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(out of 5)
Excellent biography of the true-life woman who brought about the biggest personal lawsuit case in American legal history. Julia Roberts gives the best performance of her career as Brockovich, a single mother who gets a job working for lawyer Albert Finney and stumbles across records of a case pertaining to nearby town residents who might have been poisoned by an oil corporation’s faulty dumping methods. Steven Soderbergh continues his habit of filmmaking excellence, proving that even big-budget crowd-pleasers are not anywhere out of his reach, nor do they have to feel like glossy Hollywood sellouts.
USA, 2000
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Screenplay by Susannah Grant
Cinematography by Edward Lachman
Produced by Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher
Music by Thomas Newman
Production Design by Philip Messina
Costume Design by Jeffrey Kurland
Film Editing by Anne V. Coates
Cast Tags: Aaron Eckhart, Adilah Barnes, Albert Finney, Ashley Pimental, Brittany Pimental, Charles John Bukey, Cherry Jones, Conchata Ferrell, Cordelia Richards, David Brisbin, Dawn Didawick, Don Snell, Emily Marks, Erin Brockovich-Ellis, Gemmenne de la Peña,George Rocky Sullivan, Gina Gallego, Irene Olga López, Irina V. Passmoore, Jack Gill, Jamie Harrold, Jason Cervantes, Joe Chrest, Julia Roberts, Julie Marks, Kristina Malota, Larry Martinez, LeRoy A. Simmons, Marg Helgenberger, Matthew Kimbrough, Meredith Zinner, Michael Harney, Michael Shamberg, Mimi Kennedy, Pat Skipper, Peter Coyote, Randy Lowell, Ron Altomare, Ronald E. Hairston, Sarah Ashley, Scarlett Pomers, Scott Allen, Scott Sowers, Scotty Leavenworth, Sheila Shaw, T.J. Thyne, Tracey Walter, Valente Rodriguez, Veanne Cox,Wade Williams, William Lucking
Academy Award
Best Actress in a Leading Role (Julia Roberts as “Erin Brockovich”)
Nominations
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Albert Finney as “Ed Masry”)
Best Directing (Steven Soderbergh)
Best Picture (Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, producers)
Best Writing (Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen (Susannah Grant)
Golden Globe Award
Best Performance By An Actress in a Motion Picture-Drama (Julia Roberts)
Nominations
Best Motion Picture-Drama
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Albert Finney)
Best Director (Steven Soderbergh)
New York Film Critics Award
Best Director (Steven Soderbergh)
Los Angeles Film Critics Awards
Best Actress (Julia Roberts)
Best Director (Steven Soderbergh)
National Society of Film Critics Award
Best Director (Steven Soderbergh)
National Board Of Review Awards
Best Actress (Julia Roberts)
Best Director (Steven Soderbergh)
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role (Julia Roberts)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Albert Finney)
Writers Guild Award Nomination
Best Original Screenplay
Directors Guild Award Nomination
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (Steven Soderbergh)
British Academy Award
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Julia Roberts)
Nominations
Best Film
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Albert Finney)
Best Screenplay – Original
Best Editing
David Lean Award for Direction (Steven Soderbergh)
European Film Award Nomination
Screen International Award
Boston Film Critics Award Nomination
Best Film
Best Actress (Julia Roberts)
Best Supporting Actor (Albert Finney)
Best Director (Steven Soderbergh)
Chicago Film Critics Award Nominations
Best Actress (Julia Roberts)
Best Supporting Actor (Albert Finney)
