The 2nd Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil ceremony, presented by the

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, honored the best audiovisual productions of 2000 and took place on February 10, 2001, at the

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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 ''Me You Them'' () is a 2000 Brazilian drama film directed by Andrucha Waddington and written by Elena Soarez. starring Regina Casé, Lima Duarte, Stenio Garcia. The film produced by Pedro B. De Hollanda, Leonardo Monterrio de Barros, Andrucha ...

'' 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 ''Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion'' () is a 2000 Brazilian drama film directed by Zelito Viana. It was entered into the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival. It won the 2nd Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil for Best Score, and the 5th Brazilian ...

'' 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

, 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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Renato Aragão Antônio Renato Aragão (born January 13, 1935), nicknamed Didi, is a Brazilian comedian actor, producer, filmmaker, TV presenter, singer, writer and lawyer. He is best known as Didi, because of his leading role in the television series ''Os Tra ...

and

Nelson Pereira dos Santos Nelson Pereira dos Santos (22 October 1928 21 April 2018) was a Brazilian film director. He directed films such as ''Vidas secas (film), Vidas Secas'' (Barren Lives, 1963), based on the Vidas Secas, book with the same name by Brazilian writer G ...

who were hailed by

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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 Alexandre Pereira Barbosa (born January 3, 1974), known professionally as MV Bill, is a Brazilian rapper, singer, actor, songwriter and co-author of the best-selling book ''Falcão - Meninos do Tráfico''. The initials "MV" stand for "Mensageiro ...

, philosopher Gerd Bornheim, sprinter Robson Caetano, and journalist

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—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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