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AFI Awards, USA. 2003 Winner AFI Award. Movie of the Year. GANGS OF NEW YORK is bravura filmmaking by an American master. Martin Scorsese's epic tale moves with cinematic elegance from New York City's Five Points to Ground Zero, and the story it tells will be a revelation to today's audiences. Daniel Day-Lewis' mesmerizing performance as Bill ...
The website's critical consensus reads, "Though flawed, the sprawling, messy Gangs of New York is redeemed by impressive production design and Day-Lewis's electrifying performance." [35] Metacritic gave the film a score of 72 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [36]
- An Underappreciated Master
- An Instant Classic
- Oscar-Worthy Performances
- A Failed Campaign
Despite critic Roger Ebert calling Martin Scorsese “our greatest active American director,” the auteur filmmaker has only ever won one Academy Award, which was for his 2006 film The Departed. The esteemed director of such classics as Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, and The Wolf of Wall Street is one of the most consistently impressive filmmak...
When Gangs of New York released in 2002, it was a success, surpassing box-office expectations and garnering positive reviews. Though some critics found the film to be too sprawling for its own good, most agreed that the historical epic was worth the long production delays. On the TV program At the Movies, reputable critic Richard Roeper went as far...
Aside from Scorsese’s impeccable direction, which should have won him the Oscar, Gangs of New York features many incredible performances that were unjustly overlooked by the Academy. Leonardo DiCaprio is fantastic as the vengeful street tough Amsterdam, and Henry Thomas does a great job playing his old friend-turned-rival Johnny. Despite receiving ...
Gangs of New York famously stirred up both controversy and Academy reform in its award campaign. With the Rob Marshall hit Chicago drawing all the press attention away from Scorsese’s historical epic, production company Miramax needed some way to drum up interest in Gangs of New York. They did this by putting out an article in the Los Angeles Daily...
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Feb 25, 2013 · After a five-year break from acting, Day-Lewis took the part of the gang leader Bill the Butcher in Scorsese's 2002 historical drama Gangs of New York, which earned him his third Academy...
Berlin Film Festival New | Top FA | Rankings FA | ... New York Film Critics Circle - Year 2002. Gangs of New York (2002) 6.7 ...
Dec 20, 2002 · Reviews. Gangs Of New York. Action. 165 minutes ‧ R ‧ 2002. Roger Ebert. December 20, 2002. 5 min read. Martin Scorsese’s “Gangs of New York” rips up the postcards of American history and reassembles them into a violent, blood-soaked story of our bare-knuckled past.
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards. 2007 Winner LAFCA Award. Best Actor. There Will Be Blood. 2002 Winner LAFCA Award. Best Actor. Gangs of New York. Tied with Jack Nicholson for About Schmidt (2002). 1993 Nominee LAFCA Award.
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