Sam Mendes ‪Wins Best Director | 72nd Oscars (2000)

Steven Spielberg presents the Oscar to Sam Mendes for Directing for American Beauty at the 72nd Academy Awards.
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[@Fluropink6]

directorial debut and wins an oscar damm sam!!

[@axr7149]

He's one only 6 to win for their directorial debut. The other 5 to do this were: Delbert Mann (MARTY), Jerome Robbins (WEST SIDE STORY co-director), Robert Redford (ORDINARY PEOPLE), James L Brooks (TERMS OF ENDEARMENT), and Kevin Costner (DANCES WITH WOLVES). It should be noted that in Jerome Robbins' case, WEST SIDE STORY was the ONLY film he ever directed (he was primarily a Broadway stage director), and on top of that, he also won an Honorary Oscar for his dance choreography in WEST SIDE STORY that same year as well.

[@paperchasindude6578]

The Pixar directors did that too

[@hyperborean2576]

the depressing part is this was the high point of his life, it's all downhill from there

[@ReefOldberg]

love Sam Mendes, but how was Paul Thomas Anderson not even nominated for Magnolia!

[@arthurhernandez3854]

Ikr, I think Magnolia should've had like 10 nominations.

[@joecoe4416]

50 minutes too long.

[@Fernanda-cg2tk]

I know wtf ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gabrielesimone1372]

Shit, this is absolutely true.

[@44joseantony75]

Really true, Magnolia should have been nominated

[@ozge1913]

i think that American Beauty was a piece of art. couldnt have been better..

[@Beatbyawhiteboy]

I enjoyed the fuck scene in the hotel involving Annette's character and Mena Suvari's nude scene.

[@bwoahviously]

@@Beatbyawhiteboy At least you're honest

[@tiddler3747]

This was his first feature film as a director and the film won best picture, best director, best screenplay, best actor, best cinematography. Imagine that feeling of just starting and getting hit with several of the best academy awards!

[@paperchasindude6578]

Ikr must've been a rush

[@CJODell12]

Quality over quantity seems to be his modus operandi as he’s only directed nine films to date: * American Beauty (1999) * Road to Perdition (2002) * Jarhead (2005) * Revolutionary Road (2008) * Away We Go (2009) * Skyfall (2012) * Spectre (2015) * 1917 (2019) * Empire of Light (2022)

[@Locadel2003]

Sam mendes is an awesome director. Skyfall, Road to perdition, revolutionary road, 1917 and this movie!

[@rjun152]

@Diego Pisfil lol

[@stefantomasi4036]

He also produced The Kite Runner

[@ramdayalism]

yup

[@stefantomasi4036]

Ram Dayal did you know that he produced that movie

[@stefantomasi4036]

Diego Pisfil The Kite runner is not despite he produced it

[@TheToolfan123]

Man shyamalan at the oscars, what a special moment for him lol. Congrats to Mendes, great director!

[@Robmire]

Blimey, imagine winning it when you're only 34 and it's your directorial debut. Fair credit to the guy!

[@brooklynnmiller4442]

American Beauty was an absolute work of art. My favorite movie ever and one of the greatest films ever made in my opinion.

[@brooklynnmiller4442]

Diego Pisfil bet

[@ericd.7441]

Stanley Kubrick should have been nominated, and won, for Eyes Wide Shut and David Fincher should have gotten a nomination for Fight Club IMO.

[@SouthseaCavalier]

Looking back it's hard to imagine Fight Club didn't get any nomination that year

[@alphabetaxenonzzzcat]

@@SouthseaCavalier It was a controversial film - and split the critics, as well as the fact that it bombed at the box office. I think the academy would of found it far too controversial in the subjects it touched upon to have considered it.

[@Zombiesnyder13]

You know what is funny: American Beauty is Mendes' diretorial debut, and still became good enough to direct Skyfall. However, The Sixth Sense is Shyamalan's first recognized work, and became bad enough to direct The Last Airbender.

[@connorw2k]

Is that to say American Beauty is bad? Or not as good as Skyfall? Because it's better than Skyfall. Even if you enjoy Skyfall more, that doesn't make it better.

[@57yearoldjamesbond]

He means to say he started very strong, and remained good enough to direct a great Bond film.

