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A Beautiful Mind Details

Release Date: Dec 13, 2001
Rated: scene of violence, sexual content and intense thematic material
Runtime: 2 hr. 15 min.
Genres: Documentary, Drama
Director:Ron Howard
Cast:Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Paul Bettany, Adam Goldberg.

FULL SYNOPSIS

The true story of prominent mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. is the subject of this biographical drama from director Ron Howard. Russell Crowe stars as the brilliant but arrogant and conceited professor Nash. The prof seems guaranteed a rosy future in the early '50s after he marries beautiful student Alicia (Jennifer Connelly) and makes a remarkable advancement in the foundations of "game theory," which carries him to the brink of international acclaim. Soon after, John is visited by Agent William Parcher (Ed Harris), from the CIA, who wants to recruit him for code-breaking activities. But evidence suggests that Nash's perceptions of reality are cloudy at best; he is struggling to maintain his tenuous hold on sanity, and Alicia suspects a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. Battling decades of illness with the loyal Alicia by his side, Nash is ultimately able to gain some control over his mental state, and eventually goes on to triumphantly win the Nobel Prize. Based loosely on the book of the same name by Sylvia Nasar, A Beautiful Mind (2001) co-stars Paul Bettany, Adam Goldberg, Anthony Rapp, Christopher Plummer, and Judd Hirsch. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Release date:December 13, 2001

Awards

Awarded by	Nominee	Category	Year	Status
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	James Horner	Best Score	2001	Nominee
Broadcast Film Critics Association	Ron Howard	Best Director	2001	Winner
Directors Guild of America	Ron Howard	Best Director	2001	Winner
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Ron Howard	Best Director	2001	Winner
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Ron Howard	Best Picture	2001	Winner
American Film Institute	Ron Howard	Best Picture	2001	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Ron Howard	Best Director	2001	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Ron Howard	Best Picture	2001	Nominee
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Ron Howard	Best Director	2001	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Brian Grazer	Best Picture	2001	Winner
American Film Institute	Brian Grazer	Best Picture	2001	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Brian Grazer	Best Picture	2001	Nominee
American Film Institute	Jennifer Connelly	Best Supporting Actress	2001	Winner
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Jennifer Connelly	Best Supporting Actress	2001	Winner
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Jennifer Connelly	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	2001	Winner
Broadcast Film Critics Association	Jennifer Connelly	Best Supporting Actress	2001	Winner
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Jennifer Connelly	Best Supporting Actress	2001	Winner
Screen Actors Guild	Jennifer Connelly	Best Actress	2001	Nominee
Screen Actors Guild	Russell Crowe	Best Actor	2001	Winner
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Russell Crowe	Best Actor	2001	Winner
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Russell Crowe	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama	2001	Winner
Broadcast Film Critics Association	Russell Crowe	Best Actor	2001	Winner
American Film Institute	Russell Crowe	Best Actor	2001	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Russell Crowe	Best Actor	2001	Nominee
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Akiva Goldsman	Best Screenplay	2001	Winner
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Akiva Goldsman	Best Adapted Screenplay	2001	Winner
American Film Institute	Akiva Goldsman	Best Screenplay	2001	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Akiva Goldsman	Best Adapted Screenplay	2001	Nominee
Writers Guild of America	Akiva Goldsman	Best Adapted Screenplay	2001	Nominee
Broadcast Film Critics Association	Akiva Goldsman	Best Screenplay	2001	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Colleen Callaghan	Best Makeup	2001	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Greg Cannom	Best Makeup	2001	Nominee