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Events

February 9 — The Million Dollar Hotel
, a film co-written by U2 lead singer Bono, premieres at the 50th Berlinale (Berlin Film Festival
). The film stars Mel Gibson
and Milla Jovovich
, and is directed by Wim Wenders.
November 18 — Michael Douglas
marries Catherine Zeta-Jones
.
The latest Joel and Ethan Coen film, O Brother, Where Art Thou?
was released to much criticial acclaim. The T-Bone Burnett produced soundtrack ignited an increased interest in traditional American folk and country music.
Martial arts extravaganza Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
marks the first major American crossover success of an Asian action film, and becomes the highest-grossing subtitled film ever.

Top grossing films

Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2000; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing films for calendar year. The top ten films of 2000 as of January 26, 2006 (U.S. and Canada), January 26, 2006 (UK) and January 26, 2006 (Australia) are as follows:

In total, three films released in 2000 grossed more than $400 million, reaching international blockbuster motion picture status.

For a complete list of 2000's top-grossing films, follow these links:

Worldwide: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2006&p=.htm
*U.S. & Canada: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2006&p=.htm
*United Kingdom: http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/statistics/boxoffice/
*Australia: http://www.moviemarshal.com/

Awards

ACADEMY AWARDS: :Best Picture: Gladiator :Best Actor: Russell Crowe
- Gladiator :Best Actress: Julia Roberts
- Erin Brockovich

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS:
:Drama: :Best Picture: Gladiator :Best Actor: Tom Hanks
- Cast Away :Best Actress: Julia Roberts
- Erin Brockovich :Musical or Comedy: :Best Picture: Almost Famous :Best Actor: George Clooney
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? :Best Actress: Renée Zellweger
- Nurse Betty

BAFTA AWARDS: :Best Picture: Gladiator :Best Actor: Jamie Bell
- Billy Elliot :Best Actress: Julia Roberts
- Erin Brockovich

Births

August 30 - Talia Lanning, who later played one of the daughters of Peter Sellers
in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

Deaths

January 10 - Sam Jaffe, 98, producer, studio executive, talent agent
January 19 - Hedy Lamarr
, 86, actress
February 11 - Roger Vadim
, 72, French movie director
March 6 - John Colicos
, 71, Canadian actor
March 20 - Gene "Eugene" Andrusco, actor, singer
March 27 - Ian Dury, 57, English musician and actor
May 21 - Sir John Gielgud
, 96, British actor
May 25 - Nicholas Clay
, 53, British actor
June 29 - Vittorio Gassmann, 78, Italian actor
July 1 - Walter Matthau
, 79, American actor
August 5 - Sir Alec Guinness
, 86, British actor
Loretta Young
, actress

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