Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Template:Infobox television Introducing Dorothy Dandridge is a 1999 American biographical drama television film directed by Martha Coolidge and written by Shonda Rhimes and Scott Abbott, based on the 1991 biography Dorothy Dandridge by Earl Mills.[1] Filmed over a span of a few weeks in early 1998, the film stars Halle Berry as actress and singer Dorothy Dandridge and premiered on HBO on August 21, 1999.[2] The original music score was composed by Elmer Bernstein, who had known Dandridge and Otto Preminger.[3]

Cast

Production

Filming began on 29 September 1998.[4]

Soundtrack

RCA Victor released a soundtrack album on August 10, 1999.

  1. "Your Red Wagon" – Wendi Williams (2:29)
  2. "I Got Rhythm" – Wendi Williams (2:44)
  3. "Hep Hop" – Bill Elliott (3:17)
  4. "Chattanooga Choo Choo" – Wendi Williams (2:27)
  5. "Sportsman's Mambo" – Bill Elliott (3:08)
  6. "Somebody" – Wendi Williams (2:33)
  7. "Twelve Cylinders" – Bill Elliott (3:39)
  8. "You Do Something to Me" – Wendi Williams (2:19)
  9. "Zoot Suit for My Sunday Gal" – Wendi Williams (3:28)
  10. "That's All" – Wendi Williams (2:34)
  11. "Streamliner" – Bill Elliott (3:49)
  12. "First Telephone" – Elmer Bernstein (2:05)
  13. "Try Again" – Elmer Bernstein (1:17)
  14. "No Song" – Elmer Bernstein (1:18)
  15. "Dorothy" – Elmer Bernstein (2:04)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2000
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television Alan Heim Won [5]
American Society of Cinematographers Awards Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movie of the Week, Miniseries or Pilot Robbie Greenberg Won [6]
Art Directors Guild Awards Excellence in Production Design Award – Television Movie or Miniseries James H. Spencer, A. Leslie Thomas, and
Kristen Pratt 		Won [7]
Artios Awards Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week Aleta Chappelle Nominated [8]
Black Reel Awards Best Television Miniseries or Movie Halle Berry and Joshua D. Maurer Won [9]
Best Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series Halle Berry Won
Best Supporting Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series Obba Babatundé Nominated
Brent Jennings Nominated
Columbus International Film & Animation Festival Bronze Plaque Award (Entertainment) Won
Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television or Miniseries Martha Coolidge Nominated [10]
Golden Globe Awards Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Nominated [11]
Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Halle Berry Won
Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Klaus Maria Brandauer Nominated
Golden Reel Awards Best Sound Editing – Television Movies and Specials – Dialogue & ADR David Hankins, Doug Kent, David Beadle,
Larry Goeb, Helen Luttrell, Erik Aadahl,
Patrick Hogan, David MacMillan,
Larry Stensvold, and Stacey Michaels 		Won
Best Sound Editing – Television Movies and Specials – Effects & Foley David Hankins, Doug Kent, Michael Babcock,
Jeff Sawyer, and Bruce Tanis 		Nominated
Best Sound Editing – Television Movies and Specials (including Mini-Series) – Music Kathy Durning and Chris McGeary Nominated
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Won
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Obba Babatundé Nominated
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Halle Berry Won
NAMIC Vision Awards Drama Won
Online Film & Television Association Awards Best Motion Picture Made for Television Nominated [12]
Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Halle Berry Won
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Klaus Maria Brandauer Nominated
Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries Nominated
Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries Nominated
Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Nominated
Best Costume Design in a Motion Picture or Limited Series Won
Best Editing in a Motion Picture or Limited Series Nominated
Best Lighting in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Nominated
Best Makeup/Hairstyling in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Won
Best Music in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Won
Best New Theme Song in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Nominated
Best New Titles Sequence in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Made for Television Movie Moctezuma Esparza, Robert Katz,
Joshua D. Maurer, Halle Berry,
Vincent Cirrincione, and Larry Y. Albucher 		Nominated [13]
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Halle Berry Won
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Klaus Maria Brandauer Nominated
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Martha Coolidge Nominated
Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special James H. Spencer, Robert Greenfield, and
A. Leslie Thomas 		Won
Outstanding Choreography Kim Blank Nominated
Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Robbie Greenberg Won
Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Shelley Komarov and Lucinda Campbell Won
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Hazel Catmull, Kathrine Gordon,
Katherine Rees, Jennifer Bell, and
Virginia Kearns 		Won
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Alan Heim Nominated
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special David Hankins, Doug Kent, Bruce Tanis,
Frank Smathers, Michael Babcock,
Jeff Sawyer, David Beadle, Helen Luttrell,
Sonya Henry, Larry Goeb, Kathy Durning,
Chris McGeary, Dale W. Perry, and
Michael Broomberg 		Nominated
Prism Awards TV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special Won
Satellite Awards Best Motion Picture Made for Television Nominated [14]
Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television Brent Spiner Nominated
Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television Halle Berry Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Won [15]

References

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