US/Germany (2004): Drama
A Brentwood housewife and her DA husband. A Persian store owner. Two police detectives who are also lovers. An African-American television director and his wife. A Mexican locksmith. Two carjackers. A rookie cop. A middle-aged Korean couple... They all live in Los Angeles. And during the next 36 hours, they will all collide.
Challenging and thought-provoking, Crash takes a provocative, unflinching look at the complexities of racial tolerance in contemporary America. Diving headlong into the diverse melting pot of post-9/11 Los Angeles, this compelling urban drama tracks the volatile intersections of a multi-ethnic cast of characters' struggles to overcome their fears as they careen in and out of one another's lives. In the gray area between black and white, victim and aggressor, there are no easy answers.
Written and directed by Paul Haggis, the film features Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, Thandie Newton, Sandra Bullock, Brendan Fraser, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Ryan Phillippe, Karina Arroyave, Terrence Howard and Larenz Tate. (Lions Gate Films - Web site)
6 nominations, 3 Awards
· Best Picture of the Year 2005: (Lions Gate) - Paul Haggis & Cathy Schulman, producers
· Best Achievement in Writing - Original Screenplay 2005: Screenplay by Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco; story by Paul Haggis
· Best Achievement in Film Editing 2005: Hughes Winbourne
· Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 2005: Matt Dillon
· Achievement in Directing 2005: Paul Haggis
· Achievement in Music - Original Song 2005: "In the Deep" Music by Kathleen "Bird" York and Michael Becker; Lyric by Kathleen "Bird" York