Angels in America (miniseries)

Infobox Television Film
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name = Angels in America


caption = Promotional poster for "Angels in America"
format = Miniseries
runtime = 352 min
director = Mike Nichols
producer = Celia D. Costas
writer = Tony Kushner
music = Thomas Newman
starring = Al Pacino
Meryl Streep
Emma Thompson
Mary-Louise Parker
Jeffrey Wright
country = USA
CAN
network = HBO
first_aired = December 7, 2003
last_aired = December 14, 2003
website = http://www.hbo.com/films/angelsinamerica/
num_episodes = 6 chapters
imdb_id = 0318997
tv_com_id = |

"Angels in America" is an award-winning 2003 HBO miniseries adapted from the play of the same name by Tony Kushner. Kushner adapted his original text for the screen, and Mike Nichols directed.

HBO broadcast the film in various formats: two three-hour chunks that correspond to "Millennium Approaches" and "Perestroika," as well as six one-hour "chapters" that roughly correspond to an act or two of each of these plays; the first three chapters ("Bad News", "In Vitro" and "The Messenger") were initially broadcast on December 7, 2003 to international acclaim, with the final three chapters ("Stop Moving!", "Beyond Nelly" and "Heaven, I'm In Heaven") following.

"Angels in America" was the most watched made-for-cable movie in 2003, garnering much critical acclaim and, with it, many Golden Globe and Emmy nominations.

Cast

*Al Pacino as Roy Cohn
*Meryl Streep as Hannah Pitt, Ethel Rosenberg, the Rabbi, and the Angel Australia
*Patrick Wilson as Joe Pitt
*Mary-Louise Parker as Harper Pitt
*Emma Thompson as Nurse Emily, the Homeless Woman, and the Angel America
*Justin Kirk as Prior Walter and the Leatherman in the Park
*Jeffrey Wright as Mr. Lies, Belize, and the Angel Europe
*Ben Shenkman as Louis Ironson and the Angel Oceania

Awards and nominations

Golden Globe Awards

*Best Miniseries or Made for TV Movie
*Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie (Al Pacino)
*Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie (Meryl Streep)
*Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Movie (Jeffrey Wright)
*Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Movie (Mary-Louise Parker)

Emmy Awards

"Angels in America" broke the record previously held by "Roots" for the most Emmys awarded to a program in a single year by winning 11 awards from 21 nominations (that record has since been broken by "John Adams").

*Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie
*Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
*Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special (Non-Prosthetic)
*Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie
*Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (Mary-Louise Parker)
*Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie (Jeffrey Wright)
*Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie (Al Pacino)
*Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (Meryl Streep)
*Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Dramatic Special (Tony Kushner)
*Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Dramatic Special (Mike Nichols)
*Outstanding Miniseries.

Other

;Broadcast Film Critics:
*Best Picture Made for Television ;Directors Guild of America (DGA):
*Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television (Mike Nichols);GLAAD Media Awards:
*Best Miniseries or Film Made for TV ;Grammy Awards:
*Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (Thomas Newman);National Board of Review:
*Best Film Made for Cable TV ;Producers Guild of America (PGA):
*Producer of the Year Award in Longform (Mike Nichols, Cary Brokaw, Celia D. Costas and Michael Haley;Satellite Awards:
*Best Actress - Miniseries or Film Made for TV (Meryl Streep)
*Best Miniseries
*Best Supporting Actor - (Mini)Series or Film Made for TV (Justin Kirk)
*Best Actor - Miniseries or TV Film (Al Pacino)
*Best Supporting Actor - (Mini)Series or Film Made for TV(Patrick Wilson)
*Best Supporting Actor - (Mini)Series or Film Made for TV (Jeffrey Wright)
*Best Supporting Actress - (Mini)Series or Film Made for TV (Mary-Louise Parker)
*Best Supporting Actress - (Mini)Series or Film Made for TV (Emma Thompson);Screen Actors Guild (SAG):
*Best Actor - Miniseries or Film Made for TV (Al Pacino)
*Best Actress - Miniseries or Film Made for TV (Meryl Streep)
*Best Actor - Miniseries or Film Made for TV (Justin Kirk)
*Best Actor - Miniseries or Film Made for TV (Jeffrey Wright)
*Best Actress - Miniseries or Film Made for TV (Mary-Louise Parker)
*Best Actress - Miniseries or Film Made for TV (Emma Thompson)

ee also

*"Angels in America (soundtrack)".

External links

*imdb title|0318997|Angels in America
*rotten-tomatoes|id=angels_in_america|title=Angels in America
* [http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/tv/reviews/n_9578/ Winged Victory:] New York Television Review
* [http://www.slate.com/id/2092434/ The Lector Effect:] A "Slate Magazine" review arguing that the miniseries "gets Kushner wrong".