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Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries 2009 · Nominated
Golden Globe Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made 2009 · Nominated
Emmy (Primetime) Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie 2008 · Nominated
Emmy (Primetime) Outstanding Made-for-Television Movie 2008 · Nominated
Emmy (Primetime) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie 2008 · Nominated
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Best Actor - Drama. Sidney Poitier. National Board of Review, USA. 1961 Winner NBR Award. Best Supporting Actress.
Awards and reception. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 90% rating from 50 reviews. The consensus summarizes: "Led by a masterful performance from Sidney Poitier, A Raisin in the Sun expertly blends social commentary with pure entertainment." Ruby Dee won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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May 17, 2019 · Opening at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on March 11, 1959, “A Raisin in the Sun” won Hansberry the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play, garnered four Tony Awards (Best...
- Dr. Howard Markel
Apr 2, 2014 · The production made history at the Tony Awards when Rashad was honored with the Best Actress in a Play trophy, becoming the first African-American woman to receive the honor. Director Kenny Leon...
In 1960 A Raisin In The Sun was nominated for four Tony Awards: Best Play – written by Lorraine Hansberry; produced by Philip Rose, David J. Cogan Best Actor in Play – Sidney Poitier
- Lorraine Hansberry
- March 11, 1959
Aug 16, 2023 · (1930-1965) Who Was Lorraine Hansberry? Lorraine Hansberry wrote A Raisin in the Sun, a play about a struggling Black family, which opened on Broadway to great success. Hansberry was the...
In 1959, Lorraine Hansberry made history as the first African American woman to have a show produced on Broadway—A Raisin in the Sun. As a playwright, feminist, and racial justice activist, Hansberry never shied away from tough topics during her short and extraordinary life.