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Hidden Figures is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed by Theodore Melfi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Allison Schroeder, and loosely based on the non-fiction book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly. The film stars Taraji P. Henson as Katherine Johnson, Octavia Spencer as Dorothy Vaughan, and Janelle Monáe as Mary Jackson, three female African-American mathematicians working at NASA during the Space Race. It also stars Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, and Glen Powell.
Hidden Figures was given a limited release in the United States by 20th Century Fox from December 25, 2016, followed by a wide release on January 6, 2017. Releases in other territories followed through to March 2017. Produced on a budget of $25 million, the film grossed $235 million worldwide. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances (particularly Henson, Spencer and Monáe), tone, Mandy Walker's cinematography, and Renee Ehrlich Kalfus's costume design. However, some argued that the film featured a white savior narrative, and that its feel-good style trivialised the real story. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 93% based on 325 reviews.
Hidden Figures garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories, with particular recognition for its production values, screenplay, cast, and score. At the 89th Academy Awards, it received nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress (Spencer). It also received three nominations – Best Acting Ensemble, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress (Monáe) – at the 22nd Critics' Choice Awards, two nominations – Best Original Score and Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Spencer) – at the 74th Golden Globe Awards, and a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 70th British Academy Film Awards. The film's score and soundtrack were also recognised with nominations for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media and Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. Hidden Figures was named one of the Top 10 Films of 2016 by the National Board of Review, while the cast won the award for Best Cast.
Awards and nominations
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards | February 6, 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | Kevin Costner | Nominated | |
Best Time Capsule | Hidden Figures | Nominated | |||
Academy Awards | February 26, 2017 | Best Picture | Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams and Theodore Melfi | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominated | |||
Best Adapted Screenplay | Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi | Nominated | |||
African-American Film Critics Association | February 8, 2017 | Best Ensemble | The cast of Hidden Figures | Won | |
Best Song | "I See Victory" | Won | |||
Breakout Performance | Janelle Monáe (also for Moonlight) | Won | |||
Top 10 Films | Hidden Figures | 3rd Place | |||
Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 21, 2016 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Janelle Monáe (also for Moonlight) | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominated | |||
Art Directors Guild Awards | February 11, 2017 | Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | Wynn Thomas | Won | |
Artios Awards | January 19, 2017 | Feature Big Budget – Drama | Victoria Thomas, Jackie Burch and Bonnie Grisan | Won | |
BET Awards | June 25, 2017 | Best Movie | Hidden Figures | Won | |
Best Actress | Taraji P. Henson | Won | |||
Best Actor | Mahershala Ali | Won | |||
Best Actress | Janelle Monáe | Nominated | |||
Black Reel Awards | February 16, 2017 | Outstanding Actress | Taraji P. Henson | Nominated | |
Outstanding Ensemble | The cast of Hidden Figures | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Female Breakthrough Performance | Janelle Monáe | Won | |||
Outstanding Original Score | Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Original Song | "Surrender" – Lalah Hathaway and Pharrell Williams | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Supporting Actress | Janelle Monáe | Nominated | |||
British Academy Film Awards | February 12, 2017 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi | Nominated | |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2016 | Most Promising Performer | Janelle Monáe | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actress | Janelle Monáe | Nominated | |||
Christopher Awards | May 16, 2017 | Feature Films | Hidden Figures | Won | |
Costume Designers Guild Awards | February 21, 2017 | Excellence in Period Film | Renee Ehrlich Kalfus | Won | |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards | December 11, 2016 | Best Acting Ensemble | Hidden Figures | Nominated | |
Best Adapted Screenplay | Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Janelle Monáe | Nominated | |||
Detroit Film Critics Society | December 19, 2016 | Best Breakthrough | Mahershala Ali (actor, also for Moonlight) | Nominated | |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 23, 2016 | Best Ensemble | Hidden Figures | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominated | |||
