USA / Germany,
2000, 147 min
(Alternative: 141 min)
Directed by:
Steven SoderberghCinematography:
Steven SoderberghComposer:
Cliff MartinezCast:
Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Jacob Vargas, Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Quaid, Tomas Milian, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Emilio Rivera, Erika Christensen (more)VOD (2)
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Traffic examines the question of drugs as politics, business, and lifestyle. With an innovative color-coded cinematic treatment to distinguish his interwoven stories, Steven Soderbergh embroils viewers in the lives of a newly appointed drug czar and his family, a West Coast kingpin’s wife, a key informant, and police officers on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. The film, which delivers a complex and nuanced take on an issue of international importance without sacrificing any energy or suspense, is a contemporary classic, and the winner of four Oscars, for best director, best screenplay, best editing, and best supporting actor for Benicio del Toro. (Criterion)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2001 - Steven Soderbergh (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 2001 - Benicio Del Toro (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 2001 - Stephen Gaghan (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 2001 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 2001 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2001 - Benicio Del Toro (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2001 - Stephen Gaghan (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 2001 - Steven Soderbergh (Best Director)
- 2001 - Best Editing
César Awards
- 2002 - Best Foreign Film
Amanda Awards
- 2001 - Steven Soderbergh (Best Foreign Language Film)
Golden Globes
- 2001 - Stephen Gaghan (Best Screenplay)
- 2001 - Benicio Del Toro (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)
- 2001 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 2001 - Steven Soderbergh (Best Director)
- 2001 - Catherine Zeta-Jones (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2001 - Steven Soderbergh (Best Director)
- 2001 - Stephen Gaghan (Best Adapted Screenplay)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2000 - Best Film
- 2000 - Steven Soderbergh (Best Director)
- 2000 - Benicio Del Toro (Best Supporting Actor)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2000 - Benicio Del Toro (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2000 - Steven Soderbergh (Best Cinematography)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2000 - Best Film
- 2000 - Steven Soderbergh (Best Director)
- 2000 - Benicio Del Toro (Best Supporting Actor)
The Saturn Awards
- 2001 - Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 2001 - Benicio Del Toro (Silver Bear for Best Actor)
- 2001 - Steven Soderbergh (Golden Bear for Best Film)