My Oscar Ballot for 2001
(Listings may vary over time as I discover or revisit more movies)
Best Picture





Amores perros
In the Mood for Love
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Mulholland Drive
Ocean's Eleven
Best Director






Alejandro González Iñárritu, Amores perros
Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings:
    The Fellowship of the Ring
David Lynch, Mulholland Drive
Steven Soderbergh, Ocean's Eleven
Wong Kar-wai, In the Mood for Love
Best Actress





Maggie Cheung, In the Mood for Love
Judi Dench, Iris
Charlotte Rampling, Under the Sand
Tilda Swinton, The Deep End
Naomi Watts, Mulholland Drive
Best Actor





Emilio Echevarría, Amores perros
Ewan McGregor, Moulin Rouge
John Cameron Mitchell, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Billy Bob Thornton, Monster's Ball
Denzel Washington, Training Day
Best Supporting Actress





Eileen Atkins, Wit
Laura Elena Harring, Mulholland Drive
Mary McDonnell, Donnie Darko
Gwyneth Paltrow, The Royal Tenenbaums
Goya Toledo, Amores perros
Best Supporting Actor






Steve Buscemi, Ghost World
Brian Cox, L.I.E.
Ian McKellen, The Lord of the Rings:
    The Fellowship of the Ring
Brad Pitt, Ocean's Eleven
Georges Siatidis, No Man's Land
Favorites in other categories here; full list of 2001 releases I have seen here

Still on the Docket: Baran, Bread and Roses, The Center of the World, La Ciénaga, The Day I Became a Woman, The Devil's Backbone, Djomeh, Eureka, Faat Kiné, Faithless, Happy Accidents, Keep the River on Your Right, Lantana, Last Orders, Life & Debt, Lumumba, Our Song, Pandaemonium, Piñero, The River, Scottsboro: An American Tragedy, Signs & Wonders, The Taste of Others, Trembling before G-d, Under the Sun, Va savoir, The Vertical Ray of the Sun, Wet Hot American Summer, The Widow of St. Pierre, With a Friend Like Harry..., Zoolander

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