Director: Curtis Hanson. Cast: Guy Pearce, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, James Cromwell, David Strathairn, Simon Baker. Screenplay: Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson (from the novel by James
Ellroy).
Full review to follow soon. Grade: A
Click here for a shorter, capsule-length response to the film, included as part of my 2003 feature article, "Queer Folks in the Cinema."
- Academy Award Nominations and *Winners:
- Best Picture
- Best Director: Curtis Hanson
- *Best Supporting Actress: Kim Basinger
- *Best Adapted Screenplay: Brian Helgeland and Curtis
Hanson
- Best Cinematography: Dante Spinotti
- Best Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall and Jay Hart
- Best Editing: Peter Honess
- Best Original Score (Drama): Jerry Goldsmith
- Best Sound
- Golden Globe Nominations and *Winners:
- Best Picture (Drama)
- Best Director: Curtis Hanson
- *Best Supporting Actress: Kim Basinger
- Best Screenplay: Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson
- Best Original Score: Jerry Goldsmith
- Other Awards:
- Screen Actors Guild Awards—Best Supporting Actress (tie): Kim Basinger
- Writers Guild of America—Best Adapted Screenplay: Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association—Best Picture; Best Director: Curtis Hanson; Best Screenplay: Brian Helgeland
and Curtis Hanson
- New York Film Critics Circle—Best Picture; Best Director: Curtis Hanson; Best Screenplay: Brian Helgeland and
Curtis Hanson
- National Society of Film Critics—Best Picture; Best Director: Curtis Hanson; Best Screenplay: Brian Helgeland and
Curtis Hanson
- National Board of Review—Best Picture; Best Director: Curtis Hanson