Hotel Rwanda
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Hotel Rwanda is a 2004 biographical historical drama film co-written and directed by Terry George. It was adapted from a screenplay by George and Keir Pearson, and stars Don Cheadle and Sophie Okonedo as hotelier Paul Rusesabagina and his wife Tatiana. The film depicts Rusesabagina's efforts to save the lives of his family and more than 1,500 other refugees by providing them with shelter in the besieged Hôtel des Mille Collines during the Rwandan genocide, which occurred during the spring of 1994. Hotel Rwanda explores genocide, political corruption, and the repercussions of violence. The film was a co-production between United Artists and Lions Gate Films, and was commercially distributed by United Artists theatrically and by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for home media. Hotel Rwanda premiered in theaters in limited release in the United States on 22 December 2004 and in wide release on 4 February 2005, grossing more than $23 million in domestic ticket sales. It earned an additional $10 million in business through international release to top out at a combined total of nearly $34 million in gross revenue. The film was nominated for multiple awards, including Academy Award nominations for Best Actor (Cheadle), Best Supporting Actress (Okonedo), and Best Original Screenplay.
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| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 77th Academy Awards | Best Actor | Don Cheadle | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sophie Okonedo | Nominated | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Keir Pearson, Terry George | Nominated | |
| American Film Institute Awards 2004 | Top Audience Award | ———— | Won |
| Discover Screenwriting Award 2004 | Discover Screenwriting Award | Keir Pearson, Terry George | Nominated |
| 2005 Berlin International Film Festival | Out of Competition | ———— | Won |
| 2005 Bet Awards | Best Actor | Don Cheadle | Nominated |
| Black Reel Awards of 2005 | Best Actor in a Drama | Don Cheadle | Nominated |
| Best Actress in a Drama | Sophie Okonedo | Won | |
| 59th British Academy Film Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Keir Pearson, Terry George | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2004 | Best Picture | ———— | Nominated |
| Best Actor | Don Cheadle | Nominated | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2005 | Best Actor | Don Cheadle | Nominated |
| Best Picture | ———— | Nominated | |
| 2005 David Di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Film | ———— | Nominated |
| 2005 18th European Film Awards | Best Composer | Rupert Gregson-Williams, Andrea Guerra | Won |
| 62nd Golden Globe Awards | Best Picture – Drama | ———— | Nominated |
| Best Actor – Drama | Don Cheadle | Nominated | |
| Best Original Song | Jerry Duplessis, Andrea Guerra, Wyclef Jean | Nominated | |
| Golden Satellite Awards 2004 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Don Cheadle | Won |
| Best Motion Picture Drama | ———— | Won | |
| Best Original Song | Jerry Duplessis, Andrea Guerra, Wyclef Jean | Won | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Keir Pearson, Terry George | Nominated | |
| 2006 Grammy Awards | Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | Jerry Duplessis, Andrea Guerra, Wyclef Jean | Nominated |
| 2005 Humanitas Prize | Humanitas Prize | Keir Pearson, Terry George | Won |
| 2005 3rd Irish Film & Television Awards | Best Director | Terry George | Won |
| Best Script for Film | Keir Pearson, Terry George | Won | |
| 31st Japan Academy Prize Ceremony | Best Foreign Language Film | ———— | Nominated |
| London Film Critics Circle Awards 2005 | Best British Director | Terry George | Nominated |
| Best Actor | Don Cheadle | Nominated | |
| Best British Supporting Actress | Sophie Okonedo | Nominated | |
| 2005 Movieguide Awards | Most Inspiring Movie Acting | Don Cheadle | Nominated |
| 2005 36th NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Don Cheadle | Nominated |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | ———— | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Sophie Okonedo | Nominated | |
| 2006 Nastro d'Argento Silver Ribbon Award[citation needed] | Best Score | Andrea Guerra | Nominated |
| 2004 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Awards | Top Ten Films | ———— | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards 2004 | Best Actor | Don Cheadle | Nominated |
| 2004 Political Film Society Awards | Exposé | ———— | Nominated |
| Human Rights | ———— | Nominated | |
| Peace | ———— | Nominated | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards 2004 | Stanley Kramer Award | ———— | Won |
| 2006 Robert Awards | Best Non-American Film | Terry George | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2004 | Body of Work | Don Cheadle | Won |
| 11th Screen Actors Guild Awards | Best Ensemble Acting | ———— | Nominated |
| Best Actor | Don Cheadle | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sophie Okonedo | Nominated | |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards 2004 | Best Picture | ———— | Nominated |
| 2004 Toronto International Film Festival | People's Choice Award | Terry George | Won |
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