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Angels in America (miniseries)

Angels in America is a 2003 American HBO miniseries directed by Mike Nichols and based on the Pulitzer Prize–winning 1991 play of the same name by Tony Kushner. Set in 1985, the film revolves around six New Yorkers whose lives intersect. At its core, it is the fantastical story of Prior Walter, a gay man living with AIDS who is visited by an angel. The film explores a wide variety of themes, including Reagan era politics, the spreading AIDS epidemic, and a rapidly changing social and political climate.[1][2]

Angels in America
DVD cover
Based onAngels in America
by Tony Kushner
Written byTony Kushner
Directed byMike Nichols
Starring
Theme music composerThomas Newman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducerCelia D. Costas
CinematographyStephen Goldblatt
Editors
Running time352 minutes
Production companies
DistributorHBO Enterprises
Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Budget$60 million
Release
Original networkHBO
Original releaseDecember 7 (2003-12-07) –
December 14, 2003 (2003-12-14)

HBO broadcast the film in various formats: two three-hour chunks that correspond to Millennium Approaches and Perestroika, further divided into 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 film in 2003, and earned much critical acclaim and numerous accolades: at the 56th Primetime Emmy Awards, it became the first of only three programs in Emmy history (along with Schitt's Creek in 2020, and The Crown in 2021) to sweep every major eligible category, and won all four acting categories. It also won in all five eligible categories at the 61st Golden Globe Awards. In 2006, The Seattle Times listed the series among "Best of the filmed AIDS portrayals" on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of AIDS.[3]

Plot

Millennium Approaches

It is 1985, Ronald Reagan is in the White House, and AIDS is causing mass death in the Americas. In Manhattan, Prior Walter tells Louis, his lover of four years, that he has AIDS; Louis, unable to handle it, leaves him. As disease and loneliness ravage Prior, guilt invades Louis. Joe Pitt, a Mormon and Republican attorney, is pushed by right-wing fixer Roy Cohn toward a job at the US Department of Justice. Both Pitt and Cohn are in the closet: Pitt out of shame and religious turmoil, Cohn to preserve his power and image. Pitt's wife Harper is strung out on Valium, causing her to hallucinate constantly (sometimes jointly with Prior during his fever dreams) and she longs to escape from her sexless marriage. An angel with ulterior motives commands Prior to become a prophet.

Perestroika

Prior is helped in his decision by Joe's mother, Hannah, and Belize, a close friend and drag queen. Joe leaves his wife and goes to live with Louis, but the relationship does not work out because of ideological differences. Roy is diagnosed with AIDS early on and, as his life comes to a close, he is haunted by the ghost of Ethel Rosenberg. As the film continues, the lost souls come together to create bonds of love, loss, and loneliness and, in the end, discover forgiveness and overcome abandonment.[4][5]

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the series by Thomas Newman was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.[6]

Production

 
Bethesda Fountain at the Bethesda Terrace in New York City's Central Park, where many scenes were shot
 
Below Bethesda Terrace, Central Park, where final scene was shot

Cary Brokaw, executive producer of the series, worked for over ten years to bring the 1991 stage production to television, having first read it in 1989, before its first production. In 1993, Al Pacino committed to playing the role of Roy Cohn. In the meantime, a number of directors, including Robert Altman, were part of the project. Altman worked on the project in 1993 and 1994, before budget constraints forced him to move out, as few studios could risk producing two successive 150-minute movies at the cost of $40 million. Subsequently, Kushner tried squeezing the play into a feature film, at which he eventually failed, realizing there was "literally too much plot," and settling for the TV miniseries format. While Kushner continued adapting the play until the late 1990s, HBO Films stepped in as producer, allocating a budget of $60 million.[7]

 
Canopus of Hadrian's Villa, where the heaven sequence was shot

Brokaw gave Mike Nichols the script while he was working with him on Wit (2001) starring Emma Thompson, who also co-adapted the play of the same title. The principal cast, including Meryl Streep, Pacino, and Thompson, having recently worked with Nichols, was immediately assembled by him. Though Ben Shenkman had previously portrayed Louis in the San Francisco A.C.T.'s production (as well as portraying Roy Cohn in the NYU graduate acting program's workshop of Perestroika prior to its Broadway opening),[8] Jeffrey Wright was the only original cast member to appear in the Broadway version, having won the 1994 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor for his stage performance.[9] The shooting started in May 2002, and after a 137-day schedule, ended in January 2003. Filming was done primarily at Kaufman Astoria Studios, New York City, with important scenes at Bethesda Fountain in Central Park. The Heaven sequence was shot at Hadrian's Villa, the Roman archaeological complex at Tivoli, Italy, dating early 2nd century.

