| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Won | Oscar | Best Achievement in Film Editing Hughes Winborne |
| Best Motion Picture of the Year Paul Haggis Cathy Schulman | |||
| Best Writing, Original Screenplay Paul Haggis (screenplay/story) Robert Moresco (screenplay) | |||
| Nominated | Oscar | Best Achievement in Directing Paul Haggis | |
| Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song Kathleen York (music/lyrics) Michael Becker (music) For the song "In the Deep". | |||
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Matt Dillon | |||
Lions Gate Films
Directed by Paul Haggis
My rating: 3.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, DVD, Lions Gate)
Paul Haggis exposes bigotry, racism and hatred in Los Angeles by examining a series of intertwined events one snowy day. Cops abuse their power and harass an innocent couple, said couple is carjacked, the carjackers become innocent victims of cops... an imperfect circle, if you will, and that is just one example. The screen play is exceptional, every thread complete, every character connected in some way. It is a masterful use of audience manipulation, which I began to realize about half way through the film, and since I knew I was being set up some of the final scenes lost their emotional impact. Nonetheless, I was not expecting much from this film, but was pleasantly surprised.
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