[@connorw2k]

@@57yearoldjamesbond idk about that...

[@connorw2k]

@Diego Pisfil Says you

[@connorw2k]

@Diego Pisfil I got the notification for "Shut up" by the way. Still 8 years old in my mind. No one 18 acts like you unless they got serious mental health issues.

[@ompaloompa65]

This film should have had the rare distinction of winning every oscar nominated for with 8 oscars. I really don't know how Thomas Newman lost that score oscar, like wtf. It should have had film editing in the bag, because of how close best picture and best film editing coincide, and the fact it was awesome editing. And then Annett benning, I can totally understand how/why she lost to Hilary swank... but Annett was just the perfect Carolyn burnham and she really should have won.

[@paperchasindude6578]

The people at the Oscars can be idiots

[@seanstadler6377]

The Matrix

[@nicholasmontoya5483]

Thomas Newman never won any Oscars for his work on many movies he worked on including Finding Nemo and WALL-E.

[@JaceDanielFilms]

i still think fight club or matrix were the best of 1999

[@gravyg3983]

Ok

[@natalia_92837]

Definitely, yes!

[@renan.csmaia]

Winning an Oscar for his first movie!

[@jruedas81]

Still one of my favorite films of ALL TIME! I would love to see Alan Ball & Sam Mendes do another film together!

[@parikshitmore3260]

Why wasn't fincher nominated for fight club

[@bhanugorantla7107]

bcoz its 1999 film

[@sabya9314]

GORANTLA BHANU Even American Beauty is a 1999 movie

[@sabya9314]

Fight Club was critically maligned when it first came out. It later gained appreciation

[@langdonalger9219]

Very strong year for movies.

[@juanandresamarilesfranco8767]

Yeah, Sabya is right, the film did not have a critical reception, but was nominated for Best Sound Effects that year. Anyway, the movie is good but not so much, it could be Fincher's weakest, his movies are excellent but they don't manage to have so many nominations, see the case of Se7en, Gone Girl, Zodiac (Zodiac should have been nominated in many categories ) This year Mank will be released, let's hope he gets some nominations alongside Dune, Tenet, The Gentlemen

[@frostfilms3414]

I still feel Shyamalan had an edge over him for this film...And he is making a comeback, his recent flicks The Visit and The Split have received great Reviews... Awesome IMDB ratings and have been Gigantic Commercial successes! I hope he wins one in his Lifetime!

[@HAL-vm3wn]

Let's see, let's see ...

[@lizaestevez6928]

HAL 9000 let see in the next film or evolution

[@HAL-vm3wn]

liza Estevez I'm still waiting for Labor of Love

[@RareCinephile]

We shall see with his next film Old.

[@yoni5570]

According to Wiki, Spielberg was the one who got him the job of directing American Beauty. So here we are full circle.

[@paperchasindude6578]

Nice

[@thelupoistheman1]

BTW this is the guy who directed Jarhead, Road to Perdition, Revolutionary Road and Skyfall. The talent and range of this man is amazing.

[@commenttator9758]

American Beauty, The Sixth Sense, Being John Malkovich that was a great year for movies!!!

[@ZulquarPlays0207]

Fight club Matrix Eyes wide shut Magnolia The phantom menace And so much more...

[@RkdProduction-b9e]

That time when M.Night Shyamalan Was Nominated

[@vedantbakshi6546]

He made James Bond good again after Boredom of Solace with Skyfall

[@jamesmoyner7499]

Vedant Bakshi I liked Quantum of Solace!

[@Wired4Life2]

@@jamesmoyner7499 Yeah, _Quantum's_ underrated. It opens with perhaps the best action sequence of the entire franchise.

[@v-trigger6137]

I don't know how people say it's "underrated". there were tons of reasons why Solace is considered to be the worst

[@Wired4Life2]

@@v-trigger6137 It's better than half of the Moore films, which aren't as good as anyone remembers them.

