Erin Brockovich (film)
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Erin Brockovich is a 2000 American biographical legal drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Susannah Grant. The film is a dramatization of the true story of Erin Brockovich, portrayed by Julia Roberts, who initiated a legal case against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company over its culpability for the Hinkley groundwater contamination incident. Erin Brockovich premiered in Los Angeles on March 14, 2000, and was released theatrically in the United States by Universal Pictures on March 17, 2000, and internationally by Columbia Pictures. It emerged as a critical and commercial success, grossing $256.3 million worldwide. The film received five nominations at the 73rd Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor (Albert Finney). Roberts won Best Actress at the Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards, the Critics Choice Awards, the Golden Globes, and the SAG Awards. Additionally, the film won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director (for Soderbergh, also for Traffic) and the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Finney).
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| Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher | Nominated |
| Best Director | Steven Soderbergh | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Julia Roberts | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Finney | Nominated | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Susannah Grant | Nominated | |
| Amanda Awards | Best Foreign Feature Film | Steven Soderbergh | Nominated |
| American Film Institute Awards | Top 10 Movies of the Year | Won | |
| Artios Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Drama | Margery Simkin | Nominated |
| Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Julia Roberts | Runner-up |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Albert Finney | Won | |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Actress – Drama | Julia Roberts | Won |
| Favorite Supporting Actor – Drama | Albert Finney | Nominated | |
| Favorite Supporting Actress – Drama | Marg Helgenberger | Nominated | |
| BMI Film & TV Awards | Film Music Award | Thomas Newman | Won |
| Bogey Awards | Won | ||
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Film | 3rd Place | |
| Best Director | Steven Soderbergh | 3rd Place | |
| Best Actress | Julia Roberts | 3rd Place | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Finney | 3rd Place | |
| British Academy Film Awards | Best Film | Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher | Nominated |
| Best Direction | Steven Soderbergh | Nominated | |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Julia Roberts | Won | |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Albert Finney | Nominated | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Susannah Grant | Nominated | |
| Best Editing | Anne V. Coates | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actress | Julia Roberts | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Finney | Nominated | |
| Chlotrudis Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | Excellence in Contemporary Film | Jeffrey Kurland | Won |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Top 10 Films | Won | |
| Best Picture | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Steven Soderbergh (also for Traffic) | Won | |
| Best Actress | Julia Roberts | Won | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Top 10 Films | 6th Place | |
| Best Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Julia Roberts | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Finney | Won | |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Steven Soderbergh | Nominated |
| Edgar Allan Poe Awards | Best Motion Picture | Susannah Grant | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | Best Actress | Julia Roberts | Nominated |
| Environmental Media Awards | Feature Film | Won | |
| European Film Awards | Screen International Award | Nominated | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Steven Soderbergh (also for Traffic) | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominated | |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Julia Roberts | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Albert Finney | Nominated | |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Steven Soderbergh | Nominated | |
| Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing – Dialogue & ADR, Domestic Feature Film | Larry Blake and Aaron Glascock | Nominated |
| Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects & Foley, Domestic Feature Film | Michael Keller | Nominated | |
References
- Tied with Laura Linney for You Can Count on Me.
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- AFI Catalog of Feature Filmshttps://catalog.afi.com/Film/53886-ERIN-BROCKOVICH
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- Take It From Me Life's a Struggle But You Can Win
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