2000 in film explained

The year 2000 in film involved some significant events.The top grosser worldwide was .^[1] Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor (Russell Crowe).^[2] Dinosaur was the most expensive film of 2000 and a box-office success.^[1]

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Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 2000 by worldwide gross are as follows:^[3] ^[4]

Highest-grossing films of 2000
Rank	Title	Distributor	Worldwide gross
1		Paramount	$546,388,108
2	Gladiator	DreamWorks / Universal	$465,380,802
3	Cast Away	20th Century Fox / DreamWorks	$429,632,142
4	What Women Want	Paramount	$374,111,707
5	Dinosaur	Buena Vista	$349,822,765
6	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	Universal	$346,524,444
7	Meet the Parents	Universal / DreamWorks	$330,444,045
8	The Perfect Storm	Warner Bros.	$328,711,434
9	X-Men	20th Century Fox	$296,339,528
10	What Lies Beneath	DreamWorks / 20th Century Fox	$291,420,351

2000 box office records

Chicken Run became the highest-grossing stop motion animated film ever.
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmass $55.1 million opening weekend became the highest debut for a Christmas-themed film. It had the highest opening weekend for a Jim Carrey film and a Ron Howard film, surpassing both Batman Forever and Ransom simultaneously.^[5]

Events

Award ceremonies

Date	Event	Host	Location
January 23	57th Golden Globe Awards	Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
January 29	5th Lumières Awards	Académie des Lumières	Paris, France
January 29	14th Goya Awards	Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España	Madrid, Spain
February 13	45th Filmfare Awards	The Times Group	Mumbai, India
February 19	25th César Awards	French Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques	Paris, France
March 2	Producers Guild of America Awards 1999	Producers Guild of America	Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
March 2	19th London Film Critics Circle Awards	The Critics' Circle	London, UK
March 12	6th Screen Actors Guild Awards	SAG-AFTRA	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
March 11	52nd Directors Guild of America Awards	Directors Guild of America	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
March 5	Writers Guild of America Awards 1999	Writers Guild of America, East & Writers Guild of America, West	Manhattan, New York, U.S. & Los Angeles, California, U.S.
March 25	15th Independent Spirit Awards	Independent Spirit Awards	Santa Monica, California, U.S.
March 25	20th Golden Raspberry Awards	Golden Raspberry Awards	Hollywood, California, U.S.
March 26	72nd Academy Awards	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Hollywood, California, U.S.
April 9	53rd British Academy Film Awards	British Academy of Film and Television Arts	London, England, U.K.
April 15	13th Kids' Choice Awards	Hollywood Bowl	Los Angeles, U.S.
April 19	45th David di Donatello	Accademia del Cinema Italiano	Rome, Italy
June 3	2000 MTV Movie Awards	Sony Pictures Studios	Culver City, California, U.S.
June 6	26th Saturn Awards	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films	Burbank, California, U.S.
November 11	28th Annie Awards	ASIFA-Hollywood	Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Awards

Category/Organization	58th Golden Globe Awards January 16, 2001		6th Critics' Choice Awards January 22, 2001	54th BAFTA Awards February 19, 2001		73rd Academy Awards March 25, 2001
Category/Organization	width=200	Drama !	6th Critics' Choice Awards January 22, 2001	54th BAFTA Awards February 19, 2001		73rd Academy Awards March 25, 2001	Musical or Comedy
Best Film	Gladiator	Almost Famous	Gladiator
Best Director	Ang Lee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon		Steven Soderbergh Erin Brockovich and Traffic	Ang Lee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon		Steven Soderbergh Traffic
Best Actor	Tom Hanks Cast Away	George Clooney O Brother, Where Art Thou?	Russell Crowe Gladiator	Jamie Bell Billy Elliot	Benicio del Toro Traffic	Russell Crowe Gladiator
Best Actress	Julia Roberts Erin Brockovich	Renée Zellweger Nurse Betty	Julia Roberts Erin Brockovich
Best Supporting Actor	Benicio del Toro Traffic		Joaquin Phoenix Gladiator and Quills	Benicio del Toro Traffic	Albert Finney Erin Brockovich	Benicio del Toro Traffic
Best Supporting Actress	Kate Hudson Almost Famous		Frances McDormand Almost Famous and Wonder Boys	Julie Walters Billy Elliot	Judi Dench Chocolat	Marcia Gay Harden Pollock
Best Screenplay, Adapted	Stephen Gaghan Traffic		Stephen Gaghan Traffic
Best Screenplay, Original	Stephen Gaghan Traffic		Cameron Crowe Almost Famous		Kenneth Lonergan You Can Count on Me	Cameron Crowe Almost Famous
Best Animated Film			Chicken Run
Best Original Score					N/A	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Tan Dun
Best Original Song	"Things Have Changed" Wonder Boys		"My Funny Friend and Me" The Emperor's New Groove	N/A	N/A	"Things Have Changed" Wonder Boys
Best Foreign Language Film	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon				N/A	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2000 films

