Shortly after being selected as producer for the awards gala, Gil Cates hired actor and comedian Steve Martinas host for the 2001 telecast. I've Seen It All in "Dancer in the Dark" Music by Björk; Lyric by Lars von Trier and Sjon Sigurdsson For much of the Academy Awards' history, AMPAS was resistant to the idea of a regular Oscar for animated features, considering there were simply too few produced to justify such consideration.By 2001, the rise of sustained competitors to Disney in the feature animated film market, such as The criticism of Best Animated Feature was particularly prominent at the In 2009, when the nominee slots for Best Picture were doubled to ten, In 2010, the Academy enacted a new rule regarding the Note: Competitive Oscars are separated from non-competitive Oscars (i.e. Screenplay by David Franzoni and John Logan and William Nicholson; Story by David Franzoni Douglas Wick, David Franzoni and Branko Lustig, Producers Stefen Fangmeier, Habib Zargarpour, John Frazier, Walt Conti He listed his role in the film America's Sweethearts and his directing and producing duties for the made-for-television film 61* as obstacles preventing him from reprising his role as emcee. Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz and Laura Bickford, Producers Original Score winner for Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonActress in a Supporting Role - Frances McDormand in "Almost Famous"Actress in a Supporting Role - Kate Hudson in "Almost Famous"Actor in a Leading Role - Javier Bardem in "Before Night Falls"Actress in a Supporting Role - Julie Walters in "Billy Elliot"Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Written by Lee HallShort Film (Live Action) - Peter Riegert, Ericka FrederickSound - Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands, William B. KaplanMakeup - "The Cell" Michèle Burke, Edouard HenriquesBest Picture - David Brown, Kit Golden and Leslie Holleran, ProducersActress in a Supporting Role - Judi Dench in "Chocolat"Actress in a Leading Role - Juliette Binoche in "Chocolat"Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Screenplay by Robert Nelson JacobsActor in a Supporting Role - Jeff Bridges in "The Contender"Actress in a Leading Role - Joan Allen in "The Contender"Music (Original Song) - A Love Before Time in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Music by Jorge Calandrelli and Tan Dun; Lyric by James SchamusBest Picture - Bill Kong, Hsu Li Kong and Ang Lee, ProducersWriting (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Written by Wang Hui Ling and James Schamus and Tsai Kuo JungDocumentary (Short Subject) - Chuck Braverman, Steve KalaferMusic (Original Song) - I've Seen It All in "Dancer in the Dark" Music by Björk; Lyric by Lars von Trier and Sjon SigurdssonDocumentary (Short Subject) - Greg MacGillivray, Alec LorimoreArt Direction - Art Direction: Michael Corenblith; Set Decoration: Merideth BoswellMusic (Original Song) - My Funny Friend And Me in "The Emperor's New Groove" Music by Sting and David Hartley; Lyric by StingActor in a Supporting Role - Albert Finney in "Erin Brockovich"Best Picture - Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher, ProducersWriting (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Written by Susannah GrantArt Direction - Art Direction: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Crispian SallisActor in a Supporting Role - Joaquin Phoenix in "Gladiator"Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Screenplay by David Franzoni and John Logan and William Nicholson; Story by David FranzoniVisual Effects - Scott E. Anderson, Craig Hayes, Scott Stokdyk, Stan ParksInto the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the KindertransportDocumentary (Feature) - Frances Reid, Deborah HoffmannMusic (Original Song) - A Fool In Love in "Meet the Parents" Music and Lyric by Randy NewmanWriting (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Written by Ethan Coen & Joel CoenDocumentary (Short Subject) - Eric Simonson, Leelai DemozShort Film (Live Action) - Joan Stein, Christina LazaridiSound - Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Lee OrloffSound - John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David Campbell, Keith A. WesterVisual Effects - Stefen Fangmeier, Habib Zargarpour, John Frazier, Walt ContiShort Film (Animated) - Steffen Schäffler, Annette SchäfflerArt Direction - Art Direction: Martin Childs; Set Decoration: Jill QuertierActor in a Leading Role - Geoffrey Rush in "Quills"Actress in a Leading Role - Ellen Burstyn in "Requiem for a Dream"Documentary (Feature) - Barak Goodman, Daniel AnkerShort Film (Live Action) - Gail Lerner, Colin CampbellActor in a Supporting Role - Willem Dafoe in "Shadow of the Vampire"Documentary (Feature) - Josh Aronson, Roger WeisbergBest Picture - Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz and Laura Bickford, ProducersSound - Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Rick Kline, Ivan SharrockWriting (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Screenplay by Steve KlovesActress in a Leading Role - Laura Linney in "You Can Count on Me"Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Written by Kenneth LonerganArt Direction: Michael Corenblith; Set Decoration: Merideth Boswell The Best Picture winner was A Beautiful Mind (with eight nominations and four major wins): Best Director (Ron Howard), Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Connelly), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Akiva Goldsman). Bill Tondreau (Kuper Systems), Alvah J. Miller (Lynx Robotics), Paul D. Johnson (Lynx Robotics), David Stump (Visual Effects Rental Services) For the conception, design and development of data capture systems that enable superior accuracy, efficiency and economy in the creation of … An animated feature is defined by the Academy as a film with a running time of more than 40 minutes in which characters' performances are created using a frame-by-frame technique, a significant number of the major characters are animated, and animation figures in no less than 75 percent of the running time. Menu. ... Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events. List of films. If there are sixteen or more films submitted for the category, the winner is voted from a shortlist of five films, which has happened nine times, otherwise there will only be three films on the shortlist.Animated films can also be nominated for other categories, but have rarely been so, other than in music categories.