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12 Years a Slave is a 2013 historical drama film directed and produced by Steve McQueen.It is an adaptation of the 1853 autobiographical slave narrative memoir of the same name by Solomon Northup, a New York-born free negro who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C. in 1841 and sold into slavery.
12 Years a Slave is a 2013 biographical historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen from a screenplay by John Ridley, based on the 1853 slave memoir Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, an African American man who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C. by two conmen in 1841 and sold into slavery.
Ejiofor received numerous accolades for playing American abolitionist Solomon Northup in the 2013 biographical period drama film 12 Years a Slave. He received the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor .
The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong'o.She won her first Academy Award for her feature film debut in 12 Years a Slave (2013), where she became the first Kenyan and Mexican actress to win the award.
Solomon Northup's story "12 Years a Slave" just won "Best Picture" at the Oscars, and now some 161-year-old errors are being corrected by The New York Times. You see, way back on January 20, 1853 ...
The Library of Congress announced the 25 features joining the National Film Registry for 2023, with titles including “12 Years a Slave,” “Home Alone,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas ...
The same year, she starred as Mary Epps, an abusive slave-owner, in the Steve McQueen directed historical drama film 12 Years a Slave. [45] The film was a critical success, earning numerous accolades. [46] She was nominated along with the ensemble for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. [47]
Correction: An early version of this article indicated that Studiocanal had acquired global rights to 11 River Road Entertainment, but Searchlight holds domestic U.S. and Canada rights to “12 ...