Selma (film)

Selma
Selma
	US theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ava DuVernay
Written by	Paul Webb;
Produced by	Christian Colson; Oprah Winfrey; Dede Gardner; Jeremy Kleiner;
Starring	David Oyelowo; Tom Wilkinson; Carmen Ejogo; Giovanni Ribisi; Alessandro Nivola; Cuba Gooding Jr.; Tim Roth; Oprah Winfrey;
Cinematography	Bradford Young
Edited by	Spencer Averick
Music by	Jason Moran
Production; companies	Pathé; Cloud Eight Films; Plan B Entertainment; Harpo Films; Ingenious Media; Redgill Selma Productions;
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures (United States and Canada); 20th Century Fox (United Kingdom); Pathé Distribution (France);
Release dates	November 11, 2014 (AFI Fest); December 25, 2014 (United States);
Running time	128 minutes
Countries	France; United Kingdom; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$67.8 million

Selma is a 2014 historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb. It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches which were initiated and directed by James Bevel and led by Martin Luther King Jr., Hosea Williams, and John Lewis. The film stars actors David Oyelowo as King, Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon B. Johnson, Tim Roth as George Wallace, Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King, and Common as James Bevel.

Selma premiered at the American Film Institute Festival on November 11, 2014, began a limited US release on December 25, 2014, and expanded into wide theatrical release on January 9, 2015, two months before the 50th anniversary of the march. The film was re-released on March 20, 2015, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the historical march.

The film was nominated for Best Picture and won Best Original Song at the 87th Academy Awards. It also received four Golden Globe Award nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director and Best Actor, and won for Best Original Song.