the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to Dino De Laurentiis
    {{sortname|Winona|Ryder}}Introducer of the performance of Best Original Song nominee "I've Seen It All"
    {{sortname|John|Travolta}}Presenter of the In Memoriam tribute
    {{sortname|Juliette|Binoche}}
    Jack Valenti
    Presenters of the award for Best Foreign Language Film
    {{sortname|Jennifer|Lopez}}Introducer of the performance of Best Original Song nominee "Things Have Changed" and presenter of the award for Best Original Song
    {{sortname|Hilary|Swank}}Presenter of the award for Best Actor
    {{sortname|Annette|Bening}}Presenter of the film Erin Brockovich on the Best Picture segment
    {{sortname|Julie|Andrews}}Presenter of the Honorary Academy Award for Ernest Lehman
    {{sortname|Kevin|Spacey}}Presenter of the award for Best Actress
    {{sortname|Tom|Hanks}}Introducer of presenter Arthur C. Clarke
    {{sortname|Arthur C.|Clarke}}Presenter of the award for Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
    {{sortname|Tom|Hanks|nolink=1}}Presenter of the award for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen/Original Screenplay
    {{sortname|Tom|Cruise}}Presenter of the award for Best Director
    {{sortname|Michael|Douglas}}Presenter of the award for Best Picture

    =Performers=

    class="wikitable sortable"
    Role

    ! Name(s)

    Performed
    Musical Arranger and Conductor

    |{{sortname|Bill|Conti}}

    Orchestral
    Performer

    |{{sortname

    Sting|Sting (musician)|Sting}}"My Funny Friend and Me" from The Emperor's New Groove
    Performer

    |{{sortname|Coco|Lee}}

    "A Love Before Time" from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
    Performers

    |{{sortname|Susanna|Hoffs}}
    Randy Newman

    "A Fool in Love" from Meet the Parents
    Performers

    |{{sortname|Yo-Yo|Ma}}
    Itzhak Perlman

    | Performed selections from the Best Original Score nominees

    Performer

    |{{sortname|Björk

    Björk}}"I've Seen It All" from Dancer in the Dark
    Performer

    |{{sortname|Bob|Dylan}}

    "Things Have Changed" from Wonder Boys

    Ceremony information

    File:Steve Martin 2011.jpg hosted the 73rd Academy Awards]]

    Despite earning both critical praise and increased viewership from last year's ceremony, actor Billy Crystal announced that he would not host the ceremony for a second consecutive year.{{cite news|title=Crystal clear: He's not up for Oscars |url=https://variety.com/2000/tv/news/crystal-clear-he-s-not-up-for-oscars-1117790195/ |access-date=June 18, 2014 |work=Variety |date=December 6, 2000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714202616/https://variety.com/2000/tv/news/crystal-clear-he-s-not-up-for-oscars-1117790195/ |archive-date=July 14, 2014 }} He listed his role in the film America's Sweethearts and his directing and producing duties for the made-for-television film 61* as obstacles preventing him from reprising his role as emcee.{{cite news|last1=Armstrong |first1=Mark |title=Oscar Gets Martinized! |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/40888/oscars-get-martin-ized |access-date=June 12, 2014 |publisher=E! (NBCUniversal) |date=December 18, 2000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714150203/http://www.eonline.com/news/40888/oscars-get-martin-ized |archive-date=July 14, 2014 }} Shortly after being selected as producer for the awards gala, Gil Cates hired actor and comedian Steve Martin as host for the 2001 telecast.{{cite news|last1=Munoz |first1=Lorena |title=Martin Will Host Oscars, Saying, 'If You Can't Win 'Em, Join 'Em' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-dec-19-ca-1772-story.html |access-date=June 18, 2014 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 19, 2000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714141512/http://articles.latimes.com/2000/dec/19/entertainment/ca-1772 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 }} Cates explained his choice of Martin as host saying, "He's a movie star, he's funny, he's classy, he's literate — he'll be a wonderful host."{{harvnb|Bona|2002|p=343}} Additionally, AMPAS president Robert Rehme approved of the selection stating, "Steve is a man of great style. I am simply elated to have him on board. He was at the top of our list, we offered and he accepted; it was as simple as that."{{cite news|last1=Feiwell |first1=Jill |title=The Oscar Gig Goes to... |url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/the-oscar-gig-goes-to-1117790716/ |access-date=19 June 2014 |work=Variety |date=December 17, 2000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714183144/http://variety.com/2000/film/news/the-oscar-gig-goes-to-1117790716/ |archive-date=14 July 2014 }} Martin expressed his delight in hosting the gala jokingly retorting, "If you can't win 'em, join 'em."{{cite news|title=Steve Martin To Host Academy Awards |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2000/12/19/steve-martin-to-host-academy-awards/ |access-date=June 12, 2014 |work=Chicago Tribune |publisher=Tony W. Hunter |date=December 19, 2000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415103343/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-12-19/news/0012200031_1_73rd-academy-awards-oscar-nominations-steve-martin |archive-date=April 15, 2015 }}

