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Motion Picture: "Erin Brockovich"Nominations: Best Picture Steven Soderbergh Julia Roberts Albert Finney Best Orignal Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Film Editing Best Original Score Produced by: Danny Devito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher Previous Best Film Wins: Broadcast Film Critics Golden Globes Las Vegas Film Critics Los Angeles Film Critics National Board of Review National Society of Film Critics New York Film Critics Online Film Critics San Diego Film Critics Synopsis: Erin Brokovich is the story of one woman's determination to pursue the path of truth as she struggles through her daily life. Julia Roberts plays the title character who is a struggling single mom of three trying to earn an honest buck. After a massive job search with no success, Brokovich implores her former lawyer (Albert Finney) for a job. He finally concedes and gives her a shot as a clerk in his L.A. law office. While reviewing some real eastate files, she stumbles on a case involving an area where there is an outbreak of cancer and a number of other diseases. She begins to pursue the clues, searching for the cause of the illnesses. Those clues point directly to a large utility company. With very little help from anyone, Brokovich begins breaking down everything in her path to bring down the large utility company that's polluting the environment and hurting the neighborhood. Director Steven Soderbergh compiles an image and cast that clearly outshines and outwits other movies with a similar plot. Erin Brokovich is truly one of the most interesting and well played out films of the year, which has garnered it a number of Oscar nominations.
Read the Florida Times-Union review of "Erin Brockovich"
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