Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

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Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
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Genre Biographical drama
Based onDorothy Dandridge
by Earl Mills
Screenplay by
Directed by Martha Coolidge
Starring
Composer Elmer Bernstein
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
ProducerLarry Y. Albucher
Cinematography Robbie Greenberg
Editor Alan Heim
Running time120 minutes
Production companies
Budget$9.2 million
Original release
Network HBO
ReleaseAugust 21, 1999 (1999-08-21)

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]

Contents

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

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2000
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 WeekAleta ChappelleNominated [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 BerryWon
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 BerryWon
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 McGearyNominated
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Won
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Obba BabatundéNominated
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Halle BerryWon
NAMIC Vision AwardsDramaWon
Online Film & Television Association AwardsBest Motion Picture Made for TelevisionNominated [12]
Best Actress in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesHalle BerryWon
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesKlaus Maria BrandauerNominated
Best Direction of a Motion Picture or MiniseriesNominated
Best Writing of a Motion Picture or MiniseriesNominated
Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesNominated
Best Costume Design in a Motion Picture or Limited SeriesWon
Best Editing in a Motion Picture or Limited SeriesNominated
Best Lighting in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesNominated
Best Makeup/Hairstyling in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesWon
Best Music in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesWon
Best New Theme Song in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesNominated
Best New Titles Sequence in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesNominated
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 BerryWon
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Klaus Maria BrandauerNominated
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Martha CoolidgeNominated
Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special James H. Spencer, Robert Greenfield, and
A. Leslie Thomas
Won
Outstanding Choreography Kim BlankNominated
Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Robbie GreenbergWon
Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Shelley Komarov and Lucinda CampbellWon
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 HeimNominated
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 SpecialWon
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 BerryNominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Won [15]

References

  1. Mills, Earl (1999). Dorothy Dandridge: An Intimate Portrait of Hollywood's First Major Black Film Star. Los Angeles: Holloway House Publishing. ISBN   978-0-87067-899-8.
  2. "Halle Berry Brings the Passion and Pain of Dorothy Dandridge to HBO Movie". Jet . Vol. 96, no. 12. August 23, 1999. p. 60. ISSN   0021-5996.
  3. Coolidge, Martha (1999). Introducing Dorothy Dandridge: An HBO Original Movie Soundtrack (liner notes). Elmer Bernstein. BMG. 09026 63544-2.
  4. "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge".
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  6. "The ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography". Archived from the original on August 2, 2011.
  7. "4th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards". Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  8. "2000 Artios Awards". www.castingsociety.com. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  9. "Black Reel Awards – Past Winners". Black Reel Awards . Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  10. "52nd DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America Awards . Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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  12. "4th Annual Television Awards (1999-2000)". Online Film & Television Association. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  13. "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  14. "International Press Academy website – 2000 4th Annual SATELLITE Awards". Archived from the original on February 1, 2008.
  15. "The 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards . Archived from the original on November 1, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2016.