Martin Scorsese He started the year strong, despite having an age, nothing was going to prevent him from having a high rate of filming.
In 2001 his passion for cinema led him to shoot "The concert for New York City: the neighborhood", a concert in tribute to those who died in the 11/XNUMX attack, which took place at Madison Square Garden on October 20, 2001.
A year later he presents “Gangs of New York”, A film that started as a great favorite at the Oscars with 10 nominations, including Scorsese himself for best director. Finally, a resounding failure by not receiving any statuettes. This film was the first collaboration with his new fetish actor Leonardo DiCaprio, with whom he works again on several occasions.
"Martin Scorsese presents the blues”Is his next job. A television series on the history of the blues, in seven chapters shot by seven different directors. Martin Scorsese is in charge of production, and he himself directs the first episode called "Homesickness."
In 2004 he paid tribute to the greatest woman in America, The statue of Liberty in the documentary "Lady by the sea: the statue of liberty." A film that shows what the monument has meant to Americans and what it has come to mean after 11/XNUMX.
"The Aviator”Brought him back to the Academy Awards ceremony in 2004, again in collaboration with actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
The biopic about the millionaire Howard Hughes it earned him his fourth nomination for best director, but once again he was left without the statuette. Although this time the film won five awards of the eleven to which it opted.
On January 5, 2005, the French government handed him the Légion d'honneur for his contribution to the cinema.
That same year he filmed “No direction home”, a documentary dedicated to the figure of Bob Dylan, from his childhood until he became a star, with a duration of three and a half hours.
In 2006, the Hollywood Academy finally had to surrender to Martin Scorsese and award him the Oscar that he owed. It was for “The Departed”, a tape that was rolling, again, with Leonardo Dicaprio as one of the protagonists.
The film, a remake of the Hong Kong film "Infernal affairs" by Lau Wai Keung and Alan Mak, also received the Oscar for best director, the best film and two more.
In 2007 he shot “La clave reserva”, an advertising spot for the cava firm Freixenet, paying homage to the hitchcock movie "The man that knew too much".
"Shine a Light" in 2008 is a documentary about the tour of the Rolling Stones in which Martin Scorsese recorded them to show the public the lives of the artists.
Martin Scorsese started the year strong, despite already having an age, nothing was going to prevent him from having a high rate of filming.
In 2001 his passion for cinema led him to shoot “The concert for New York City: the neighborhood”, a concert in tribute to those who died in the 11/20 attack, which took place at Madison Square Garden on October 2001. XNUMX.
A year later he presented “Gangs of New York”, a film that started as a great favorite at the Oscars with 10 nominations, including Scorsese himself for best director. Finally, a resounding failure by not receiving any statuettes. This film was the first collaboration with his new fetish actor Leonardo DiCaprio, with whom he works again on several occasions.
"Martin Scorsese presents the blues" is his next work. A television series on the history of the blues, in seven chapters shot by seven different directors. Martin Scorsese is in charge of production, and he himself directs the first episode called "Homesickness."
In 2004 he paid tribute to the greatest woman in America, The Statue of Liberty in the documentary "Lady by the sea: the statue of liberty." A film that shows what the monument has meant to Americans and what it has come to mean after 11/XNUMX.
"The Aviator" again took him to the Academy Awards ceremony in 2004, again in collaboration with actor Leonardo DiCaprio. The biopic about millionaire Howard Hughes earned him his fourth nomination for best director, but once again he was left without the statuette. Although this time the film won five awards of the eleven to which it opted.
On January 5, 2005, the French government awarded him the Légion d'honneur for his contribution to cinema.
That same year he filmed “No direction home”, a documentary dedicated to the figure of Bob Dylan, from his childhood until he became a star, with a duration of three and a half hours.
In 2006, the Hollywood Academy finally had to surrender to Martin Scorsese and award him the Oscar that he owed. It was for "The Departed", a film that was shooting, again, with Leonardo Dicaprio as one of the protagonists. The film, a remake of the Hong Kong film “Infernal affairs” by Lau Wai Keung and Alan Mak, also received the Oscar for best director, one for best film and two more.
In 2007 he shot “La clave reserva”, an advertising spot for the cava firm Freixenet, paying homage to Hitchcock's film “The man who knew too much”.
"Shine a Light" in 2008 is a documentary about the Rolling Stones tour in which Martin Scorsese recorded them to show the public the lives of the artists.