American Cinema of the 2000s: Themes and Variations

2000 – 2009

2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 9 Select Academy Awards ■■■■■■■■■■ 2000 Best Picture: Gladiator, DreamWorks SKG Best Actor: Russell Crowe in Gladiator, DreamWorks SKG Best Actress: Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich, Universal Best Supporting Actor: Benicio Del Toro in Traffic, USA Films Best Supporting Actress: Marcia Gay Harden in Pollock, Sony Pictures Classics Best Director: Traffic, Steven Soderbergh, USA Films Best Original Screenplay: Cameron Crowe, Almost Famous, Columbia Best Adapted Screenplay: Stephen Gaghan, Traffic, USA Films Best Cinematography: Peter Pau, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Sony Pictures Classics Best Film Editing: Stephen Mirrione, Traffic, USA Films Best Music (Original Score): Tan Dun, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Sony Pictures Classics Best Music (Song): Bob Dylan, “Things Have Changed,” Wonder Boys, Paramount ■■■■■■■■■■ 2001 Best Picture: A Beautiful Mind, Universal Best Actor: Denzel Washington in Training Day, Warner Bros. Best Actress: Halle Berry in Monster’s Ball, Lionsgate Best Supporting Actor: Jim Broadbent in Iris, Miramax Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Connelly in A Beautiful Mind, Universal Best Director: Ron Howard, A Beautiful Mind, Universal Best Original Screenplay: Julian Fellowes, Gosford Park, USA Films Best Adapted Screenplay: Akiva Goldsman, A Beautiful Mind, Universal Pictures Best Cinematography: Andrew Lesnie, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, New Line Cinema Best Film Editing: Pietro Scalia, Black Hawk Down, Columbia Best Music (Original Score): Howard Shore, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, New Line Cinema Best Music (Song): Randy Newman, “If I Didn’t Have You,” Monsters, Inc., Pixar Best Animated Feature Film: Aron Warner, Shrek, DreamWorks SKG 239 ■■■■■■■■■■ 2002 Best Picture: Chicago, Miramax Best Actor: Adrien Brody in The Pianist, Focus Features Best Actress: Nicole Kidman in The Hours, Miramax Best Supporting Actor: Chris Cooper in Adaptation, Columbia Best Supporting Actress: Catherine Zeta-Jones in Chicago, Miramax Best Director: Roman Polanski, The Pianist, Focus Features Best Original Screenplay: Pedro Almodóvar, Talk to Her, Sony Pictures Classics Best Adapted Screenplay: Ronald Harwood, The Pianist, Focus Features Best Cinematography: Conrad L. Hall, Road to Perdition, DreamWorks SKG Best Film Editing: Martin Walsh, Chicago, Miramax Best Music (Original Score): Elliot Goldenthal, Frida, Miramax Best Music (Song): Eminem, “Lose Yourself,” 8 Mile, Universal Best Animated Feature Film: Hayao Myazaki ,Spirited Away, Studio Ghibli/Nippon Television Network ■■■■■■■■■■ 2003 Best Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, New Line Cinema Best Actor: Sean Penn in Mystic River, Warner Bros. Best Actress: Charlize Theron in Monster, Newmarket Best Supporting Actor: Tim Robbins in Mystic River, Warner Bros. Best Supporting Actress: Renée Zellweger in Cold Mountain, Miramax Best Director: Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, New Line Cinema Best Original Screenplay: Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation, Focus Features Best Adapted Screenplay: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, New Line Cinema Best Cinematography: Russell Boyd, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Twentieth Century–Fox Best Film Editing: Jamie Selkirk, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, New Line Cinema Best Music (Original Score): Howard Shore, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, New Line Cinema Best Music (Song): Fran Walsh and Howard Shore and Annie Lennox, “Into the West,” The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, New Line Cinema Best Animated Feature Film: Andrew Stanton, Finding Nemo, Walt Disney/Pixar 240 SELECT ACADEMY AWARDS, 2000–2009 ■■■■■■■■■■ 2004 Best Picture: Million Dollar Baby, Warner Bros. Best Actor: Jamie Foxx in Ray, Universal Best Actress: Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby, Warner Bros. Best Supporting Actor: Morgan Freeman in Million Dollar Baby, Warner Bros. Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett in The Aviator, Miramax Best Director: Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby, Warner Bros. Best Original Screenplay: Charlie Kauffman, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Focus Best Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Sideways, Fox Searchlight Best Cinematography: Robert Richardson, The Aviator, Miramax Best Film Editing: Thelma Schoonmaker, The Aviator, Miramax Best Music (Original Score): Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, Finding Neverland, Miramax Best Music (Song): Jorge Drexler, “Al Otro Lado del Río,” The Motorcycle Diaries, Focus Features Best Animated Feature Film: Brad Bird, The Incredibles, Walt Disney/Pixar ■■■■■■■■■■ 2005 Best Picture: Crash, Lionsgate Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote, MGM Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon in Walk the Line, Twentieth Century–Fox Best Supporting Actor: George Clooney in Syriana, Warner Bros. Best Supporting...