    In view of the gala taking place in the year 2001, Cates christened the show with a theme saluting the Stanley Kubrick science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey.{{cite news|last1=Goddard|first1=Peter|title=The show's other Best Director ; Louis J. Horvitz is the helmer behind the scenes|work=Toronto Star|date=March 25, 2001|page=10}} In tandem with the theme, astronauts Susan J. Helms, Yury Usachov, and James S. Voss who were inside the International Space Station Alpha Destiny module during Expedition 2 appeared at the beginning of the telecast via satellite to introduce host Martin.{{cite news|last1=Jacobs |first1=Bob |title=Oscars Go Global with International Introduction from Space |url=http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/releases/2001/H01-55.html |access-date=June 19, 2014 |publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |date=March 26, 2001 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305014552/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/releases/2001/H01-55.html |archive-date=March 5, 2016 }} Throughout the broadcast, the orchestra conducted by film composer Bill Conti performed a remixed version of "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)" composed by Brazilian jazz musician Eumir Deodato.{{harvnb|Bona|2002|p=366}} Furthermore, 2001 author Arthur C. Clarke presented the Best Adapted Screenplay award from his home in Sri Lanka.{{harvnb|Bona|2002|p=373}}{{harvnb|Pond|2005|p=280}}

    Several others participated in the production of the ceremony. Production designer Roy Christopher designed a new stage for the show which featured gigantic louvered cove that curved from the stage floor to the ceiling via the auditorium's backstage wall. Many media outlets described the set design resembling a cross section of a space capsule.{{cite news|last1=Wethington |first1=Jessica |title=Christopher's sets set his work apart |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/christopher-s-sets-set-his-work-apart-1117794654/ |access-date=June 12, 2014 |work=Variety |date=February 28, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616115221/http://variety.com/2001/film/news/christopher-s-sets-set-his-work-apart-1117794654/ |archive-date=June 16, 2015 }} In addition, four stainless steel arcs each carved with a silhouette of the Oscar statuette were flanked at the front and back of the stage allowing presenters and winners to pass through them. Dancer Debbie Allen choreographed the performances of the Best Original Song nominees.{{cite magazine|last1=Cruz |first1=Clarissa |title=Puh-leeze, Academy |url=https://ew.com/article/2001/03/07/how-have-wild-and-crazy-oscar-telecast/ |access-date=June 12, 2014 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=March 7, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421113933/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C101498%2C00.html |archive-date=April 21, 2009 }} Musicians Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman performed excerpts from the five nominees for Best Original Score.{{harvnb|Bona|2002|p=370}}{{harvnb|Pond|2005|p=276}}

    =Box office performance of nominees=

    Before the nominees were announced on February 13, the combined gross of the five Best Picture nominees was $471 million with an average of $94 million per film.{{cite news|title=2000 Academy Award Nominations and Winner for Best Picture |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/oscar/chart/?yr=2001&view=fulldetail&p=.htm |access-date=June 18, 2014 |website=Box Office Mojo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509045044/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/oscar/chart/?yr=2001&view=fulldetail&p=.htm |archive-date=May 9, 2014 }} Gladiator was the highest earner among the Best Picture nominees with $186.6 million in domestic box office receipts. The film was followed by Erin Brockovich ($125.5 million), Traffic ($71.2 million), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ($60.7 million) and finally, Chocolat ($27 million).

    Of the top 50 grossing movies of the year, 49 nominations went to 15 films on the list. Only Cast Away (3rd), Gladiator (4th), Erin Brockovich (12th), Traffic (31st), and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (41st) directing, acting, screenwriting, or Best Picture.{{cite news|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?asof=2001-02-12&view=releasedate&view2=domestic&yr=2000&sort=gross&order=DESC&p=.htm |title=2000 Domestic Grosses |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 15, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705115119/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?asof=2001-02-12&view=releasedate&view2=domestic&yr=2000&sort=gross&order=DESC&p=.htm |archive-date=July 5, 2015 }} The other top 50 box office hits that earned nominations were Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1st), The Perfect Storm (5th), Meet the Parents (7th), The Patriot (17th), Space Cowboys (23rd), The Emperor's New Groove (25th), U-571 (26th), Hollow Man (30th), 102 Dalmatians (38th), and The Cell (40th).