By country/region

By genre/medium

List of action films of 2000
List of animated feature films of 2000
List of avant-garde films of 2000
List of crime films of 2000
List of comedy films of 2000
List of drama films of 2000
List of horror films of 2000
List of science fiction films of 2000
List of thriller films of 2000
List of western films of 2000

Births

January 7 – Marcus Scribner, American actor
January 8 – Noah Cyrus, American actress and singer
January 9 – Gordon Maeda, Japanese actor
January 10 – Reneé Rapp, American actress and singer
January 11 – Jamie Bick, German actress
January 17 – Chani, South Korean actor
January 19 – Asahi Ito, Japanese actor
January 21 – Eito Konishi, Japanese actor
January 26 – Ester Expósito, Spanish actress
January 28 – Julia Lester, American actress
January 30
- Markella Kavenagh, Australian actress
- Frida Argento, Swedish actress
February 5
- Esmé Creed-Miles, English actress
- Jordan Nagai, American former child voice actor
February 9 – Evan Roe, American actor
February 10 – Yara Shahidi, American actress
February 12 – Asuka Kawazu, Japanese actress
February 22 – Celia Rose Gooding, American actress and singer
February 23 – Christian Martyn, Canadian actor
February 25
- Tucker Albrizzi, American actor
- Laura Ann Kesling, American actress
February 27 – Tsuyoshi Furukawa, Japanese singer and actor
February 28 – Jonathan Daviss, American actor

March 5 – Reiky de Valk, Dutch actor (d. 2023)

