Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
2020 Golden Globes
Best Actor
2020 African American Film Critics Association Awards
2020 EDA Awards
Best Film
2020 Black Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Actress
Best Adapted Screenplay
2020 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2020 Critics Choice Awards
2020 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
Best Lead Performance by a Male Actor
2020 Denver Film Critics Society Awards
2020 Dorian Film Awards
2020 Iowa Film Critics Association Awards
2020 Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Awards
Best Actor of the Year
2020 London Critics Circle Film Awards
2020 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2020 Music City Film Critics Association Awards
2020 Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards
2020 Phoenix Critics Circle Awards
2020 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
2020 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards
2020 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2020 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
Best Male Actor
2020 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
2020 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
Not on any greatest film lists.
