Full awards and nominations of The Great Debaters
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Drama
A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship. Tolson was a brilliant but volatile debate team coach who uses the power of words to shape a group of underdog students from a small African-American college in the Deep South into a historically elite debate team. A ... [+]
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65th Golden Globes Awards (2008) - Movies from 2007
- nom. Best Picture - Drama
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NAACP Image Awards 2008
- winner Outstanding Motion Picture
- nom. Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Denzel Washington)
- winner Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (Denzel Washington)
- winner Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture (Jurnee Smollett)
- winner Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Denzel Whitaker)
- nom. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Nate Parker)
- nom. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Forest Whitaker)
- nom. Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Robert Eisele)