USA / Germany,
2003, 105 min
Directed by:
Patty JenkinsScreenplay:
Patty JenkinsCinematography:
Steven BernsteinComposer:
BTCast:
Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Scott Wilson, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Annie Corley, Marco St. John, Kane Hodder, Brett Rice, Lee Tergesen, Tim Ware (more)Plots(1)
A down-on-her-luck sex worker unexpectedly finds love and is determined to get her life back on track. However, she soon finds out that going straight is never simple and is embroiled in a spiral of violent crime as she escalates from petty theft to serial murder. (Second Sight)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2004 - Charlize Theron (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2004 - Brad Wyman, Charlize Theron, Clark Peterson, Donald Kushner, Mark Damon, Patty Jenkins (Best First Feature)
- 2004 - Charlize Theron (Best Female Lead)
- 2004 - Patty Jenkins (Best First Screenplay)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2005 - Charlize Theron (Best Leading Actress)
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2005 - Patty Jenkins (Best American Film)
Golden Globes
- 2004 - Charlize Theron (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2004 - Charlize Theron (Best Actress)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2003 - Charlize Theron (Best Actress)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2003 - Charlize Theron (Best Actress)
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 2004 - Charlize Theron (Silver Bear for Best Actress)
- 2004 - Patty Jenkins (Golden Bear for Best Film)