23 wins & 47 nominations
- 2016 Nominee ASC Award
- Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Television Movie/Mini-Series/Pilot
- 2016 Winner DGA Award
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series
- Dee Rees
- Ron Schmidt (unit production manager) (plaque)
- Michael J. Moore (first assistant director) (plaque)
- Basti Van Der Woude (second assistant director) (plaque)
- Joann Connolly (second second assistant director) (plaque)
- 2015 Nominee Primetime Emmy
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie
For playing: "Bessie Smith". - 2015 Nominee Primetime Emmy
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie
For playing: "Jack Gee". - 2015 Nominee Primetime Emmy
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie
For playing: "Ma Rainey". - 2015 Nominee Primetime Emmy
- Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special
- 2015 Nominee Primetime Emmy
- Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special
- 2016 Winner GLAAD Media Award
- Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series
- 2016 Nominee Golden Globe
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- 2016 Nominee Satellite Award
- Best Motion Picture Made for Television
- 2016 Nominee Satellite Award
- Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- 2016 Nominee Satellite Award
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- 2016 Nominee Satellite Award
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- 2016 Nominee Artisan
- Best Period and/or Character Makeup - Television Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- 2016 Nominee Artisan
- Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling - Television Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- 2016 Nominee Image Award
- Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
- 2016 Nominee Image Award
- Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
- 2016 Winner Image Award
- Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
- 2016 Nominee Image Award
- Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television)
- 2016 Winner Golden Reel Award
- Best Sound Editing - Long Form Dialogue and ADR in Television
- Damian Volpe (supervising sound editor)
- Tony Martinez (supervising dialogue/adr editor)
- Mary Ellen Porto (dialogue/adr editor)
- Brian Bowles (dialogue/adr editor)
- 2016 Nominee Golden Reel Award
- Best Sound Editing - Long Form Sound Effects and Foley in Television
- Damian Volpe (supervising sound editor)
- Kris Fenske (sound designer)
- Bill Sweeney (supervising foley editor)
- Jay Peck (foley artist)
- Dave Paterson (sound effects editor)
- Heather Gross (sound effects editor)
- 2016 Winner Actor
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
- 2016 Nominee Excellence in Production Design Award
- Television Movie or Limited Series
- Clark Hunter (production designer)
- Drew Monahan (art director)
- Carrie Cantwell (graphic designer)
- Traci Kirshbaum (set decorator)
- 2015 Nominee TCA Award
- Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials
- 2016 Nominee Black Reel
- Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series
- 2015 Winner Critics' Choice TV Award
- Best Movie
- 2015 Nominee Critics' Choice TV Award
- Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Limited Series
- 2015 Winner OFTA Television Award
- Best Motion Picture
- 2015 Nominee OFTA Television Award
- Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
- 2015 Nominee OFTA Television Award
- Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
- 2015 Winner WFCC Award
- Best Theatrically Unreleased Movie by or About Women
- 2015 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
- TV Movie/Miniseries
- 2016 Winner GMS Award
- Best Music Supervision for Television Limited Series or Movie
- 2016 Nominee GMS Award
- Best Song/Recording Created for Television
- Bessie Smith (songwriter)
- Queen Latifah (recording artist)
- Evyen Klean (music supervisor)
- Jennifer Reeve (music supervisor)
Song: "Long Old Road"
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