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Angels in America is an award-winning 2003 HBO miniseries adapted from the play of the same name by Tony Kushner. Kushner adapted his original text for the screen, and Mike Nichols directed.
HBO broadcast the film in various formats: two three-hour chunks that correspond to "Millennium Approaches" and "Perestroika," as well as 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 movie in 2003, garnering much critical acclaim and, with it, many Golden Globe and Emmy nominations.

Cast

Al Pacino as Roy Cohn
Meryl Streep as Hannah Pitt, Ethel Rosenberg, the Rabbi, and the Angel Australia
Mary-Louise Parker as Harper Pitt
Justin Kirk as Prior Walter and the Man in the Park
Patrick Wilson as Joe Pitt
Jeffrey Wright as Belize, Mr. Lies and the Angel Europe
Ben Shenkman as Louis Ironson and the Angel Oceania
Emma Thompson as Nurse Emily, the Homeless Woman, and the Angel America
James Cromwell as Henry
Michael Gambon as Prior Walter Ancestor #1
Simon Callow as Prior Walter Ancestor #2
Robin Weigert as the Mormon Mother

Tony Kushner and Maurice Sendak have brief nonspeaking roles as Rabbis.

Awards and nominations

Golden Globe Awards

Best Miniseries or Made for TV Movie

Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie (Al Pacino)

Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie (Meryl Streep)

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Movie (Jeffrey Wright)

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Movie (Mary-Louise Parker)

Emmy Awards

Angels in America broke the record previously held by Roots for the most Emmys awarded to a program in a single year by winning 11 awards from 21 nominations.

Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie

Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special

Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special (Non-Prosthetic)

Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (Mary-Louise Parker)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie (Jeffrey Wright)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie (Al Pacino)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (Meryl Streep)

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Dramatic Special (Tony Kushner)

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Dramatic Special (Mike Nichols)

Outstanding Miniseries.

Other

Broadcast Film Critics:

Best Picture Made for Television

Directors Guild of America (DGA):

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television (Mike Nichols)

GLAAD Media Awards:

Best Miniseries or Film Made for TV

Grammy Awards:

Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (Thomas Newman)

National Board of Review:

Best Film Made for Cable TV

Producers Guild of America (PGA):

Producer of the Year Award in Longform (Mike Nichols, Cary Brokaw, Celia D. Costas and Michael Haley

Satellite Awards:

Best Actress - Miniseries or Film Made for TV (Meryl Streep)

Best Miniseries

Best Supporting Actor - (Mini)Series or Film Made for TV (Justin Kirk)

Best Actor - Miniseries or TV Film (Al Pacino)

Best Supporting Actor - (Mini)Series or Film Made for TV(Patrick Wilson)

Best Supporting Actor - (Mini)Series or Film Made for TV (Jeffrey Wright)

Best Supporting Actress - (Mini)Series or Film Made for TV (Mary-Louise Parker)

Best Supporting Actress - (Mini)Series or Film Made for TV (Emma Thompson)

Screen Actors Guild (SAG):

Best Actor - Miniseries or Film Made for TV (Al Pacino)

Best Actress - Miniseries or Film Made for TV (Meryl Streep)

Best Actor - Miniseries or Film Made for TV (Justin Kirk)

Best Actor - Miniseries or Film Made for TV (Jeffrey Wright)

Best Actress - Miniseries or Film Made for TV (Mary-Louise Parker)

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