The action epic known as Gladiator cleaned up with five wins, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Russell Crowe. Its director, however, would walk away empty-handed — and still remains Oscar-less to this day, sadly enough.
Nonetheless, Soderbergh, 63, accepted the honor for Traffic, and Scott, 88, wouldn't even receive an Oscar when Gladiator won Best Picture that night — since the statues went to his film's producers. Tough break.
Friday, May 1 marks 26 years since the official release of Gladiator, which would ultimately become a box-office smash. Inspired by the 1958 Daniel P. Mannix novel Those About to Die, it made $466 million globally and became the second-highest grossing movie that year.
Then came the Scott-directed sequel in 2024, which also received mostly positive reviews but is considered no match for the original. It helps that Gladiator II brought back co-star Connie Nielson and added beloved A-listers Pedro Pascal and Paul Mescal.
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