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{{Short description|2007 made-for-TV drama film directed by Nelson George}}
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'''''Life Support''''' is a 2007 American [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] [[television film]] directed by [[Nelson George]] and starring [[Queen Latifah]]. It is loosely based on the real-life story of Ana Wallace, a [[HIV]]-positive woman.<ref name=mjs>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=552476 |title='Life Support' shares struggle with AIDS |accessdate=2008-03-08 |author=Joanne Weintraub |date=2007-01-13 |work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070124065714/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=552476 |archivedate=January 24, 2007 }}</ref>
'''''Life Support''''' is a 2007 American [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] [[television film]] directed by [[Nelson George]] and starring [[Queen Latifah]]. It is loosely based on the real-life story of Ana Wallace, an [[HIV]]-positive woman.<ref name=mjs>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=552476 |title='Life Support' shares struggle with AIDS |accessdate=2008-03-08 |author=Joanne Weintraub |date=2007-01-13 |work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070124065714/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=552476 |archivedate=January 24, 2007 }}</ref>


The film premiered January 26, 2007 at the [[2007 Sundance Film Festival]]<ref>http://festival.sundance.org/filmguide/popup.aspx?film=4665 Retrieved 2007-11-03</ref> and premiered on [[HBO]] on March 10, 2007.<ref>http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/lifesupport Retrieved 2007-11-03</ref>
The film premiered on January 26, 2007, at the [[2007 Sundance Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://festival.sundance.org/filmguide/popup.aspx?film=4665 |title=Sundance Film Festival |website=festival.sundance.org |access-date=2007-11-03}}</ref> and premiered on [[HBO]] on March 10, 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/lifesupport |title=Life Support |website=www.metacritic.com |access-date=2007-11-03}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
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* [[Limary Agosto|Limary L. Agosto]] as Woman #1
* [[Limary Agosto|Limary L. Agosto]] as Woman #1
* [[Carlo Alban|Carlos Alban]] as Andre
* [[Carlo Alban|Carlos Alban]] as Andre
* [[Brandon Scott (actor)|Brandon Scott]] as Markus
* [[Sidné Anderson]] as Sister Bernice
* [[Sidné Anderson]] as Sister Bernice
* [[Dorothea Golden]] as Peer Counselor #1
* [[Dorothea Golden]] as Peer Counselor #1
* [[Chyna Layne]] as Deyah
* [[Chyna Layne]] as Deyah
* [[Angel Magee]] as Peer Counselor #2
* [[Angel Magee]] as Peer Counselor #2
Andrea Williams as Andrea Williams
* Andrea Williams as Andrea Williams


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
Critics gave the film favorable reviews. On the review aggregator [[Metacritic]], the film had an average score of 77 out of 100, based on 9 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/lifesupport |title=Life Support (HBO) - Reviews from Metacritic |accessdate=2007-11-03 |website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref>
Critics gave the film favorable reviews. On the review aggregator [[Metacritic]], the film had an average score of 77 out of 100, based on nine reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/lifesupport |title=Life Support (HBO) - Reviews from Metacritic |accessdate=2007-11-03 |website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref>


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
The film was nominated for 2 [[Emmy Award|Emmys]] at the [[59th Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 2007: [[Queen Latifah]] was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie and the film was nominated for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or Special.<ref>http://www.emmys.org/awards/2007pt/59thnominations.php Retrieved 2007-11-03</ref> Queen Latifah won the [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television|Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television]] for [[65th Golden Globe Awards|2007]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/year/2007 |title=65th Golden Globe Awards Nominations & Winners |year=2007 |accessdate=2008-01-13 |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120524113041/http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/year/2007 |archivedate=2012-05-24 |df= }}</ref> Queen Latifah also won [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries]] at the [[14th Screen Actors Guild Awards]] held in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sagawards.org/PR_080127 |title=Final 14th Annual SAG Awards Recipient Press Release |accessdate=2008-01-27 |date=2008-01-27 |publisher=[[Screen Actors Guild]] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509081608/http://www.sagawards.org/PR_080127 |archivedate=May 9, 2008 }}</ref>
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! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan="9"| {{center|2007}}
| [[Casting Society of America#Artios Awards|Artios Awards]]
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – TV Movie of the Week
| Aleta Chappelle
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/2007 |title=2007 Artios Awards |access-date=November 5, 2007 |website=www.castingsociety.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| Online Film & Television Association Awards
| colspan="2"| Best Motion Picture
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oftaawards.com/television-awards/11th-annual-tv-awards-2006-07/ |title=11th Annual TV Awards (2006-07) |website=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
| rowspan="2"| [[Queen Latifah]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[59th Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/life-support |title=Life Support |website=Emmys.com |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[59th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie]]
| [[Mary Jo Markey]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[12th Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Satellite Award for Best Television Film|Best Motion Picture Made for Television]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/2007/ |title=2007 Satellite Awards |work=[[Satellite Awards]] |publisher=[[International Press Academy]] |access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television]]
| rowspan="2"| Queen Latifah
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Women Film Critics Circle|Women Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| Best Female Images in a Movie
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://wfcc.wordpress.com/women-film-critic-circle-awards-2007/ |title=Women Film Critics Circle Awards 2007 |website=[[Women Film Critics Circle]] |date=December 13, 2013 |access-date=August 25, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Theatrically Unreleased Movie by or About Women
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="8"| {{center|2008}}
| [[American Cinema Editors Awards 2008|American Cinema Editors Awards]]
| [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television|Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television]]
| Mary Jo Markey
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/ace-eddies-announce-nominations-1117978833/ |title=ACE Eddies announce nominations |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=January 11, 2008}}</ref>
|-
| [[65th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film]]
| rowspan="2"| Queen Latifah
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/tv-show/life-support |title=Life Support – Golden Globes |website=[[HFPA]] |access-date=July 5, 2021 |ref={{harvid|HFPA|2008}}}}</ref>
|-
| [[Gracie Awards]]
| Outstanding Female Lead – Drama Series or Special
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://allwomeninmedia.org/gracies/2008-gracies-winners/ |title=2008 Gracies Gala Winners |website=[[Gracie Awards]] |access-date=September 11, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[NAACP Image Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special|Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special]]
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="4"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2008/biz/awards/the-39th-naacp-image-award-nominations-1117978663/ |title=The 39th NAACP Image Award Nominations |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=January 8, 2008}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special|Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special]]
| [[Wendell Pierce]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Evan Ross]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special|Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special]]
| rowspan="2"| Queen Latifah
| {{won}}
|-
| [[14th Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie]]
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/14th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |title=The 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |work=[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] |access-date=May 21, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|}


