Editing 73rd Academy Awards (section)

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{{oscars short description|films-year=2000}}
{{Infobox film awards
| number           = 73
| award            = Academy Awards
| image            = Oscars ceremony poster 73.jpg
| alt              = Official poster promoting the 73rd Academy Awards in 2001.
| caption          = Official poster
| date             = March 25, 2001
| site             = [[Shrine Auditorium]] <br />[[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| preshow          = [[Chris Connelly (journalist)|Chris Connelly]]<br />[[Julie Moran]]<br />[[Jim Moret]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Oscar Watch: Moran, Connelly, Moret to 'Countdown' |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/oscar-watch-203-1117795289/ |access-date=June 19, 2014 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]  |date=March 13, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403012634/http://variety.com/2001/film/news/oscar-watch-203-1117795289/ |archive-date=April 3, 2015 }}</ref>
| host             = [[Steve Martin]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Medina|first1=Regina|title=Steve Martin Tapped To Host Oscar's Ceremony In 2001|page=F10|work=[[Philadelphia Daily News]]|date=December 19, 2001}}</ref>
| producer         = [[Gilbert Cates|Gil Cates]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Snow |first1=Shauna |title=Morning Report |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-dec-14-ca-65223-story.html |access-date=June 12, 2014 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]  |date=December 13, 2000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617051347/http://articles.latimes.com/2000/dec/14/entertainment/ca-65223 |archive-date=June 17, 2015 }}</ref>
| director         = [[Louis J. Horvitz]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Oscar Watch: Horvitz to direct 2001 kudocast |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/oscar-watch-181-1117791511/ |access-date=June 18, 2014 |work=Variety  |date=January 8, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115416/http://variety.com/2001/film/news/oscar-watch-181-1117791511/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref>
| best_picture     = ''[[Gladiator (2000 film)|Gladiator]]''
| most_wins        = ''Gladiator'' (5)
| most_nominations = ''Gladiator'' (12)
| network          = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| duration         = 3 hours, 23 minutes<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gallo |first1=Phil |title=Review: 'The 73rd annual Academy Awards' |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/reviews/the-73rd-annual-academy-awards-1200467116/ |access-date=June 18, 2014 |work=Variety  |date=March 25, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402133413/http://variety.com/2001/film/reviews/the-73rd-annual-academy-awards-1200467116/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref>
| ratings          = 42.9 million<br />26.2% ([[Nielsen ratings]])<ref>{{Cite news|first=Kissell |last=Rick |title=ABC Oscarcast Proves No Ratings Gladiator |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/awards/abc-oscarcast-proves-no-ratings-gladiator-1117796020/ |work=Variety  |date=March 26, 2001 |access-date=June 12, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604222910/http://variety.com/2001/film/awards/abc-oscarcast-proves-no-ratings-gladiator-1117796020/ |archive-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
| last             = 72nd
| next             = 74th
}}

The '''73rd Academy Awards''' ceremony, presented by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] (AMPAS), honored the best of [[2000 in film]] and took place on March 25, 2001, at the [[Shrine Auditorium]] in [[Los Angeles]], beginning at 5:30&nbsp;p.m. [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]] / 8:30&nbsp;p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented [[Academy Awards]] (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], was produced by [[Gil Cates]] and was directed by [[Louis J. Horvitz]].<ref>{{cite news|title=73rd Annual Academy Awards |url=https://www.nytimes.com/tv/show/38935/73rd-Annual-Academy-Awards/details |access-date=June 18, 2014 |work=[[The New York Times]]  |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715192322/http://www.nytimes.com/tv/show/38935/73rd-Annual-Academy-Awards/details |archive-date=July 15, 2014 }}</ref> Actor [[Steve Martin]] hosted the show for the first time.<ref>{{cite news|title=Steve Martin To Host Oscars |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steve-martin-to-host-oscars/ |access-date=June 17, 2014 |publisher=[[CBS News]] ([[CBS Corporation]]) |date=December 19, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714215254/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/steve-martin-to-host-oscars/ |archive-date=July 14, 2014 }}</ref> Three weeks earlier in a ceremony at the [[Beverly Wilshire Hotel|Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel]] in [[Beverly Hills, California]] held on March 3, the [[Academy Award for Technical Achievement|Academy Awards for Technical Achievement]] were presented by host [[Renée Zellweger]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Oscar Watch: 'Betty's' Zellweger to present Sci-Tech kudos |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/oscar-watch-182-1117794450/ |access-date=June 17, 2014 |work=Variety  |date=February 27, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715010756/http://variety.com/2001/film/news/oscar-watch-182-1117794450/ |archive-date=July 15, 2014 }}</ref>

''[[Gladiator (2000 film)|Gladiator]]'' won five awards, including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rickey|first1=Carrie|title=Oscar triumphs for Roberts, 'Gladiator' The Roman epic and its star, Russell Crowe, both won awards. Julia Roberts took best-actress honors, for "Erin Brockovich."|page=A1|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]}}</ref> Other winners included ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]'' and ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]'' with four awards and ''[[Almost Famous]]'', ''[[Big Mama (film)|Big Mama]]'', ''[[Erin Brockovich (film)|Erin Brockovich]]'', ''[[Father and Daughter (film)|Father and Daughter]]'', ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'', ''[[Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport]]'', ''[[Pollock (film)|Pollock]]'', ''[[Quiero ser (I want to be...)|Quiero Ser]]'', ''[[U-571 (film)|U-571]]'', and ''[[Wonder Boys (film)|Wonder Boys]]'' with one. The telecast garnered almost 43 million viewers in the United States.