Editing Russell Crowe (section)

=== North America ===
[[File:Russell Crowe 1999.jpg|thumb|left|Crowe at the premiere of ''[[The Insider (film)|The Insider]]'' in [[Washington, D.C.]], 1999]]
After initial success in Australia, Crowe first starred in a Canadian production in 1993, ''[[For the Moment (film)|For the Moment]]'', before concentrating on American films.  In 1993 he was favoured for the role of [[Joshua Chamberlain]] in the epic film [[Gettysburg (1993 film)|Gettysburg]], but was passed over for [[Jeff Daniels]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBPtYnimmTk | title=Gettysburg Behind the Scenes: How Jeff Daniels was Cast as Chamberlain | website=[[YouTube]] | date=November 2023 }}</ref> He co-starred with [[Denzel Washington]] in ''[[Virtuosity]]'' (the duo later appearing together in ''[[American Gangster (film)|American Gangster]]'') and with [[Sharon Stone]] in ''[[The Quick and the Dead (1995 film)|The Quick and the Dead]]'' in 1995.<ref name="actors" /> He went on to become a three-time Oscar nominee, winning the [[Academy Award]] as [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] in 2000 for ''[[Gladiator (2000 film)|Gladiator]]''.<ref name="actors" /> Crowe was awarded the (Australian) [[Centenary Medal]] in 2001 for "service to Australian society and Australian film production."<ref>[https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1127575 It's an Honour website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422064357/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1127575 |date=22 April 2023 }}. Retrieved 23 October 2010.</ref>

Crowe received three consecutive best actor Oscar nominations, for ''[[The Insider (film)|The Insider]]'', ''Gladiator'', and ''[[A Beautiful Mind (film)|A Beautiful Mind]]''.<ref name="actors" /> Crowe won the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|best actor award]] for ''A Beautiful Mind'' at the [[56th British Academy Film Awards|2002 BAFTA award]] ceremony, as well as the [[Golden Globe]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Award|Screen Actors Guild]] awards for the same performance. Although nominated for an Academy Award, he lost to Denzel Washington. All three films were also nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], and both ''Gladiator'' and ''A Beautiful Mind'' won the award. Crowe became the first actor to star as the lead in back-to-back Best Picture winners since [[Walter Pidgeon]] (who starred in ''[[How Green Was My Valley (film)|How Green Was My Valley]]'' [1941] and ''[[Mrs. Miniver]]'' [1942]).{{cn|date=May 2024}}

Within the six-year stretch from 1997 to 2003, Crowe also starred in two other best picture nominees, ''[[L.A. Confidential (film)|L.A. Confidential]]'' and ''[[Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World]]''. In 2005, he re-teamed with ''A Beautiful Mind'' director [[Ron Howard]] for the biographical boxing drama ''[[Cinderella Man]]''. In 2006, he re-teamed with ''Gladiator'' director [[Ridley Scott]] for ''[[A Good Year]]'', the first of two consecutive collaborations (the second being ''American Gangster'' co-starring again with Denzel Washington, released in late 2007). Although the light romantic comedy of ''A Good Year'' was not greatly received, Crowe seemed pleased with the film, telling [[STV (TV channel)|STV]] in an interview that he thought it would be enjoyed by fans of his other films.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russell Crowe video interview |url=http://www.stv.tv/content/out/film/videointerviews/display.html?id=opencms:/out/films/video_interviews/russell_crowe_a_good_year_interview |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501091646/http://www.stv.tv/content/out/film/videointerviews/display.html?id=opencms%3A%2Fout%2Ffilms%2Fvideo_interviews%2Frussell_crowe_a_good_year_interview |archive-date=1 May 2008 |access-date=29 May 2007 |publisher=[[STV (TV network)|STV]] |format=Video}}</ref> In 2007, he starred in the Western film ''[[3:10 to Yuma (2007 film)|3:10 to Yuma]]'', a remake of the [[3:10 to Yuma (1957 film)|1957 film of the same name]].<ref name="Sarris">{{cite news |url=http://www.observer.com/2007/training-day |title=Training Day |access-date=26 October 2007 |author=Andrew Sarris |author-link=Andrew Sarris |date=4 September 2007 |newspaper=[[The New York Observer]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505083231/http://www.observer.com/2007/training-day |archive-date=5 May 2010 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> 

