Notable Awards and Nominations:
Academy Awards:
- 2000 Best Actor Nomination for The Insider
- 2001 Best Actor Award for Gladiator
- 2002 Best Actor Nomination for A Beautiful Mind
Australian Film Institute:
- 1990 Best Actor Nomination for The Crossing
- 1991 Best Actor Award for Proof
- 1992 Best Actor Award for Romper Stomper
- 2005 Best Actor Award for Cinderella Man
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards (BAFTA):
- 2000 Best Actor Nomination for The Insider
- 2001 Best Actor Nomination for Gladiator
- 2002 Best Actor Award for A Beautiful Mind
Golden Globes:
- 2000 Best Actor in A Drama Nomination for The Insider
- 2001 Best Actor in a Drama Nomination for Gladiator
- 2002 Best Actor in a Drama Award for A Beautiful Mind
- 2004 Best Actor in a Drama Nomination for Master and Commander
- 2001 Best Actor in a Drama Nomination for Cinderella Man
Russell Crowe's Maximus is the central figure and tragic hero of Gladiator.