Special effects in the series were by Richard Edlund (Star Wars trilogy), who created the two important Angel visitation sequences, as well as the opening sequence wherein the angel at the Bethesda Fountain opens its eyes in the end, signifying her "coming to life".[7] Costumer Martin Izquierdo was hired to design functioning wings for Thompson's Angel.[10]

Reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the series a 92% "Certified Fresh" rating based on 24 reviews, with an average rating of 9.5/10. The critical consensus reads "In Angels of America, writer Tony Kushner and director Mike Nichols imaginatively and artistically deliver heavy, vital subject matter, colorfully imparted by a stellar cast."[11] The New York Times wrote that "Mike Nichols's television version is a work of art in itself."[12] According to a Boston Globe review, "director Mike Nichols, and a magnificent cast led by Meryl Streep have pulled a spellbinding and revelatory TV movie out of the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning work" and that he "managed to make "Angels in America" thrive onscreen..."[13]

Awards and nominations

In 2004, Angels in America broke the record previously held by Roots for the most Emmys awarded to a miniseries in a single year by winning 11 awards from 21 nominations.[14] 'Angels' along with television movie Eleanor and Franklin became one of the two most honored programs in television history.[15] The record was broken four years later by John Adams at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards when it won 13 trophies from 23 nominations.[16] Also miniseries became the first of only three programs (following by Schitt's Creek in comedy at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards; and The Crown in drama at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards) to sweep every major category, going 7/7, in Emmy history. It also joined Caesar's Hour, in 1957, as the only series to win all four main acting categories in one night.

