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All the awards and nominations of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2020 United States
George C. Wolfe
Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo ...
5.7
4,078
Drama
Drama
Tensions and temperatures rise over the course of an afternoon recording session in 1920s Chicago as a band of musicians await trailblazing performer, the legendary "Mother of the Blues," Ma Rainey (Academy Award® winner Viola Davis). Late to the session, the fearless, fiery Ma engages in a battle of wills with her white manager and producer over control of her music. As the band waits in the studio's claustrophobic rehearsal room, ... [+]
93th Academy Awards (2021) - Movies from 2020
nom.
Best Leading Actress (Viola Davis)
nom.
Best Leading Actor (Chadwick Boseman)
nom.
Best Production Design (Mark Ricker, Karen O'Hara, Diana Stoughton)
winner
Best Costume Design (Ann Roth)
winner
Best Makeup & Hairstyling (Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal, Jamika Wilson)
78 Golden Globes Awards (2021) - Movies from 2020
winner
Best Leading Actor Drama (Chadwick Boseman)
nom.
Best Leading Actress Drama (Viola Davis)
BAFTA 2021
nom.
Best Leading Actor (Chadwick Boseman)
winner
Best Costume Design (Ann Roth)
winner
Best Make Up & Hair (Matiki Anoff, Larry M. Cherry, Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal)
Writers Guild Awards (WGA) - Movies from 2020
nom.
Best Adapted Screenplay (Ruben Santiago-Hudson)
36 Independent Spirit Awards
nom.
Best Feature
nom.
Best Actress (Viola Davis)
nom.
Best Actor (Chadwick Boseman)
nom.
Best Supporting Actor (Glynn Turman)
nom.
Best Supporting Actor (Colman Domingo)
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle 2020
winner
Best Actor (Chadwick Boseman)
27 Screen Actors Guild Awards (Movies from 2020)
nom.
Best Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
winner
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (Chadwick Boseman)
winner
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role (Viola Davis)
Producers Guild Awards (PGA) 2021 - Movies from 2020
nom.
Best Film (Outstanding Production)
NSFC - National Society of Film Critics Awards 2020
nom.
Best Actor (Chadwick Boseman)
nom.
Best Actress (Viola Davis)
nom.
Best Supporting Actor (Glynn Turman)
Los Angeles Film Critics Awards (LAFCA 2020)
winner
Best Actor (Chadwick Boseman)
nom.
Best Actress (Viola Davis)
winner
Best Supporting Actor (Glynn Turman)
Gotham Independent Film Awards 2020
nom.
Best Actor (Chadwick Boseman)
26 Critics Choice Awards
nom.
Best Picture
winner
Best Actor (Chadwick Boseman)
nom.
Best Actress (Viola Davis)
nom.
Best Cast
nom.
Best Adapted Screenplay (Ruben Santiago-Hudson)
nom.
Best Art Direction (Mark Ricker, Karen O’Hara & Diana Stoughton)
winner
Best Costume Design
winner
Best Make-up & Hair
Chicago Film Critics Awards 2020
winner
Best Actor (Chadwick Boseman)
nom.
Best Actress (Viola Davis)
nom.
Best Score (Branford Marsalis)
nom.
Best Costume Design
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2020
winner
Best Ensemble Cast
American Film Institute (AFI) - Top 10 Film & TV (2020)
nom.
Top 10 - Movies of the Year (in alphabetical order)
52th NAACP Image Awards 2021
nom.
Outstanding Motion Picture
nom.
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (George C. Wolfe)
winner
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (Chadwick Boseman)
winner
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture (Viola Davis)
nom.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Colman Domingo)
nom.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Glynn Turman)
nom.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Taylour Paige)
winner
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
25 Satellite Awards (International Press Academy)
nom.
Motion Picture, Drama
nom.
Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama (Chadwick Boseman)
nom.
Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama (Viola Davis)
nom.
Screenplay, Adapted (Ruben Santiago-Hudson)
nom.
Costume Design
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