Movie Awards: BEST OF 2001

Here's a look at my "Best of 2001" awards. Check it out!

*****

Best Animation
Nominees:
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Monsters, Inc.
Shrek 

Winner: Shrek

*****

Best Visual Effects
Nominees:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Jurassic Park III
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Mummy Returns
Pearl Harbor 

Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

*****

Best Original Song
Nominees:
Billy Crystal & John Goodman for "If I Didn't Have You," Monsters, Inc.
Enya for "May It Be," The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Ewan McGregor & Nicole Kidman for "Come What May," Moulin Rouge!
Faith Hill for "There You'll Be," Pearl Harbor
Paul McCartney for "Vanilla Sky," Vanilla Sky 

Winner: Ewan McGregor & Nicole Kidman

*****

Best Original Score
Nominees:
Harry Gregson-Williams & John Powell, Shrek
Howard Shore, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
James Horner, A Beautiful Mind
John Williams, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Yann Tiersen, Amélie 

Winner: John Williams

*****

Best Cameo or Brief Appearance
Nominees:
Cliff Curtis, Training Day
Jeremy Piven, Rush Hour 2
John Cleese, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Molly Ringwald, Not Another Teen Movie
Sean Combs, Monster's Ball 

Winner: Jeremy Piven

*****

Best Young Star
Nominees:
Coronji Calhoun, Monster's Ball
Dakota Fanning, I Am Sam
Emma Watson, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Freddie Boath, The Mummy Returns
Trevor Morgan, Jurassic Park III 

Winner: Emma Watson

*****

Best Villain
Nominees:
Andy Garcia, Ocean's Eleven
Christopher Lee, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Denzel Washington, Training Day
Iain Glen, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Rufus Sewell, A Knight's Tale 

Winner: Denzel Washington

*****

Best Vocal Performance
Nominees:
Alec Baldwin, The Royal Tenenbaums
Andy Serkis, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Eddie Murphy, Shrek
Michael J. Fox, Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Steve Buscemi, Monsters, Inc. 

Winner: Eddie Murphy

*****

Best Supporting Actress, Comedy
Nominees:
Gwyneth Paltrow, The Royal Tenenbaums
Julie Andrews, The Princess Diaries
Mia Kirshner, Not Another Teen Movie
Roselyn Sanchez, Rush Hour 2
Susan McConnell, The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra

Winner: Gwyneth Paltrow

*****

Best Supporting Actress, Drama
Nominees:
Cate Blanchett, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Fionnula Flanagan, The Others
Katrin Cartlidge, No Man's Land
Maggie Smith, Gosford Park
Vanessa Bauche, Amores perros 

Winner: Cate Blanchett

*****

Best Supporting Actor, Comedy
Nominees:
Billy Bob Thornton, Bandits
John Rhys-Davies, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Luke Wilson, The Royal Tenenbaums
Paul Bettany, A Knight's Tale
Robbie Coltrane, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 

Winner: Paul Bettany

*****

Best Supporting Actor, Drama
Nominees:
Denzel Washington, Training Day
Ed Harris, A Beautiful Mind
Heath Ledger, Monster's Ball
Ian McKellen, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Richard Harris, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 

Winner: Denzel Washington

*****

Best Actress, Comedy
Nominees:
Angelina Jolie, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Anjelica Huston, The Royal Tenenbaums
Audrey Tautou, Amélie
Cate Blanchett, Bandits
Nicole Kidman, Moulin Rouge! 

Winner: Nicole Kidman

*****

Best Actress, Drama
Nominees:
Halle Berry, Monster's Ball
Jennifer Connelly, A Beautiful Mind
Nicole Kidman, The Others
Penélope Cruz, Blow
Sissy Spacek, In the Bedroom 

Winner: Jennifer Connelly

*****

Best Actor, Comedy
Nominees:
Ben Stiller, Zoolander
Bruce Willis, Bandits
Ewan McGregor, Moulin Rouge!
Gene Hackman, The Royal Tenenbaums
Heath Ledger, A Knight's Tale  

Winner: Ewan McGregor

*****

Best Actor, Drama
Nominees:
Gael García Bernal, Amores perros
Jake Gyllenhaal, Donnie Darko
Johnny Depp, Blow
Russell Crowe, A Beautiful Mind
Sean Penn, I Am Sam 

Winner: Russell Crowe

*****

Best Director
Nominees:
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Amores perros
Baz Luhrmann, Moulin Rouge!
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Amélie
Richard Kelly, Donnie Darko
Wes Anderson, The Royal Tenenbaums 

Winner: Baz Luhrmann

*****

Best Screenplay, Comedy
Nominees:
Baz Luhrmann & Craig Pearce, Moulin Rouge!
Guillaume Laurant & Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Amélie
Joe Stillman, Roger S.H. Schulman, Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio, Shrek
Larry Blamire, The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra
Owen Wilson & Wes Anderson, The Royal Tenenbaums 

Winner: Baz Luhrmann & Craig Pearce

*****

Best Screenplay, Drama
Nominees:
Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson & Philippa Boyens, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Guillermo Arriaga, Amores perros
Julian Fellowes, Gosford Park
Ken Nolan, Black Hawk Down
Richard Kelly, Donnie Darko 

Winner: Guillermo Arriaga

*****

Best Cast, Vocal
Nominees:
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Monsters, Inc.
Shrek 

Winner: Shrek

*****

Best Cast, Comedy
Nominees:
Amélie
Bandits
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra
Moulin Rouge!
The Royal Tenenbaums

Winner: Moulin Rouge!

*****

Best Cast, Drama
Nominees:
Amores perros
A Beautiful Mind
Black Hawk Down
Blow
Gosford Park 

Winner: A Beautiful Mind

*****

Best Foreign Language Film
Nominees:
Amélie
Amores perros
No Man's Land 

Winner: Amores perros

*****

Best Animated Film
Nominees:
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Monsters, Inc.
Shrek 

Winner: Shrek

*****

Best Horror/Thriller
Nominees:
The Others

Winner: The Others

*****

Best Action/Adventure
Nominees:
Black Hawk Down
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Mummy Returns 

Winner: Black Hawk Down

*****

Best Comedy
Nominees:
Amélie
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra
Moulin Rouge!
The Royal Tenenbaums
Zoolander 

Winner: Moulin Rouge!

*****

Best Drama
Nominees:
Amores perros
A Beautiful Mind
Donnie Darko
Gosford Park
Training Day 

Winner: Amores perros

*****

Best Picture of the Year
Nominees:
Amores perros
Black Hawk Down
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra
Moulin Rouge!
Shrek 

Winner: Moulin Rouge!