The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000)

Country of Origin: USA
Date(s) of Broadcast: 26 March 2000
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CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Opening Film: Dakota Films
Executive Producer: Michael B. Seligman
Producers: Lili Fini Zanuck, Tom Sherren, Richard D. Zanuck
Assistant Production Manager: Eric Feder

SCRIPT
Script: Dave Boone, Ed Driscoll

DIRECTION
Director: Louis J. Horvitz
Opening Film Director: Troy Miller

PHOTOGRAPHY
Opening Film Cinematographer: Clyde W. Smith
Lighting Designer: Robert A. Dickinson
Lighting Directors: Andy O'Reilly, Bob Barnhart, Matt Firestone
Camera Operators: Bill Philbin, Bob DelRusso, Brian Reason, Charlie Huntley, Dave Eastwood, David Levisohn, David Plakos, Hank Geving, Hector Ramirez, Jay Millard, John Burdick, Kenneth Patterson, Lyn Noland, Manny Rodriguez, Marc Hunter, Mark Whitman, Randy Gomez, Rob Balton, Rob Palmer, Rocky Danielson, Sam Drummy, Theodore Ashton, Thomas Geren, Wayne Orr
Video Control: Chuck Reilly, Jean Mason, Keith Winikoff, Mark Sanford

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editors: Patrick Clancey, Mark Intravartolo, Randy Magalski, Tom McQuade, Michael Polito, Michael J. Shapiro, Matthew Sharp, Douglass M. Stewart Jr, Stephen Welch, Chuck Workman, Jeremy Workman
Opening Film Post-Production Supervisor: Todd 'Spider' Chambers

MUSIC
Music: Jerry Goldsmith (Oscar Fanfare)

SOUND
Production Sound Mixers: Ed Greene, Thomas Vicari
Sweetener: Robert Douglass

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Martin Simon
Opening Film Special Effects Coordinator: Jeremy Hays

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisor: Patrick Clancey
Lead Animator: Mark Intravartolo
Lead Matte Artists: Chris Clausing, Deborah Ristic

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designers: Dan Butts, Bob Keene
Art Directors: Griff Lambert, Brian J. Stonestreet, Keaton S. Walker

MISCELLANEOUS
Production Assistants: Fred Bresky, Dan Didsbury, Eric Errington
Assistant To Director: Sean Garrett Fogel
Technical Directors: Allan Wells, John B. Field, Kenneth R. Shapiro, Rick Edwards

LOCATIONS
Locations: Shrine Auditorium, W. Jefferson Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

CAST
Billy Crystal (himself)
Alan Ball (himself)
Ian Bannen (himself in archive footage)
Warren Beatty (himself)
Roberto Benigni (himself)
Thora Birch (herself)
Michael Caine (himself)
Rory Calhoun (himself in archive footage)
Bruce Cohen (himself)
Phil Collins (himself)
Ellen Corby (herself in archive footage)
Peter Coyote (himself)
Clint Eastwood (himself)
Jane Fonda (herself)
Mel Gibson (himself)
Conrad L. Hall (himself)
Lasse Hallström (himself in archive footage)
Faith Hill (herself)
John Irving (himself)
Dan Jinks (himself)
Angelina Jolie (herself)
Henry Jones (himself in archive footage)
Spike Jonze (himself in archive footage)
Madeline Kahn (herself in archive footage)
Stanley Kubrick (himself in archive footage)
Desmond Llewelyn (himself in archive footage)
Michael Mann (himself in archive footage)
Victor Mature (himself in archive footage)
Sam Mendes (himself)
Jack Nicholson (himself)
Edward Norton (himself)
Gwyneth Paltrow (herself)
Brad Pitt (himself)
Mario Puzo (himself in archive footage)
Oliver Reed (himself in archive footage)
Ruth Roman (herself in archive footage)
Fran Ryan (herself in archive footage)
Arnold Schwarzenegger (himself)/Presenter
George C. Scott (himself in archive footage)
M. Night Shyamalan (himself in archive footage)
Sylvia Sidney (herself in archive footage)
Greg Siff (himself)
Kevin Spacey (himself)
Steven Spielberg (himself)
Hilary Swank (herself)
Jim Varney (himself in archive footage)
Albert Whitlock (himself in archive footage)
Robin Williams (himself)
Annette Bening (herself)
Julie Christie (herself)
Faye Dunaway (herself)
Dustin Hoffman (himself)
Al Pacino (himself)
Garry Shandling (himself)

AVAILABILITY

USA
Television Distributors: ABC

Denmark
Television Distributors: TV2 Danmark

AWARDS

2000
Emmy Awards, USA
Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program (Louis J. Horvitz) - winner
Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program (Bob Keene, Brian J. Stonestreet, Griff Lambert, Keaton S. Walker) – nominated
Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program (Billy Crystal) - nominated
Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) (Robert A. Dickinson, Andy O'Reilly, Bob Barnhart, Matt Firestone) - nominated
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Chuck Workman, Douglass M. Stewart Jr, Michael J. Shapiro, Jeremy Workman, Michael Polito, Patrick Clancey, Mark Intravartolo, Randy Magalski, Stephen Welch, Tom McQuade) - nominated
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special (Ed Greene, Thomas Vicari, Robert Douglass) - nominated
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Patrick Clancey, Mark Intravartolo, Chris Clausing, Deborah Ristic) – nominated (for Billy's Film)
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Allan Wells, John B. Field, Kenneth R. Shapiro, Rick Edwards, Theodore Ashton, Rob Balton, John Burdick, Rocky Danielson, Bob DelRusso, Sam Drummy, Dave Eastwood, Thomas Geren, Hank Geving, Randy Gomez, Marc Hunter, Charlie Huntley, David Levisohn, Jay Millard, Lyn Noland, Wayne Orr, Rob Palmer, Kenneth Patterson, Bill Philbin, David Plakos, Hector Ramirez, Brian Reason, Manny Rodriguez, Mark Whitman, Mark Sanford, Keith Winikoff, Jean Mason, Chuck Reilly
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special (Lili Fini Zanuck, Richard D. Zanuck, Michael B. Seligman) - nominated

2001
American Comedy Awards, USA
Funniest Male Performer in a TV Special (Leading or Supporting) Network, Cable or Syndication (Billy Crystal) - nominated

Art Directors Guild, USA
Excellence in Production Design Award Television Variety or Awards Show, Music Special or Documentary (Bob Keene, Brian J. Stonestreet, Griff Lambert, Keaton S. Walker, S. Scott Welborn, James Nelson) - winner

Directors Guild of America, USA
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical/Variety (Louis J. Horvitz) - nominated

TIMELINE

2000
March
26: USA – television broadcast
27: Denmark – television broadcast

LINKS

INCLUDES FOOTAGE FROM
The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993)
The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994)
The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996)
The 71st Annual Academy Awards (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Dick Tracy (1990)
The Green Mile (1999)
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)

KEYWORDS

awards shows

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009