Top Ten Films | Hidden Figures | 9th Place | |||
Golden Globe Awards | January 8, 2017 | Best Original Score | Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Octavia Spencer | Nominated | |||
Golden Reel Awards | February 19, 2017 | Best Sound Editing in Feature Film – Dialogue/ADR | Wayne Lemmer, Derek Vanderhost, Susan Dawes, Helen Luttrell and RJ Kizer | Nominated | |
Grammy Awards | January 28, 2018 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Hidden Figures: The Album – Pharrell Williams | Nominated | |
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams and Hans Zimmer | Nominated | |||
Heartland Film Festival | October 20–30, 2016 | Truly Moving Picture Award | Theodore Melfi, Levantine Films, Twentieth Century Fox | Won | |
Hollywood Film Awards | November 6, 2016 | Hollywood Production Design Award | Wynn Thomas | Won | |
Hollywood Spotlight Award | Janelle Monáe | Won | |||
Hollywood Music in Media Awards | November 17, 2016 | Best Song – Feature Film | "Running" – Pharrell Williams | Nominated | |
Houston Film Critics Society | January 6, 2017 | Best Original Song | "Running" – Pharrell Williams | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominated | |||
Hugo Awards | August 11, 2017 | Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi | Nominated | |
Humanitas Prize | February 22, 2017 | Feature Film | Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi | Won | |
Japan Academy Film Prize | March 2, 2018 | Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Hidden Figures | Nominated | |
Location Managers Guild Awards | April 8, 2017 | Outstanding Locations in Period Film | Wes Hagan and Dan Gorman | Won | |
MTV Movie & TV Awards | May 7, 2017 | Best Actor in a Movie | Taraji P. Henson | Nominated | |
Best Hero | Taraji P. Henson | Won | |||
Best Fight Against the System | Hidden Figures | Won | |||
NAACP Image Awards | February 11, 2017 | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Taraji P. Henson | Won | |
Outstanding Motion Picture | Hidden Figures | Won | |||
Outstanding Song – Traditional | "I See Victory" (Kim Burrell and Pharrell Williams) | Won | |||
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Octavia Spencer | Nominated | |||
National Board of Review Awards | January 4, 2017 | Best Cast | Hidden Figures | Won | |
Top 10 Films | Hidden Figures | Won | |||
Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 3, 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominated | |
Palm Springs International Film Festival | January 2, 2017 | Ensemble Performance Award | The cast of Hidden Figures | Won | |
Producers Guild of America | January 28, 2017 | Best Theatrical Motion Pictures | Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams, Theodore Melfi | Nominated | |
San Diego Film Critics Society | December 12, 2016 | Best Ensemble | The cast of Hidden Figures | Runner-up | |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival | February 3, 2017 | Virtuosos Award | Janelle Monáe (also for Moonlight) | Won | |
Satellite Awards | February 19, 2017 | Best Film | Hidden Figures | Nominated | |
Best Actress in a Motion Picture | Taraji P. Henson | Nominated | |||
Best Adapted Screenplay | Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi | Nominated | |||
Best Cast | Hidden Figures | Won | |||
Best Original Score | Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch | Nominated | |||
Best Original Song | "Runnin'" (Pharrell Williams) | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominated | |||
Saturn Awards | June 28, 2017 | Best Action or Adventure Film | Hidden Figures | Won | |
Best Actress | Taraji P. Henson | Nominated | |||
Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 29, 2017 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The cast of Hidden Figures | Won | |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Octavia Spencer | Nominated | |||
USC Scripter Award | February 11, 2017 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi | Nominated | |
Women Film Critics Circle | December 19, 2016 | Best Actress | Taraji P. Henson | Nominated | |
Best Ensemble | The cast of Hidden Figures | Won | |||
Best Equality of the Sexes | Hidden Figures | Nominated | |||
Best Family Film | Hidden Figures | Nominated | |||
Best Female Images in a Movie | Hidden Figures | Won | |||
Best Movie about Women | Hidden Figures | Won | |||
Invisible Woman Award | The women of Hidden Figures | Won | |||
Josephine Baker Award | Hidden Figures | Won | |||
Karen Morley Award | Hidden Figures | Won | |||
Writers Guild of America Awards | February 19, 2017 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi | Nominated |
Notes
- Attributed to multiple references:
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- Also for Moonlight
- Tied with Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan for Hacksaw Ridge
- This award does not have a single winner, but recognizes multiple films.
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