A24 Awards

Story

A man, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men.

Consider

Best Picture

Monique Walton

Clint Bentley

Greg Kwedar

Best Director

Greg Kwedar

Best Adapted Screenplay

Screenplay By:

Clint Bentley

Greg Kwedar

Story By:

Clint Bentley

Greg Kwedar

Clarence Maclin

John ‘Divine G’ Whitfield

Best Actor

Colman Domingo

Best Supporting Actor

Clarence Maclin

Best Film Editing

Parker Laramie

Best Cinematography

Pat Scola

Best Production Design

Production Designer

Ruta Kiskyte

Art Director
Jacob Harbeck

Best Costume Design

Desira Pesta

Best Original Score

Bryce Dessner

Best Original Song

“Like a Bird”

Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada

Best Sound

Production Sound

Sean McCormick

Supervising Sound Editor/ Re-recording Mixer

Lee Salevan

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Awards and Nominations

AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

NOMINEE - Best Ensemble

NOMINEE - Best Actor - Colman Domingo

NOMINEE - Best Supporting Actor - Clarence Maclin
African American Film Critics Association

WINNER - Best Actor - Colman Domingo

WINNER - Best Supporting Actor - Clarence Maclin

WINNER - Best Screenplay - Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar

WINNER - Top 10 Films of the Year - #2
American Film Institute

WINNER - Motion Pictures of the Year
Atlanta Film Critics Circle

WINNER - Top 10 Films - #7

WINNER - Best Ensemble Cast
Boston Society of Film Critics

WINNER - Best Ensemble
Chicago Film Critics Association

WINNER - Most Promising Performer - Clarence Maclin

NOMINEE - Best Actor - Colman Domingo

NOMINEE - Best Supporting Actor - Clarence Maclin

NOMINEE - Best Adapted Screenplay - Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar

NOMINEE - Milos Stehlik Award for Breakthrough Filmmaker - Greg Kwedar
Cinema Eye Honors

NOMINEE - Heterodox - Sing Sing
Critics Choice Awards

NOMINEE - Best Picture

NOMINEE - Best Actor - Colman Domingo

NOMINEE - Best Supporting Actor - Clarence Maclin

NOMINEE - Best Acting Ensemble - Sing Sing

NOMINEE - Best Adapted Screenplay - Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley
Film Independent Spirit Awards

NOMINEE - Best Feature

NOMINEE - Best Lead Performance - Colman Domingo

NOMINEE - Best Supporting Performance - Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin
Golden Globes

NOMINEE - Best Performance By A Male Actor – Drama - Colman Domingo
Gotham Awards

WINNER - Outstanding Lead Performance - Colman Domingo

WINNER - Outstanding Supporting Performance - Clarence Maclin
Indiana Film Journalists Association

NOMINEE - Best Picture

NOMINEE - Best Adapted Screenplay - Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin and John “Divine G” Whitfield

NOMINEE - Best Lead Performance - Colman Domingo

NOMINEE - Best Supporting Performance - Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin

NOMINEE - Best Ensemble Acting
Las Vegas Film Critics Society

NOMINEE - Best Actor - Colman Domingo

NOMINEE - Best Supporting Actor - Clarence ‘divine Eye’ Maclin

NOMINEE - Best Adapted Screenplay

NOMINEE - Best Song - “Like A Bird”
Los Angeles Film Critics Association

RUNNERS-UP - Best Supporting Performances - Clarence Maclin
Michigan Movie Critics Guild

NOMINEE - Actor - Colman Domingo

NOMINEE - Supporting Actor - Clarence Maclin
National Board of Review

WINNER - Best Adapted Screenplay - Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar

WINNER - Top Films
New York Film Critics Online

NOMINEE - Picture

NOMINEE - Actor - Colman Domingo

NOMINEE - Supporting Actor - Clarence Maclin

NOMINEE - Ensemble Cast

NOMINEE - Breakthrough Performer - Clarence Maclin
Phoenix Critics Circle

NOMINEE - Best Picture

NOMINEE - Best Actor - Colman Domingo

NOMINEE - Best Supporting Actor - Clarence Maclin
San Diego Film Critics Society

WINNER - Best Picture

WINNER - Best Actor - Colman Domingo

WINNER - Best Adapted Screenplay - Craig Bentley, Greg Kwedar

RUNNER UP - Best Director - Greg Kwedar

NOMINEE - Best Supporting Actor - Clarence Maclin

NOMINEE - Best Cinematography - Pat Scola

NOMINEE - Best Use Of Music

NOMINEE - Best Ensemble
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle

NOMINEE - Best Picture

NOMINEE - Best Actor - Colman Domingo

NOMINEE - Best Support Actor - Clarence Maclin

NOMINEE - Best Adapted Screenplay - Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield
Seattle Film Critics Society

NOMINEE - Best Picture

NOMINEE - Lead Actor - Colman Domingo

NOMINEE - Supporting Actor - Clarence Maclin

NOMINEE - Ensemble
St. Louis Film Critics Association

NOMINEE - Best Film

NOMINEE - Best Actor - Colman Domingo

NOMINEE - Best Supporting Actor - Clarence Maclin

NOMINEE - Best Ensemble

NOMINEE - Best Adapted Screenplay
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association

WINNER - Best Actor - Colman Domingo

NOMINEE - Best Feature

NOMINEE - Best Supporting Actor - Clarence Maclin

NOMINEE - Best Adapted Screenplay - written for the screen by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar

NOMINEE - Best Acting Ensemble