– David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor Top 10 (listed alphabetically)– Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian Top 10 (listed alphabetically) – Carrie Rickey & Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer Accolades Million Dollar Baby received the award for Best Picture of 2004 at the 77th Academy Awards. Clint Eastwood was awarded his second Best Director Oscar for the film, and also received a Best Actor in a Leading Role nomination. Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman received Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscars, respectively. Joel Cox, Eastwood's editor for many years, was nominated for Best Film Editing, and Paul Haggis was nominated for the Best Adapted Screenplay award. The film was named the third "Best Film of the 21st Century So Far" in 2017 by The New York Times. Home media The film was released on VHS and DVD on July 12, 2005, and all editions of the Region 1 DVD, except for the "Deluxe Edition", came with a paperback copy of the book Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner. An HD DVD release was issued on April 18, 2006. The Blu-ray Disc version was released on November 14, 2006. It was the first Best Picture winner released on either high-definition optical disc format in the U.S.; it and Unforgiven (also starring Eastwood and Freeman) were the only ones released in the U.S. on HD DVD prior to the first one released in the U.S. on Blu-ray, Crash. The film is also available online through video on demand and most major streaming platforms. See also Cinema of the United States List of American films of 2004 References Bibliography External links US News article: Million Dollar Maybe, A real-life version of Maggie Fitzgerald Another possible real-life Maggie Fitzgerald Million Dollar Baby at the Sports Movie Database 2004 films American sports drama films 2000s sports drama films American boxing films Films directed by Clint Eastwood Films produced by Clint Eastwood Best Foreign Film César Award winners Best Picture Academy Award winners Films about euthanasia Films about paraplegics or quadriplegics Films about women's sports Films based on short fiction Films featuring a Best Actress Academy Award-winning performance Films featuring a Best Drama Actress Golden Globe-winning performance Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award-winning performance Films whose director won the Best Directing Academy Award Films whose director won the Best Director Golden Globe Lakeshore Entertainment films Malpaso Productions films Films