In recent years, Crowe's box office standing has declined.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Williamson |first=Kevin |date=26 November 2010 |title=The fall of Russell Crowe |newspaper=Toronto Sun |url=http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/movies/2010/11/26/16331416.html |access-date=8 April 2011 |archive-date=30 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630005343/http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/movies/2010/11/26/16331416.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He starred in the 2009 political thriller ''[[State of Play (film)|State of Play]]'', based on the [[State of Play (TV serial)|BBC drama television series of the same name]].<ref name="fish">{{cite web |last=Powers |first=Kevin |date=22 March 2008 |title=First Look at Russell Crowe in State of Play |url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/03/22/first-look-at-russell-crowe-in-state-of-play/ |access-date=26 March 2008 |work=Firstshowing.net |publisher=First Showing, LLC}}</ref> Crowe appeared in ''[[Robin Hood (2010 film)|Robin Hood]]'', a film based on the [[Robin Hood]] legend, directed by Ridley Scott and released on 14 May 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 April 2009 |title=Robin Hood is coming in May&nbsp;of 2017 |publisher=ComingSoon.net |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=53628 |access-date=11 March 2009 |archive-date=13 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313053604/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=53628 |url-status=live }}</ref> During the ''Robin Hood'' shoot, Crowe fractured both of his legs doing a scene in which he "jumped off a castle portcullis onto rock-hard uneven ground" and said he "never discussed the injury with production, never took a day off because of it, I just kept going to work".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/russell-crowe-reveals-fractured-both-legs-during-robin-hood-shoot-just-kept-going-exclusive-8584385|title=Russell Crowe Reveals He Fractured Both Legs During ''Robin Hood'' Shoot: 'I Just Kept Going' (Exclusive)|date=17 February 2024|access-date=17 February 2024|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> Crowe starred in the 2010 [[Paul Haggis]] film ''[[The Next Three Days]]'', an adaptation of the 2008 French film ''Pour elle'' (''[[Anything for Her]]'').<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Fleming |first1=Michael |last2=Dave McNary |date=30 July 2009 |title=Russell Crowe to star in 'Three Days' |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/russell-crowe-to-star-in-three-days-1118006667/ |url-status=live |access-date=30 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802101511/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118006667.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |archive-date=2 August 2009}}</ref>

After a year off from acting, Crowe played Jackknife in ''[[The Man with the Iron Fists]]'' (2012), opposite [[RZA]]. He took on the role of [[Javert]] in the [[musical film]] of ''[[Les Misérables (2012 film)|Les Misérables]]'' (2012),<ref name="ComingSoon">{{Cite web |date=8 September 2011 |title=Russell Crowe Joins Les Miserables |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=81882 |access-date=10 September 2011 |publisher=ComingSoon.net |archive-date=13 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013213046/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=81882 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and portrayed [[Superman]]'s biological father, [[Jor-El]], in the [[Christopher Nolan]]-produced film ''[[Man of Steel (film)|Man of Steel]]'', released in the summer of 2013. In 2014, he played a gangster in the [[Winter's Tale (film)|film adaptation]] of Mark Helprin's 1983 novel ''[[Winter's Tale (novel)|Winter's Tale]]'', and the title role in the [[Darren Aronofsky]] film ''[[Noah (2014 film)|Noah]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Silver |first=Stephen |title=Crowe On Board as "Noah" |url=http://www.technologytell.com/entertainment/511/crowe-on-board-as-noah/ |access-date=24 April 2012 |website=Entertainmenttell |publisher=technologytell.com |archive-date=1 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701084026/http://www.technologytell.com/entertainment/511/crowe-on-board-as-noah/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Crowe had a major role in ''[[The Mummy (2017 film)|The Mummy]]'' (2017), starred as an angry driver in the action thriller ''[[Unhinged (2020 film)|Unhinged]]'' (2020),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/russell-crowe-unhinged-solstice-studios-1203312049/|title=Russell Crowe Stars as an Angry Driver in First Look at 'Unhinged'|date=23 August 2019|access-date=12 May 2020|work=Variety|archive-date=3 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403032739/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/russell-crowe-unhinged-solstice-studios-1203312049/|url-status=live}}</ref> played the mythical Greek god [[Zeus (Marvel Comics)|Zeus]] in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] film ''[[Thor: Love and Thunder]]'' (released 8 July 2022),<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 March 2021 |title='Thor: Love And Thunder': Russell Crowe Lands Role In Sequel |publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/thor-love-and-thunder-russell-crowe-1234723853/ |url-status=live |access-date=22 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329173737/https://deadline.com/2021/03/thor-love-and-thunder-russell-crowe-1234723853/ |archive-date=29 March 2021}}</ref> and portrayed the famous exorcist [[Gabriele Amorth|Fr. Gabriele Amorth]] in ''[[The Pope's Exorcist]]'' (2023).<ref>{{Citation |last=Avery |first=Julius |title=The Pope's Exorcist |date=7 April 2023 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13375076/ |type=Horror |publisher=2.0 Entertainment, Jesus & Mary, Loyola Productions |access-date=23 August 2022 |archive-date=23 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823072009/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13375076/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In June 2013, Crowe signed to make his directorial debut with an historical drama film ''[[The Water Diviner]]'', in which he also starred alongside [[Jacqueline McKenzie]], [[Olga Kurylenko]], [[Jai Courtney]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 June 2013 |title=Russell Crowe Plans Directorial Debut in Period Drama 'Water Diviner' |publisher=firstshowing.net |url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2013/russell-crowe-plans-directorial-debut-in-period-drama-water-diviner/ |access-date=19 June 2013 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202437/http://www.firstshowing.net/2013/russell-crowe-plans-directorial-debut-in-period-drama-water-diviner/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Set in the year 1919, the film was produced by Troy Lum, Andrew Mason and Keith Rodger.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 June 2013 |title=Russell Crowe Set To Make Feature Directing Debut With THE WATER DIVINER |publisher=twitchfilm.com |url=http://twitchfilm.com/2013/06/russell-crowe-set-to-make-feature-directing-debut-with-the-water-diviner.html |url-status=dead |access-date=19 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622071403/http://twitchfilm.com/2013/06/russell-crowe-set-to-make-feature-directing-debut-with-the-water-diviner.html |archive-date=22 June 2013}}</ref>