Ray
Ray is the musical biographical drama of American legend Ray Charles. Featuring an Academy Award-winning performance from Jamie Foxx in the central role, Ray follows the inspiring story of a one-of-a-kind genius.
Born in a poor town in Georgia, Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven shortly after witnessing his younger brother's accidental death. Inspired by a fiercely independent mother who insisted he make his own way in the world, Charles found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered incorporating gospel, country, jazz and orchestral influences into his inimitable style.
As he revolutionized the way people appreciated music, he simultaneously fought segregation in the very clubs that launched him and championed artists' rights within the corporate music business. Ray provides an unflinching portrait of Charles' musical genius as he overcomes drug addiction while transforming into one of this country's most beloved performers.
Ray is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Taylor Hackford (An Officer and a Gentleman); screenplay by James L. White, from a story by Hackford and White; and produced by Hackford, Stuart Benjamin, Howard Baldwin and Karen Baldwin.
Runtime: 2 hrs 32 minutes
Distributors: Universal
Release Date: 10/30/2004
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Credits
Director: Taylor Hackford
Producers: Stuart Benjamin, Howard Baldwin, Karen Baldwin
Executive Producers: William J. Immerman, Jamie Rucker King
Co-Producers: Ray Charles Robinson Jr., Alise Benjamin, Nick Morton
Writer: James L. White
Ray Charles Jamie Foxx
Della Bea Robinson Kerry Washington
Jeff Brown Clifton Powell
Joe Adams Harry Lennix
Gossie McGee Terrence Dashon Howard
Quincy Jones Larenz Tate
Jerry Wexler Richard Schiff
Margie Hendricks Regina King
Reviews
2005 Academy Award Nominations
Best Picture, Best Director (Taylor Hackford), Best Achievement in Editing, Costume Design
2005 Academy Awards
Best Actor, Best Sound Mixing
2005 Golden Globes Nomination
Best Picture Musical or Comedy
2005 Golden Globes
Best Actor Musical or Comedy (Jamie Foxx)
2005 SAG Awards
Best Actor (Jamie Foxx)
2005 SAG Nomination
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2005 BAFTA Award nomination
Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music, BAFTA Film Award
2005 BAFTA Awards
Best Actor, Best Sound
2005 National Society of Film Critics
Best Actor (Jamie Foxx)
2004 National Board of Review
Best Actor (Jamie Foxx)
2005 Broadcast Film Critics Assn Awards
Best Actor (Jamie Foxx), Best Soundtrack
2005 Broadcast Film Critics Assn Nominations
Best Director, Best Picture
2005 Golden Satellite Awards
Best Actor Comedy or Musical (Jamie Foxx), Best Supporting Actress Comedy or Musical (Regina King), Best Original Screenplay
2005 Golden Satellite Award Nominations
Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical (Kerry Washington)
2005 Golden Satellite Award Nominations
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Musical (Sharon Warren), Best Director, Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical
2005 ACE Eddie Awards
Best Film Editing Comedy/Musical
2005 London Critics Circle Film Awards
Best Actor (Jamie Foxx)
2005 Boston Film Critics Assn
Best Actor (Jamie Foxx), Best Supporting Actress (Sharon Warren)
2005 Florida Film Critics Circle
Best Actor (Jamie Foxx)
2005 Kansas City Film Critics Circle
Best Actor (Jamie Foxx)
2005 Las Vegas Film Critics Society
Best Actor (Jamie Foxx)
2005 Phoenix Film Critics Society
Best Actor (Jamie Foxx)
2005 Seattle Film Critics
Best Actor (Jamie Foxx)
2005 Southeastern Film Critics Assn
Best Actor (Jamie Foxx)
2005 Washington DC Area Film Critics
Best Actor (Jamie Foxx)
2005 Vancouver Film Critics
Best Actor (Jamie Foxx)
2005 Prism Award
Performance in a Feature Film (Jamie Foxx)
2005 MTV Movie Award Nominations
Best Male Performance (Jamie Foxx), Best Movie
People’s Choice Award Nomination
Favorite Movie Drama
Teen Choice Award Nominations
Choice Movie Actor (Jamie Foxx), Choice Movie Actress (Kerry Washington)
Young Artists Award Nomination
Best Performance in a Feature Film- Supporting Young Actor (C.J. Sanders)
2005 Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing in Feature Film or Musical
2005 Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Nomination
Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features Dialogue & ADR
2005 Online Film Critics Nomination
Best Actor (Jamie Foxx), Best Supporting Actress (Sharon Warren)
2005 Grammy Award
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
2005 Grammy Award
Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
2005 Directors Guild Nomination
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