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Studio:Miramax
Director:Martin Scorsese
Screenwriter:Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, and Kenneth Lonergan
Producer:Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey Weinstein, and Bob Weinstein
Cinematography:Michael Ballhaus
Cast:Leonardo DiCaprio (Amsterdam Vallon)
Daniel Day-Lewis (Bill “The Butcher” Cutting)
Cameron Diaz (Jenny Everdeane)
Liam Neeson (“Priest” Vallon)
Jim Broadbent (“Boss” William Tweed)
Brendan Gleeson (Walter “Monk” McGinn)
Henry Thomas (Johnny Sirocco)
John C. Reilly (Happy Jack Mulraney)
Awards:Won, Golden Globe, 2003, best director (Scorsese)
Won, Golden Globe, 2003, best original song (Bono)
Nominated, Golden Globe, 2003, best motion picture
Nominated, Golden Globe, 2003, best actor (Day-Lewis)
Nominated, Golden Globe, 2003, best supporting actress (Diaz)
Nominated, Oscar, 2003, best actor (Day-Lewis)
Nominated, Oscar, 2003, best art direction-set direction (Ferretti and Lo Schiavo)
Nominated, Oscar, 2003, best cinematography (Ballhaus)
Nominated, Oscar, 2003, best costume design (Powell)
Nominated, Oscar, 2003, best director (Scorsese)
Nominated, Oscar, 2003, best film editing (Schoonmaker)
Nominated, Oscar, 2003, best original song (Bono)
Nominated, Oscar, 2003, best picture (Grimaldi and Weinstein)
Nominated, Oscar, 2003, best sound (Fleischman, Gearty, and Sharrock)
Nominated, Oscar, 2003, best original screenplay (Cocks, Zaillian, and Lonergan)
 Color, 167 minutes.