Don King: Only in America

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Don King: Only in America
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GenreBiography
Drama
Sport
Based onOnly 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 originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerThomas Carter
ProducersDavid Blocker
David Gaines (associate producer)
Production location Los Angeles
Cinematography Bill Butler
EditorSteven Cohen
Running time112 minutes
Production company HBO Pictures
Release
Original network HBO
Original releaseNovember 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]

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Cast

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
1997
 Peabody Awards HBO Pictures and The Thomas Carter CompanyWon [2]
1998
 American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Two-Hour Movie for Non-Commercial Television Steven CohenWon [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 TelevisionWon [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 RhamesNominated
Online Film & Television Association AwardsBest Motion Picture Made for TelevisionNominated [8]
Best Actor in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesVing RhamesWon
Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries Kario Salem Nominated
Best Makeup/Hairstyling in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesNominated
Best Sound in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesNominated
Best New Titles Sequence in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesNominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Made for Television Movie Thomas Carter and David BlockerWon [9]
[10]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Ving RhamesNominated
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Movie John HerzfeldNominated
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Movie Kario SalemWon
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 ScottNominated
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie Steven CohenNominated
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. SabellaNominated
Satellite Awards Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Won [11]
Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Ving RhamesNominated
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 RhamesNominated [12]
Television Critics Association Awards Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials Nominated [13]
1999
 Writers Guild of America Awards Long Form – Adapted Kario SalemNominated [14]

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  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.
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