Spartacus (film) Spartacus (film) Spartacus is a 1960 American epic historical drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick, written by Dalton Trumbo, and based on the novel of the same title by Howard Fast. It is inspired by the life story of Spartacus, the leader of a slave revolt in antiquity, and the events of the Third Servile War, and stars Kirk Douglas in the title role, Laurence Olivier as Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus, Peter Ustinov, who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, as slave trader Lentulus Batiatus, John Gavin as Julius Caesar, Jean Simmons as Varinia, Charles
Gold Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role Gold Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role Gold Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role – Male is an award given as part of its annual Boroplus Gold Awards for TV serials, to recognize a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The award was first awarded in 2007 under the title Best Actor in a Lead Role. A special award called Best Actor – Critics or Best Actor – Jury was also awarded occasionally in 2000s, whose winner was selected by the jury of critics assigned to the function. The jury