Accolades for Angels in America
Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2003 National Board of Review Awards Best Film Made for Cable TV Angels in America Won [17]
[18]
2004 AARP Movies for Grownups Awards Best TV Movie Won [19]
American Film Institute Awards Top 10 TV Programs of the Year Won [20]
American Society of Cinematographers Awards Movie of the Week or Pilot (Basic or Pay) Stephen Goldblatt Nominated [21]
[22]
Art Directors Guild Awards Excellence in Production Design Award – Television Movie or Mini-Series Stuart Wurtzel, John Kasarda, Stefano Maria Ortolani, Hinju Kim,
David Stein, and Tom Warren
Won [23]
Critics' Choice Awards Best Picture Made for Television Angels in America Won [24]
Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television Mike Nichols Won [25]
GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Television Movie or Mini-Series Angels in America Won [26]
Golden Globe Awards Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Won [27]
[28]
Best Actor – Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Al Pacino Won
Best Actress – Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Meryl Streep Won
Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Ben Shenkman Nominated
Patrick Wilson Nominated
Jeffrey Wright Won
Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Mary-Louise Parker Won
Humanitas Prize 90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television Tony Kushner Won [29]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Miniseries Cary Brokaw, Celia D. Costas, Mike Haley, and Mike Nichols Won [30]
[31]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Al Pacino Won
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Meryl Streep Won
Emma Thompson Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Justin Kirk Nominated
Ben Shenkman Nominated
Patrick Wilson Nominated
Jeffrey Wright Won
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Mary-Louise Parker Won
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special Mike Nichols Won
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special Tony Kushner Won
Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie Stuart Wurtzel, John Kasarda, and George DeTitta Jr. Won
Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Juliet Taylor and Ellen Lewis Won
Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie Stephen Goldblatt (for "Perestroika") Nominated
Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Ann Roth, Michelle Matland, and Donna Maloney (for "Perestroika") Nominated
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special David Brian Brown, Jasen Joseph Sica, and Angel De Angelis Nominated
Outstanding Main Title Design Randall Balsmeyer, J. John Corbett, Jim Rider, and Amit Sethi Nominated
Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Non-Prosthetic) J. Roy Helland, Joseph A. Campayno, John Caglione Jr., and
Kelly Gleason
Won
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special John Bloom and Antonia Van Drimmelen (for "Millennium Approaches") Nominated
Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie Lee Dichter, Ron Bochar, and James Sabat (for "Perestroika") Won
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Richard Edlund, Ron Simonson, Liz Ralston, Stefano Trivelli,
Don Greenberg, Lawrence Littleton, Michele Moen,
Steven Kirshoff, and Gregory Jein
Nominated
Producers Guild of America Awards Visionary Award Mike Nichols and Cary Brokaw Won [32]
Satellite Awards Best Miniseries Angels in America Won [33]
Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Al Pacino Nominated
Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Meryl Streep Won
Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Justin Kirk Won
Patrick Wilson Nominated
Jeffrey Wright Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Mary-Louise Parker Nominated
Emma Thompson Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Al Pacino Won [34]
Justin Kirk Nominated
Jeffrey Wright Nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Meryl Streep Won
Mary-Louise Parker Nominated
Emma Thompson Nominated
Television Critics Association Awards Program of the Year Angels in America Won [35]
[36]
Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials Won
Individual Achievement in Drama Al Pacino Nominated
2005 Gracie Awards Outstanding Entertainment Program – Drama Special Angels in America Won [37]
Individual Achievement Award – Outstanding Female Lead in a Drama Special Meryl Streep Won
Grammy Awards Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Music from the HBO Film: Angels in AmericaThomas Newman Nominated [38]
Producers Guild of America Awards David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television Mike Nichols, Cary Brokaw, Celia D. Costas, and Michael Haley Won [39]
Writers Guild of America Awards Long Form – Adapted Tony Kushner – Based on his play Won [40]

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Further reading

  • Love In the Time Of Reagan. CinemaQueer.
  • Tanne, J. H. (2003). "Angels in America". British Medical Journal. 327 (7428): 1412. doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7428.1412. PMC 293011.
  • Winged Victory. New York Magazine television review.
  • "America, Lost and Found". The New Yorker.
  • How HBO, Mike Nichols and Tony Kushner Brought Angels in America to the Screen. Paste Magazine.
  • TV: Gay characters, themes found more acceptance and popularity in 2003. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  • The Lector Effect. Slate Magazine review arguing that the miniseries "gets Kushner wrong".
  • Angels in America. Variety review.
  • Angels in a Changed America. The Village Voice.
  • Geis, Deborah R.; Kruger, Steven F. (eds.) (1997). Approaching the Millennium: Essays on Angels in America. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

External links

  • Official website
  • Angels in America at IMDb  
  • Angels in America at Rotten Tomatoes
  • Angels in America at AllMovie  
  • Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes at TV Guide

