Monster's Ball
(2001)
Rusty: Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film
National Board of Review Award for Best Actor (Billy Bob Thornton)
National Board of Review Award for Best Actress (Halle Berry)
Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role (Halle Berry)Award nominations: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
BET Award for Best Actor & Actress
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay
MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture
Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original ScreenplayAward details: (details at IMDb)
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Set in the Southern United States, 'Monster's Ball' is a tale of a racist white man, Hank, who falls in love with a black woman named Leticia. Ironically Hank is a prison guard working on Death Row who executed Leticia's husband. Hank and Leticia's interracial affair leads to confusion and new ideas for the two unlikely lovers.