Hidden Figures
First screened in December 2016

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Director: Theodore Melfi. Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Jim Parsons, Kirsten Dunst, Kimberly Quinn, Mahershala Ali, Donna Biscoe, Glen Powell, Aldis Hodge, Olek Krupa, Kurt Krause, Ken Strunk, Lidya Jewett, Saniyya Sidney, Ariana Neal, Zani Jones Mbayise. Screenplay: Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi (based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly).

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Twitter Capsule: Some of its tactics can be obvious but it's also smart, roomy, spunky, and fresh. I fuckin' cried and I loved it.

VOR: ③  As cinema and storytelling, it stays within some long-established boundaries. As historical recovery, it's remarkably moving, vital, and invigorating.

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Photo © 2016 20th Century Fox

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B

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Academy Award Nominations:
	Best Picture
	Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer
	Best Adapted Screenplay: Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi
Golden Globe Nominations:
	Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer
	Best Original Score: Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, and Benjamin Wallfisch
Other Awards:
	Screen Actors Guild Awards: Best Ensemble Cast
	National Board of Review: Best Ensemble Cast

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