12 Years a Slave

Name: 12 Years a Slave
Director: Steve McQueen
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Released: 2013

2013

IMDb

Steve McQueen

2013·TV-14·

United Kingdom,

United States

Award tierGold

Metascore

Biography Drama History

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

Languages

English

Major Awards

10 wins · 15 nominations

Wins (10)

Best Picture

BAFTA Awards (2014)

Best Film

Critics Choice Awards (2014)

Best Picture

Golden Globes, USA (2014)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Best Actor

BAFTA Awards (2014)

Best Leading Actor

Other

Film Independent Spirit Awards (2014)

Best Feature

PGA Awards (2014)

Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

London Critics Circle Film Awards (2014)

Film of the Year

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (2013)

Best Film

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (2013)

Best Director

Film Independent Spirit Awards (2014)

Best Director

Nominations (15)

Best Picture

César Awards, France (2015)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

David di Donatello Awards (2014)

Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)

Best Director

Academy Awards, USA (2014)

Best Achievement in Directing

Directors Guild of America, USA (2014)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film

Critics Choice Awards (2014)

Best Director

Golden Globes, USA (2014)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (2014)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Golden Globes, USA (2014)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Best Actor

Academy Awards, USA (2014)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Other

AACTA International Awards (2014)

Best Film

Gotham Awards (2013)

Best Feature

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (2014)

Best Film

London Critics Circle Film Awards (2014)

Director of the Year

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (2013)

Best Film

Film Independent Spirit Awards (2014)

Best Male Lead