Traffic

Name: Traffic
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2000

2000

IMDb

Steven Soderbergh

2000·R·

Germany,

United States

Award tierGold

Metascore

Crime Drama Thriller

A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife attempts to carry on the family business.

Cast

Benicio Del Toro·Jacob Vargas·Catherine Zeta-Jones·Michael Douglas

Languages

English

Spanish

Major Awards

9 wins · 6 nominations

Wins (9)

Best Director

Academy Awards, USA (2001)

Best Director

Critics Choice Awards (2001)

Best Director

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (2001)

Best Screenplay - Adapted

Writers Guild of America, USA (2001)

Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

Golden Globes, USA (2001)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Best Actor

Berlin International Film Festival (2001)

Best Actor

Other

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (2000)

Best Director

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (2000)

Best Film

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2000)

Best Director

Nominations (6)

Best Picture

César Awards, France (2002)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

Golden Globes, USA (2001)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Academy Awards, USA (2001)

Best Picture

Critics Choice Awards (2001)

Best Picture

Best Director

Golden Globes, USA (2001)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Other

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (2001)

Best Film