Halle Berry became the first African-American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for this film

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"Monster's Ball" is a 2001 drama film exploring grief, racism, and unlikely human connection, best known for Halle Berry's Oscar-winning performance.

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instanceOf film ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Actress ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Actress for Monster's Ball ⓘ
basedOn original screenplay ⓘ
boxOffice approximately $45 million worldwide ⓘ
cinematographyBy Roberto Schaefer ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception generally positive reviews ⓘ
director Marc Forster ⓘ
distributedBy Lions Gate Films ⓘ
linked to: Lionsgate
editedBy Matt Chesse ⓘ
filmingLocation Louisiana ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ
hasAwardWinner Halle Berry ⓘ
leadCharacterPortrayedBy Billy Bob Thornton ⓘ
Halle Berry ⓘ
mpaaRating R ⓘ
musicBy Asche & Spencer ⓘ
narrativeFocus unlikely human connection ⓘ
notableAchievement first African-American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for Monster's Ball ⓘ
notableFor Halle Berry's Academy Award-winning performance ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
portrays death row ⓘ
racial tension in the American South ⓘ
producer Lee Daniels ⓘ
Lions Gate Films ⓘ
linked to: Lionsgate
productionCompany Lee Daniels Entertainment ⓘ
Lions Gate Films ⓘ
linked to: Lionsgate
releaseDate November 11, 2001 ⓘ
releaseYear 2001 ⓘ
runningTime 111 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Milo Addica ⓘ
Will Rokos ⓘ
setIn Georgia ⓘ
starring Billy Bob Thornton ⓘ
Halle Berry ⓘ
Heath Ledger ⓘ
Mos Def ⓘ
Peter Boyle ⓘ
Sean Combs ⓘ
linked to: P. Diddy
theme grief ⓘ
interracial relationships ⓘ
racism ⓘ
redemption ⓘ

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