The Aviator
A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Drama
Miramax Films, Appian Way, Forward Pass, Cappa Productions, Warner Bros., Initial Entertainment Group (IEG), IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 3. Produktions KG, Mel's Cite du Cinema
Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes, Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn, Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner, John C. Reilly as Noah Dietrich, Alec Baldwin as Juan Trippe, Alan Alda as Senator Ralph Owen Brewster, Ian Holm as Professor Fitz, Jude Law as Errol Flynn, Kelli Garner as Faith Domergue, Danny Huston as Jack Frye, Brent Spiner as Robert Gross, Willem Dafoe as Roland Sweet, Gwen Stefani as Jean Harlow, Adam Scott as Johnny Meyer, Matt Ross as Glenn Odekirk, Frances Conroy as Mrs. Hepburn, Stanley DeSantis as Louis B. Mayer, Keith Campbell as Marine, Amy Sloan as Howard Hughes's Mother, Kevin O'Rourke as Spencer Tracy, Nellie Sciutto as Secretary, Edward Herrmann as Joseph Breen, Kenneth Welsh as Dr. Hepburn, J.C. MacKenzie as Ludlow, Jacob Davich as Howard Hughes - 9 Years Old, Sam Hennings as Frank, Vince Giordano as Cocoanut Grove Band Member, Jason Cavalier as Cocoanut Grove Patron, Rufus Wainwright as Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #1, Loudon Wainwright III as Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2, Martha Wainwright as Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #3, Al Dubois as Pan Am Executive #1, John Koensgen as Pan Am Executive #2, Harry Standjofski as Crony of Louis B. Mayer, Josie Maran as Cigarette Girl, Joe Chrest as Hell's Angels Director of Photography, Justin Shilton as Hell's Angels Pilot, Arthur Holden as Radio Announcer, Joseph P. Reidy as Aide to Howard, Stéphane Demers as Maitre d', Yves Jacques as Waiter, Chris Ufland as Engineer, Sebastian Tillinger as Timer, James Bradford as Uncle Willy, Francesca Scorsese as Little Girl, Alan Toy as Man on Crutches, Joe Cobden as Another Guest #1, Linda Smith as Another Guest #2, David Purdham as Emcee, Alan Fawcett as Chairman MPA, Lisa Bronwyn Moore as Noah's Wife, Emma Campbell as Helen - Jack Frye's wife, Vincent Laresca as Jorge, Matt Holland as Hughes' Staff Person, Dennis St John as Nick the Custodian, Al Vandecruys as Doctor, James Rae as FBI Agent, Kathleen McAuliffe as Brewster's Maid, Terry Haig as Another Senator, Danielle Franke as Esquire Starlet (uncredited), Meghan Elizabeth as Starlet (uncredited), Elizabeth DeCicco as Starlet (uncredited), Elisa Dyann as Coat Check Girl (uncredited), Isabelle Champeau as Editor (uncredited), Al Coronel as Bi-Plane Mechanic (uncredited)