Traffic went on to win 4 academy awards including best director. Douglas later played the real life person in a 20 hbo telefilm. Benicio del toro embodied all the paradoxes and tragic observances of the human being on the ground right in the middle. Nominee bsfc award, best director steven soderbergh for erin brockovich. Traffic evokes the high stakes and high risks of the drug trade, as seen through a series of interrelated stories, some of. The directors decision to operate his own mainly handheld camera gives steven soderberghs take on the uk tv miniseries, traffik, a feeling of documentary immediacy its claimed the production uses over 100 separate locations to chart the complexities of the international drug trade, with three separate story strands centering on cop javier benicio del toro in mexico. Traffic won a prestigious award from the mazda wildlife fund in 2007 for its achievements in conservation, while in 2011 a short documentary on the poaching crisis in the belumtemengor forest complex in malaysia won the best local film award at the eco film fest.
Released by tvt records in 2001 tvt 69602 containing music from traffic 2000. Quite a few organizations handing out awards refer to their awards as of the year the awards are given for, i. Our laws against illegal drugs function as a price support system for the criminal drug industry. Baftas destination for youngsters to come and discover the magical worlds of film, television and games.
Steven soderbergh was nominated for best director for both erin brokovich and traffic 2001, and he went home with the best director oscar for traffic. Traffic is a 2000 crime drama film directed by steven soderbergh and written by stephen gaghan. Even after winning an academy award for the epic traffic 2000 and continuing to. Parents need to know that drug abuse, drug smuggling, and the united states war on drugs are the central themes of traffic, a movie that condemns instead of glamorizes drugs yet graphically shows scenes of users doing drugs and drugrelated violence.
It explores the illegal drug trade from a number of. Check awards winners of 2001 scientific and technical academy awards and 73rd academy awards. Traffic 110 movie clip general salazar pulls rank 2000 hd movieclips. Traffic 610 movie clip a desert killing 2000 hd duration. It was a film that hollywood didnt want to makeevery studio in town turned it downthat went on to secure some of the american movie industrys highest honors, including four academy awards. Submitting the wrong year please make sure you are submitting the year the award was actually given in. In the first, a wellintentioned mexican police officer, javier rodriguez rodriguez benicio del toro, comes facetoface with the hypocrisy and hopelessness of his situation after he learns that his superior, general salazar tomas milian, isnt the lawabiding. A favorite with various guild and critics awards, traffic won four academy awards in 2001, including statues for best supporting actor del toro and best adapted screenplay gaghan, and surprise wins for steven mirrones editing and soderberghs direction. The film holds up relatively well 20 years on but its biggest struggle in the modern day is comparing to whats available now with there being a wealth of films and tv shows on the same subject matter. Join our oscar insider email list to get the latest news on all things academy awards. With michael douglas, benicio del toro, catherine zetajones, jacob vargas. Won best original score for an actionadventurethriller film drive 2011. Traffic 2000 allmovie movies and films database movie.
Nomination and awards tallies can be found in the menu at the right. Best director steven soderbergh for erin brockovich. Yet traffic has been nominated for five golden globe awards, and for five academy awards, including a nomination for. Click on the award name to show winners and nominees. Traffic represents the second film released in 2000 for director steven soderbergh, who is fast becoming one of the most prolific alist filmmakers working in the united states. Soderbergh successfully pulls off the highly ambitious traffic, a movie with three different stories and a very large cast. Find movie and film award information for traffic 2000 steven soderbergh on allmovie. Traffic examines the question of drugs as politics, business, and lifestyle. Benicio del toro, don cheadle, catherine zetajones. The film is an adaptation of the british channel 4 television. Traffic is a 2000 american crime drama film directed by steven soderbergh and written by stephen gaghan. While one may take some time to settle in with the film, it nevertheless leaves one breathless with the finesse with which it tells the tale.
During the 2018 live from the tcm film festival special, douglas revealed that steven soderbergh first brought up that douglas should play pianist liberace while they were filming the movie traffic 2000 together. The film is an adaptation of the british channel 4 television series traffik. Check winners and nominations of 2000 critics choice movie awards. Traffic 2000 traffic was a bit too dark and real for academy voters in 2001, earning four awards, but somehow not best picture. Enter challenges, watch videos, and take part in our annual vote to decide the best film, tv show and game of the year. A conservative judge is appointed by the president to spearhead americas escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Traffic captures awards from new york film critics the new york. For the refinement and application to the film industry of the fan descender for. Our laws against illegal drugs function as a price support system for the criminal. It explores the intricacies of the illegal drug trade from a number of perspectives.
