Read on for more information about the movie Gladiator from the year 2000. If you'd like to directly jump to the list of sites where you can stream this movie and see a comparison of the prices, please scroll to the bottom of the article.
Ever wondered who won the Best Picture Oscar in 2000? The Academy members considered Gladiator to be the Best Picture of the year 2000 and awarded it a total of 5 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Visual Effects.
Did you know that during World War 2, the statuettes handed out to the winners were made of plaster? These could be traded in with the regular gold-plated ones after the war. The Oscars are presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the US. The "Academy" started awarding Oscars in 1929. Since 2009, up to a total of 10 movies can be nominated for the Best Picture award which is presented as the final award at each year's award ceremony.
According to Wikipedia, the movie Gladiator can be described like this:
Gladiator is a 2000 British–American epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel, and Richard Harris.
Some members of the cast of Gladiator were:
- Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius
- Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus
- Connie Nielsen as Lucilla
- Oliver Reed as Proximo
- Richard Harris as Marcus Aurelius
- Derek Jacobi as Gracchus
- Djimon Hounsou as Juba
- David Schofield as Falco
Gladiator has a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 76%. The Rotten Tomatoes audience score for this movie is 87%.
You can also go to IMDB for more information about the movie.
Gladiator won these awards:
- Academy Award for Best Actor for Russell Crowe for his role as Maximus Decimus Meridius at the 73rd Academy Awards in 2000
- Academy Award for Best Costume Design at the 73rd Academy Awards in 2000
- Academy Award for Best Picture at the 73rd Academy Awards in 2000
- Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing at the 73rd Academy Awards in 2000
- Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 73rd Academy Awards in 2000
- BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography at the 54th British Academy Film Awards in 2001
- BAFTA Award for Best Editing at the 54th British Academy Film Awards in 2001
- BAFTA Award for Best Film at the 54th British Academy Film Awards in 2001
- BAFTA Award for Best Production Design at the 54th British Academy Film Awards in 2001
- BAFTA Orange Film of the Year at the 54th British Academy Film Awards in 2001
- Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture at the 58th Golden Globe Awards in 2000
- Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score at the 58th Golden Globe Awards in 2000
According to Findable.TV, Gladiator can be watched online at 7 sources. Some ways this movie can be watched online in the UK include.
Sites where you can rent Gladiator:
Sites where you can buy Gladiator:
- Buy for £6.99 at Amazon
- Buy for £6.99 at iTunes
- Buy for £6.99 at BlinkBox
- Buy for £6.99 at Wuaki
- Buy for £7.99 at Google Play
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