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Image info
| Artist | kccornell from Lafayette, LA |
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| Credit | angola |
| License | cc-by-2.0 |
| Desc | Louisiana State Penitentiary entrance - The placard says "Louisiana State Penitentiary" and "Warden Burl Cain" |
| Usage | Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 |
2001 film by Marc Forster
Monster's Ball
| Released | 11 November 2001 (21 years, 5 months ago) |
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| Director | Marc Forster |
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| Duration | 111 minutes |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Actress, National Board of Review Award for Best Actress, National Board of Review Award for Best Actor, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay and Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film |
| Genre | romance film and drama film |
| Nominated for | Academy Award for Best Actress, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, BET Award for Best Actor & Actress, Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance, Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture, Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture, Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film |
| Production company | Lions Gate Entertainment |
| Country of origin | United States of America |
| Producer | Lee Daniels |
About Monster's Ball
Monster's Ball is a 2001 American drama film directed by German-Swiss director Marc Forster and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Heath Ledger, Peter Boyle, Sean Combs, Mos Def, Will Rokos and Milo Addica. The film, originally set to star Vanessa Williams, tells the story of a widowed corrections officer, his adult son, and his bigoted (and also widowed) father, all of whom work in the same profession. The main character befriends, and then starts a relationship with, a woman whom he does not at first realize is the widowed wife of a man that he executed as part of his job.
Berry won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her leading performance in this film.
Cast and crew
Cast and crew listed below. See if you can find out who is who from the stats below.
Heath Ledger
Australian actor
Halle Berry
American actress
Sean Combs
American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur
Mos Def
American rapper and actor from New York
Billy Bob Thornton
American actor, filmmaker, and musician
Peter Boyle
American actor
James Haven
American actor
John McConnell
American actor
Paul Smith
Australian actor
Recent Deaths
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Willis Reed
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Bud Grant
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Rebecca Jones
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Dick Fosbury
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Jim Gordon
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