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other events of 2001,
2002 in film and the
list of 'years in film'.
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1 Events
1.1 Academy Awards presentations
- The annual Academy Awards served out gongs for Best Actor in Gladiator to Russell Crowe.
- Ridley ScottSir Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937) in South Shields is a British film director and producer. Scott studied photography at the Royal College of Art and helped establish the film department there in the mid-1960s. After graduation he secured a traine's Gladiator took the Academy Award for Best PictureThe Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. As is the customary practice in.
- Best Supporting ActressThe Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. The winners and ActorThe Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. The winners a were won by Marcia Gay HardenMarcia Gay Harden (born August 17, 1959) is an American actress born in La Jolla, California. She graduated from the University of Texas with a B. in theatre and earned an MFA from the graduate theatre program of New York University. She is married to Tha for PollockPollock is a 2000 biographical film which tells the life story of artist Jackson Pollock. It stars Ed Harris, Robert Knott, Molly Regan, Marcia Gay Harden and Sada Thompson. The movie was adapted by Barbara Turner and Susan Emshwiller from the book Jackso and Benicio del ToroBenicio del Toro (born February 19, 1967) is an actor. Benicio del Toro was born February 19, 1967 San German, Puerto Rico. He grew up in Santurce, Puerto Rico a distric of San Juan, Puerto Rico. His parents, Gustavo Del Toro, and Fausta Sanchez-Del Toro for their roles in TrafficTraffic is a film directed by Steven Soderbergh that explores the intricacies of the illegal drug trade from a number of perspectives: user, enforcer, politician and trafficker. The three main intersecting plot lines center around characters played by Mic which also won its director, Steven Soderbergh the Directing statue.
2 Top grossing films
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Sorcerer's Stone in the US): $317,575,550
- , directed by Peter Jackson: $313,364,114
- Shrek: $267,665,011
- Monsters Inc.: $255,873,250
- Rush Hour 2: $226,164,286
- The Mummy Returns: $202,019,785
- Pearl Harbor: $198,542,554
- Ocean's Eleven: $183,417,150
- Jurassic Park III: $181,171,875
- Planet of the Apes: $180,011,740
20 movies in 2001 grossed over $100 million. Six movies grossed over $200 million, a new record.
