American Film Institute Awards 2001
The AFI Awards 2001 honoring the best in film and television for 2001 were held January 5th 2002. The nominations were announced December 17, 2001. The ceremony announcing the winners was broadcast on CBS. It did not do well in the ratings (getting only 5.5 million viewers)so it would not be held in this format again. The AFI would go back to just listing the ten best movies and television shows and not have any acting categories or technical categories. [1]
Winners
Film
Actor of the Year-Male-Movies:
Denzel Washington - Training Day
- Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind
- Billy Bob Thornton - The Man Who Wasn't There
- Tom Wilkinson - In The Bedroom
Actress of the Year-Female-Movies:
Sissy Spacek - In the Bedroom
- Halle Berry - Monter's Ball
- Stockard Channing - The Business of Strangers
- Noami Watts - Mulholland Drive
Best Cinematography:
The Man Who Wasn't There - Roger Deakins
Best Composer:
Craig Armstrong - Moulin Rouge!
Best Digital Effects Artist:
Jim Rygiel - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Best Director:
Robert Altman - Gosford Park
Best Editing:
Jill Bilcock - Moulin Rouge!
Best Film:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Best Production Designer:
Grant Major - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Best Screenwriter:
Christopher Nolan - Memento
Best Featured Actor:
Gene Hackman - The Royal Tenenbaums
Best Featured Actress:
Jennifer Connelly - A Beautiful Mind
Films
Television Programs
Drama Series
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
''Six Feet Under
Sopranos, The
West Wing, The
Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Everybody Loves Raymond
Malcolm in the Middle
Sex and the City
Movie or Mini-Series
Anne Frank
Band of Brothers
Boycott
Conspiracy
AFI ACTOR OF THE YEAR - FEMALE - SERIES
Edie Falco, THE SOPRANOS (HBO)
- Allison Janney, THE WEST WING (NBC)
- Jane Kaczmarek, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE (FOX)
- Doris Roberts, EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND (CBS)
AFI ACTOR OF THE YEAR - MALE - SERIES
James Gandolfini, The SOPRANOS (HBO)
- Michael C. Hall, SIX FEET UNDER (HBO)
- Chi McBride, BOSTON PUBLIC (FOX)
- Ray Romano, EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND (CBS)
AFI ACTOR OF THE YEAR - FEMALE - MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
Judy Davis in LIFE WITH JUDY GARLAND: ME AND MY SHADOWS (ABC)
- Tammy Blanchard in LIFE WITH JUDY GARLAND: ME AND MY SHADOWS (ABC)
- Hannah Taylor Gordon ANNE FRANK (ABC)
- Phylicia Rashad THE OLD SETTLER (PBS)
AFI ACTOR OF THE YEAR - MALE - MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
Jeffrey Wright, in BOYCOTT (HBO)
- Kenneth Branagh in CONSPIRACY (HBO)
- Ben Kingsley in ANNE FRANK (ABC)
- Giovanni Ribisi in SHOT IN THE HEART (HBO)
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