Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
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Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Viola Davis
Ma Rainey
Chadwick Boseman
Levee
Glynn Turman
Toledo
Colman Domingo
Cutler
Michael Potts
Slow Drag
Jeremy Shamos
Irvin
Jonny Coyne
Sturdyvant
Taylour Paige
Dussie Mae
Dusan Brown
Sylvester
Quinn VanAntwerp
Band Singer
Joshua Harto
Policeman
Chloe Davis
Ma Rainey's Dancer
George C. Wolfe
Director
Mayte Natalio
Ma Rainey's Dancer
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Writer
August Wilson
Writer
Johanna Elmina Moise
Ma Rainey's Dancer
Onyxx Noel
Ma Rainey's Dancer
Todd Black
Producer
Denzel Washington
Producer
LaWanda Hopkins
Ma Rainey's Dancer
Denzel Washington
Producer
Sierra Stewart
Ma Rainey's Dancer
Dany Wolf
Producer
Malaiyka Reid
Ma Rainey's Dancer
Branford Marsalis
Composer
Tobias A. Schliessler
Cinematographer
Catherine Foster
Ma Rainey's Dancer
Andrew Mondshein
Editor
Antonio Fierro
Laborer (uncredited)
Avy Kaufman
CastingDirector
Daniel Johnson
Chicago Worker (uncredited)
Mark Ricker
ProductionDesigner
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Skip Lievsay
Sound Re-Recording Mixer / Supervising Sound Editor
Jai Williams
Makeup Artist
Rachel Geary
Makeup Artist
Paul Urmson
Supervising Sound Editor
Bethany Montecalvo
Makeup Artist
Bethany Townes
Makeup Artist
Josephine Allegretti
Visual Effects
Constanza Romero
Executive Producer
Ann Roth
Costume Designer
Diana Stoughton
Set Decoration
Michele Ziegler
First Assistant Director
James F. Truesdale
Art Direction
Megan Graham
Script Supervisor
Paul Bucciarelli
Set Buyer
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Details.
Release DateNovember 25, 2020
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Content RatingR
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is a 2020 American drama film directed by George C. Wolfe and written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, based on the 1982 play of the same name by August Wilson. The film stars Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, and Michael Potts. Inspired by the career of Ma Rainey, an influential blues singer and the title character, the film dramatizes a turbulent recording session in 1920s Chicago.
Produced by Denzel Washington, Todd Black, and Dany Wolf, the project was originally announced alongside Washington's Fences in 2013 as part of his ten-picture deal with HBO. The adaptation eventually moved to Netflix and filming began in Pittsburgh in 2019. Boseman died during post-production in August 2020, making Black Bottom his final film appearance. The film is dedicated to his memory.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom began a limited theatrical release on November 25, 2020, before beginning to stream on Netflix on December 18. The film received universal acclaim. Critics lauded the performances of Davis, Boseman, and Turman as well as the costume design and production values. It was named as one of the ten best films of 2020 by the American Film Institute. The film received five nominations at the 93rd Academy Awards, including Best Actor (for Boseman), Best Actress (for Davis), and won two awards: Makeup and Hairstyling and Costume Design. Additionally, the film received eight Critics' Choice Movie Award nominations and nine NAACP Image Award nominations, including Outstanding Motion Picture, with Davis and Boseman both winning lead acting awards. Davis and Boseman also won lead acting awards for their performances at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, making them the first African-American actors in history to win in leading categories in the same year; both received nominations at the Golden Globes, with Boseman posthumously winning Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama.