The
72nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored
films released in 1999 and took place on March 26, 2000, at the
Shrine Auditorium in
Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
PST / 8:30 p.m.
EST. During the ceremony, the AMPAS presented
Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by
ABC, was produced by husband-and-wife producing team
Richard and
Lili Fini Zanuck and was directed by Louis J. Horvitz. Actor
Billy Crystal hosted the show for the seventh time. He first presided over the
62nd ceremony held in 1990 and had last hosted the
70th ceremony held in 1998. Three weeks earlier in a ceremony at the
Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in
Beverly Hills, California held on March 4, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host
Salma Hayek.