73rd Academy Awards
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| 73rd Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | Sunday, March 25, 2001 |
| Site | Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California |
| Host | Steve Martin |
| Producer | Gil Cates |
| Director | Louis J. Horvitz |
| Duration | 3 hours, 23 minutes |
The 73rd Academy Awards ceremony was the last to take place at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium. It was hosted by first-time host Steve Martin, who was nominated for an Emmy Award for his presentation.
Notable films receiving Academy Awards at the ceremony included Gladiator, which received 12 nominations and 5 awards, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which received 10 nominations and 4 awards.
After a three-year streak of high ratings, the annual ceremony received very low ratings for the first time in four years. This is partially due to the popularity of CBS's Survivor which was number one on the Nielsen Weekly Ratings. The awards show dropped to second place for the first time in broadcasting history (42.9 million viewers; with 26.2% of households watching). The second time the ceremony placed below the top happened in 2003 when it was surpassed by American Idol.
The Icelandic pop singer Björk arrived in a gown with a fake swan draped across her. It caused an audience reaction that led to several comments by those participating in the Awards Ceremony (see Björk main page). She later used that dress on the cover of her 2001 record album Vespertine.
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[edit] Notable Quotations
- "If you can't beat 'me, join 'you" - host Steve Martin commenting on never having received an Academy Award
- "You know, when you grow up in the suburbs of Sydney, or Auckland, or Newcastle, like Ridley or Jamie Bell, or the suburbs of anywhere, you know a dream like this seems kind of vaguely ludicrous and completely unattainable. But this moment is directly connected to those childhood imaginings. And for anybody who's on the downside of advantage and relying purely on courage: It's possible." - Russell Crowe on accepting his Best Actor award.
- "I have seen the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but I asked myself: 'Why aren't there any Tigers or Dragons?' Then I remembered: They're CROUCHING. They're HIDDEN." - host Steve Martin joking about the character skills that sounded like actual creatures in the film.
[edit] The Awards
This is a breakdown of only major winners. For a complete list of nominees and winners, see: 73rd Academy Awards nominees and winners.
[edit] Feature Films
| Category | Winner | Producers/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Best motion picture of the year | Gladiator | Douglas Wick, David Franzoni, and Branko Lustig |
| Best foreign language film | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |  Taiwan |
| Best documentary feature | Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport | Mark Jonathan Harris & Deborah Oppenheimer |
[edit] Direction
| Academy Award for Directing | Steven Soderbergh | Traffic |
[edit] Acting
[edit] Writing
| Category | Winner | Movie |
|---|---|---|
| Original screenplay | Cameron Crowe | Almost Famous |
| Adapted screenplay | Stephen Gaghan | Traffic |
[edit] In Memoriam
John Travolta presented a list of those involved in films who had passed on in the previous year. Those featured included: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Marie Windsor, Beah Richards, Edward Anhalt, Billy Barty, Julius Epstein, George Montgomery, Ring Lardner Jr., Steve Reeves, Jean Peters, Vittorio Gassman, Jean-Pierre Amount, Dale Evans, Gwen Verdon, Stanley Kramer, Jack Nitzche, Harold Nicholas, Howard Koch, Loretta Young, Richard Farnsworth, John Gielgud, Jason Robards, Claire Trevor, Alec Guinness, and Walter Matthau.
