Gangs of New York er en film fra 2002. Den er instrueret af Martin Scorsese efter manuskript af Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian og Kenneth Lonergan. Handlingen forergår i 1860'ernes New York og er inspireret af Herbert Asburys bog, The Gangs of New York.

Filmen handler om konflikten mellem de indfødte (primært protestanter) og irske indvandrere (primært katolikker). Amsterdam Vallon (spillet af Leonardo DiCaprio) er en ung irskamerikaner, som opnår William 'Bill the Butcher' Cuttings (spillet af Daniel Day-Lewis) tillid. Han er leder af de indfødtes bande. Bill myrdede brutalt Amsterdams far, der var leder af indvandrernes bande. William Cutting er baseret på Bill "The Butcher" Poole, som var leder af banden The Bowery Boys. Han ligger begravet på Green-wood Cemetery, Brooklyn i New York.

Filmen begynder i 1846, men springer hurtigt til de tidlige 1860'ere. Historien følger William Cuttings rolle som leder af The Bowery Boys. Det kulminerer med en konfrontation mellem Amsterdam og Bill.

Plot

1846. Manhattan. Five Points kvarteret. En bandekrig mellem de indfødte (The Natives) og de irske indvandrere, der har varet i flere år, er ved at nå sit højdepunkt. De indfødtes leder, William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting, nærer et åbent had til immigranterne. Lederen af dem, "Dead Rabbits", Priest Vallon, har en ung søn, Amsterdam. Bill og Priest mødes i et blodigt slag, som ender med, at Priest bliver stukket ihjel af Bill. Amsterdam tager kniven, løber væk og begraver den. Han bliver fundet og bragt til et børnehjem. 16 år senere forlader Amsterdam børnehjemmet. Da han vender tilbage til Five Points, møder han sin gamle ven, Johnny, der introducerer ham for Bill. Amsterdam møder flere af sin fars tidligere trofaste som "Happy Jack" (Reilly) og McGloin (Gary Lewis), som nu er under Bills kontrol.

Amsterdam møder også Jenny Everdeane (Diaz), lommetyv og Bills elskerinde. Amsterdam bliver også involveret i Boss Tweeds halvkriminelle imperium.

Hæder Pris Dato for ceremoni Kategori Modtager(e) Resultat Academy Awards March 23, 2003 Best Picture Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey Weinstein Best Director Martin Scorsese Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis Best Original Screenplay Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan Best Production Design Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo Best Cinematography Michael Ballhaus Best Costume Design Sandy Powell Best Film Editing Thelma Schoonmaker Best Original Song Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry MullenFor the song "The Hands That Built America" Best Sound Tom Fleischman, Eugene Gearty, Ivan Sharrock British Academy Film Awards February 23, 2003 Best Film Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey Weinstein Best Direction Martin Scorsese Best Actor in a Leading Role Daniel Day-Lewis Best Original Screenplay Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan Best Cinematography Michael Ballhaus Best Film Music Howard Shore Best Editing Thelma Schoonmaker Best Sound Tom Fleischman, Ivan Sharrock, Eugene Gearty, Philip Stockton Best Production Design Dante Ferretti Best Costume Design Sandy Powell Best Makeup Manlio Rocchetti, Aldo Signoretti Best Special Visual Effects R. Bruce Steinheimer, Michael Owens, Ed Hirsh, Jon Alexander Chicago Film Critics Association January 8, 2003 Best Director Martin Scorsese Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis Best Cinematography Michael Ballhaus Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 17, 2003 Best Picture Best Director Martin Scorsese Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis Directors Guild of America March 1, 2003 Best Director – Feature Film Martin Scorsese Empire Awards February 4, 2004 Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis Scene of the Year The flag speech Florida Film Critics Circle Awards January 3, 2003 Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis Best Director Martin Scorsese Golden Globe Awards January 19, 2003 Best Motion Picture – Drama Best Director Martin Scorsese Best Actor– Motion Picture Drama Daniel Day-Lewis Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Cameron Diaz Best Original Song Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry MullenFor the song "The Hands That Built America" Los Angeles Film Critics Association December 15, 2002 Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis Best Production Design Dante Ferretti New York Film Critics Circle January 12, 2003 Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis Online Film Critics Society Awards January 6, 2003 Top 10 films Best Director Martin Scorsese Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis Best Cinematography Michael Ballhaus Best Ensemble Best Art Direction Dante Ferretti Best Costume Design Sandy Powell Best Sound Tom Fleischman, Eugene Gearty, Ivan Sharrock San Diego Film Critics Society Awards December 20, 2002 Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis Satellite Awards January 12, 2003 Best Actor - Drama Best Art Direction Dante Ferretti Best Costume Design Sandy Powell Best Cinematography Michael Ballhaus Best Editing Thelma Schoonmaker Best Sound Tom Fleischman, Eugene Gearty, Ivan Sharrock Best Visual Effects Screen Actors Guild Award March 9, 2003 Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis Vancouver Film Critics Circle January 30, 2002 Best Film Best Director Martin Scorsese Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis Visual Effects Society Awards February 19, 2003 Best Supporting Visual Effects Michael Owens, Camille Geier, Edward Hirsh, Jon Alexander Best Matte Painting Brett Northcutt, Ronn Brown, Mathieu Raynault, Evan Pontoriero Writers Guild of America March 8, 2003 Best Original Screenplay Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan

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