72ND ACADEMY AWARDS
March 26, 2000
SHRINE AUDITORIUM
Hosted by Billy Crystal
BEST PICTURE
“American Beauty” |
“The Cider House Rules” |
“The Green Mile” |
“The Insider” |
“The Sixth Sense” |
ACTOR
Russell Crowe – “The Insider” |
Richard Farnsworth – “The Straight Story” |
Sean Penn – “Sweet and Lowdown” |
Kevin Spacey – “American Beauty” |
Denzel Washington – “The Hurricane” |
ACTRESS
Annette Bening – “American Beauty” |
Janet McTeer – “Tumbleweeds” |
Julianne Moore – “The End of the Affair” |
Meryl Streep – “Music of the Heart” |
Hilary Swank – “Boys Don’t Cry” |
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael Caine – “The Cider House Rules” |
Tom Cruise – “Magnolia” |
Michael Clarke Duncan – “The Green Mile” |
Jude Law – “The Talented Mr. Ripley” |
Haley Joel Osment – “The Sixth Sense” |
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Toni Collette – “The Sixth Sense” |
Angelina Jolie – “Girl, Interrupted” |
Catherine Keener – “Being John Malkovich” |
Samantha Morton – “Sweet and Lowdown” |
Chloë Sevigny – “Boys Don’t Cry” |
ART DIRECTION
“Anna and the King” – Luciana Arrighi and Ian Whittaker |
“The Cider House Rules” – David Gropman and Beth Rubino |
“Sleepy Hollow” – Rick Heinrichs and Peter Young |
“The Talented Mr. Ripley” – Roy Walker and Bruno Cesari |
“Topsy-Turvy” – Eve Stewart and John Bush |
CINEMATOGRAPHY
“American Beauty” – Conrad L. Hall |
“The End of the Affair” – Roger Pratt |
“The Insider” – Dante Spinotti |
“Sleepy Hollow” – Emmanuel Lubezki |
“Snow Falling on Cedars” – Robert Richardson |
COSTUME DESIGN
“Anna and the King” – Jenny Beavan |
“Sleepy Hollow” – Colleen Atwood |
“The Talented Mr. Ripley” – Gary Jones and Ann Roth |
“Titus” – Milena Canonero |
“Topsy-Turvy” – Lindy Hemming |
DIRECTOR
Lasse Hallström – “The Cider House Rules” |
Spike Jonze – “Being John Malkovich” |
Michael Mann – “The Insider” |
Sam Mendes – “American Beauty” |
M. Night Shyamalan – “The Sixth Sense” |
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
“Buena Vista Social Club” |
“Genghis Blues” |
“One Day in September” |
“On the Ropes” |
“Speaking in Strings” |
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
“Eyewitness” |
“King Gimp” |
“The Wildest Show in the South: The Angola Prison Rodeo” |
FILM EDITING
“American Beauty” – Tariq Anwar |
“The Cider House Rules” – Lisa Zeno Churgin |
“The Insider” – William Goldenberg, Paul Rubell and David Rosenbloom |
“The Matrix” – Zach Staenberg |
“The Sixth Sense” – Andrew Mondshein |
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURE
“All About My Mother” (Spain) |
“East/West” (France) |
“Himalaya” (Nepal) |
“Solomon & Gaenor” (United Kingdom) |
“Under the Sun” (Sweden) |
MAKEUP
“Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me” – Michèle Burke and Mike Smithson |
“Bicentennial Man” – Greg Cannom |
“Life” – Rick Baker |
“Topsy-Turvy” – Christine Blundell and Trefor Proud |
ORIGINAL SCORE
“American Beauty” – Thomas Newman |
“Angela’s Ashes” – John Williams |
“The Cider House Rules” – Rachel Portman |
“The Red Violin” – John Corigliano |
“The Talented Mr. Ripley” – Gabriel Yared |
ORIGINAL SONG
“Blame Canada” from “South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut” – Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman |
“Music of My Heart” from “Music of the Heart” – Diane Warren |
“Save Me” from “Magnolia” – Aimee Mann |
“When She Loved Me” from “Toy Story 2” – Randy Newman |
“You’ll Be in My Heart” from “Tarzan” – Phil Collins |
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
“Humdrum” |
“My Grandmother Ironed the King’s Shirts” |
“The Old Man and the Sea” |
“3 Misses” |
“When the Day Breaks” |
SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
“Bror, Min Bror” |
“Killing Joe” |
“Kleingeld” |
“Major and Minor Miracles” |
“My Mother Dreams the Satan’s Disciples in New York” |
SOUND EDITING
“Fight Club” |
“The Matrix” |
“Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” |
SOUND MIXING
“The Green Mile” |
“The Insider” |
“The Matrix” |
“The Mummy” |
“Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” |
VISUAL EFFECTS
“The Matrix” |
“Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” |
“Stuart Little” |
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
“The Cider House Rules” – John Irving |
“Election” – Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor |
“The Green Mile” – Frank Darabont |
“The Insider” – Michael Mann and Eric Roth |
“The Talented Mr. Ripley” – Anthony Minghella |
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
“American Beauty” – Alan Ball |
“Being John Malkovich” – Charlie Kaufman |
“Magnolia” – Paul Thomas Anderson |
“The Sixth Sense” – M. Night Shyamalan |
“Topsy-Turvy” – Mike Leigh |

- “All About My Mother”
- “American Beauty”
- “Angela’s Ashes”
- “Anna and the King”
- “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me”
- “Being John Malkovich”
- “Buena Vista Social Club”
- “Bicentennial Man”
- “Boys Don’t Cry”
- “The Cider House Rules”
- “East/West”
- “Election”
- “The End of the Affair”
- “Fight Club”
- “Genghis Blues”
- “Girl, Interrupted”
- “The Green Mile”
- “Himalaya”
- “The Hurricane”
- “The Insider”
- “Life”
- “Magnolia”
- “The Matrix”
- “The Mummy”
- “Music of the Heart”
- “One Day in September”
- “On the Ropes”
- “The Red Violin”
- “The Sixth Sense”
- “Sleepy Hollow”
- “Snow Falling on Cedars”
- “Solomon & Gaenor”
- “South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut”
- “Speaking in Strings”
- “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace”
- “The Straight Story”
- “Stuart Little”
- “Sweet and Lowdown”
- “The Talented Mr. Ripley”
- “Tarzan”
- “Titus”
- “Topsy-Turvy”
- “Toy Story 2”
- “Tumbleweeds”
- “Under the Sun”
SHORT FILMS
- “3 Misses”
- “Bror, Min Bror”
- “Eyewitness”
- “Humdrum”
- “Killing Joe”
- “King Gimp”
- “Kleingeld”
- “Major and Minor Miracles”
- “My Grandmother Ironed the King’s Shirts”
- “My Mother Dreams the Satan’s Disciples in New York”
- “The Old Man and the Sea”
- “When the Day Breaks”
- “The Wildest Show in the South: The Angola Prison Rodeo”
