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Golden Globe Best Original Score - Motion Picture 2001 · Winner
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British Academy of Film & Television Arts Orange Film of the Year 2001 · Winner
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Golden Globe Best Motion Picture - Drama 2001 · Winner
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Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 2001 · Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role 2001 · Nominated
Academy Award Cinematography 2001 · Nominated
Academy Award Writing (Screenplay Written Directly 2001 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Actor in a Supporting Role 2001 · Nominated
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British Academy of Film & Television Arts Anthony Asquith Award 2001 · Nominated
Academy Award Music (Original Score) 2001 · Nominated
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British Academy of Film & Television Arts Original Screenplay 2001 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Sound 2001 · Nominated
Golden Globe Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture 2001 · Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role 2001 · Nominated
Academy Award Film Editing 2001 · Nominated
Golden Globe Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama 2001 · Nominated
Academy Award Art Direction 2001 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Actor in a Leading Role 2001 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Make Up and Hair 2001 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Achievement in Special Visual Effects 2001 · Nominated
Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture 2001 · Nominated
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Gladiator, American historical epic film, released in 2000, that was directed by Ridley Scott and starred Russell Crowe. It won critical accolades, large audiences, and five Academy Awards.
Gladiator takes place in ad 180 and is loosely based on historical figures. Roman forces, led by the general Maximus (Crowe), defeat Germanic tribes, bringing temporary peace to the Roman Empire. The emperor, Marcus Aurelius (played by Richard Harris), tells Maximus that he would like Maximus to succeed him upon his death and for Maximus to return power to the Senate, restoring the Roman Republic. However, when Marcus Aurelius tells his arrogant and unstable son Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) about the plan, Commodus flies into a rage and kills his father. Commodus becomes emperor and orders the death of Maximus and his family. Maximus escapes and rushes to his home in Spain, only to find his wife and son already dead and his house burned down. Maximus is then taken by a slave trader to North Africa, where he is sold to the gladiator trainer Proximo (Oliver Reed). Proximo and his troupe know Maximus only as the Spaniard, and he soon becomes a top gladiator under that name. When Commodus decides to stage a gladiatorial spectacle in Rome, Proximo brings his gladiators to participate. In the first fight, intended as a battle reenactment, Maximus rallies the other gladiators and leads them to victory, to the delight of the crowd. He defeats the Roman champion in one-on-one combat and then reveals himself as Maximus. Commodus’s sister, Lucilla (Connie Nielson), and the senator Gracchus (Derek Jacobi) agree to help Maximus escape to gather his army and depose Commodus, but Commodus discovers the plot. When Maximus attempts to make his escape, Roman praetorians kill Proximo and the other gladiators assisting him and recapture Maximus. Commodus declares that he will meet Maximus in single combat in the arena, but he first stabs Maximus to weaken him. In the arena, Maximus kills Commodus and then dies himself after ordering the reinstatement of Senator Gracchus and the restoration of republican rule.
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•Studios: DreamWorks, Universal Pictures, and Scott Free Productions
•Director: Ridley Scott
•Writers: David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson
•Music: Lisa Gerrard and Hans Zimmer
•Russell Crowe (Maximus)
•Joaquin Phoenix (Commodus)
•Connie Nielsen (Lucilla)
•Oliver Reed (Proximo)
•Richard Harris (Marcus Aurelius)
•Derek Jacobi (Gracchus)
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•Lead actor* (Russell Crowe)
•Supporting actor (Joaquin Phoenix)
•Art direction
•Cinematography
•Costume design*
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Gladiator grossed $465.4 million worldwide, becoming the second highest-grossing film of 2000. Critics praised the acting, directing, cinematography, production design, and musical score. The film won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Crowe.
May 5, 2000 · A former Roman General seeks revenge against the corrupt emperor who killed his family and enslaved him. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this Oscar-winning film.
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