9x NAACP Image Award® Nominations 8x Critics Choice Award Nominations 2x Golden Globe® Award Nominations 3x SAG Award® Nominations
"Dynamic. Distinct characters, crackling dialogue and sharp filmmaking. Bringing all of these performances together are George C. Wolfe's direction, Andrew Mondshein's editing, and Tobias A. Schliessler's cinematography, which succeed at moving Wilson's play onto the screen. Wolfe and his team have created an indelible composition and striking performances." NPR
"A powerful, ultimately shattering screen version of the 1982 August Wilson play. Speaks so eloquently to our time. George C. Wolfe directed, subtly and astutely, from Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s screen adaptation – a film based on a 38-year-old play that is of the immediate moment." The Wall Street Journal
[READ] Director George C. Wolfe reflects on Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and the Mother of the Blues.
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