This is a list of American films released in 2001. A Beautiful Mind won the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring won the BAFTA Award for Best Film. Moulin Rouge! won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the Satellite Award for Best Film – Musical or Comedy. In the Bedroom won the Satellite Award for Best Film – Drama.
Shrek won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Murder on a Sunday Morning won the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Feature).
The Believer won the Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic. Southern Comfort won the Grand Jury Prize: Documentary.
Freddy Got Fingered won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture.