# 2nd Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil

The 2nd Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil ceremony, presented by the Ministry of Culture of Brazil, honored the best audiovisual productions of 2000 and took place on February 10, 2001, at the Palácio Quitandinha in the city of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro beginning at 8:30 p.m. BRT. During the ceremony, the Ministry of Culture presented the Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil in 18 categories. The ceremony, televised by TV Cultura and Televisão Educativa, was directed by Bia Lessa and hosted by stylist Felipe Veloso.
Eu, Tu, Eles and O Auto da Compadecida, each receiving four awards, becoming the most award winners of the ceremony. Other feature film winners included Villa-Lobos – Uma Vida de Paixão and Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum with one award each. Hans Staden was the second film which most received nominations but did not won any award.

## Ceremony

The ceremony was held on February 10, 2001, at the Palácio Quitandinha, a former luxury resort hotel in Petrópolis, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, beginning at 8:30 p.m. BRT. Televised by TV Cultura and Televisão Educativa, the ceremony was directed by Bia Lessa and hosted by stylist Felipe Veloso. The ceremony started by honoring Sônia Braga, Renato Aragão and Nelson Pereira dos Santos who were hailed by Caetano Veloso, Mangueira members and by former collaborators respectively. It was followed by the awards which were handed by personalities—including singers Marina Lima and MV Bill, philosopher Gerd Bornheim, sprinter Robson Caetano, and journalist Pedro Bial—called onstage by Veloso to make a statement about cinema while the winner was announced on the screen.

## Winners and nominees
### Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
| Best Film | Best Foreign Language Film |
| Eu, Tu, Eles – Andrucha Waddington O Auto da Compadecida – Guel Arraes Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum – Cao Hamburger Cronicamente Inviável – Sérgio Bianchi Santo Forte – Eduardo Coutinho | Buena Vista Social Club – Wim Wenders L'assedio – Bernardo Bertolucci Lola rennt – Tom Tykwer Magnolia – Paul Thomas Anderson Train de Vie – Radu Mihăileanu |
| Best Director | Best Screenplay |
| Guel Arraes – O Auto da Compadecida Andrucha Waddington – Eu, Tu, Eles Bruno Barreto – Bossa Nova Luiz Alberto Pereira – Hans Staden Ruy Guerra – Estorvo | O Auto da Compadecida – Guel Arraes, Adriana Falcão and João Falcão Amélia – Ana Carolina Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum – Cao Hamburger Eu, Tu, Eles – Elena Soárez Hans Staden – Luiz Alberto Pereira |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Matheus Nachtergaele – O Auto da Compadecida Antônio Fagundes – Villa-Lobos – Uma Vida de Paixão Genésio de Barros – Quase Nada Renato Aragão – O Trapalhão e a Luz Azul Stênio Garcia – Eu, Tu, Eles | Regina Casé – Eu, Tu, Eles Denise Weinberg – Quase Nada Fernanda Torres – Gêmeas Laura Cardoso – Através da Janela Miriam Muniz – Amélia |
| Best Cinematography | Best Editing |
| Eu, Tu, Eles – Breno Silveira Cruz e Souza – O Poeta do Desterro – Antônio Luis Mendes O Dia da Caça – Toca Seabra Estorvo – Marcelo Durst Hans Staden – Uli Burtin | Eu, Tu, Eles – Vicente Kubrusly O Dia da Caça – Isabelle Rathery Estorvo – Mair Tavares Hans Staden – Verônica Kovensky Villa-Lobos – Uma Vida de Paixão – Eduardo Escorel |
| Best Score | Best Release |
| Villa-Lobos – Uma Vida de Paixão – Silvio Barbato Bossa Nova – Eumir Deodato Estorvo – Egberto Gismonti Eu, Tu, Eles – Gilberto Gil Hans Staden – Marlui Miranda and Lelo Nazario | O Auto da Compadecida – Guel Arraes Bossa Nova – Bruno Barreto Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum – Cao Hamburger O Dia da Caça – Alberto Graça Eu, Tu, Eles – Andrucha Waddington |
| Best Art Direction | Best Animated Feature |
| Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum – Vera Hamburger and Clóvis Bueno Amélia – Roberto Manieri Eu, Tu, Eles – Toni Vanzolini Hans Staden – Chico Andrade O Trapalhão e a Luz Azul – Yurika Yamazaki | Almas em Chamas – Arnaldo Galvão Amor Índio – Rui de Oliveira Cavaleiro Jorge – Otto Guerra Chifre de Camaleão – Marcelo Fabri Marão A Dança do Acasalamento – Otacílio D'Assunção |
| Best Short Film | Best Medium Film |
| Outros – Gustavo Spolidoro O Mundo Segundo Silvio Luiz – André Francioli Passadouro – Torquato Joel Pormenores – Flávio Frederico Tipos Intrometidos – Fábio Durand | A Invenção da Infância – Liliana Sulzback BMW Vermelho – Eduardo Ramos and Reinaldo Pinheiro Um Filme de Marcos Medeiros – Ricardo Elias Tepê – José Eduardo Belmonte O Velho, o Mar e o Lago – Camilo Cavalcanti |
| Best Television Series | Best Television Cultural Production (tie) |
| A Muralha – Rede Globo Amor que Fica – Multishow Aquarela do Brasil – Rede Globo Como Ser Solteiro – Multishow A Invenção do Brasil – Rede Globo | Os Brasileiros – Marcelo Gomes/Philippe Barcinski/Televisión América Latina Música do Brasil – Belisario Franca/MTV Os Carvoeiros – Nigel Noble/ Les Zazen Produções O Povo Brasileiro – Isa Grinspum Ferraz/GNT/TV Cultura/Fundar Timor Leste – O Nascimento de uma Nação – Paulo Markun/TV Cultura/STV |
| Best Video (tie) | Mário Peixoto Award |
| 5 Sentidos – André Amparo, Claudio Santos, Francisco de Paula, Marcelo Braga de Freitas, Marília Rocha and Rodrigo Minelli Minha Alma (A Paz que Eu Não Quero) – Breno Silveira, Kátia Lund and Paulo Lins Acidente Geográfico – Eder Santos Cartas da Mãe – Fernando Kinas and Marina Willer O Fim do Sem Fim – Beto Magalhães, Cao Guimarães and Lucas Bambozzi | Riofilme Anima Mundi BR Distribuidora Filme B Labocine |