BP080 Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and
Tom Salinsky


Episode 80: Million Dollar Baby (2004)


Released 10 February 2021


For this episode we watched Million Dollar Baby,
written by Paul Haggis, based on stories by FX Toole. It was
directed by Clint Eastwood and starred Hilary Swank, Eastwood and
Morgan Freeman. As well as Best Picture, Eastwood won Best
Director and Swank and Freeman both won acting awards. Eastwood
was nominated as Best Actor but lost to Jamie Foxx. It was also
nominated for its screenplay and its editing.


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