USA / Germany,
2004, 112 min
(Director's cut: 115 min)
Directed by:
Paul HaggisCinematography:
J. Michael MuroComposer:
Mark IshamCast:
Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Ludacris, Thandiwe Newton, Ryan Phillippe (more)Plots(1)
Writer-director Paul Haggis interweaves several connected stories about race, class, family and gender in Los Angeles in the aftermath of 9/11. Characters include a district attorney (Brendan Fraser) and his casually prejudiced wife (Sandra Bullock), dating police detectives Graham (Don Cheadle) and Ria (Jennifer Esposito), a victimized Middle Eastern store owner and a wealthy African-American couple (Terrence Dashon Howard, Thandie Newton) humiliated by a racist traffic cop (Matt Dillon). (Icon Home Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2006 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 2006 - Bobby Moresco, Paul Haggis (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2006 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 2006 - Paul Haggis (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 2006 - Matt Dillon (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 2006 - Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2006 - Bobby Moresco, Bob Yari, Cathy Schulman, Don Cheadle, Mark R. Harris, Paul Haggis (Best First Feature)
- 2006 - Matt Dillon (Best Supporting Male)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2006 - Thandiwe Newton (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2006 - Bobby Moresco, Paul Haggis (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2006 - Best Film
- 2006 - Paul Haggis (Best Director)
- 2006 - Matt Dillon (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2006 - Don Cheadle (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2006 - J. Michael Muro (Best Cinematography)
- 2006 - Best Editing
- 2006 - Best Sound
European Film Awards
- 2005 - Paul Haggis (Screen International Award)
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2006 - Paul Haggis (Best American Film)
Golden Globes
- 2006 - Bobby Moresco, Paul Haggis (Best Screenplay)
- 2006 - Matt Dillon (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2006 - Best Acting Ensemble
- 2006 - Bobby Moresco, Paul Haggis (Best Writer)
- 2006 - Best Picture
- 2006 - Paul Haggis (Best Director)
- 2006 - Matt Dillon (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2006 - Terrence Howard (Best Supporting Actor)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2005 - Terrence Howard (Best Supporting Actor)