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All the awards and nominations of The Last Samurai

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The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai
2003 United States
Edward Zwick
Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn ...
6.8
84,439
Adventure. Action. Drama
Adventure. Action. Drama
Captain Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise), a former Civil War hero, is adrift in 1870s San Francisco after the war, a lost soul struggling to stay afloat in a booze-soaked stupor. When he is recruited by the Japanese government to train the Emperor's army, he departs for the unknown shores of Japan and begins training the soldiers in American military tactics. But these skills are useless against a band of samurai rebels led by the proud ... [+]
76th Academy Awards (2004) - Movies from 2003
nom.
Best Supporting Actor (Ken Watanabe)
nom.
Best Production Design (Lilly Kilvert, Gretchen Rau)
nom.
Best Costume Design (Ngila Dickson)
nom.
Best Sound Mixing (Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Jeff Wexler)
61th Golden Globes Awards (2004) - Movies from 2003
nom.
Best Leading Actor Drama (Tom Cruise)
nom.
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Ken Watanabe)
nom.
Best Original Score (Hans Zimmer)
10 Screen Actors Guild Awards (Movies from 2003)
nom.
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Ken Watanabe)
Producers Guild Awards (PGA) 2004 - Movies from 2003
nom.
Best Film (Outstanding Production)
NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 2003
nom.
Top Ten Films
winner
Best Direction (Edward Zwick)
9th Critics' Choice Awards
nom.
Best Picture
nom.
Best supporting Actor (Ken Watanabe)
nom.
Best Composer (Hans Zimmer)
American Film Institute (AFI) - Top 10 Film & TV (2003)
nom.
Top 10 - Movies of the Year (in alphabetical order)
30th Saturn Awards 2003 (Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films)
nom.
Best Action Adventure Film
nom.
Best Director (Edward Zwick)
nom.
Best Actor (Tom Cruise)
nom.
Best Supporting Actor (Ken Watanabe)
nom.
Best Performance by a Younger Actor (Sôsuke Ikematsu)
28th Japan Academy Film Prize
winner
Best Foreign Language Film
9th Satellite Awards8
nom.
Motion Picture, Drama
nom.
Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama (Tom Cruise)
nom.
Actor in a Supporting Rol, Drama (Ken Watanabe)
winner
Cinematography (John Toll)
winner
Film Editing (Victor Du Bois, Steven Rosenblum)
winner
Original Score (Hans Zimmer)
nom.
Art Direction & Production Design (Lilly Kilvert, Gretchen Rau)
winner
Costume Design (Ngila Dickson)
nom.
Sound (Editing and Mixing) (Mark P. Stoeckinger)
nom.
Visual Effects (Jeffrey A. Okun)
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