[@v-trigger6137]

@@Wired4Life2 yeah expect Moore's movies actually acknowledge that they are goofy. (and they were in the same campy tone) Solace on the other hand taken it's self too seriously, like the makers were actually thinking they are making something great. and you are wrong. a lot of people still remembers Roger Moore's movies. he certainly had his own fanbase, some people even consider him the best Bond after Connery

[@Homelander09-t1f]

American Beauty is one of the best movie I have ever seen

[@FGetPCOF]

Lol Shyamalan at the oscars ! Why not Paul WS Anderson or Uwe Boll ? :)

[@jacktorrance9378]

Fight club highly underrated by Academy

[@jacktorrance9378]

@Diego Pisfil yeah it's my 4th fav film

[@jacktorrance9378]

My 5th fav fi

[@joehughey3213]

Definitely deserved. American Beauty was the best film of 1999 in an extremely competitive year. Mendes is brilliant

[@mistamistaladyisdead]

I wonder what M Night was thinking, "Ah, well I'm sure I'll be nominated again." woof

[@slowlife7324]

The Green Mile is my favorite movie in this year.

[@GunslingerXYZ]

Michael Mann MUST win an Oscar one day. The greatest living American director.

[@rscott2247]

I thought " Heat " was so undermined by the Academy and a fantastic film as was " Last of the Mohicans "

[@jwelch5742]

American Beauty has great directing.

[@marjanp4784]

This man is a genius... It won't be an exaggeration if i say he is the next Steven Spilberg he was nominated again this year for his masterpiece 1917, could have won for the 2nd time but unfortunately didn't (no offense to Parasite director) but I Know he will win again...

[@aneapluto1049]

1917 is a masterpiece I love Parasite But this movie is on a whole different level

[@TagTeamBravo]

Actually, Fight Club was one of the most acclaimed films by the end of the year it was released.

[@johnsmisek02]

I think he’s on track to win his second this year

[@daniellashah7995]

He will

[@Beatbyawhiteboy]

Quentin wanted to cry, and Sam looked pissed. 🤣🤣

[@daniellashah7995]

Re-signed with Top Rank to avoid Errol Spence Jr. I really thought they were going to give it to Sam for director and parasite best picture . That was a surprise

[@Elias-cq1nx]

Who is here for 1917?

[@StevenP-17]

Mendes deserved this award. I also think that Anthony Minghella should have been nominated for The Talented Mr. Ripley and Frank Darabont should have been nominated for The Green Mile.

[@shinigamixheartless]

this movie was amazing. has been and will always be my favorite

[@AcademyAwardsPerson]

Do you think Thora Birch wondered why she didn't get a front row seat while the others did?

[@trasiano]

Uno de mis Directores preferidos. ¡Bien por Sam! Se lo merecía.

[@troytroy-qu1mf]

Best director 1999 in my opinion David fincher🥇fight club The wachowskis sister (brother in 1999) the matrix Paul Thomas Anderson🥉 magnolia Sam mendes🥈 American beauty Spike jonze being john malkovich

[@diegopisfil614]

Spike Jonze should have won hands down

[@stefantomasi4036]

Diego Pisfil i Agree with you

[@ronaldmcdonald2817]

No.

[@NeoConnor1]

Mendes directed a heck of a movie, but being john malkovich is one of my favorite films ever. So I would have been happy either way.

[@super8man807]

Very lucky to have met him on set a last week!

[@CJODell12]

In 2020, Sam Mendes was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2020 New Years Honours List for services to drama. That means he is now known as Sir Sam Mendes.

[@supermariofan03]

My favorite directorial debut!

[@Adamdow95]

Yeah i agree. Also Spielberg's breakthrough Jaws and Tim Burton's Beetlejuice.

[@toddtodd71]

+Adam Dow yeah. and sofia coppola's the virgin suicides

[@supermariofan03]

Actually Burton's first film was Pee Wee.

[@sorenthefilmbrony]

Also Orson Welles' Citizen Kane, Frank Darabont's Shawshank Redemption, Brad Bird's Iron Giant, the list goes on.

[@super8man807]

BoyThunder Productions None of those films you mentioned were directorial debuts, great films nonetheless

[@lordcommander281]

the music played was FANTASTIC

[@Rileigh]

Completely agree. I only saw a short clip of this film before watching the entire thing and it was actually the music that drew me in and made me really want to watch it. Thomas Newman is one of my favourite composers.

