The 6th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 22, 2001, honoring the finest achievements of 2000 filmmaking.^[1]

(in alphabetical order)

• Almost Famous
• Billy Elliot
• Cast Away
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
• Erin Brockovich
• Gladiator
• Quills
• Thirteen Days
• Traffic
• Wonder Boys
• You Can Count on Me

• Best Actor:
  • Russell Crowe – Gladiator
• Best Actress:
  • Julia Roberts – Erin Brockovich
• Best Animated Feature:
  • Chicken Run
• Best Child Performance:
  • Jamie Bell – Billy Elliot
• Best Composer:
  • Hans Zimmer – Gladiator and The Road to El Dorado
• Best Director:
  • Steven Soderbergh – Erin Brockovich and Traffic
• Best Family Film:
  • My Dog Skip
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long) • China / Hong Kong
• Best Picture:
  • Gladiator
• Best Screenplay – Adapted:
  • Traffic – Stephen Gaghan
• Best Screenplay – Original:
  • Almost Famous – Cameron Crowe
• Best Song:
  • "My Funny Friend and Me" performed by Sting – The Emperor's New Groove
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Joaquin Phoenix – Gladiator and Quills
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Frances McDormand – Almost Famous and Wonder Boys
• Best Inanimate Object:
  • Wilson the Volleyball – Cast Away