    =Critical reviews=

    The show received a positive reception from most media outlets. Television critic Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "As host, Martin was typically dapper and comfortably low-key, pacing himself throughout the evening." He also added, "The Oscars seemed as bouncy and well oiled as Russell Crowe's 'do—a '50s Gene Vincent-style quiff that made for a cool rock & roll segue into Dylan's Best Song performance."{{cite news|last1=Tucker|first1=Ken|title=Act 2 of the Oscars: The Show|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2001/04/06/act-2-oscars-show|access-date=June 12, 2014|work=Entertainment Weekly.|date=April 6, 2000}} USA Today critic Robert Bianco gave an average review of the telecast but commended the host stating, "Martin was a droll delight — as amusing as Oscar star Billy Crystal, but in an entirely different way. Where Crystal was all hard work and good humor, the more deadpan and deceptively proper Martin let his nastier jokes sneak up on you."{{cite news|last1=Bianco |first1=Robert |title=Martin's drollery keeps fast-moving Oscars on track |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/oscar2001/2001-03-26-steve-martin.htm |access-date=June 11, 2014 |work=USA Today |date=March 26, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205052817/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/oscar2001/2001-03-26-steve-martin.htm |archive-date=February 5, 2015 }} Tom Shales from The Washington Post commented Martin was "the best Oscar host since Johnny Carson." In addition, he quipped that "The show was almost too dignified for its own good, yet it remained exciting and entertaining even at its loftier and more pretentious moments."{{cite news|last1=Shales |first1=Tom |title=With Our Favorite Martin, Our Oscars Are a Class |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57782-2001Mar26.html |access-date=June 19, 2014 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 27, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205010715/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57782-2001Mar26.html |archive-date=February 5, 2015 }}

    Some media outlets were more critical of the show. Barry Garron of The Hollywood Reporter commented, "Here was veteran producer Gil Cates presiding over one of the few Academy Award presentations that ended on time and still managed to be too long." Additionally, he quipped "If nothing else, tonight's show proved that, despite the many Awards most viewers have no interest in, the show can be done in three and a half hours."{{harvnb|Bona|2002|p=382}} The Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Steve Murray remarked, "It wasn't just that Martin lacked the impish, insider energy of Billy Crystal – or even Whoopi Goldberg's hypnotically awful self-satisfaction. No, the 73rd annual Academy Awards still seemed to go on forever, even though it was one of the shortest in years."{{cite news|last1=Murray|first1=Steve|title=They came, we saw, we conked out 'Gladiator,' 'Tiger,' 'Traffic' shared honors in snoozer of a show|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=March 26, 2001|page=C1}} Television critic John Carman of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote, "Even with a rookie host, Steve Martin, the Academy Awards show was long on decorum and disappointingly short on verve."{{cite news|last1=Carman |first1=John |title=Quick But Dull / Disappointing lack of gaffes, tears during shorter show |url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Quick-But-Dull-Disappointing-lack-of-gaffes-2938260.php |date=March 26, 2001 |access-date=June 9, 2014 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714203240/http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Quick-But-Dull-Disappointing-lack-of-gaffes-2938260.php |archive-date=July 14, 2014 }}

    =Ratings and reception=

    The American telecast on ABC drew in an average of 42.9 million people over its length, which was a 7% decrease from the previous year's ceremony.{{cite news|last=Carter |first=Bill |title=ABC Strikes Gold With the Oscars |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/27/movies/and-the-loser-is-abc-an-all-time-low-for-viewers.html |access-date=June 12, 2014 |work=The New York Times |date=March 27, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714165621/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/27/movies/and-the-loser-is-abc-an-all-time-low-for-viewers.html |archive-date=July 14, 2014 }}{{cite news|last1=Lowry |first1=Brian |title=Awards Show's Ratings Slip, Early Figures Show |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-27-ca-43109-story.html |access-date=November 4, 2013 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 27, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714235914/http://articles.latimes.com/2001/mar/27/entertainment/ca-43109 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 }} An estimated 72.2 million total viewers watched all or part of the awards. The show also earned lower Nielsen ratings compared to the previous ceremony with 26.2% of households watching over a 40 share.{{cite news|title=Academy Awards ratings |publisher=Television Bureau of Advertising |url=http://www.tvb.org/media/file/Academy_Awards.pdf |access-date=June 27, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515152338/http://www.tvb.org/media/file/Academy_Awards.pdf |archive-date=May 15, 2013 }} In addition, it garnered a lower 18{{ndash}}49 demo rating with a 17.8 rating among viewers in that demographic.

    In July 2001, the ceremony presentation received eight nominations at the 53rd Primetime Emmys.{{cite news|title=Primetime Emmy Award database |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/73rd-annual-academy-awards |access-date=June 14, 2014 |publisher=Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS) |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714215317/http://www.emmys.com/shows/73rd-annual-academy-awards |archive-date=July 14, 2014 }} Two months later, the ceremony won one of those nominations for Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special (Edward J. Greene, Tom Vicari, Bob Douglass).{{cite news|last=Braxton |first=Greg |title=The Winners in Creative Arts Fields |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-nov-05-ca-498-story.html |access-date=June 14, 2014 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 5, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715013548/http://articles.latimes.com/2001/nov/05/entertainment/ca-498 |archive-date=July 15, 2014 }}

    "In Memoriam"

    The annual "In Memoriam" tribute, presented by actor John Travolta, honored the following people.{{harvnb|Bona|2002|p=371}}

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    See also

    Notes

    :A{{note|Director}}: The two previous directors to have done so are: Frank Lloyd and Michael Curtiz

    :B{{note|Foreign film}}: Z and Life Is Beautiful were the two previous films to have accomplished this feat.

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