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Angels in America is a 2003 American HBO miniseries directed by Mike Nichols and based on the Pulitzer Prize winning 1991 play of the same name by Tony Kushner Set in 1985 the film revolves around six New Yorkers whose lives intersect At its core it is the fantastical story of Prior Walter a gay man living with AIDS who is visited by an angel The film explores a wide variety of themes including Reagan era politics the spreading AIDS epidemic and a rapidly changing social and political climate 1 2 Angels in AmericaDVD coverBased onAngels in Americaby Tony KushnerWritten byTony KushnerDirected byMike NicholsStarringAl Pacino Meryl Streep Patrick Wilson Mary Louise Parker Emma Thompson Justin Kirk Jeffrey Wright Ben ShenkmanTheme music composerThomas NewmanCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of episodes6ProductionProducerCelia D CostasCinematographyStephen GoldblattEditorsJohn Bloom Antonia Van DrimmelenRunning time352 minutesProduction companiesAvenue Pictures HBO FilmsDistributorHBO EnterprisesWarner Bros Television DistributionBudget 60 millionReleaseOriginal networkHBOOriginal releaseDecember 7 2003 12 07 December 14 2003 2003 12 14 HBO broadcast the film in various formats two three hour chunks that correspond to Millennium Approaches and Perestroika further divided into 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 film in 2003 and earned much critical acclaim and numerous accolades at the 56th Primetime Emmy Awards it became the first of only three programs in Emmy history along with Schitt s Creek in 2020 and The Crown in 2021 to sweep every major eligible category and won all four acting categories It also won in all five eligible categories at the 61st Golden Globe Awards In 2006 The Seattle Times listed the series among Best of the filmed AIDS portrayals on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of AIDS 3 Contents 1 Plot 1 1 Millennium Approaches 1 2 Perestroika 2 Cast 3 Soundtrack 4 Production 5 Reception 6 Awards and nominations 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksPlot EditMillennium Approaches Edit It is 1985 Ronald Reagan is in the White House and AIDS is causing mass death in the Americas In Manhattan Prior Walter tells Louis his lover of four years that he has AIDS Louis unable to handle it leaves him As disease and loneliness ravage Prior guilt invades Louis Joe Pitt a Mormon and Republican attorney is pushed by right wing fixer Roy Cohn toward a job at the US Department of Justice Both Pitt and Cohn are in the closet Pitt out of shame and religious turmoil Cohn to preserve his power and image Pitt s wife Harper is strung out on Valium causing her to hallucinate constantly sometimes jointly with Prior during his fever dreams and she longs to escape from her sexless marriage An angel with ulterior motives commands Prior to become a prophet Perestroika Edit Prior is helped in his decision by Joe s mother Hannah and Belize a close friend and drag queen Joe leaves his wife and goes to live with Louis but the relationship does not work out because of ideological differences Roy is diagnosed with AIDS early on and as his life comes to a close he is haunted by the ghost of Ethel Rosenberg As the film continues the lost souls come together to create bonds of love loss and loneliness and in the end discover forgiveness and overcome abandonment 4 5 Cast EditAl Pacino as Roy Cohn Meryl Streep as Hannah Pitt Ethel Rosenberg Rabbi Isidor Chemelwitz The Angel Australia Patrick Wilson as Joe Pitt Mary Louise Parker as Harper Pitt Emma Thompson as Nurse Emily Homeless woman The Angel America Justin Kirk as Prior Walter Leatherman in park Jeffrey Wright as Mr Lies Norman Belize Arriaga Homeless man The Angel Europa Ben Shenkman as Louis Ironson The Angel Oceania Brian Markinson as Martin Heller James Cromwell as Henry Roy s doctor Michael Gambon as Prior Walter Ancestor No 1 Simon Callow as Prior Walter Ancestor No 2 Robin Weigert as Mormon MotherSoundtrack EditMain article Music from the HBO Film Angels in America The soundtrack of the series by Thomas Newman was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture Television or Other Visual Media 6 Production Edit Bethesda Fountain at the Bethesda Terrace in New York City s Central Park where many scenes were shot Below Bethesda Terrace Central Park where final scene was shot Cary Brokaw executive producer of the series worked for over ten years to bring the 1991 stage production to television having first read it in 1989 before its first production In 1993 Al Pacino committed to playing the role of Roy Cohn In the meantime a number of directors including Robert Altman were part of the project Altman worked on the project in 1993 and 1994 before budget constraints forced him to move out as few studios could risk producing two successive 150 minute movies at the cost of 40 million Subsequently Kushner tried squeezing the play into a feature film at which he eventually failed realizing there was literally too much plot and settling for the TV miniseries format While Kushner