March 6 – Jacob Bertrand, American actor
March 21
- Lorenzo Zurzolo, Italian actor
- Jace Norman, American actor
March 22
- Pawat Chittsawangdee, Thai actor
- Zoe Terakes, Australian actor
March 27
- Halle Bailey, American actress
- Sophie Nélisse, Canadian actress
March 31 – Ruby Cruz, American actress
April 9 – Brenock O'Connor, English actor
April 11
- Milly Alcock, Australian actress
- Morgan Lily, American actress and model
April 13 – Suzanne Lindon, French actress and filmmaker
April 16 – Bruna Carvalho, Brazilian actress
April 20 – Abigail Duhon, American Christian musician and actress
April 22 – Billy Price, English actor
May 4 – Nicholas Hamilton, Australian actor
May 7 – Maxwell Perry Cotton, American actor
May 13 – Antonio Cipriano, American actor
May 18 – Addison Holley, Canadian actress
May 23 – Ella Rappich, Swedish actress born in South Africa
May 30 – Jared S. Gilmore, American actor
June 1 – Willow Shields, American actress
June 2 - Lilimar Hernandez, American actress
June 13 – Daniella Perkins, American actress
June 14 – Thomaz Costa, Brazilian actor
June 15 – Ouyang Nana, Taiwanese actress, singer and musician
June 17 – Odessa A'zion, American actress
June 21 - Natalie Alyn Lind, American actress
June 22 - Sean Kaufman, American actor
June 23
- Kim Hyunsoo, South Korean actress
- Earl Cave, English actor
- Caitlin Blackwood, Scottish actress
June 25 – Iman Benson, American actress
July 7 – Jamie Flatters, English actor and filmmaker
July 8 – Benjamin Stockham, American actor
July 9 – Courtney Grosbeck, American actress and model
July 13
- Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, Danish actor
- Malia Pyles, American actress
July 14 – Maia Reficco, American actress and singer
July 15 – Julio Peña Fernández, Spanish actor
July 16 – Jonathan Morgan Heit, American actor
July 17 – Nico Liersch, German actor
July 19 – Owen Joyner, American actor
July 22 – Kaori Oinuma, Filipino-Japanese actress and model
July 23 – Malte Gårdinger, Swedish actor
July 25
- Meg Donnelly, American actress
- Preston Bailey, American Actor
July 26 – Thomasin McKenzie, New Zealand actress
July 29 – Lino Facioli, Brazilian actor
July 31 – Kim Sae-ron, South Korean actress
August 3 – Landry Bender, American actress
August 9 – Kim Hyang-gi, South Korean actress
August 16 – Lacey Dover, American actress
August 20 – Fátima Ptacek, American actress and activist
August 24 – Griffin Gluck, American actor
August 29 – Minami Hamabe, Japanese actress
August 31 – Mia Jenkins, English actress
September 1 - Cassady McClincy, American actress
September 3 – Ashley Boettcher, American actress
September 4 – Ruby Stokes, English actress
September 11 – Grayson Maxwell Gurnsey, Canadian actor
September 12 – Becky Zhu Wu, Mexican actress
September 13 – Siddharth Nigam, Indian actor
September 14 – Ritvik Sahore, Indian actor
September 15 – Mallika Singh, Indian actress
September 22 – Michael Rainey Jr., American actor
September 23 – Kalani Hilliker, American dancer and actress
September 25 – Anna Lambe, Canadian Inuk actress from Iqaluit, Nunavut
September 28 – Frankie Jonas, American actor
October 6
- Klara Castanho, Brazilian actress
- Addison Rae, American social media personality and actress
- Isobelle Molloy, English actress
October 10 – Aedin Mincks, American actor
October 14 – Mekai Curtis, American actor
October 18
- Sophie Thatcher, American actress
- Conor Sherry, American actor
October 26 – Ellery Sprayberry, American actress and voice
October 27 – Lucie Zhang, French actress
October 31 – Willow Smith, American singer and actress
November 7 – Dara Reneé, American actress
November 8 – Jade Pettyjohn, American actress
November 10 – Mackenzie Foy, American model and actress
November 18 – Arabella Morton, Australian actress
November 22 – Auliʻi Cravalho, American actress and singer
November 28
- Jackson Yee, Chinese actor and singer
- Kaitlyn Bernard, Canadian actress
December 9 – Jaren Lewison, American actor
December 12
- Devyn Nekoda, Canadian actress
- Lucas Jade Zumann, American actor
December 16
- Rachelle Henry, American actress and filmmaker
- Lance Lim, American actor
December 18 – Korapat Kirdpan, Thai actor
December 19 – Yuumi Kawai, Japanese actress
December 28 – Larissa Manoela, Brazilian actress
Thomas Weatherall, Australian actor

