Seabiscuit (film)

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Seabiscuit
Directed by	Gary Ross
Produced by	Kathleen Kennedy Frank Marshall Jane Sindell Gary Ross
Written by	Laura Hillenbrand (book) Gary Ross (screenplay)
Starring	Tobey Maguire Jeff Bridges Chris Cooper Royce D. Applegate William H. Macy and David McCullough
Music by	Randy Newman
Cinematography	John Schwartzman
Editing by	William Goldenberg
Distributed by	- USA/Canada - Universal Studios - Germany/Japan Switzerland/Spain - DreamWorks - All other areas - Buena Vista International Touchstone Pictures (DVD release)
Release date(s)	July 25, 2003
Running time	141 min.
Language	English
Budget	$87 million
IMDb profile

Seabiscuit is an Academy Award-nominated 2003 American drama film based on the best-selling book Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand. The story recounts the life and racing career of Seabiscuit, an undersized and overlooked thoroughbred race horse whose unexpected successes made him a hugely popular sensation in the United States near the end of the Great Depression.

The film follows the book fairly closely, albeit taking the usual "Hollywood biography" liberties with times and places here and there in order to compress the presentation. David McCullough's narration gives the film somewhat of a "documentary" feel and adds to the drama of the story. There are also many horseracing scenes in which the camera is placed among the jockeys, giving the audience a realistic sense of "riding along" with the horses.

[edit] Cast:

• Tobey Maguire as John "Red" Pollard
• Jeff Bridges as Charles S. Howard
• Chris Cooper as Tom Smith
• Elizabeth Banks as Marcela Zabala Howard
• Royce D. Applegate as Dutch Doogan
• William H. Macy as "Tick Tock" McGlaughlin
• Gary Stevens as George Woolf
• Eddie Jones as Samuel D. Riddle
• Chris McCarron as Charley Kurtsinger
• David McCullough as Narrator
• Popcorn Deelites as Seabiscuit (One of six horses in the role, Popcorn specialized in breaking from the gate.)

[edit] Awards & Nominations

Academy Awards

• Best Picture
• Best Cinematography: (John Schwartzman)
• Best Film Editing: (William Goldenberg)
• Best Art Direction & Set Decoration: (Jeannine Claudia Oppewall & Leslie A. Pope
• Best Costume Design: (Judianna Makovsky
• Best Sound: (Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer & Tod A. Maitland)
• Best Adapted Screenplay: Gary Ross

ASCAP Film & Television Music Awards

• Top Box Office Film: Randy Newman WINNER

American Cinema Editors

• Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic: William Goldenberg

American Society of Cinematographers

• Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases: John Schwartzman WINNER

Art Directors Guild

• Excellence in Production Design - Feature Film Period or Fantasy: Jeannine Claudia Oppewall, Andrew Neskoromny & Suzan Wexler

Japanese Academy

• Best Foreign Film

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

• Best Writing: Gary Ross
• Best Film

Casting Society of America

• Best Casting for Feature Film - Drama: Debra Zane

Cinema Audio Society

• Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures: Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer & Tod A. Maitland

Costume Designers Guild Awards

• Excellence in Costume Design for Film - Period/Fantasy: Judianna Makovsky

Directors Guild of America

• Outstanding Directiorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: Gary Ross

ESPY Awards

• Best Sports Movie

Golden Globe Awards

• Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: William H. Macy
• Best Motion Picture - Drama

Grammy Awards

• Best Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Randy Newman

Hochi Film Awards

• Best Foreign Language Film WINNER

Hollywood Makeup Artist & Hair Stylist Guild Awards

• Best Period Makeup: Thomas Nellen, Lydia Milars & Martina Kohl

Motion Picture Sound Editors

• Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features - Dialogue & ADR: Per Hallberg, Karen M. Baker, David A. Cohen, Anna MacKenzie, Chris Hogan, Kimaree Long & Constance A. Kazmer
• Best Sound Effects in Domestic Features - Sound Effects & Foley: Per Hallberg, Karen M. Baker, Craig S. Jaeger, Christopher Assells, Dino Dimuro, Dan Hegeman, Peter Staubli, Scott Sanders, Bruce Tanis & Ezra Dweck

PGA Golden Laurel Awards

• Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award: Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall & Gary Ross

Satellite Awards

• Best Art Direction: Jeannine Claudia Oppewall & Leslie A. Pope
• Best Cinematography: John Schwartzman
• Best Costume Design: Judianna Makovsky
• Best Film Editing: William Goldenberg
• Best Original Score: Randy Newman
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Jeff Bridges
• Best Adapted Screenplay: Gary Ross
• Best Sound: Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer & Tod A. Maitland

Screen Actors Guild Awards

• Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: Elizabeth Banks, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, William H. Macy, Tobey Maguire & Gary Stevens
• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Chris Cooper

USC Scripter Awards

• Scripter Award: Gary Ross & Laura Hillenbrand WINNER

World Stunt Awards

• Best Overall Stunt by a Stunt Man: Ryan Brown, Richard Bucher, Kevin Derr, Tad Griffith & Marty Murray
• Best Specialty Stunt: Ryan Brown, Richard Bucher, Kevin Derr, Tad Griffith & Marty Murray

Writers Guild of America

• Best Adapted Screenplay: Gary Ross

Young Artist Awards

• Best Family Feature Film - Drama

[edit] External links

• Seabiscuit the Book Official Website
• Seabiscuit the Movie Official Website
• Photos and facts about Seabiscuit's great races and Red Pollard
• Seabiscuit Fan
• Seabiscuit at the Internet Movie Database

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