Oscar Poll
March 26, 2001
The following are the results of a poll on the Daily’s Web site. Actual winners are in bold.
Best Picture
“Gladiator”– 30%
“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”- 26%
“Traffic”-26%
“Erin Brockovich”-15%
“Chocolat”-3%
Best Actress
Julia Roberts in “Erin Brockovich”- 67%
Juliette Binoche in “Chocolat”- 22%
Laura Linney in “You Can Count on Me”- 4%
Ellen Burstyn in “Requiem for a Dream”- 7%
Joan Allen in “The Contender”-0%
Best Actor
Russell Crowe in “Gladiator”- 56%
Tom Hanks in “Cast Away”- 34%
Ed Harris in “Pollack”- 7%
Geoffrey Rush in “Quills”-3%
Javier Bardem in “Before Night Falls”- 0%
Best Supporting Actress
Kate Hudson in “Almost Famous”- 44%
Judi Dench in “Chocolat”-26%
Frances McDormand in “Almost Famous”- 26%
Marcia Gay Harden in “Pollack” -2%
Julie Walters in “Billy Elliot”- 2%
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio del Toro in “Traffic”- 44%
Joaquin Phoenix in “Gladiator”- 19%
Albert Finney in “Erin Brockovich”- 19%
William Dafoe in “Shadow of the Vampire”- 11%
Jeff Bridges in “The Contender”- 7%