The Hollywood Awards™ Gala Ceremony took place at the world-famous Beverly Hilton Hotel Monday evening, August 7, 2000. Honorees, Presenters and VIP guests of the 2000 Hollywood Film Awards Gala Ceremony included: Robert Altman, Anne Archer, Halle Berry, Jeff Bridges, Henry Bumstead, Francis Ford Coppola, Russell Crowe, Lauren Shuler Donner, Richard Donner, Richard Dreyfuss, Michael Fenton, Francis Fisher, Robert Forster, Morgan Freeman, Melora Hardin, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Michael Kamen, Arnold Kopelson, Jonathan Krane, Kenny Loggins, Michael Mann, Mace Neufeld, Kelly Preston, Lynn Redgrave, Thelma Schoonmaker, Gene Simmons, Albert Sweet, John Travolta, James Woods and Jeff Yapp, among many others. The hostess of the evening's ceremony was Nancy O'Dell of "Access Hollywood."

• Hollywood Lifetime Achievement Award™
  Presented to Academy Award®-winning actor RICHARD DREYFUSS, whose films include "Mr. Holland's Opus," "Night Falls on Manhattan," "The Goodbye Girl," and "American Graffiti," among many others.
• Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Acting Award™
  Presented to distinguished actor MORGAN FREEMAN, a three-time Academy Award® nominee for "Street Smart," "The Shawshank Redemption," and "Driving Miss Daisy."
• Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Directing Award™
  Presented to renowned director RICHARD DONNER ("Lethal Weapon" "Superman," "The Omen">
• Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Producing Award™
  Presented to producer MACE NEUFELD, whose films include "The General's Daughter," "Clear and Present Danger," "Patriot Games," and "The Hunt for Red October," among many others.
• Hollywood Visionary Award™
  Presented to producer and manager JONATHAN D. KRANE, whose accomplishments include more than 40 feature films, as well as being the manager of John Travolta and many other major stars
• Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Editing Award™
  Presented to editor THELMA SCHOONMAKER, Academy Award®-winning editor of "Raging Bull."
• Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Music-in-Film Award
  Presented to acclaimed composer MICHAEL KAMEN, a two time Academy Award® nominee and Grammy Award winner, who has composed film scores for "Lethal Weapon" and the "Die Hard" series, "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves," "Mona Lisa," "Circle of Friends," "Mr. Holland's Opus" and "101 Dalmations," among others.
• Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting Award™
  Presented to world famous singer-songwriter KENNY LOGGINS, Academy Award® nominee ("Footloose") and Grammy Award winner. Mr. Loggins performed live at the Hollywood Movie Awards Ceremony.
• Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Production Design Award™
  Presented to art director and producton designer, HENRY BUMSTEAD who won Oscars® for "The Sting" and "To Kill a Mockingbird," and two Academy Award® nominations for "Vertigo" and "The Unforgiven."
• Hollywood Casting Director of the Year Award™
  Presented to casting director MIKE FENTON, acclaimed for his creative contributions to many of the greatest films of the past 25 years.
• Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Community Service™
  Presented to philanthropist ALBERT SWEET.

• Hollywood Actor of the Year Award™
  Presented to Academy Award®- winning actor RUSSELL CROWE ("The Gladiator").
• Hollywood Actress of the Year Award™
  Awarded to Oscar®-winning actress ANGELINA JOLIE ("Girl Interrupted").

• Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Directing Award™
  Presented to director JOHN SCHLESINGER, winner of a Best Director Oscar® for "Midnight Cowboy" as well as Academy Award® nominations for "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "Darling."
• Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Acting Award™
  Presented to actor JAMES CAAN, whose body of work consists of more than 50 feature films, including his performance as Sonny Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather," for which he received an Academy Award nomination.
• Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Producing Award™
  Presented to Academy Award®-winning producer IRWIN WINKLER, who received the Oscar® for Best Picture for his 1976 film "Rocky," starring Sylvester Stallone, as well as Best Picture nominations for "Raging Bull," "The Right Stuff," and "Goodfellas."
• Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Music in Film Award™
  Presented to award-winning composer JERRY GOLDSMITH, who has composed more than 175 motion picture scores, including the Oscar®-winning score for "The Omen" and 17 Academy Award® nominations for other film scores.
• Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Editing Award™
  Presented to editor DEDE ALLEN, editor of "Dog Day Afternoon," "Reds," and "Bonnie and Clyde," among other films.
• Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Casting Award™
  Presented to casting directors JANE JENKINS and JANET HIRSHENSON, who have cast more than 100 films including "Air Force One," "Apollo 13," "Jurassic Park," "A Few Good Men," "Misery," "Godfather III," "Ghost," "When Harry Met Sally," "Beetlejuice," and "The Cotton Club."
• Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Community Service Award™
  Presented to JOHNNY GRANT, the Ceremonial Mayor of Hollywood and Chairmain of the Walk of Fame Committee.

Our 1998 Hollywood Awards™ Gala Ceremony took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and was a powerful and heartfelt event with over 800 guests. The presenters included Peter Berg, John Briley, James Brolin, Ted Kotcheff, Jon Landau, Martin Landau, Mimi Leder, Penelope Ann Miller, Sydney Pollack, Mark Rydell, Rod Steiger and Lesley Ann Warren, and our honorees were Shelley Winters, Richard D. Zanuck, David Brown, Norman Jewison, Dave Grusin, and Stewart Copeland. The Governor of California, Pete Wilson, issued proclamations to all of our award recipients.

Shelley Winters

Richard Zanuck

David Brown

Norman Jewison

Dave Grusin

Stewart Copeland

• Hollywood Lifetime Achievement Award™
  Presented to legendary Academy Award-winning actress SHELLEY WINTERS, whose films include "A Place in the Sun," "The Diary of Anne Frank," "A Patch of Blue," and "The Poseidon Adventure," to name a few.
• Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Producing Award™
  
• Presented to RICHARD D. ZANUCK and DAVID BROWN, whose distinguished work includes The Sting, Jaws, The Verdict, Cocoon, and Driving Miss Daisy.
• Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Directing Award™
  
• Presented to NORMAN JEWISON, whose films include "Moonstruck," "In the Heat of the Night," and "Fiddler on the Roof," among many others.
• Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Music in Film Award™
  
• Presented to DAVE GRUSIN, who has scored such films as "The Milagro Beanfield War," "Heaven Can Wait," "The Champ," "On Golden Pond," "Tootsie," and "The Firm."
• Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Music in Film Visionary Award™
  
• Presented to STEWART COPELAND, whose body of work includes the scores for the films "Rumble Fish," "Wall Street," "Talk Radio," "The Wide Sargasso Sea" and "Gridlock'd," among others,

Celebrities and honorees who attended the 6-day-long inaugural Hollywood Film Festival's screenings, panels, and parties included Barbra Streisand, Kirk Douglas, Kirstie Alley, James Brolin, Ted Kotcheff, Martin Landau, Graham Nash, Harry Hamlin, Henry Jaglom, Milton Berle, and Gene Barry Attendees at the gala awards presentation were treated to the music of renowned bandleader Johnny Crawford and his orchestra.

Kirk Douglas
Hollywood Lifetime Achievement Award