Academy Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Jennifer Connelly; Best Director, Ron Howard; Best Picture, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published, Akiva Goldsman
The story of John Forbes Nash Jr., a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic who overcomes his disease and wins a Nobel Prize.
General Note
Based on the book by Sylvia Nasar.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2001.
Features: disc 1: feature commentary with director Ron Howard and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman, deleted scenes with director commentary, cast and filmmaker's bios and production notes, DVD-ROM features: Universal Studios Total Access exclusive weblink; disc 2: A beautiful partnership: Ron Howard and Brian Grazer, Development of the screenplay, Meeting John Nash, Accepting the Nobel Prize in Economics, Casting Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly, the process of age progression, storyboard comparison, creation of the special effects, scoring the film, "Inside A beautiful mind" making-of, Academy Award reactions from winners, theatrical trailer, soundtrack.