News broke yesterday that GREEN BOOK – following a high-profile run of nominations and wins throughout this year’s film awards-season globally – has been crowned with the OSCAR for Best Picture at the 91st Academy Awards, which took place in Los Angeles Sunday night. GREEN BOOK also won the OSCARS for Best Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali) and Best Original Screenplay (Nick Vallelonga & Brian Currie & Peter Farrelly).
Empire Entertainment is the proud distributor of GREEN BOOK in South Africa and celebrates the well-deserved acclaim bestowed on this independent release with a socially conscious heart (now showing in select cinemas nationwide).
GREEN BOOK was nominated for 5 Academy Awards, winning 3. This award-count makes it one of the Top 4 films, which received the most awards at the international film industry’s most prestigious, respected and glamorous annual awards ceremony.
GREEN BOOK’s Academy Awards are the crowning glory on the film also winning 3 Golden Globe Awards (including Best Picture – Comedy/Musical), the Screen Actors Guild-, BAFTA- and Critics’ Choice Awards for “Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture” (Mahershala Ali), the Producers Guild Award and various other high-ranking accolades in recent months.
Mahershala Ali’s OSCAR for GREEN BOOK is his 2nd Academy Award-win in just over 2 years.
See the full list of the 91st Oscar nominees and winners.
