Regardless of being gay or straight in the 80s, AIDS has irrevocably shifted America in ways it long refused to acknowledge. The six New Yorkers at the center of Angels in America have their lives completely shifted due to the disease, but the way Tony Kushner weaves the disease into various social and religious concerns of the end of the 21st century, and the way director Mike Nichols translates Kushner’s brilliant play into a moving, yet comedic near six-hour miniseries proves how intrinsically linked these irrevocable shifts– the grief, the pain, and the need for hope– has been to the bittersweet progress America has made and has yet to make.
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Winner: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television at the Directors Guild of AmericaWinner: Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television at the Golden Globes (USA)Winner: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television at the Golden Globes (USA)Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series at the Golden Globes (USA)Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series at the Golden Globes (USA)Winner: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television at the Golden Globes (USA)Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series at the Golden Globes (USA)Winner: Best Film or Mini-Series Made for Cable TV at the National Board of ReviewNominee: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries at the Screen Actors Guild AwardsWinner: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries at the Screen Actors Guild AwardsNominee: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries at the Screen Actors Guild AwardsWinner: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries at the Screen Actors Guild AwardsAdapted (TV): Long Form at the Writers Guild of America
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Actors
Al Pacino, Ben Shenkman, Brian Markinson, Emma Thompson, Jeffrey Wright, Justin Kirk, Mary-Louise Parker, Meryl Streep, Patrick Wilson
Language
English, Hebrew, Yiddish
Mood
A-list actors, Challenging, Character-driven, Emotional, Funny, Grown-up Comedy, Mind-blowing, Mini-series, Original, Thought-provoking, Uplifting, Warm, Weird, Well-acted
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