Don King: Only in America

Don King: Only in America
Genre	Biography Drama Sport
Based on	Only in America: The Life and Crimes of Don King by Jack Newfield
Written by	Kario Salem
Directed by	John Herzfeld
Starring	Ving Rhames
Theme music composer	Anthony Marinelli
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Thomas Carter
Producer	David Blocker
Production location	Los Angeles
Cinematography	Bill Butler
Editor	Steven Cohen
Running time	112 minutes
Production company	HBO Pictures
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	November 15, 1997 (1997-11-15)

Don King: Only in America is a 1997 American television film directed by John Herzfeld and written by Kario Salem (based on the book Only in America: The Life and Crimes of Don King by Jack Newfield). The film stars actor Ving Rhames as Don King and tells the story of King becoming a famous fight promoter and boxing manager. ^[1]

Cast

• Ving Rhames as Don King
• Vondie Curtis-Hall as Lloyd Price
• Jeremy Piven as Hank Schwartz
• Darius McCrary as Muhammad Ali
• Keith David as Jabir Herbert Muhammad
• Bernie Mac as Bundini Brown
• Gabriel Casseus as Jeremiah Shabazz
• Ken Lerner as Bob Arum
• Danny Johnson as Larry Holmes
• Jarrod Bunch as George Foreman
• Israel Cole as Joe Frazier
• Kevin Grevioux as Leon Spinks
• K.J. Penthouse as Chuck Wepner
• James R. Black as Earnie Shavers
• Michael Blanks as James "Buster" Douglas
• Everton Davis as Evander Holyfield
• Cliff Couser as Mike Tyson
• Loretta Devine as Constance Harper
• Ron Leibman as Harry Shondor

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1997	Peabody Awards		HBO Pictures and The Thomas Carter Company	Won	[2]
1998	American Cinema Editors Awards	Best Edited Two-Hour Movie for Non-Commercial Television	Steven Cohen	Won	[3]
	Cinema Audio Society Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television – Movie of the Week, Mini-Series or Specials	Richard Lightstone, Jeffrey Perkins, and David J. Hudson	Nominated	[4]
	Critics' Choice Awards	Best Picture Made for Television		Won	[5]
	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials	John Herzfeld	Won	[6]
	Golden Globe Awards	Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television		Nominated	[7]
		Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Ving Rhames	Won
	Golden Reel Awards	Best Sound Editing – Television Movies of the Week – Dialogue & ADR		Nominated
		Best Sound Editing – Television Movies of the Week – Effects & Foley		Nominated
	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Television Movie or Mini-Series		Nominated
		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Television Movie or Mini-Series	Ving Rhames	Nominated
	Online Film & Television Association Awards	Best Motion Picture Made for Television		Nominated	[8]
		Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries	Ving Rhames	Won
		Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries	Kario Salem	Nominated
		Best Makeup/Hairstyling in a Motion Picture or Miniseries		Nominated
		Best Sound 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	Thomas Carter and David Blocker	Won	[9] [10]
		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	Ving Rhames	Nominated
		Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Movie	John Herzfeld	Nominated
		Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Movie	Kario Salem	Won
		Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or a Movie	Robi Reed	Nominated
		Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special	Leonard Drake, Pauletta O. Lewis, and Alan Scott	Nominated
		Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie	Steven Cohen	Nominated
		Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special	J. Paul Huntsman, Gloria D'Alessandro, Carin Rogers, George Nemzer, Timothy A. Cleveland, Mark L. Mangino, Paul J. Diller, Michael E. Lawshe, Karyn Foster, Terry Wilson, Dale W. Perry, and Joseph T. Sabella	Nominated
	Satellite Awards	Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television		Won	[11]
		Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Ving Rhames	Nominated
		Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Vondie Curtis-Hall	Won
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	Ving Rhames	Nominated	[12]
	Television Critics Association Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials		Nominated	[13]
1999	Writers Guild of America Awards	Long Form – Adapted	Kario Salem	Nominated	[14]

At the Golden Globe Awards, Rhames won the award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his performance. When presented with the award, he summoned Jack Lemmon on to the stage and gifted the award to him, feeling that Lemmon was more deserving of it for his role in 12 Angry Men . Rhames refused to re-accept the award when Lemmon tried to return it to him, meaning that, although Lemmon didn't officially win the Golden Globe Award, he did receive the trophy.

See also

• List of boxing films

References

1. JOYNER, WILL (15 November 1997). "TELEVISION REVIEW; 2 Views of Don King: His and the Legend". The New York Times . Retrieved 4 November 2015.
2. "Don King: Only in America". Peabody Awards . Retrieved March 22, 2023.
3. "Nominees/Winners". IMDb . Retrieved April 3, 2019.
4. "Nominees/Winners". IMDb . Retrieved May 5, 2019.
5. "The BFCA Critics' Choice Awards :: 1997". Broadcast Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
6. "50th DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America Awards . Retrieved March 22, 2023.
7. "Don King: Only in America – Golden Globes". HFPA . Retrieved March 22, 2023.
8. "2nd Annual TV Awards (1997-98)". Online Film & Television Association. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
9. "Don King: Only in America". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . Retrieved March 22, 2023.
10. "Don King: Only In America Watch Trailer MPAA Rating R Flags Adult Situations Violence Category Feature Produced by HBO, Thomas Carter Co. Submit Corrections Don King: Only In America (1997): Awards". AllMovie . Retrieved 10 October 2015.
11. "International Press Academy website – 1998 2nd Annual SATELLITE™ Awards". Archived from the original on 13 April 2009.
12. "The 4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards . Retrieved March 22, 2023.
13. "'Moon' on the beam". Variety. July 20, 1998. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
14. "Previous Nominees & Winners: 1999 Awards Winners". Writers Guild Awards. Archived from the original on 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-07.

External links

• Don King: Only in America at IMDb