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Judas and the Black Messiah
2021
· Movie
· 126 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #830
- IMDb #1263
- Google retired #636
- Metacritic #632
- Letterboxd #515
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #255
+7 more
- Metacritic Critics #431
- Metacritic Audience #1348
- Criticker #915
- Douban #1407
- Kinopoisk #4126
- AlloCiné #1630
- Trakt #842
Every rating
59–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 59, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96. Critics average 90, everyone else 76.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A small-time car thief is arrested by the FBI and offered a deal: he can avoid jail time if he infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party. His mission is to get close to its charismatic and influential Chairman and provide the bureau with intelligence. He is drawn into the movement's cause, creating a deep internal conflict as he becomes an informant for J. Edgar Hoover.
Details
- Director
- Shaka King
- Writers
- Keith Lucas, Kenneth Lucas, Shaka King, Will Berson
- Studio
- MACRO, Bron Studios, Participant, Proximity Media
- Released
- 12 February 2021
- Country
- Canada, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $26.0M
- Box office
- $6.4M
- Awards
- 28 wins, 43 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 71 →6 major awards won · 28 wins from 71 nominations across 27 ceremonies
| Grammy Awards 2022 | Best Traditional R&B Performance | "Fight for You" (H.E.R.) | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2021 | Best Original Song | " Fight for You " ( H.E.R., Dernst Emile II and Tiara Thomas ) | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2021 | Best Supporting Actor | Daniel Kaluuya | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2021 | Best Supporting Actor | Daniel Kaluuya | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2021 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Daniel Kaluuya | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2021 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Daniel Kaluuya | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 2022 | Song of the Year | "Fight for You" (D'Mile, H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas) | Nominee |
| Grammy Awards 2022 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Fight for You" (D'Mile, H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas) | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Song | " Fight for You " ( H.E.R., Dernst Emile II and Tiara Thomas ) | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Daniel Kaluuya | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Sean Bobbitt | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Will Berson, Shaka King, Kenny Lucas and Keith Lucas | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Shaka King, Charles D. King and Ryan Coogler | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | LaKeith Stanfield | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Daniel Kaluuya | Winner |
| Best Acting Ensemble | Judas and the Black Messiah | Nominee |
| Best Song | "Fight for You" (D'Mile, H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas) | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Traditional R&B Performance | "Fight for You" (H.E.R.) | Winner |
| Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Fight for You" (D'Mile, H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas) | Nominee |
| Song of the Year | "Fight for You" (D'Mile, H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas) | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Daniel Kaluuya | Winner |
| Best Original Song | "Fight for You" (D'Mile, H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas) | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Daniel Kaluuya | Winner |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Will Berson & Shaka King and Kenny and Keith Lucas | Nominee |
African-American Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Picture | Judas and the Black Messiah | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Daniel Kaluuya | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Dominique Fishback | Winner |
| Breakout Director | Shaka King | Winner |
Black Reel Awards
12 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Charles D. King, Ryan Coogler and Shaka King | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor | Daniel Kaluuya | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress | Dominique Fishback | Winner |
| Outstanding Actor | LaKeith Stanfield | Nominee |
| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female | Dominique Fishback | Nominee |
| Outstanding Cinematography | Sean Bobbitt | Nominee |
| Outstanding Director | Shaka King | Nominee |
| Outstanding Emerging Director | Shaka King | Nominee |
| Outstanding Ensemble | Alexa L. Fogel | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Song | "Fight for You" (D'Mile, H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Production Design | Sam Lisenco | Nominee |
| Outstanding Screenplay | Will Berson and Shaka King | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
9 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture | Shaka King | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Daniel Kaluuya | Winner |
| Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture | Will Berson, Shaka King, Kenny Lucas and Keith Lucas | Winner |
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | LaKeith Stanfield | Nominee |
| Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | The cast of Judas and the Black Messiah | Nominee |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Charles D. King, Ryan Coogler and Shaka King | Nominee |
| Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album | Judas and the Black Messiah Soundtrack ( Mark Isham and Craig Harris ) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Algee Smith | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Dominique Fishback | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Daniel Kaluuya | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Dominique Fishback | Nominee |
| Best Casting | Alexa L. Fogel | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Sean Bobbitt | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Impact Award | Judas and the Black Messiah | Winner |
| Best Male Director | Shaka King | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Judas and the Black Messiah | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Daniel Kaluuya | Nominee |
BET Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Movie | Judas and the Black Messiah | Winner |
| Best Actor | LaKeith Stanfield | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Daniel Kaluuya | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Daniel Kaluuya | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Will Berson and Shaka King | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Judas and the Black Messiah | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Sam Lisenco and Rebecca Brown | Nominee |
American Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Films | Judas and the Black Messiah | Winner |
Austin Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Daniel Kaluuya | Winner |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Daniel Kaluuya | Winner |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film Performance – Supporting Actor | Daniel Kaluuya | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Films | Judas and the Black Messiah | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Daniel Kaluuya | Winner |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Daniel Kaluuya | Winner |
MTV Movie & TV Awards
2 nominations
| Best Movie | Judas and the Black Messiah | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Movie | Daniel Kaluuya | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Supporting Actor | Daniel Kaluuya | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Dominique Fishback | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Feature Big Budget – Drama | Alexa L. Fogel, Donna Belajac, Elizabeth Berra and Missy Finnell | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Period Film | Charlese Antoinette Jones | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Daniel Kaluuya | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song in a Feature Film | "Fight for You" (D'Mile, H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas) | Nominee |