Color Purple The (1985)

The year a picture directed itself. How else does one explain a film that received 11 Academy Award nominations (winning zero) including Best Picture yet did not receive one for Best Director. A snub of Steven Spielberg who directed several inexperienced actresses to their first and/or only nominations which would continue until he won for Shindler’s List in 1994. Oscar nominations for Whoopi Goldberg (her first) Margaret Avery (her only) Oprah Winfrey (her only) and Writing. Adapted from the Alice Walker novel it’s a story which chronicles the life of an African American (Goldberg) woman from the time she was a young girl raped by her father through more hardships – including those with her bullying husband (Danny Glover) – which continue into her adulthood. Glover’s performance also went unrecognized by the Academy. #51 on AFI’s 100 Most Inspiring Movies list.

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