Awards

Soldiers on a field of battle are set on fire by several explosions. The attackers erupt into multiple fire burns.

Stunt men on horses make a last stand and charge their enemy. They are shot down while galloping to their death. Both horses and stunt men fall onto the field of battle.

THE LAST SAMURAI presents a timeless story of honor in the cinematic tradition of Akira Kurosawa. This beautifully crafted star vehicle serves one of America's modern screen icons, and Tom Cruise not only rises to the challenge, but carries the film into the history books with great dignity. The recreation of 19th Century Japan is a feast for the eyes, and Ed Zwick's masterful direction not only presents spectacular battle scenes, but never loses sight of what the individual warriors stood for.

5th place