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The film earned many Oscar nominations that year. I believe Best Actress and a few other big categories. It just didn't win any. But at least it was recognized by the Academy. I enjoyed it too.

Love Taraji Henson.

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Of course it didn't win. It didn't have a White Saviour.

It was a nice movie, but pretty paint-by-numbers film. OP you are being more impressed by a story you weren't familiar with, then you are actually impressed by the film making.

ur being sarcastic I guess.....she is a joke in the industry. Zero talent. one horse wonder,

Maybe, R4.

But I was definitely impressed by the acting.

Movies like this can sometimes be over-the-top with the "horrible racist white people" type of dialogue, but this movie really got the idea across in a very subtle way. It was just enough that you got the feeling of discrimination, without being hit over the head with overly dramatic acting or way too long monologues.

The movie felt very easy.

I thought that Taraji's most impressive acting came in the scene where she was repeatedly late back from her "breaks," because she had to walk a half mile to use the restroom. She maintained her composure and maintained her composure, until she couldn't hold it in anymore, and then she blew! It was a powerful scene.

But staying true to the time period, she didn't launch into an "angry black woman" tirade, that you might see in 2019. Rather, she had her moment, and then put her head down and went back to work. It was very believeable.

Most importantly, the movie really conveyed the dignity of the women being portrayed.

You're right, R4. I knew nothing about any of these women. But the subtle yet powerful acting of the three actresses (although more so by Henson and Octavia Spencer, made the characters really come to life.

So in that sense, the actresses absolutely deserved nominations and (in my opinion) awards for their performances.

Don’t know about Best Picture but Taraji totally deserved a nomination.

Believe it or not, I also think that this role was some of Kirsten Dunst's best acting. Totally believable.

Same for Kevin Costner and Jim Parsons.

I think that pretty much everyone in the movie did a fantastic job in their respective roles.

Great story.

Great portail by the actors.

Surprised it didn't pick up a gong of some sorts.

It was like a Hallmark Special for black history month.

I felt it was a bit heavy-handed at times, to the point I was rolling my eyes (Costner's character taking a crowbar to the bathroom sign, while the ladies watched).

The real-life women and their story is far more interesting and inspiring. And the more I learned about what actually happened, the more I saw how Hollywood the movie was. But it did alert me to some amazing people I had not known of before, so it gets props for that.

[quote] It was like a Hallmark Special for black history month.

Did that make you feel better, R10?

They were actually pretty instrumental in the early days of the US space program, so that would make them important to US history, and not just black history.

What contribution to society have YOU made, other than being a nasty twat?

Katherine Johnson was on the fair side.

[quote]I thought that Taraji's most impressive acting came in the scene where she was repeatedly late back from her "breaks," because she had to walk a half mile to use the restroom. She maintained her composure and maintained her composure, until she couldn't hold it in anymore, and then she blew! It was a powerful scene.

Too bad that never happened -- they had bathrooms, so Hollywood had to fix that.

The true story is much more inspiring, and it pissed me off that I, an engineer, was never told about these ladies in college.

The short answer is: it had to be Moonlight and no other film winning.

she cant act her way out of a paper bag....

Who, R16? Taraji?

That's bull. She's a fantastic actress.

On Empire, not so much. But given other projects, she really shines.

I'm surprised it didn't win since the Academy seems to love these "feel good" movies that are fine tailored to the American masses.

R18 , I'm not. The other "powerful" movie had to win b/c politics. Moonlight was a black gay coming of age story.

R19 I thought La La Land won?!!

Hi Faye at R20!

Because the Academy preferred La La...no wait Moonlight.

My mom, she had a math degree, was a human calculator at los alamos in the late 40s, early 50s. She helped put together bombing tables for the A bomb for the DOD. (I'm 57, she married and had kids later in life.)

I liked the movie. I would watch a 6 or 8 episode Netflix series about this. I love the look of the NASA engineers in their slim suits, glasses, and serious hair. They look so straight laced but they are dreaming big.

[quote]Great portail by the actors.

What?

I really, really enjoyed this movie when it first came out!

But when I looked up the story of the real women and found out that Katherine Johnson used the white women's bathroom in the building where she worked all along, my opinion of the movie fell off a bit.

[quote] I love the look of the NASA engineers in their slim suits, glasses, and serious hair. They look so straight laced but they are dreaming big.

Me too! The thought of female mathematicians - especially AA female mathematicians - is kind of sexy!

Your comment doesn't even make sense r19. Give it a rest dear.

LOL Taraji was a clown in this movie, like she always is. Her idea of a smart person is Steve Urkel, apparently

Moonlight is most deserving BP winner of the past decade.

I did not know the story of these women, and appreciate the chance to learn about them. While I agree the movie is a bit too 'formulaic' it did shine a light on the stories of these women and depicted the time fairly well.

The film also made me aware of Mahershala Ali's talent as well. I saw him in Moonlight, but his role in this (playing the suitor/husband of Teraji) gave him two good roles in one year.

Empire is just a soap opera with too much damn singing, but Henson is a star worthy of the accolades she has EARNED. Taraji Henson came up the hard way and earned the recognition she receives today.

I ran into Henson with her assistant many years ago and she could not be more gracious and respectful with the fans who approached her.

She was dressed up head to toe with perfectly coiffed hair, makeup and movie star shades.

I compare her to a slovenly Julia Roberts ( whom I also ran into many years ago) and observed being openly rude to her fans.

I am guessing a Taraji Henson appreciates the success she earned more than J Roberts or a G Paltrow type who were handheld to success.

LIVING OFF OF COFFEE FROM A POT NONE OF YOU WANNA TOUCH!!!!

It really is a tragedy that most of us only knew about this historic accomplishment only recently and through this film.

Lets be clear R31. you ran into her when most people didn't know who she was. Don't know if today you would have the same experience. Taraji accused the police of ruffing up her son, which turned out to be false. Does that change how you view her?

I'm just glad she uses her middle initial, so that we don't get her confused with the hundreds of other Taraji Hensons out there.