Deaths

Month	Date	Name	Age	Country	Profession	Notable films
January	1		83	US	Actor, Comedian	Funny Bones
	5		83	US	Composer, Arranger
	7		59	Germany	Actor
	9		89	US	Actress
	10		83	US	Actor
	11		79	US	Actress
	12		86	US	Animator
	15		83	US	Actress
	18		87	US	Actress
	18		87	US	Actress
	18		98	US	Actor
	19		85	Austria	Actress
	19		79	US	Actor
	24		53	US	Screenwriter
	25		53	US	Set Decorator
	28		58	Ireland	Actor
	28		77	UK	Actress
	28		72	UK	Actor
	31		78	US	Actor
February	1		81	US	Actor
	3		84	US	Costume Designer
	5		79	US	Actor
	8		78	UK	Director
	10		42	US	Producer, Director
	10		50	US	Actor
	11		72	France	Director, Screenwriter
	12		58	US	Key Grip
	16		91	US	Actress
	16		81	Russia	Actress
	17		85	US	Costume Designer
	20		97	Italy	Cinematographer
	22		83	US	Actor
	23		42	Israel	Singer, Actress
	23		69	US	Actor
	24		83	US	Actress
	27		92	US	Composer
March	7		71	UK	Actor
	10		91	US	Actress
	11		80	US	Actor
	13		79	US	Actor
	15		88	US	Actor, Stuntman
	25		59	US	Screenwriter
	25		90	US	Actress
	29		84	UK	Actor
April	??		85–86	UK	Art Director
	2		83	Norway	Actress
	8		90	US	Actress
	10		78	US	Actor
	10		79	UK	Actor
	11	Douglas Green	79	US	Second Unit Director
	12		91	UK	Art Director
	12		24	US	Actor
	13		56	Australia	Actor	Enter the Dragon
	21		68	UK	Actress
	25		88	US	Producer
May	1		74	US	Actor
	3		94	UK	Director
	7		90	US	Actor
	10		23	US	Actor
	10		81	US	Actor
	11		76	US	Film Editor
	11		62	Cuba	Actor, Screenwriter
	13		61	US	Actor, Director
	20		94	US	Director
	21		96	UK	Actor
	25		53	UK	Actor
	25		100	Austria-Hungary	Actor
	26		70	US	Sound Engineer
	26		87	US	Screenwriter
	28		79	US	Producer
	29		79	UK	Actor
	30		95	UK	Actress
	30		78	US	Costume Designer
	31		73	UK	Actor
June	10		52	UK	Stuntman
	10		84	US	Film Editor
	11		77	US	Actress
	13		76	UK	Sound Engineer
	18		71	US	Actress
	19		60	Bulgaria	Actor
	24		83	UK	Actor
	27		68	UK	Actor
	28		92	Sweden	Actor
	28		87	UK	Actor
	29		72	UK	Actor
	29		77	Italy	Actor
July	1		79	US	Actor
	3		79	US	Dancer, Actor
	3		55	Turkey	Actor
	10		25	UK	Actor
	14		56	US	Actress
	18		71	US	Actor
	19		92	US	Director, Film Editor
	22		84	UK	Actor
	27		78	US	Director
	30		74	US	Actress
	30		83	US	Actor
August	5		86	UK	Actor
	8		88	US	Actor
	8		91	US	Cinematographer
	9		80	US	Actor
	10		86	US	Actress
	11		73	UK	Stuntman
	12		87	US	Actress
	15		82	US	Film Editor
	22		70	US	Actor
	24		75	Canada	Actress
	25		63	US	Composer
	29		94	US	Actress
	30		93	US	Director
September	2		83	India	Actor
	2		73	US	Actress
	3		86	US	Screenwriter
	3		81	US	Animator
	7		73	Italy	Director
	10	Mary Colquhoun	59	UK	Casting Director
	12		83	Mexico	Director
	12		55	Australia	Actor, Key Grip
	14		80	US	Actress
	19		89	US	Actress
	19		69	US	Actress
	26		67	US	Actor
October	2		68	US	Actor
	6		80	US	Actor
	9		55	US	Actor
	10		93	Mexico	Set Decorator
	11		76	US	Film Editor
	12		76	Canada	Studio Executive
	13		73	US	Actress
	15		76	US	Film Critic	None; critiqued films for The New York Times
	17		81	UK	Producer, Director
	18		74	US	Actress, Singer
	18		89	US	Director
	18		75	US	Actress, Dancer
	21	Mort Briskin	86	US	Producer, Screenwriter
	22		69	Guyana	Actor
	24	Pasquale Cajano	79	Italy	Actor
	26		90	US	Actress
	28		39	US	Actor
	30		78	US	Actor
	30		83	UK	Actress
	31		85	US	Screenwriter
November	1		75	UK	Actor
	3		77	Italy	Screenwriter
	11		80	US	Actor
	22		73	France	Actor, Director
	26		76	Italy	Costume Designer, Production Designer
	27		76	US	Actress
	27		91	US	Screenwriter
	29		80	US	Actress
December	4	Chet Douglas	64	US	Actor
	6		80	Germany	Actor
	10		80	US	Actress
	11	Don Devlin	70	US	Producer, Screenwriter
	11		84	US	Actor
	11		87	US	Screenwriter
	12		84	US	Actor
	14		63	Latvia	Actor, Director
	16		69	US	Actress
	20		79	US	Composer, Orchestrator
	22		80	US	Actor
	23		76	US	Actor
	23		75	Pakistan	Singer, Actress
	26		78	US	Actor, Screenwriter
	26		77	US	Actor
	30		91	US	Screenwriter

External links

Notes and References

Web site: 2000 Worldwide Grosses . . April 10, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110605025050/https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2000&p=.htm . June 5, 2011 . live.
News: Rickey. Carrie. 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.". June 17, 2014. The Philadelphia Inquirer. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222453/http://articles.philly.com/2001-03-26/news/25328541_1_visual-effects-picture-and-actor-statuettes. March 3, 2016. live.
Web site: 2000 Worldwide Box Office . Box Office Mojo. IMDb. March 7, 2020.
Web site: Top 2000 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office . 2023-06-15 . The Numbers.
News: Box Office: Grinch Steals Holiday Hearts . ABC. November 13, 2010.