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12 Years a Slave

2013

IMDb

Steve McQueen

2013·TV-14·United KingdomUnited Kingdom, United StatesUnited States
Award tierGold
Metascore
BiographyDramaHistoryIndie

In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.

Cast

Chiwetel Ejiofor·Michael Kenneth Williams·Michael Fassbender·Brad Pitt

Producers

Dede Gardner·Anthony Katagas·Jeremy Kleiner·Steve McQueen·Arnon Milchan

Languages

United KingdomEnglish

Major Awards

11 wins · 16 nominations

Wins (11)

Festival Grand Prize

Toronto International Film Festival (2013)

People's Choice Award

Steve McQueen

Best Picture

Film Independent Spirit Awards (2014)

Best Feature

Brad PittDede GardnerAnthony KatagasArnon MilchanBill PohladJeremy KleinerSteve McQueen
BAFTA Awards (2014)

Best Film

Brad PittDede GardnerAnthony KatagasJeremy KleinerSteve McQueen
PGA Awards (2014)

Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

Brad PittDede GardnerAnthony KatagasJeremy KleinerSteve McQueen
London Critics Circle Film Awards (2014)

Film of the Year

Critics Choice Awards (2014)

Best Picture

Golden Globes, USA (2014)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (2013)

Best Film

Best Director

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (2013)

Best Director

Steve McQueen
Film Independent Spirit Awards (2014)

Best Director

Steve McQueen

Best Actor

BAFTA Awards (2014)

Best Leading Actor

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Nominations (16)

Best Picture

AACTA International Awards (2014)

Best Film

Brad PittDede GardnerAnthony KatagasJeremy KleinerSteve McQueen
Gotham Awards (2013)

Best Feature

Brad PittDede GardnerAnthony KatagasArnon MilchanBill PohladJeremy KleinerSteve McQueen
César Awards, France (2015)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

Steve McQueen
David di Donatello Awards (2014)

Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)

Steve McQueen
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (2014)

Best Film

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (2013)

Best Film

Best Director

Academy Awards, USA (2014)

Best Achievement in Directing

Steve McQueen
Directors Guild of America, USA (2014)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film

Steve McQueen
London Critics Circle Film Awards (2014)

Director of the Year

Steve McQueen
Critics Choice Awards (2014)

Best Director

Steve McQueen
Golden Globes, USA (2014)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Steve McQueen

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (2014)

Best Adapted Screenplay

John Ridley
Golden Globes, USA (2014)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

John Ridley

Best Actor

Academy Awards, USA (2014)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Chiwetel Ejiofor
Critics Choice Awards (2014)

Best Actor

Chiwetel Ejiofor
Film Independent Spirit Awards (2014)

Best Male Lead

Chiwetel Ejiofor