[@ItalianWanderluster]

P.S. The Sixth Sense is my favourite movie♥

[@XrGrimreap3rX]

So basically...Thankyou to everyone on the planet may have been a quicker way of summing it up

no Matrix??

[@Leanashe23]

0:58 - that girl behind Sam seems pretty happy. lol

[@ledepi34]

Spike Jonze was (was) married with Sofia Coppola and she was sitting next to him. And, no, it was not for him to get away from her that night.

[@joewhitehead3]

A British man's directorial debut was an American film, in which principle photography went only from December to February & he won best director! Now that's a hell of an accomplishment for a filmmaker!

[@MrArdo2006]

I remember saw the movie in 1999, American Beauty. It is fun and beautiful movie ever. Still remember some parts of the film story. Nice movie indeed. Congratulation. Hoping Sam Mendes be director of James Bond 25.

[@KALIMAindia]

I love Road to Perdition so much :D

[@fta8zmano]

osssscaaar sam mendes for 1917 is genius

[@ivannew-t8636]

American Beauty is hipnotically awesome movie

[@Liam-ij1yb]

M. Night had so much potential, I wish he kept up the good work. I guess he's doing okay now, but he'll never be as successful as he once was, which is a shame.

[@adamzanzie]

1:01 Whoa, that's Peter Coyote's voice! And Spielberg is the one presenting the Oscar. Who knew there would be an E.T.-style twist here!?

[@Nick64266]

American Beauty deserved the best picture. As well as Sam Mendes for best director

[@FlickNchow]

He Deserved it. American Beauty is like my favorite movie of all time.

[@diegopisfil614]

Best Director should have been: Sam Mendes (American Beauty) Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich) Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia) Michael Mann (The Insider) David Fincher (Fight Club)

[@CoreyReviews]

@JackKlompus13 Why? The Sixth Sense is a terrific film. He definitely deserved the nomination.

[@nWo315]

could we please, PLEASE! have more videos of the many great directors winning oscars. A big shout out for either of Milos Forman's oscar wins and Bertolucci and Demme (as annoying as i heard it is). But big thanks for this i really wanted to see Mendes' oscar win

[@Zombiesnyder13]

In deep, people still have faith for Shyamalan, like me.

[@NaviJediMaster]

The Oscar statuettes look more shinier during this Oscar telecast. Must be due to the lighting of the stage.

[@00WhiteBlade]

0:52 Shyamalan looks so pissed! he turns to his wife like "I'M SO MAD! PLEASE MAKE ME FEEL BETTER!"

[@mariosanchezgumiel7757]

He should have gotten another nomination for "Revolutionary Road."

[@anselhendrix5112]

where was paul thomas anderson

[@Maastricht359]

Me gusta american Beauty pero porque no se nomino a Paul Thomas andeson carajo

[@thelupoistheman1]

Oh definitely. Mann's direction was excellent.

[@canadude6401]

wait what? 1:52 Spielberg handed him the script?? Could Alan Ball's script /American Beauty possibly been a Steven Spielberg movie. Did Spielberg reject it?

[@HAL-vm3wn]

No, he just owns Dreamworks

[@casuallycovered2437]

shamalan deserved to win

[@KCRyder]

Look at the chick behind him going nuts - LMAO

[@jorgeesquiviaescobar4149]

And he's again on the spotlight for 1917

[@jorgeesquiviaescobar4149]

@Diego Pisfil hopefully he will

[@rewster7]

PTA should have been nominated for Magnolia. The Academy have no idea sometimes...

[@CameraRollFilms]

Thomas Newman is amazing.

[@supermariofan03]

For me this list should have been: Sam Mendes M. Night Shyamalan Paul Thomas Anderson David Fincher The Wachowski Brothers (Even though I think The Matrix is overrated)

[@pyro4912]

Don't forget the late Stanley Kubrick for "Eyes Wide Shut".

[@lewiscranston881]

Pyro I don't like Eyes Wide Shut but I'd definitely give Kubrick the Oscar for being possibly the greatest American director of all time.

[@rewster7]

Take your pick, he was the best (Not that I mind Mendes winning). But I'd probably drop Hallström, Cider House was good but directing-wise doesn't touch the others.

