After taking the supporting part of star John Cusack's former romantic interest in the comedy-drama "High Fidelity" (2000), Zeta-Jones starred in Steven Soderbergh's "Traffic" (2000). In the ensemble thriller on drug abuse starring Michael Douglas and Benicio del Toro, she played Helena Ayala, the pregnant wife of a drug lord who takes over the business when her husband is arrested. Initially written by Soderbergh as a mother of two, he changed the part to that of a pregnant woman on Zeta-Jones's suggestion, to accommodate her own pregnancy. Highly profitable at the box office and critically acclaimed, "Traffic" was described by the "Dallas Observer" as "a remarkable achievement in filmmaking, a beautiful and brutal work". Edward Guthman of the "San Francisco Chronicle" found Zeta-Jones to be a standout among the ensemble and labelled her "sensational" in a scene in which she confronts a Tijuana dealer, adding that "through sheer conviction, she electrifies a moment that could have been absurd". The ensemble of "Traffic" won the SAG Award for Outstanding Cast and Zeta-Jones was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.