==References==
==References==
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* {{IMDb title|0808348|Life Support}}
* {{IMDb title|0808348|Life Support}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|life_support|Life Support}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|life_support|Life Support}}
* {{Metacritic film|lifesupport|Life Support}}
* {{Metacritic film|title=Life Support}}
* [http://festival.sundance.org/filmguide/popup.aspx?film=4665 ''Life Support''] at sundance.org
* [http://festival.sundance.org/filmguide/popup.aspx?film=4665 ''Life Support''] at sundance.org
{{NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special}}


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Latest revision as of 22:34, 15 August 2024

Life Support
Written byNelson George
Jim McKay
Hannah Weyer
Directed byNelson George
StarringQueen Latifah
Wendell Pierce
Evan Ross
Anna Deavere Smith
Tracee Ellis Ross
Country of originVereinigte Staaten
Original languageEnglisch
Production
ProducerMark A. Baker[1]
Original release
ReleaseJanuary 26, 2007 (2007-01-26)

Life Support is a 2007 American drama television film directed by Nelson George and starring Queen Latifah. It is loosely based on the real-life story of Ana Wallace, an HIV-positive woman.[1]

The film premiered on January 26, 2007, at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival[2] and premiered on HBO on March 10, 2007.[3]

Plot

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Ana Wallace (Queen Latifah) was diagnosed with HIV 11 years ago. She got the virus from shooting cocaine with her boyfriend, Slick (Wendell Pierce). Slick had the virus first but did not tell Ana he had it. Ana is devoted to her work at Life Support, an AIDS outreach group, but she struggles to repair her relationship with her teenage daughter, whom she lost custody of 11 years ago due to her drug addiction.

Cast

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Critical reception

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Critics gave the film favorable reviews. On the review aggregator Metacritic, the film had an average score of 77 out of 100, based on nine reviews.[4]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Kategorie Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2007
 Artios Awards Outstanding Achievement in Casting – TV Movie of the Week Aleta Chappelle Nominated [5]
Online Film & Television Association Awards Best Motion Picture Nominated [6]
Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Queen Latifah Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated [7]
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie Mary Jo Markey Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Motion Picture Made for Television Nominated [8]
Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Queen Latifah Nominated
Women Film Critics Circle Awards Best Female Images in a Movie Won [9]
Best Theatrically Unreleased Movie by or About Women Won
2008
 American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television Mary Jo Markey Nominated [10]
Golden Globe Awards Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Queen Latifah Won [11]
Gracie Awards Outstanding Female Lead – Drama Series or Special Won [12]
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Won [13]
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Wendell Pierce Won
Evan Ross Nominated
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Queen Latifah Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Won [14]

References

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  1. ^ a b Joanne Weintraub (2007-01-13). "'Life Support' shares struggle with AIDS". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 24, 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
  2. ^ "Sundance Film Festival". festival.sundance.org. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
  3. ^ "Life Support". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
  4. ^ "Life Support (HBO) - Reviews from Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
  5. ^ "2007 Artios Awards". www.castingsociety.com. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
  6. ^ "11th Annual TV Awards (2006-07)". Online Film & Television Association. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "Life Support". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  8. ^ "2007 Satellite Awards". Satellite Awards. International Press Academy. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  9. ^ "Women Film Critics Circle Awards 2007". Women Film Critics Circle. December 13, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  10. ^ "ACE Eddies announce nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 11, 2008.
  11. ^ "Life Support – Golden Globes". HFPA. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  12. ^ "2008 Gracies Gala Winners". Gracie Awards. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  13. ^ "The 39th NAACP Image Award Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
  14. ^ "The 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
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