[@adriantheloser]

Look at the lady in the back at 1:00 shes so excited!

[@CoreyReviews]

@trixxgordon That's a bit harsh. Just because he hasn't done something oscar worthy like The Sixth Sense doesn't mean he's lost his mind. I don't see him blowing up Hospitals or something. He's actually a cool guy.

[@irfanmalick]

Sam Mandes is great director. He will earn his second Oscar for 1917.

[@RP-kr2mg]

BONG JOON HO

[@lilchaos4792]

Nope

[@lilchaos4792]

@DARIUS-PETRU SALE i agree he got snubbed after winning dga but oh well

[@paullemon5154]

Glad Bong Joon Ho won the Oscar!! Best movie of the year and decade!

[@JohnSpawn1]

Kubrick wasn't even nominated for 2001, so that would have been a surprise if they nominated him for one of his most polarizing films. Fight Club was a commercial flop and didn't receive praise by critics until years later when the film became a cult classic. Before The Dark Knight was released (and they started to extend the number of nominees from five to ten after it wasn't nominated for Best Picture), action blockbusters (and their directors) hardly had a chance to be nominated.

[@CrocodileoftheDesert]

Kubrick, Night, Fincher, Wachowskis, Mann. Those should have been the nominees.

[@jarred160788]

@JackKlompus13 It's also funny to think that had he won he'd be pretty much be considered the Michael Cimino of his generation now.

[@Zombiesnyder13]

What if Shyamalan had won this oscar? Would he do better movies today?

[@user-do1dh3wm8c]

The reaction of Lasse 😅😂😂

[@ItalianWanderluster]

I think that M.Night Shyalaman deserved to win this Oscar,but American Beauty deserved the Oscar for the best film =)

[@lonelygnome1]

lovin the billy wilder shout out.

[@rewster7]

You didn't like how the movie weaved ingeniously between characters at profound moments which linked them together?

[@hdoghillyer8932]

It’d be something to see him win for 1917 twenty years later.

[@emiratii2464]

sad

[@JohnSpawn1]

"While Fight Club had numerous critical champions, the film's critical attackers were far more vocal, a negative chorus which became hysterical about what they felt to be the excessively graphic scenes of fisticuffs ... They felt such scenes served only as a mindless glamorization of brutality which might encourage young male viewers to beat each other senseless." I think this sums it up quite well.

[@lopezfan24]

What's up with the techno music at the beginning, aren't the Oscars supposed to be classy?

[@JoseBarceloniense]

That's the score from American Beauty. Damn you should start watching some movies...

[@gandalf78mx]

Jose Alfonso Cussianovich That wasn't. That music appeared before every presenter announced the winner. You should pay attention

[@anthonychrisbradley]

The early 2000’s were a strange time

[@20shourya]

Haven't you watched revolutionary road?

[@gregoriozamora139]

He Will Directed The 3rd Daniel Craig Bond Film Skyfall It Theaters Nov. 9th MGM/Sony Pictures

[@ChubbyChecker182]

1917 will win Best Director in 2020.. but I don't think it deserves to

[@RP-kr2mg]

You got your wish, not your prediction

[@patrickoneillmcfinnigan7664]

@@RP-kr2mg plot twist : he/she wants Todd Philipps win it

[@linrenjie]

steven spielberg = super short presentation

[@3veryThingGaming]

@JackKlompus13 Why? The Sixth Sense was an excellent movie.

[@derek168168168]

1917 let's go

[@Rileigh]

And, you know, imagine something like Star Wars without the music of John Williams...

[@JohnSpawn1]

" Commercial flops have been nominated a lot". Yes, but you have to realize that critics didn't like Fight Club either. There's no chance it would get a nomination. Of course Kubrick should have been nominated for almost every film he has made, but the Academy often doesn't respect some great filmmakers enough. Kubrick's only Oscar was for the Special effects of 2001, so a onmination for Eyes wide shut=unlikely. Matrix received oscars in technical categories, like those kind of films always do.

[@hyperborean72]

грандиозный дебют. великая картина

[@rexcrossnet]

I wonder how it would look like if M Night Shyamalan won the Oscar, would his other films like Lady In the Water and the Last Airbender be great then??