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* Best Picture - Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks, Producers * Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Alan Ball Actress in a Leading Role - Annette Bening Film Editing - Tariq Anwar, Christopher Greenbury Music (Original Score) - Thomas Newman
The 72nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1999 and took place on March 26, 2000, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST.
- March 26, 2000
- American Beauty (8)
- American Beauty (5)
- Billy Crystal
Mar 13, 2022 · 2000 Best Picture Winner. When the Ridley Scott-directed epic opened in May, audiences loved it, but few predicted it would be a best picture winner.
Oscar. Best Actor in a Leading Role. Winner. Kevin Spacey. American Beauty. Denzel Washington. The Hurricane. Richard Farnsworth. The Straight Story. Russell Crowe. The Insider. Sean Penn. Sweet and Lowdown. Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Winner. Michael Caine. The Cider House Rules. Haley Joel Osment. The Sixth Sense. Jude Law.
Winner of Cinematography for American Beauty. Art Direction: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Eve Stewart, John Bush
The film received twelve nominations and won five awards: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound, and Best Costume Design. DreamWorks Studios boasted back-to-back wins for Best Picture - it also won the previous year with American Beauty (1999) .