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Selma
2014
· Movie
· 128 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #931
- IMDb #1084
- Google retired #815
- Rotten Tomatoes #299
- Metacritic #907
- Letterboxd #1152
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #48
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1008
- Metacritic Critics #717
- Metacritic Audience #1504
- Criticker #826
- Douban #1405
- Kinopoisk #3350
- AlloCiné #704
- Trakt #1326
Every rating
60–99
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 60, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 99. Critics average 89, everyone else 76.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, becomes a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement, highlighting the brutal struggle and the power of nonviolent protest.
Details
- Director
- Ava DuVernay
- Writers
- Ava DuVernay, Paul Webb
- Released
- 25 December 2014
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $20.0M
- Box office
- $66.8M
- Awards
- 35 wins, 44 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 79 →4 major awards won · 35 wins from 79 nominations across 30 ceremonies
| Grammy Awards 2016 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | John Legend and Common for " Glory " | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2015 | Best Original Song | John Legend and Common for " Glory " | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 | Best Song | John Legend and Common for " Glory " | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2015 | Best Original Song | John Legend and Common for " Glory " | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 2016 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Selma | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2015 | Best Picture | Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Christian Colson, and Oprah Winfrey | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 | Best Actor | David Oyelowo | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 | Best Picture | Selma | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Song | John Legend and Common for " Glory " | Winner |
| Best Acting Ensemble | Selma | Nominee |
| Best Actor | David Oyelowo | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ava DuVernay | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Selma | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Song | John Legend and Common for " Glory " | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Drama Motion Picture | David Oyelowo | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ava DuVernay | Nominee |
| Best Drama Motion Picture | Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Christian Colson, and Oprah Winfrey | Nominee |
Academy Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Song | John Legend and Common for " Glory " | Winner |
| Best Picture | Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Christian Colson, and Oprah Winfrey | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Song Written for Visual Media | John Legend and Common for " Glory " | Winner |
| Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Selma | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actor | David Oyelowo | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Bradford Young | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ava DuVernay | Nominee |
| Best Film | Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Christian Colson, and Oprah Winfrey | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Carmen Ejogo | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
10 nominations, 8 won
| Outstanding Actor – Feature | David Oyelowo | Winner |
| Outstanding Director – Feature | Ava DuVernay | Winner |
| Outstanding Ensemble – Feature | Aisha Coley | Winner |
| Outstanding Film | Selma | Winner |
| Outstanding Original Song – Feature | John Legend and Common for " Glory " | Winner |
| Outstanding Score – Feature | Jason Moran | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor – Feature | Wendell Pierce | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress – Feature | Carmen Ejogo | Winner |
| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male – Feature | Andre Holland | Nominee |
| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male – Feature | Stephan James | Nominee |
NAACP Image Award
8 nominations, 4 won
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | David Oyelowo | Winner |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Selma | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Common | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Carmen Ejogo | Winner |
| Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture | Ava DuVernay | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Wendell Pierce | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Andre Holland | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Oprah Winfrey | Nominee |
African-American Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | David Oyelowo | Winner |
| Best Director | Ava DuVernay | Winner |
| Best Music | John Legend and Common for " Glory " | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Narrative Feature | Selma | Winner |
| Breakthrough Performance Award | David Oyelowo | Winner |
| Variety ' s 10 Directors to Watch | Ava DuVernay | Winner |
BET Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Collaboration | John Legend and Common for " Glory " | Winner |
| Best Movie | Selma | Winner |
Women Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Female Action Star | Oprah Winfrey | Winner |
| Best Movie by a Woman | Selma | Winner |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Woman Director | Ava DuVernay | Winner |
| Best Director | Ava DuVernay | Nominee |
| Best Film | Selma | Nominee |
American Film Institute
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Movies of the Year | Selma | Winner |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films of the Year | Selma | Winner |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film Director of the Year | Ava DuVernay | Winner |
Hamptons International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Variety ' s 10 Actors to Watch | Tessa Thompson | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| New Generation Award | Ava DuVernay | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Freedom of Expression Award | Selma | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Pictures | Selma | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Virtuosos Award | David Oyelowo | Winner |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
5 nominations
| Best Actor | David Oyelowo | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ava DuVernay | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | Selma | Nominee |
| Best Film | Selma | Nominee |
| The Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, DC | Selma | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor – Motion Picture | David Oyelowo | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ava DuVernay | Nominee |
| Best Film | Selma | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Original | Paul Webb | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Director | Ava DuVernay | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Webb | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Selma | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Original Song | John Legend and Common for " Glory " | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Selma | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
2 nominations
| Breakthrough Performance | David Oyelowo | Nominee |
| Movie of the Year | Selma | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Ensemble | Selma | Nominee |
| Best Film | Selma | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Big Budget Drama | Aisha Coley and Robyn Owen | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild
1 nomination
| Excellence in Period Film | Ruth E. Carter | Nominee |
Motion Picture Sound Editors
1 nomination
| Feature Music | Julie Pearce and Clint Bennett | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Scene | "Church Bombing" | Nominee |