Babel

Synopsis:
Armed with a Winchester rifle, two Morrocan boys set out to look after their family's herd of goats. In the silent echoes of the desert, they decide to test the rifle... but the bullet goes farther than they thought it would.
In an instant, the lives of four separate groups of strangers on three different continents collide. Caught up in the rising tide of an accident that escalates beyond anyone's control are a vacationing American couple (Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett), a rebellious deaf Japanese teenager and her father, and a Mexican nanny who, without permission, takes two American children across the border. None of these strangers will ever meet; in spite of the sudden, unlikely connection between them, they will all remain isolated due to their own inability to communicate meaningfully with anyone around them.

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Nominations:
Outstanding Actor - Motion Picture (Gael García Bernal), 2007 ALMA Awards
Best Achievement in Directing, Best Achievement in Editing, Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Adriana Barraza), Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Rinko Kikuchi), Best Writing, Original Screenplay, 2007 Academy Awards, USA
Excellence in Production Design Award, 2007 Art Directors Guild
Best Foreign Language Film, 2008 Awards of the Japanese Academy
Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Film, Best Screenplay - Original, Best Sound, David Lean Award for Direction, 2007 BAFTA Awards
Best Acting Ensemble, Best Composer, Best Picture, Best Soundtrack, Best Supporting Actress (Adriana Barraza), Best Supporting Actress (Rinko Kikuchi), Best Writer, 2007 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
Golden Palm, 2006 Cannes Film Festival
Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Original Score, Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Original, Best Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt), Best Supporting Actress (Adriana Barraza), Most Promising Performer (Rinko Kikuchi), 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures, 2007 Cinema Audio Society, USA
Best Foreign-Language Film, 2008 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
Excellence in Costume Design for Film - Contemporary, 2007 Costume Designers Guild Awards
Best Foreign Film, 2007 César Awards, France
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures, 2007 Directors Guild of America, USA
Best Director - Motion Picture, Best Original Score - Motion Picture, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Brad Pitt), Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Adriana Barraza), Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Rinko Kikuchi), Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, 2007 Golden Globes, USA
Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, 2008 Grammy Awards
Best Foreign Film, 2007 Guldbagge Awards
Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film/Television Movie - Comedy or Drama, 2007 Image Awards
Best Director - Film, Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor - Film (Gael García Bernal), Best Supporting Actress - Film (Adriana Barraza), 2007 Imagen Foundation Awards
Best International Film, 2007 Irish Film and Television Awards
Best Sound Editing for Music in a Feature Film, Best Sound Editing for Sound Effects and Foley in a Foreign Film, 2007 Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
Best Breakthrough Performance (Rinko Kikuchi), Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Original Score, Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Original, Best Supporting Actress (Adriana Barraza), Best Supporting Actress (Rinko Kikuchi), 2007 Online Film Critics Society Awards
Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award, 2007 PGA Awards
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Brad Pitt), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Rinko Kikuchi), Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Motion Picture, Best Screenplay, Original, Best Sound (Editing & Mixing), 2006 Satellite Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Adriana Barraza), Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Rinko Kikuchi), 2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards
Best Original Screenplay, 2007 Writers Guild of America, USA
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Age Ten or Younger (Nathan Gamble), Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger (Elle Fanning), 2007 Young Artist Awards

Awards:
Best Foreign Film, 2007 ACCEC Awards
Outstanding Actress - Motion Picture (Adriana Barraza), Outstanding Director - Motion Picture, Outstanding Motion Picture, Outstanding Screenplay - Motion Picture, 2007 ALMA Awards
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score, 2007 Academy Awards, USA
Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic, 2007 American Cinema Editors, USA
Best Supporting Actress (Rinko Kikuchi), 2007 Austin Film Critics Association
Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music, 2007 BAFTA Awards
Best American Film, 2007 Bodil Awards
Best Director, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Technical Grand Prize, 2006 Cannes Film Festival
Best Supporting Actress (Rinko Kikuchi), 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Best Foreign Film, 2007 David di Donatello Awards
Best Foreign Film, 2007 Fotogramas de Plata
Best Motion Picture - Drama, 2007 Golden Globes, USA
Best Ensemble Cast, Breakthrough Award (Rinko Kikuchi), 2006 Gotham Awards
Best Breakthrough Performance - Female (Rinko Kikuchi), 2006 National Board of Review, USA
Director of the Year Award, Ensemble Performance Award, 2007 Palm Springs International Film Festival
Best American Film, 2007 Robert Festival
Best Ensemble, Best Score, 2006 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
Best Supporting Actress (Adriana Barraza), 2006 San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Best Foreign Film, 2007 Sant Jordi Awards
Best Original Score, 2006 Satellite Awards

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