The Last Samurai

US (2003): Drama

Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise), a disillusioned American Civil War veteran, is hired by the emperor of Japan to train his soldiers in western fighting techniques. When he is captured by the samurai warriors he has been hired to defeat, Algren finds himself drawn to the code of honor and the samurai philosophy that govern his captors' lives.


   · Actor in a Supporting Role 2003: Ken Watanabe
   · Art Direction 2003: Lilly Kilvert (Art Direction); Gretchen Rau (Set Decoration)
   · Costume Design 2003: Ngila Dickson
   · Sound Mixing 2003: Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Jeff Wexler

4 nominations