The former is perhaps most disturbing in several scenes of teenagers having afterschool parties in their parentless homes. A jailed drug barons wife attempts to carry on the family business. Their stories are edited together throughout the film, although some of the characters do not meet each other. Traffic is the compelling story of many disparate worlds, tied together through illicit drugs, sometimes interacting but often remarkably remote from each other. Jan 09, 2001 traffic soundtrack from 2000, composed by various artists, cliff martinez. The 48yearold, who won the best supporting actor oscar for steven soderberghs traffic 2000, is once again in serious contention for the award, this time for sicario. Wakefield is later seen leaving the white house gate a craftily sneaked shot, which is what you can get when you have the clout of michael douglas. Below is the list of every nomination for the year 2000 along with the award winners highlighted like this. Grammy awards nominated best score soundtrack album for a motion picture, television or other visual media traffic 2000. It explores the illegal drug trade from a number of perspectives. A favorite with various guild and critics awards, traffic won four academy awards in 2001. Tied with michael winterbottom for wonderland 1999 and the claim 2000. There are no opening credits except for the films title in the lower left corner.
The balletic martialarts fantasy and poignant romance was about two fellow warriors in feudal china in pursuit of a stolen. I have always loved this film, which so urgently portrays the toll of drug traffic on all parties small users, serious addicts, growers in poor countries, corrupt law enforcement and so forth. Catherine zetajones awards and nominations during catherine zetajones showbiz career. The film, which delivers a complex and nuanced take on an issue of international. Gladiator and traffic lead globe nominees the new york. Although one of the films driving impulses is clearly to cast a. Jun 16, 2011 traffic 110 movie clip general salazar pulls rank 2000 hd movieclips. Pics helmer steven soderbergh was voted best director. Traffic is a film directed by steven soderbergh with michael douglas, benicio del toro. Traffic 2000 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Traffic evokes the high stakes and high risks of the drug trade, as seen through a series of interrelated stories, some of which are. Golden globe nominations from hollywood foreign press assn. A conservative judge is appointed by the president to spearhead americas.
The remarkable chicken run 2000, about an imprisoned group of egglaying chickens plotting an escape the first feature film from the british clayanimation studio aardman animations famous for the wallace and gromit series and dreamworks, was denied a best picture nomination. This film cannot be considered a primary topic as the 2011 film has also got its own media importance and is regarded as a landmark film. Despite billions of dollars spent and a toll of death, addiction, crime, corruption and lives wasted in prison, it is possible today for anyone who wants drugs to get them. Traffic film traffic 2000 film theres a disambiguation from the 2011 film of the same name.
Check out some highlights from our youtube channel. Traffic 110 movie clip general salazar pulls rank 2000. Yet traffic has been nominated for five golden globe awards, and for five academy awards, including a nomination for best picture of the year. It might have garnered a wheelbarrow full of academy awards but im afraid i just. Nothings as it seems when a charismatic conman and an aspiring film crew delve into. Steven soderberghs movie traffic is voted best film of year by new york film critics. Traffic evokes the high stakes and high risks of the drug trade, as seen through a series of interrelated stories, some of which are highly personal and some of. For someone my age, says a high school student in the new film traffic, its a lot easier to get. We soon find that each of these worlds contains many surprises.
This led to the creation of a new oscar category beginning in. Indeed, rarely in the hollywood system does a film as controversial as traffic get made, and rarer still is such a thoughtprovoking, politicallycharged film a commercial success. The film tells three seemingly disparate stories that loosely intersect and overlap, unfurling at a frantic, relentless pace. Boston society of film critics awards 2000 nominee bsfc award. Michael douglas as washingtons new drug czar in traffic. I have always loved this film, which so urgently portrays the toll of drug traffic on all. Their stories are edited together throughout the film, although some of. A t once a political epic and a radical gesture in personal filmmaking, steven soderberghs traffic is an unexpected, unlikely triumph. Steven soderbergh was nominated for best director for both erin brokovich and traffic. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.