continued adapting the play until the late 1990s HBO Films stepped in as producer allocating a budget of 60 million 7 Canopus of Hadrian s Villa where the heaven sequence was shot Brokaw gave Mike Nichols the script while he was working with him on Wit 2001 starring Emma Thompson who also co adapted the play of the same title The principal cast including Meryl Streep Pacino and Thompson having recently worked with Nichols was immediately assembled by him Though Ben Shenkman had previously portrayed Louis in the San Francisco A C T s production as well as portraying Roy Cohn in the NYU graduate acting program s workshop of Perestroika prior to its Broadway opening 8 Jeffrey Wright was the only original cast member to appear in the Broadway version having won the 1994 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor for his stage performance 9 The shooting started in May 2002 and after a 137 day schedule ended in January 2003 Filming was done primarily at Kaufman Astoria Studios New York City with important scenes at Bethesda Fountain in Central Park The Heaven sequence was shot at Hadrian s Villa the Roman archaeological complex at Tivoli Italy dating early 2nd century Special effects in the series were by Richard Edlund Star Wars trilogy who created the two important Angel visitation sequences as well as the opening sequence wherein the angel at the Bethesda Fountain opens its eyes in the end signifying her coming to life 7 Costumer Martin Izquierdo was hired to design functioning wings for Thompson s Angel 10 Reception EditReview aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the series a 92 Certified Fresh rating based on 24 reviews with an average rating of 9 5 10 The critical consensus reads In Angels of America writer Tony Kushner and director Mike Nichols imaginatively and artistically deliver heavy vital subject matter colorfully imparted by a stellar cast 11 The New York Times wrote that Mike Nichols s television version is a work of art in itself 12 According to a Boston Globe review director Mike Nichols and a magnificent cast led by Meryl Streep have pulled a spellbinding and revelatory TV movie out of the Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning work and that he managed to make Angels in America thrive onscreen 13 Awards and nominations EditIn 2004 Angels in America broke the record previously held by Roots for the most Emmys awarded to a miniseries in a single year by winning 11 awards from 21 nominations 14 Angels along with television movie Eleanor and Franklin became one of the two most honored programs in television history 15 The record was broken four years later by John Adams at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards when it won 13 trophies from 23 nominations 16 Also miniseries became the first of only three programs following by Schitt s Creek in comedy at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards and The Crown in drama at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards to sweep every major category going 7 7 in Emmy history It also joined Caesar s Hour in 1957 as the only series to win all four main acting categories in one night Accolades for Angels in America Year Award Category Nominee s Result Ref 2003 National Board of Review Awards Best Film Made for Cable TV Angels in America Won 17 18 2004 AARP Movies for Grownups Awards Best TV Movie Won 19 American Film Institute Awards Top 10 TV Programs of the Year Won 20 American Society of Cinematographers Awards Movie of the Week or Pilot Basic or Pay Stephen Goldblatt Nominated 21 22 Art Directors Guild Awards Excellence in Production Design Award Television Movie or Mini Series Stuart Wurtzel John Kasarda Stefano Maria Ortolani Hinju Kim David Stein and Tom Warren Won 23 Critics Choice Awards Best Picture Made for Television Angels in America Won 24 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television Mike Nichols Won 25 GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Television Movie or Mini Series Angels in America Won 26 Golden Globe Awards Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Won 27 28 Best Actor Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Al Pacino WonBest Actress Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Meryl Streep WonBest Supporting Actor Series Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Ben Shenkman NominatedPatrick Wilson NominatedJeffrey Wright WonBest Supporting Actress Series Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Mary Louise Parker WonHumanitas Prize 90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television Tony Kushner Won 29 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Miniseries Cary Brokaw Celia D Costas Mike Haley and Mike Nichols Won 30 31 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Al Pacino WonOutstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Meryl Streep WonEmma Thompson NominatedOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Justin Kirk NominatedBen Shenkman NominatedPatrick Wilson NominatedJeffrey Wright WonOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Mary