6th Critics' Choice Awards (2001)

The 6th Critics' Choice Awards were given on January 22nd, 2001 to honor the finest achievements in 2000 filmmaking.

Best Picture

• Gladiator

Best Actor

• Russell Crowe - Gladiator

Best Actress

• Julia Roberts - Erin Brockovich

Best Supporting Actor

• Joaquin Phoenix - Gladiator, Quills and The Yards

Best Supporting Actress

• Frances McDormand - Almost Famous and Wonder Boys

Best Director

• Steven Soderbergh - Traffic and Erin Brockovich

Best Original Screenplay

• Cameron Crowe - Almost Famous

Best Screenplay Adaptation

• Stephen Gaghan - Traffic and Steven Kloves - Wonder Boys (TIE)

Best Cinematography

• John Mathieson - Gladiator

Best Production Design

• Arthur Max - Gladiator

Breakthrough Performer

• Kate Hudson - Almost Famous

Best Child Performer

• Jamie Bell - Billy Elliot

Best Animated Feature

• Chicken Run

Best Family Film (live action)

• My Dog Skip

Best Foreign Language Film

• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Best Feature Documentary

• The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg

Best Song

• Sting - "My Funny Friend and Me" from The Emperor's New Groove

Best Composer

• Hans Zimmer - Gladiator, Mission: Impossible II and The Road to El Dorado

Best Inanimate Object

• Wilson - Cast Away