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Gangs of New York
2002
· Movie
· 167 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1439
- IMDb #985
- Google retired #2112
- Rotten Tomatoes #1917
- Metacritic #1157
- Letterboxd #1365
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2598
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1514
- Metacritic Critics #1270
- Metacritic Audience #1019
- Criticker #1194
- Douban #1041
- Kinopoisk #747
- AlloCiné #548
- Trakt #983
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In 1863, a young man returns to the Five Points district of New York City seeking revenge against the ruthless crime lord who murdered his father. He infiltrates the gangster's inner circle, all while the massive Civil War draft riots erupt around them, threatening to destroy everything.
Details
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Writers
- Jay Cocks, Kenneth Lonergan, Steven Zaillian
- Based on
- The Gangs of New York by Herbert Asbury
- Released
- 14 December 2002
- Country
- United States, Italy
- Language
- English, Irish Gaelic, Chinese, Latin
- Runtime
- 167 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $100.0M
- Box office
- $193.8M
- Awards
- 17 wins, 46 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 63 →4 major awards won · 17 wins from 63 nominations across 17 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2003 | Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2003 | Best Original Song | Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen For the song "The Hands That Built America" | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2003 | Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Award 2003 | Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2003 | Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2003 | Best Picture | Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey Weinstein | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2003 | Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2003 | Best Original Screenplay | Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Best Original Song | Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen For the song "The Hands That Built America" | Winner |
| Best Actor– Motion Picture Drama | Daniel Day-Lewis | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Cameron Diaz | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
Academy Awards
10 nominations
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Sandy Powell | Nominee |
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen For the song " The Hands That Built America " | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey Weinstein | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Tom Fleischman, Eugene Gearty, Ivan Sharrock | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America
1 nomination
| Best Director – Feature Film | Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
7 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor – Drama | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Dante Ferretti | Winner |
| Best Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Sandy Powell | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Tom Fleischman, Eugene Gearty, Ivan Sharrock | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Dante Ferretti | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
12 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Sandy Powell | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | Nominee |
| Best Film | Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey Weinstein | Nominee |
| Best Film Music | Howard Shore | Nominee |
| Best Makeup | Manlio Rocchetti, Aldo Signoretti | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Dante Ferretti | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Tom Fleischman, Ivan Sharrock, Eugene Gearty, Philip Stockton | Nominee |
| Best Special Visual Effects | R. Bruce Steinheimer, Michael Owens, Ed Hirsh, Jon Alexander | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Dante Ferretti | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Sandy Powell | Nominee |
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | Nominee | |
| Best Sound | Tom Fleischman, Eugene Gearty, Ivan Sharrock | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus | Nominee |
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Winner |
Empire Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis | Nominee |
| Scene of the Year | The flag speech | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
2 nominations
| Best Matte Painting | Brett Northcutt, Ronn Brown, Mathieu Raynault, Evan Pontoriero | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Visual Effects | Michael Owens, Camille Geier, Edward Hirsh, Jon Alexander | Nominee |