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    Ghosts of Mississippi

    PG-131997 · Historical drama · 2h 10m

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  1. Awards

    • Golden Globe Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture 1997 · Nominated

    • Academy Award Actor in a Supporting Role 1997 · Nominated

    • Academy Award Makeup 1997 · Nominated

  1. Ghosts of Mississippi. Jump to. 2 wins & 9 nominations. Academy Awards, USA. 1997 Nominee Oscar. Best Actor in a Supporting Role. James Woods. 1997 Nominee Oscar. Best Makeup. Matthew W. Mungle. Deborah La Mia Denaver. Critics Choice Awards. 1997 Nominee Critics Choice Award. Best Supporting Actor. James Woods.

  2. The film is based on the 1994 trial of Byron De La Beckwith, a white supremacist accused of the 1963 assassination of civil rights activist Medgar Evers . James Woods was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role of Byron De La Beckwith, but lost to Cuba Gooding Jr. in Jerry Maguire.

  3. Jan 3, 1997 · Ghosts of Mississippi: Directed by Rob Reiner. With Alec Baldwin, James Woods, Virginia Madsen, Whoopi Goldberg. A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to finally bring a white racist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.

    • (12K)
    • Drama, History
    • Rob Reiner
    • 1997-01-03
  4. The plot is based on the true story of the 1994 trial of Byron De La Beckwith, the white supremacist accused of the 1963 assassination of civil rights activist Medgar Evers. James Woods was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role of Byron De La Beckwith.

  5. Dec 20, 1996 · Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. In June 1963, Medgar Evers, a Mississippi NAACP leader, was shotdead while standing in his driveway. A man named Byron De La Beckwith wascharged with the crime, but went free after two all-white juries reacheddeadlocks.

  6. A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.

  7. Overview. A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader. Rob Reiner. Director.

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