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

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beginning at 8:30 p.m.

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. During the ceremony, the Ministry of Culture presented the Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil in 18 categories. The ceremony, televised by

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and

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, was directed by Bia Lessa and hosted by stylist Felipe Veloso. '' Eu, Tu, Eles'' and ''

O Auto da Compadecida ''A Dog's Will'' ( pt, O Auto da Compadecida}, literally "The Compassionate Woman's Play", the woman being the Virgin Mary) is a 2000 Brazilian fantasy comedy film directed by Guel Arraes, who co-wrote the screenplay with Adriana Falcão and Joã ...

'', each receiving four awards, becoming the most award winners of the ceremony. Other feature film winners included '' Villa-Lobos – Uma Vida de Paixão'' and ''

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'' with one award each. ''

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'' 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

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, Brazil, beginning at 8:30 p.m.

. Televised by

and

, the ceremony was directed by Bia Lessa and hosted by stylist Felipe Veloso. The ceremony started by honoring

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and

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who were hailed by

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, Mangueira members and by former collaborators respectively. It was followed by the awards which were handed by personalities—including singers

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and MV Bill, philosopher Gerd Bornheim, sprinter

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, 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. Matheus Nachtergaele

Multiple nominations and awards

The following eleven films received multiple nominations. * Ten: ''Eu, Tu, Eles'' * Six: ''Hans Staden'' * Five: ''O Auto da Compadecida'' * Four: ''Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum'', ''Estorvo'' * Three: ''Amélia'', ''Bossa Nova'', ''O Dia da Caça'', ''Villa-Lobos – Uma Vida de Paixão'' * Two: ''Quase Nada'', ''O Trapalhão e a Luz Azul'' The following two films received multiple awards. * Four: ''Eu, Tu, Eles'' and ''O Auto da Compadecida''

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