With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
Best Supporting Actor
2012 Academy Awards (Oscars)
Best Original Screenplay
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
2012 Golden Globes
Best Screenplay
2012 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards
2012 Austin Film Critics Association Awards
2012 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2012 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards
Best Director
2012 Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards
2012 National Board of Review Awards
2012 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2012 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
Not on any greatest film lists.