| 73rd Annual Academy Awards - Oscar Winners in the Major Categories |
Here's an at-a-glance guide to the winners in the major categories.
"Gladiator"
Winner of five Oscars, including Best Picture. Also, Russell Crowe won the award for Best Actor.
Tagline: "A Hero Will Rise."MPAA: Rated R for intense, graphic combat.
Length: 154 minutes.
Some special features on the DVD version include:
- Commentary by Director Ridley Scott
- Production Notes
- Deleted Scenes
- Hans Zimmer Discusses the Film's Score
- Production Diary
- Photo Gallery
- Widescreen Anamorphic Format
"Traffic"
Winner of four Oscars, including Best Director for Steven Soderbergh, Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Benicio Del Toro, and Best Adapted Screenplay for Stephen Gaghan.
Tagline: "No One Gets Away Clean"MPAA: Rated R for pervasive drug content, strong language, violence, and some sexuality.
Length: 147 minutes.
"Erin Brockovich"
Just as everybody expected, Julia Roberts brought home a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in the title role. When accepting the award, Roberts showed an Erin Brockovich-like assertiveness by telling the conductor to back off and put his baton down so she could finish her speech.
Tagline: "She brought a small town to its feet and a huge corporation to its knees."MPAA: Rated R for language.
Length: 130 minutes.
Some special features on the DVD version include:
- Production Notes
- Theatrical Trailer
- Deleted Scenes
- Widescreen Anamorphic Format
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won four Academy Awards, including the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Many expected Ang Lee to get the Best Director nod, especially since he had previously won the Directors Guild of America award for this film, but instead the Oscar went to Steven Soderbergh for "Traffic."
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for martial arts violence and some sexuality.Length: 120 minutes.
"Pollock"
One of the surprises of the Academy Award ceremony was that Marcia Gay Harden won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar. Perhaps it was unexpected because many haven’t seen the film. Her portrayal of Lee Krasner, the long-suffering wife of abstract-expressionist painter Jackson Pollock, was nothing short of stunning. "Pollock" is a biopic based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Jackson Pollock: An American Saga" by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith.
MPAA: Rated R for language and brief sexuality.Length: 122 minutes.
"Almost Famous"
The Oscar for Best Original Screenplay went to Cameron Crowe (the writer/director of "Jerry Maguire") for his semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story about a 15-year-old boy who gets assigned by "Rolling Stone" to write an article about an up-and-coming rock band.
Tagline: "Experience it. Enjoy it. Just don't fall for it."MPAA: Rated R for language, drug content, and brief nudity.
Runtime: 122 minutes.
Some special features on the DVD version include:
- Director's Cut
- Production Notes
- Theatrical Trailer
- The "Rolling Stone" Articles
- Widescreen Anamorphic Format
