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12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave

2013

Director

Steve McQueen

Year

2013

Content Rating

TV-14

Stars

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

Languages

🇬🇧 English

Origin Countries

🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇺🇸 United States

Synopsis

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

ScoresSilverMetascore: 96

Major Awards

Overall
4 wins — 9 nominations

Wins (4)

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

Nominations (9)

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