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Academy Award Nominations 2000

February 13, 2001 Leave a comment

oscarstatuette The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have announced the nominations for the 73rd Academy Awards, honoring the best in film in 2000.

In the Best Original Score category, the nominees are:

  • TAN DUN for Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
  • ENNIO MORRICONE for Malèna
  • RACHEL PORTMAN for Chocolat
  • JOHN WILLAMS for The Patriot
  • HANS ZIMMER for Gladiator

This is the first Oscar nomination for Tan, the 5th nomination for Morricone, the 3rd nomination for Portman, the 34th nomination for Williams, and the 6th nomination for Zimmer. Portman previously won for Emma in 1996. Williams previously won for Fiddler on the Roof in 1971, Jaws in 1975, Star Wars in 1977, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial in 1982, and Schindler’s List in 1993. Zimmer previously won for The Lion King in 1994.

In the Best Original Song category, the nominees are:

  • TAN DUN, JORGE CALANDRELLI, and JAMES SCHAMUS for “A Love Before Time” from Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
  • BOB DYLAN for “Things Have Changed” from Wonder Boys
  • BJÖRK GUÐMUNDSDÓTTIR, LARS VON TRIER, and SJÓN SIGURÐSSON for “I’ve Seen It All” from Dancer in the Dark
  • RANDY NEWMAN for “A Fool In Love” from Meet the Parents
  • GORDON SUMNER (STING) and DAVID HARTLEY for “My Funny Friend and Me” from The Emperor’s New Groove

The winners of the 73rd Academy Awards will be announced on March 25, 2001.

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