Motion Picture Nominees
Rich in tradition and heritage, but still in constant renewal, literature is probably the oldest of our forms of artistic expression. That it remains a vibrant creative field of endeavor is seen in the wealth of talent found among this year's Award candidates.
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Outstanding Motion Picture
LucasfilmRed Tails
winnerA crew of African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program, having faced segregation while kept mostly on the ground during World War II, are called into duty.
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Fox Searchlight PicturesBeasts of the Southern Wild" is set in a bayou cut off from the world by a levee where a six year old girl exists on the brink of orphanhood.
Django Unchained
The Weinstein CompanySet in the South two years before the Civil War, bounty hunter Dr. Schultz is hunting the murderous Brittle brothers and only slave Django can lead him to his bounty.
Flight
Paramount PicturesAcademy Award winner, Denzel Washington stars as Whip Whitaker, a seasoned airline pilot, who miraculously crash lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving nearly every soul on board.
Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds
LionsgateA moving, uplifting drama about coincidence, courage, and the defining choices we make on our paths to happiness.
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Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
"Flight" (Paramount Pictures)Denzel Washington
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Jamie Foxx
"Django Unchained" (The Weinstein Company)
Morgan Freeman
"The Magic of Belle Isle" (Magnolia Pictures)
Suraj Sharma
"Life of Pi" (20th Century Fox)
Tyler Perry
"Alex Cross" (Summit Entertainment) -
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
"Won't Back Down" (20th Century Fox)Viola Davis
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Emayatzy Corinealdi
"Middle of Nowhere" (AAFRM)
Halle Berry
"Cloud Atlas" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Loretta Devine
"In The Hive" (Eone Entertainment)
Quvenzhané Wallis
"Beasts of the Southern Wild" (Fox Searchlight Pictures) -
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
"Django Unchained" (The Weinstein Company)Samuel L. Jackson
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David Oyelowo
"Middle of Nowhere" (AFFRM)
Don Cheadle
"Flight" (Paramount Pictures)
Dwight Henry
"Beasts of the Southern Wild" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Lenny Kravitz
"The Hunger Games" (Lionsgate) -
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
"Django Unchained" (The Weinstein Company)Kerry Washington
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Amandla Stenberg
"The Hunger Games" (Lionsgate)
Gloria Reuben
"Lincoln" (The Walt Disney Studios)
Phylicia Rashad
"Tyler Perry's Good Deeds" (Lionsgate)
Taraji P. Henson
"Think Like a Man" (Screen Gems) -
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
Fox Searchlight PicturesBeasts of the Southern Wild
winnerBeasts of the Southern Wild" is set in a bayou cut off from the world by a levee where a six year old girl exists on the brink of orphanhood.
LucasfilmRed Tails
winnerA crew of African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program, having faced segregation while kept mostly on the ground during World War II, are called into duty.
Chico & Rita
GKIDSCuba, 1948. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and desire unite them as they chase their dreams.
Unconditional
Harbinger Media PatnersA man fighting kidney disease restores hope for a childhood friend who has lost her husband to violence by loving and mentoring at-risk children.
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
CodeblackKari seems to have the perfect life until Kari's dark past is unveiled Forced to confront the truth life spirals out of control for her
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Outstanding International Motion Picture
The Weinstein CompanyThe Intouchables
winnerAn irreverent, uplifting comedy about friendship, trust and human possibility. Based on a true story of friendship between a handicap millionaire and his street smart ex-con caretaker.
Chico & Rita
GKIDSCuba, 1948. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and desire unite them as they chase their dreams.
For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada
ARC EntertainmentFor Greater Glory" tells the true story of the Cristero War, the revolt that rocked 20th Century Mexico. Impassioned Christians risked it all for the future of their country.
Special Forces
eOne FilmsAfter war correspondent Elsa Cassanova (Diane Kruger) is taken hostage by the Taliban and faced with her imminent execution, a Special Forces unit is dispatched to free her.
The Raid: Redemption
Sony Pictures ClassicsWhen his unit's raid is sabotaged, a rookie member of an elite special-forces team finds himself trapped alone in the apartment block of a brutal crime lord.