Directed by:
Ava DuVernay
Written by:
Paul Webb
Genre:
Biography | Drama | History
Runtime:
128 mins
Plot:
A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
Release Date:
December 25, 2014
Reception:
Cast:
David Oyelowo
Tom Wilkinson
Carmen Ejogo
André Holland
Tessa Thompson
Giovanni Ribisi
Lorraine Toussaint
Stephan James
Wendell Pierce
Common
Alessandro Nivola
LaKeith Stanfield
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Dylan Baker
Tim Roth
Oprah Winfrey
Martin Sheen
Stephen Root
WINNER
Best Original Song
Common
John Legend
For the song “Glory“
Wins
- Best Achievement in Music, Original Song | Common, John Legend, “Glory“
Nominations
- Best Motion Picture of the Year | Christian Colson, Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner
Wins
- Best Original Song – Motion Picture | Common, John Legend, “Glory“
Nominations
- Best Motion Picture – Drama
- Best Actor – Drama | David Oyelowo
- Best Director – Motion Picture | Ava DuVernay
Nominations
- Excellence in Period Film | Ruth E. Carter
Wins
- Best Song Written for Visual Media | Common, John Legend, Rhymefest, “Glory“
Nominations
- Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Ava DuVernay