Babel (film)

Babel
Babel poster
Sutradara	Alejandro González Iñárritu
Produser	Steve Golin Jon Kilik
Ditulis oleh	Guillermo Arriaga
Pemeran	Brad Pitt Cate Blanchett Gael García Bernal Kōji Yakusho Adriana Barraza Rinko Kikuchi
Penata musik	Gustavo Santaolalla
Distributor	Paramount Vantage
Tanggal rilis	23 May, 2006 (premiere at Cannes) 27 October 2006 (limited) 10 November,2006 10 November, 2006 15 November, 2006 7 December, 2006 (MIFF) 26 December, 2006 19 January, 2007 28 April, 2007
Durasi	142 min.
Negara	Japan Mexico Amerika Serikat
Bahasa	English Spanish Arabic French Japanese Japanese Sign Language Berber
Anggaran	US$25 million (estimated)

Babel adalah sebuah film tahun 2006 pemenang Golden Globe dan nominasi Academy Award yang disutradarai oleh Alejandro González Iñárritu dan ditulis oleh Guillermo Arriaga. Film ini pertama kali diputar pada 2006 Cannes Film Festival serta memenangkan Film Terbaik Golden Globe Award, dan dinominasikan untuk tujuh Academy Award, termasuk Film Terbaik, Sutradara Terbaik, namun hanya memenangkan satu penghargaan yaitu Best Original Score.

Pemeran

Morocco

• Brad Pitt - Richard Jones
• Cate Blanchett - Susan Jones
• Mohamed Akhzam - Anwar
• Boubker Ait El Caid - Yussef
• Said Tarchani - Ahmed
• Mustapha Rachidi - Abdullah
• Abdelkader Bara - Hassan
• Wahiba Sahmi - Zohra
• Robert Fyfe - Tourist Number 14

Mexico/Amerika Serikat

• Adriana Barraza - Amelia
• Gael García Bernal - Santiago
• Elle Fanning - Debbie Jones
• Nathan Gamble - Mike Jones
• Clifton Collins Jr. - Police Officer at Mexican border
• Michael Peña - Off. John

Jepang

• Rinko Kikuchi - Chieko Wataya
• Kôji Yakusho - Yasujiro Wataya
• Satoshi Nikaido - Detective Kenji Mamiya
• Yuko Murata - Mitsu
• Shigemitsu Ogi - Dentist Chieko attempts to seduce

Lokasi film

• Ibaragi, Jepang
• Shinjuku, Tokyo, Jepang
• El Carrizo, Mexico
• Sonora, Mexico
• Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
• Ouarzazate, Morocco
• Taguenzalt, Morocco
• San Diego, California, USA

Penghargaan dan nominasi

Academy Awards record
1. Best Original Score
Golden Globe Awards record
1. Best Picture - Drama
BAFTA Awards record
1. Best Film Music

• 79th Academy Awards:
  1. Best Original Score (Gustavo Santaolalla)
  2. Best Director (Alejandro González Iñárritu)
  3. Best Editing (Douglas Crise and Stephen Mirrione)
  4. Best Picture
  5. Best Screenplay - Original (Guillermo Arriaga)
  6. Best Supporting Actress (Adriana Barraza)
  7. Best Supporting Actress (Rinko Kikuchi)

• Austin Film Critics Association:
  1. Best Supporting Actress (Rinko Kikuchi)

• BAFTA Film Awards:
  1. Best Film Music (Gustavo Santaolalla)
  2. Best Cinematography (Rodrigo Prieto)
  3. Best Director (Alejandro González Iñárritu)
  4. Best Editing (Stephen Mirrione and Douglas Crise)
  5. Best Film
  6. Best Screenplay - Original (Guillermo Arriaga)
  7. Best Sound (José Antonio García, Jon Taylor, Christian P. Minkler and Martín Hernández)

• Broadcast Film Critics:
  1. Best Acting Ensemble
  2. Best Composer (Gustavo Santaolalla)
  3. Best Picture
  4. Best Soundtrack
  5. Best Supporting Actress (Adriana Barraza)
  6. Best Supporting Actress (Rinko Kikuchi)
  7. Best Writer (Guillermo Arriaga)

• Cannes Film Festival:
  1. Best Director (Alejandro González Iñárritu)
  2. François Chalais Award (a Prize of the Ecumenical Jury)
  3. Palme d'Or (Best Film)

• Chicago Film Critics:
  1. Best Supporting Actress (Rinko Kikuchi)
  2. Best Cinematography (Rodrigo Prieto)
  3. Best Director (Alejandro González Iñárritu)
  4. Best Original Score (Gustavo Santaolalla)
  5. Best Picture
  6. Best Screenplay - Original (Guillermo Arriaga)
  7. Best Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt)
  8. Best Supporting Actress (Adriana Barraza)
  9. Most Promising Performer (Rinko Kikuchi)

• Directors Guild of America (DGA):
  1. Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (Alejandro González Iñárritu)

• Golden Globe Awards:
  1. Best Picture - Drama
  2. Best Director (Alejandro González Iñárritu)
  3. Best Screenplay (Guillermo Arriaga)
  4. Best Score (Gustavo Santaolalla)
  5. Best Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt)
  6. Best Supporting Actress (Adriana Barraza)
  7. Best Supporting Actress (Rinko Kikuchi)

• Online Film Critics:
  1. Best Breakthrough Performance (Rinko Kikuchi)
  2. Best Cinematography (Rodrigo Prieto)
  3. Best Director (Alejandro González Iñárritu)
  4. Best Editing (Douglas Crise and Stephen Mirrione)
  5. Best Original Score (Gustavo Santaolalla)
  6. Best Picture
  7. Best Screenplay - Original (Guillermo Arriaga)
  8. Best Supporting Actress (Adriana Barraza)
  9. Best Supporting Actress (Rinko Kikuchi)

• San Diego Film Critics:
  1. Best Ensemble
  2. Best Score (Gustavo Santaolalla)

• Screen Actors Guild Awards:
  1. Best Cast - Motion Picture
  2. Best Supporting Actress (Adriana Barraza)
  3. Best Supporting Actress (Rinko Kikuchi)

• Top Ten Lists including:
  1. American Film Institute Awards 2006

Pranala luar

• Official site
• Official trailer
• Japanese-language site
• Babel di IMDb (dalam bahasa Inggris)
• Babel Production Notes Full Production Notes
• Babel Reviews at Metacritic.com
• 2005 script by Guillermo Arriaga