Winners of the Washington DC Film Society's Best of 2000:

Best Picture: Gladiator
Best Director: Steven Soderbergh, Traffic
Best Actor: Russell Crowe, Gladiator
Best Actress: Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich
Best Supporting Actor: Benecio Del Toro, Traffic
Best Supporting Actress: Kate Hudson, Almost Famous
Best Foreign Film: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Taiwan

Pictures from our annual Capital oscar party

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Photos by David Wagger.

Brian Niemiec (Cinema Lounge) and Jorge Bernardo, our emcee for the evening	Mike Kyrioglou and Liz Wagger, co-directors of the Washington, DC Film Society	Liz thanks Godiva Chocolatier for donating goodies for the festivities	Raiford Gaffney, our usher coordinator with Mike and Liz
Cher and Kandace Laass, our membership chair and treasurer	Cher and Cheryl Dixon, our public relations chair	Cher and David Wagger. By the way, Cher is only a look-alike, but let's not spoil it for David.	The audience at the Oscar party

See WashingtonPost.com for more pictures.

The nominees for The Best of 2000 are:

Best Picture
Almost Famous
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Gladiator
Traffic

Best Director
Ang Lee, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Steven Soderbergh, Traffic

Best Actor
Russell Crowe, Gladiator
Tom Hanks, Cast Away
Geoffrey Rush, Quills

Best Actress
Ellen Burstyn, Requiem for a Dream
Laura Linney, You Can Count On Me
Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich

Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro, Traffic
Joaquin Phoenix, Gladiator

Best Supporting Actress
Judi Dench, Chocolat
Kate Hudson, Almost Famous
Frances McDormand, Almost Famous
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Traffic

Best Foreign Film
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Taiwan
Girl on a Bridge, France
In the Mood for Love, Hong Kong

Winners in each category will be announced at the 9th Annual Capital Oscars Party on Sunday, March 25. Hope to see you there.