Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor

POST UPDATE 4/30/2020

It’s really a shame, but so many of the Oscar nominated movies I never get around to writing about because the demand to watch all the contending movies before the Philadelphia Film Critic Circle Vote takes place, gets intense! So if I have free time I feel like I need to screen something rather than post about what I’ve already watched.

This is what happened to Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

But I’d like to take a moment to congratulate the movie:

Of course tonight was all about watching MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM and the Behind the Scenes special after @netflix . Fantastic production across the board but Chadwick Boseman & Viola Davis #slayed #Oscars #MaRaineyFilm #AugustWilson pic.twitter.com/XUgEIwt4E7
— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) December 19, 2020

#AwardsSeason Best Actress – Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Winner: VIOLA DAVIS#MaRaineyFilm https://t.co/ATd8QwCO1H pic.twitter.com/yTY60trNXK
— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) January 17, 2021

#AwardsSeason Best FILM OF 2020 – Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Winner: MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM!@MaRaineyFilm #MaRaineyFilm https://t.co/uXBfwL19Ix pic.twitter.com/y7DBTQzNLb
— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) January 17, 2021

Congratulations to the talented crew behind #MaRaineyFilm on their 2 #Oscars for Best Costume Design and Best Makeup and Hairstyling. @TheAcademy pic.twitter.com/PwmKXx2vbI
— MaRaineyFilm (@MaRaineyFilm) April 26, 2021

History was made at the #Oscars. Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson are the first Black women to win Best Makeup and Hairstyling. @TheAcademy https://t.co/YDvsKDx2nl
— MaRaineyFilm (@MaRaineyFilm) April 26, 2021

Congratulations to legendary costume designer Ann Roth, who took home the Academy Award last night for her work on @MaRaineyFilm! At 89 years old, she is tied for the oldest woman to receive an Oscar. Read about her process for designing the film here: https://t.co/NbDGksdCvp
— FIDM Museum (@FIDMMuseum) April 26, 2021

The team behind it all. Congratulations to Mia Neal, Jamika Wilson, and Sergio Lopez-Rivera on their Best Makeup and Hairstyling win at the #Oscars for their work in #MaRaineyFilm.

Repost @violadavis pic.twitter.com/FeD1U7AMm4
— MaRaineyFilm (@MaRaineyFilm) April 26, 2021

OSCARS Quick Recap/Review 2021 93rd Academy Awards

Original Post October 10, 2020

August Wilson’s Classic Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom comes to Netflix this December with an stellar cast: Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Michael Potts, Jonny Coyne, Taylour Paige, Jeremy Shamos, Dusan Brown, Joshua Harto