Louise Parker WonOutstanding Directing for a Miniseries Movie or a Dramatic Special Mike Nichols WonOutstanding Writing for a Miniseries Movie or a Dramatic Special Tony Kushner WonOutstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie Stuart Wurtzel John Kasarda and George DeTitta Jr WonOutstanding Casting for a Miniseries Movie or a Special Juliet Taylor and Ellen Lewis WonOutstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie Stephen Goldblatt for Perestroika NominatedOutstanding Costumes for a Miniseries Movie or a Special Ann Roth Michelle Matland and Donna Maloney for Perestroika NominatedOutstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries Movie or a Special David Brian Brown Jasen Joseph Sica and Angel De Angelis NominatedOutstanding Main Title Design Randall Balsmeyer J John Corbett Jim Rider and Amit Sethi NominatedOutstanding Makeup for a Miniseries Movie or a Special Non Prosthetic J Roy Helland Joseph A Campayno John Caglione Jr and Kelly Gleason WonOutstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries Movie or a Special John Bloom and Antonia Van Drimmelen for Millennium Approaches NominatedOutstanding Single Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie Lee Dichter Ron Bochar and James Sabat for Perestroika WonOutstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries Movie or a Special Richard Edlund Ron Simonson Liz Ralston Stefano Trivelli Don Greenberg Lawrence Littleton Michele Moen Steven Kirshoff and Gregory Jein NominatedProducers Guild of America Awards Visionary Award Mike Nichols and Cary Brokaw Won 32 Satellite Awards Best Miniseries Angels in America Won 33 Best Actor Miniseries or Television Film Al Pacino NominatedBest Actress Miniseries or Television Film Meryl Streep WonBest Supporting Actor Series Miniseries or Television Film Justin Kirk WonPatrick Wilson NominatedJeffrey Wright NominatedBest Supporting Actress Series Miniseries or Television Film Mary Louise Parker NominatedEmma Thompson NominatedScreen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Al Pacino Won 34 Justin Kirk NominatedJeffrey Wright NominatedOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Meryl Streep WonMary Louise Parker NominatedEmma Thompson NominatedTelevision Critics Association Awards Program of the Year Angels in America Won 35 36 Outstanding Achievement in Movies Miniseries and Specials WonIndividual Achievement in Drama Al Pacino Nominated2005 Gracie Awards Outstanding Entertainment Program Drama Special Angels in America Won 37 Individual Achievement Award Outstanding Female Lead in a Drama Special Meryl Streep WonGrammy Awards Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture Television or Other Visual Media Music from the HBO Film Angels in America Thomas Newman Nominated 38 Producers Guild of America Awards David L Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long Form Television Mike Nichols Cary Brokaw Celia D Costas and Michael Haley Won 39 Writers Guild of America Awards Long Form Adapted Tony Kushner Based on his play Won 40 References Edit Angels in America Overview The New York Times Bell Chris 2006 American AIDS Film In Gerstner David A ed Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture 1 ed Routledge pp 28 29 ISBN 9780415306515 Retrieved 2022 06 15 An AIDS anniversary 25 years in the arts Archived June 22 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Seattle Times June 25 2006 Part one Film4 Part two Film4 Thomas Newman Grammy Awards Retrieved December 18 2021 a b Edgerton Gary Richard Jeffrey P Jones 2008 10 Angels in America The essential HBO reader University Press of Kentucky p 136 ISBN 978 0 8131 2452 0 Buckley Michael 26 Nov 2003 STAGE TO SCREENS HBO s Angels in America Plus a Chat with Angels Co star Ben Shenkman Playbill Retrieved 15 June 2018 Trivia IMDb Swerdloff Alexis 30 Oct 2013 Martin Izquierdo Costumer New York Magazine Retrieved 27 February 2020 Angels in America Rotten Tomatoes Flixster Retrieved November 21 2014 Critics Choice Movies by Anita Gates The New York Times April 17 2005 TELEVISION REVIEW HBO infuses Angels with new life Nichols cast triumph in inspiring production By Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe staff 12 5 2003 Hernandez Ernio September 20 2004 Angels in America Soars to New Emmy Record with 11 Wins Stritch Parker Nixon Also Honored Playbill Archived from the original on June 17 2019 Retrieved January 12 2005 Zurawik David September 20 2004 In winning 11 Emmys Angels is part of history The Baltimore Sun Archived from the original on May 29 2020 Retrieved January 12 2005 Zurawik David September 22 2008 HBO s John 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quotations related to Angels in America Official website Angels in America at IMDb Angels in America at Rotten Tomatoes Angels in America at AllMovie Angels in America A Gay Fantasia on National Themes at TV Guide Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Angels in America miniseries amp oldid 1131375851, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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