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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Tensions rise when trailblazing blues singer Ma Rainey and her band gather at a recording studio in Chicago in 1927.
IMDB 6.9
RT 97%
Metacritic 87
StarsViola DavisChadwick BosemanGlynn Turman
DirectorGeorge C. Wolfe
WriterRuben Santiago-HudsonAugust Wilson

AwardsWon 2 Oscars
  • Best Achievement in Makeup and HairstylingWinner
    Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal, Jamika Wilson
  • Best Achievement in Costume DesignWinner
    Ann Roth
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    Chadwick Boseman
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    Viola Davis
  • Best Achievement in Production Design
    Mark Ricker, Karen O'Hara, Diana Stoughton

LanguageEnglish