02/25/2001

Associated Press

LONDON – Winners of the Orange British Academy Film Awards:

Best film: Gladiator

Best director: Ang Lee, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Best actor: Jamie Bell, Billy Elliot

Best actress: Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich

Best supporting actor: Benicio Del Toro, Traffic

Best supporting actress: Julie Walters, Billy Elliot

Best film in a language other than English: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Best British film: Billy Elliot

Audience award: Gladiator

Academy fellowship for lifetime achievement: Albert Finney

Best original screenplay: Cameron Crowe, Almost Famous

Best adapted screenplay: Stephen Gaghan, Traffic

Most promising British newcomer: Pawel Pawlikowski

Outstanding British contribution to cinema : Mary Selway

Best film music: Tan Dun, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Best cinematography: John Mathieson, Gladiator

Best production design: Arthur Max, Gladiator

Best costume design: Tim Yip, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Best editing: Pietro Scalia, Gladiator

Best sound: Almost Famous

Best special visual effects: The Perfect Storm

Best make-up and hair: Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Best short film: Shadowscan

Best short animation: Father and Daughter