
About
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
Cast

David Oyelowo
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Tom Wilkinson
President Lyndon B. Johnson

Carmen Ejogo
Coretta Scott King

Tim Roth
Gov. George Wallace

Oprah Winfrey
Annie Lee Cooper

Giovanni Ribisi
Lee White

Alessandro Nivola
John Doar

Cuba Gooding Jr.
Fred Gray

André Holland
Andrew Young
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Lists
#19 on The 50 best films of the decade so far The Dissolve
#16 on The 25 Most Critically-Acclaimed Films of 2014 They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?
#335 on The 21st Century Most Acclaimed Films They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?
#25 on The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s Rolling Stone
Awards
Oscar for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song John Legend
Oscar nomination for Best Motion Picture of the Year Dede Gardner Jeremy Kleiner