Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) takes power and strips rank from Maximus (Russell Crowe), one of the favored generals of his predecessor and father, Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the great stoical philosopher. Maximus is then relegated to fighting to the death in the gladiator arenas.
Release date: May 4, 2000 (Australia)
Director: Ridley Scott
Writers: David Franzoni (story), David Franzoni (screenplay) | 2 more credits »
Stars: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen
Box office: 457.6 million USD

Awards:
Gladiator/Awards/
Academy Award for Best Picture
2001 · Branko Lustig, Douglas Wick, David Franzoni
Academy Award for Best Actor
2001 · Russell Crowe
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
2001 · Tim Burke, Neil Corbould, Rob Harvey, ...
Academy Award for Best Costume Design
2001 · Janty Yates
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing
2001 · Bob Beemer, Scott Millan, Ken Weston
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
2001 · Douglas Wick
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
2001 · Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard
BAFTA Award for Best Film
2001 · Branko Lustig, Douglas Wick, David Franzoni
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor
2001 · Russell Crowe
MTV Movie Award for Best Movie
2001
Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture
2001 · Branko Lustig, Douglas Wick, David Franzoni
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture
2001
BAFTA Award for Best Editing
2001 · Pietro Scalia
National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor
2000 · Joaquin Phoenix
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor
2001 · Joaquin Phoenix
Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer
2001 · Hans Zimmer
Satellite Award for Best Original Score
2001 · Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography
2001 · John Mathieson
London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actor of the Year
2000 · Russell Crowe
Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects
2001 · John Nelson
Satellite Award for Best Cinematography
2001 · John Mathieson
BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
2001 · John Mathieson
NME Award for Best Film
2001
BAFTA Award for Best Production Design
2001 · Arthur Max
ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards - Period or Fantasy Film
2001 · Arthur Max, Benjamin Fernandez, Carlos Bodelón, ...
BAFTA Orange Film of the Year
2001
BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Production Design
2002 · Arthur Max
American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
2001 · Pietro Scalia
National Board of Review Award for Best Production Design/Art Direction
2000 · Crispian Sallis, Arthur Max, Sonja Klaus, ...

Music composed by: Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard