2020 · 1h 34m · Drama, Music
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Directed byGeorge C. Wolfe
IMDb
6.9
78.8K votes
Metacritic
87
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Rotten Tomatoes
97%
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Released Dec 18, 2020 by Escape Artists
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Critics (Metacritic)87
Audience (IMDb x 10)69
Critics liked it more than audiences did, by 18 points.
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Cast
Crew
- Director
- George C. Wolfe
- Music
- Branford Marsalis
- Cinematography
- Tobias A. Schliessler
- Editing
- Andrew Mondshein
- Producers
- Todd BlackDenzel WashingtonDany Wolf
9 nominations, 6 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 2021Chadwick Boseman
- NominatedBest Actress · Academy Awards 2021Viola Davis
- NominatedBest Production Design · Academy Awards 2021Production Design: Mark Ricker; Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara and Diana Stoughton
- WonBest Costume Design · Academy Awards 2021Ann Roth
- WonBest Makeup and Hairstyling · Academy Awards 2021Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson
- WonBest Actor, Drama · Golden Globe Awards 2021Chadwick Boseman
- WonBest Actor · Critics Choice Awards 2021Chadwick Boseman
- WonMale Actor in a Leading Role · Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) 2021Chadwick Boseman
- WonFemale Actor in a Leading Role · Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) 2021Viola Davis
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