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Cinderella Man

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It is a movie about James J. Braddock. He was a boxer who became very poor during the Great Depression. But he didn't give up. He fought hard and won the Heavyweight boxing championship, making people feel hopeful. His story shows that you can overcome tough times with courage and hard work.

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Cast & Crew See All

Russell Crowe
Jim Braddock
Renee Zellweger
Mae Braddock
Craig Bierko
Max Baer

Awards

  • 2006 - Oscar - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - nominated
  • 2006 - Oscar - Best Achievement in Film Editing - nominated
  • 2006 - Oscar - Best Achievement in Makeup - nominated
  • 2006 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - nominated

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CRITICS MAKE THEIR CHOICES

The big winners at the 11th Annual Critics' Choice Awards, broadcast Monday night on WB, were Brokeback Mountain (for best picture, director Ang Lee and supporting actress Michelle Williams [tied with Junebug's Amy Adams]), Capote's Philip Seymour Hoffman (best actor) and Walk the Line's Reese Witherspoon (best actress). Cinderella Man's Paul Giamatti was named best supporting actor.

Tue, Jan 10, 2006

MORE KUDOS FOR BROKEBACK, CAPOTE, CLOONEY

Before the Screen Actors Guild and Directors Guild award nominations come out today, let's quickly recap all of the kudos handed out on Wednesday by two other biggies. The Producers Guild of America has Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Good Night, and Good Luck, Crash, and Walk the Line vying for best-picture honors, while the Writers Guild gave nods to Crash, Good Night, and Good Luck, Cinderella Man, The 40 Year Old Virgin, and The Squid and the Whale in the original-screenplay category, and Brokeback, Capote, The Constant Gardener, A History of Violence, and Syriana in the adapted-screenplay competition.

Thu, Jan 5, 2006

MORE BROKEBACK LOVIN'

Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, which this past weekend posted the highest per-screen average ($13,599 per theater versus, say, $9,305 for King Kong) of any film in release, has been awarded top honors — including best picture, director, screenplay and cinematography — by the Florida Film Critics Circle. Capote's Philip Seymour Hoffman and Walk the Line's Reese Witherspoon were named best actor and actress, while Cinderella Man's Paul Giamatti and Junebug's Amy Adams won the supporting categories.

Thu, Dec 29, 2005

A CROWE-EATS-CROW WORLD

Deets of the settlement are being withheld, but according to Russell Crowe's publicist, the cranky Cinderella Man star has made nice with the Gotham hotel employee at whom he hurled a phone this past June. "In the future, the only thing Russell will throw is attitude," the flack's statement did not read (but should have, let's be real).

Fri, Aug 26, 2005