Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

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Trailer

58%

Drama / Music

USA, 2020, 94 min

Directed by:

George C. Wolfe

Screenplay:

Ruben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson (theater play)

Cinematography:

Tobias A. Schliessler

Composer:

Branford Marsalis

Cast:

Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman, Taylour Paige, Jonny Coyne, Michael Potts, Jeremy Shamos, Joshua Harto, Dusan Brown (more)

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Awards

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Nominations

Academy Awards

2021 - Ann Roth (Best Achievement in Costume Design)
2021 - Jamika Wilson, Mia Neal, Sergio Lopez-Rivera (Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling)
2021 - Chadwick Boseman (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
2021 - Viola Davis (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
2021 - Diana Stoughton, Karen O'Hara, Mark Ricker (Best Achievement in Production Design)

Independent Spirit Awards

2021 - Dany Wolf, Denzel Washington, Todd Black (Best Feature)
2021 - Chadwick Boseman (Best Male Lead)
2021 - Viola Davis (Best Female Lead)
2021 - Glynn Turman (Best Supporting Male)
2021 - Colman Domingo (Best Supporting Male)

British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)

2021 - Ann Roth (Best Costume Design)
2021 - Larry M. Cherry, Matiki Anoff, Mia Neal, Sergio Lopez-Rivera (Best Make Up/Hair)
2021 - Chadwick Boseman (Best Leading Actor)

AACTA International Awards

2021 - Chadwick Boseman (Best Actor)
2021 - Viola Davis (Best Actress)

Golden Globes

2021 - Chadwick Boseman (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
2021 - Viola Davis (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)

Critics Choice Awards

2021 - Chadwick Boseman (Best Actor)
2021 - Ann Roth (Best Costume Design)
2021 - Best Hair and Makeup
2021 - Best Picture
2021 - Viola Davis (Best Actress)
2021 - Best Acting Ensemble
2021 - Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Best Adapted Screenplay)
2021 - Diana Stoughton, Karen O'Hara, Mark Ricker (Best Production Design)

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

2020 - Chadwick Boseman (Best Actor)
2020 - Viola Davis (Best Actress)
2020 - Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Best Adapted Screenplay)
2020 - Best Ensemble Cast

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

2020 - Chadwick Boseman (Best Actor)
2020 - Glynn Turman (Best Supporting Actor)
2020 - Viola Davis (Best Actress)