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Achievement in Art Direction
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Ruby Dee
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Achievement in film editing
Achievement in cinematography
Best Original Score
Best Original screenplay
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Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- Denzel Washington
Achievement in directing
- Ridley Scott
Nominated
Best Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
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American Gangster
Director Ridley Scott's shot at the gangster genre hits the mark, transcending the tough-guy norm in its purposeful juxtaposition of the two main characters: Frank Lucas (Washington), the near-perfect, respectable, yet cold-blooded criminal genius who is pursued by the unkempt, womanizing, but razor-straight cop, Ritchie Roberts (Crowe). Washington and Crowe are mesmerizing in this powerful story of the brutality and excess of the '70s era Harlem drug trade that would be over-the-top if it weren't true, and that revolutionized both the drug trade and the law enforcement of the period.
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something missing
nieshaamos at 2008-03-19 15:17:07
nieshaamos at 2008-03-19 15:17:07
although I rate the film 4 doggy bones I would have love to see more action and complications. Denzel was great as usual, he's so #!@%*# sexy!
Denzel dazzles in gangster, a gritty tale of drug trafficing during the vietnam war. Lookout mob, here comes Mr. D!
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