2000 · 2h 35m · Action, Adventure, Drama

Gladiator

IMDb

8.5

1.89M votes

Metacritic

critics

Rotten Tomatoes

80%

critics

Box office

$461M

4.5x its $103M budget

Released May 5, 2000 by C & L and Dawliz

Your rating

Rate

Same 100 point scale

Critics vs the crowd

Critics (Metacritic)67

Audience (IMDb x 10)85

Audiences liked it more than critics did, by 18 points.

Top billed

18 nominations, 11 wins

Best Actor · Academy Awards 2001
Russell Crowe
Won
Best Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 2001
Joaquin Phoenix
Nominated
Best Production Design · Academy Awards 2001
Art Direction: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Crispian Sallis
Nominated
Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 2001
John Mathieson
Nominated
Best Costume Design · Academy Awards 2001
Janty Yates
Won
Best Director · Academy Awards 2001
Ridley Scott
Nominated
Best Film Editing · Academy Awards 2001
Pietro Scalia
Nominated
Best Original Score · Academy Awards 2001
Hans Zimmer
Nominated
Best Picture · Academy Awards 2001
Douglas Wick, David Franzoni and Branko Lustig, Producers
Won
Best Sound · Academy Awards 2001
Scott Millan, Bob Beemer, Ken Weston
Won
Best Visual Effects · Academy Awards 2001
John Nelson, Neil Corbould, Tim Burke, Rob Harvey
Won
Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 2001
Screenplay by David Franzoni and John Logan and William Nicholson; Story by David Franzoni
Nominated
Best Motion Picture, Drama · Golden Globe Awards 2001
Gladiator
Won
Best Picture · Critics Choice Awards 2001
Gladiator
Won
Best Actor · Critics Choice Awards 2001
Russell Crowe
Won
Best Supporting Actor · Critics Choice Awards 2001
Joaquin Phoenix
Won
Best Theatrical Motion Picture · Producers Guild Awards 2001
Gladiator
Won
Best Film · BAFTA Film Awards 2001
Gladiator
Won