Hotel Rwanda
Award Category Nominee Result
77th Academy Awards Best Actor Don Cheadle Nominated
77th Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Sophie Okonedo Nominated
77th Academy Awards Best Original Screenplay Keir Pearson , Terry George Nominated
American Film Institute Awards 2004 Top Audience Award - - - - Won
Discover Screenwriting Award 2004 Discover Screenwriting Award Keir Pearson , Terry George Nominated
2005 Berlin International Film Festival Out of Competition - - - - Won
2005 Bet Awards Best Actor Don Cheadle Nominated
Black Reel Awards of 2005 Best Actor in a Drama Don Cheadle Nominated
Black Reel Awards of 2005 Best Actress in a Drama Sophie Okonedo Won
59th British Academy Film Awards Best Original Screenplay Keir Pearson , Terry George Nominated
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2004 Best Picture - - - - Nominated
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2004 Best Actor Don Cheadle Nominated
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2005 Best Actor Don Cheadle Nominated
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2005 Best Picture - - - - Nominated
2005 David Di Donatello Awards Best Foreign Film - - - - Nominated
2005 18th European Film Awards Best Composer Rupert Gregson-Williams , Andrea Guerra Won
62nd Golden Globe Awards Best Picture - Drama - - - - Nominated
62nd Golden Globe Awards Best Actor - Drama Don Cheadle Nominated
62nd Golden Globe Awards Best Original Song Jerry Duplessis , Andrea Guerra , Wyclef Jean Nominated
Golden Satellite Awards 2004 Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Don Cheadle Won
Reception -- Accolades
The film was nominated and won several awards in 2004–06 . [ 40 ] [ 41 ] Various critics included the film on their lists of the top 10 best films of 2004 . Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times named it ninth best , Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle named it eighth best , and Desson Thomson of The Washington Post named it tenth best . [ 42 ] The film is also listed by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 most inspirational movies of all time . [ 43 ]
Hotel Rwanda is a 2004 drama film directed by Terry George. It was adapted from a screenplay co-written by George and Keir Pearson, and stars Don Cheadle and Sophie Okonedo as hotelier Paul Rusesabagina and his wife Tatiana. Based on the Rwandan genocide, which occurred during the spring of 1994, the film documents Rusesabagina's efforts to save the lives of his family and more than a thousand other refugees by providing them with shelter in the besieged Hôtel des Mille Collines. Hotel Rwanda explores genocide, political corruption, and the repercussions of violence. The film was a co-production between United Artists and Lions Gate Films, and was commercially distributed by United Artists theatrically and by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for home media. Hotel Rwanda premiered in theatres in limited release in the United States on 22 December 2004 and in wide release on 4 February 2005, grossing more than $23 million in domestic ticket sales. It earned an additional $10 million in business through international release to top out at a combined total near $34 million in gross revenue. The Blu-ray Disc edition of the film, featuring special documentaries along with selected scenes and audio commentary, was released in the United States on 10 May 2011. The film was nominated for multiple awards, including Oscar nominations for Best Actor (Cheadle), Best Supporting Actress (Okonedo), and Best Original Screenplay. The film also won a number of awards, including those from the Berlin and Toronto International Film Festivals. On 11 January 2005, the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released by the Commotion label. It features songs written by several recording artists including Wyclef Jean and Deborah Cox.