US (2006): Adventure/Drama/Thriller
Set against the backdrop of the chaos and civil war that enveloped 1990s Sierra Leone, Blood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio), an ex-mercenary from Zimbabwe, and Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou), a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories and their circumstances are as different as any can be until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond, the kind of stone that can transform a life... or end it.
While in prison for smuggling, Archer learns that Solomon - who was taken from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields - has found and hidden the extraordinary rough stone. With the help of Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), an American journalist whose idealism is tempered by a deepening connection with Archer, the two men embark on a trek through rebel territory, a journey that could save Solomon's family and give Archer the second chance he thought he would never have.
Written by Charles Leavitt; directed by Edward Zwick. (Warner Bros. - Web site)
5 nominations
· Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 2006: Leonardo DiCaprio
· Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 2006: Djimon Hounsou
· Achievement in Film Editing 2006: Steven Rosenblum
· Achievement in Sound Editing 2006: Lon Bender
· Achievement in Sound Mixing 2006: Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ivan Sharrock