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In 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress. In 1972 she launched a campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, breaking another political barrier.
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This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
Samuel Rockwell (born November 5, 1968) is an American actor. In a career spanning over three decades of stage and screen, he is known for his offbeat and charismatic character roles in independent films, and has received various accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Silver Bear, in addition to nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. Rockwell started his career portraying diverse supporting roles in a variety of genres, with a number of guest television roles and roles in films such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), The Green Mile (1999), Galaxy Quest (1999), and Charlie's Angels (2000). He began to garner greater notice in the 2000s with his performances as Chuck Barris in the spy thriller Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), for which he received the Silver Bear for Best Actor. His acclaim continued with roles in Moon (2009), Conviction (2010), Seven Psychopaths (2012), and The Way, Way Back (2013). Rockwell won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a troubled police deputy in Martin McDonagh's crime drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), and was nominated again the following year for his portrayal of George W. Bush in Adam McKay's biopic Vice (2018). During this time he has acted in the satirical dramedy Jojo Rabbit (2019), the biographical drama Richard Jewell (2019), the mystery comedy See How They Run (2022) and voicing Mr. Wolf in the crime animated comedy film franchise The Bad Guys (2022–present). On television, Rockwell won an Actor Award and received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his portrayal of Bob Fosse in the FX on Hulu limited series Fosse/Verdon (2019). For his performance in the third season of The White Lotus (2025), he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. On stage, he has starred in the Broadway productions of Martin McDonagh's A Behanding in Spokane (2010) and the revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo (2022), the later of which earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
Sam Rockwell is an American actor. He is known for his roles on stage and screen and has earned various accolades. After making his film debut in 1989, he established himself as a memorable character actor before gaining a reputation in Hollywood which led him to leading man roles. Rockwell made his film debut in the slasher film Clownhouse (1989). He then earned acclaim for his roles in the British drama Lawn Dogs (1997), the prison drama The Green Mile (1999), the satirical space comedy Galaxy Quest (1999), the comedy Charlie's Angels (2000), the biographical spy film Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), the black comedy crime film Matchstick Men (2003), the space comedy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), the revisionist western The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), the political drama Frost/Nixon (2008), and the space drama Moon (2009). He continued to earn acclaim in the black comedy the drama Conviction (2010), Seven Psychopaths (2012), the coming of age comedy The Way, Way Back (2013), the black comedy Jojo Rabbit (2019), and the biographical drama Richard Jewell (2019). For his role as a hot headed racist cop in the Martin McDonagh drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), he earned both the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award. He was Oscar-nominated for his role as George W. Bush in the political satire Vice (2018). He is also known for his role as Justin Hammer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Iron Man 2 (2010) and a doctor in the science-fiction western Cowboys & Aliens (2011). He has voiced roles in the animated films G-Force (2009), The Bad Guys (2022) as well its sequel (2025). On television, he portrayed Bob Fosse in the FX on Hulu limited series Fosse/Verdon (2019) and a man struggling with his identity in the third season of The White Lotus (2025) both of which earned him Primetime Emmy Award nominations. On stage, he has starred as an explosive hustler in the Broadway revival of the David Mamet play American Buffalo (2022), earning him a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination.
This article is a List of awards and nominations received by Sam Rockwell. Sam Rockwell is an American actor known for his roles on stage and screen. Rockwell started his career as a character actor playing diverse supporting roles in a variety of genres before transitioning into leading man roles. He has received several accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award and three Actor Awards as well as nominations for three Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. He acted in the British fantasy drama Lawn Dogs (1997) winning Best Actor Prizes at the Montreal World Film Festival and the Sitges Film Festival. He played a violent and erratic prison inmate William "Wild Bill" Wharton in the fantasy prison drama epic The Green Mile (1999) for which he was nominated for the Actor Award for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture. He received acclaim for his portrayal of Chuck Barris in the biographical spy thriller Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) earning the Berlin International Film Festival's Silver Bear for Best Actor. He played James Reston Jr. in the historical political thriller Frost/Nixon (2008) earning an Actor Award nomination with the Cast. He received various award nominations for his role as man with a personal crisis on the far side of the Moon in the science fiction film Moon (2009). Rockwell was nominated for the Critics' Choice Award playing a man convicted of a crime in the legal drama Conviction (2010), the Independent Spirit Award playing a struggling actor in the satirical crime dramedy Seven Psychopaths (2012), and the Critics' Choice Award playing a quirky water park worker in the summer comedy The Way, Way Back (2013). He played a troubled police deputy in the Martin McDonagh crime-drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) for which he received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the BAFTA Award as well as the Critics' Choice Movie Award, the Golden Globe Award, the Independent Spirit Award, and the Actor Award. The following year he portrayed George W. Bush in the Dick Cheney biopic Vice (2018) earning nominations for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and Golden Globe Award. On television, he portrayed the Broadway dancer and choreographer Bob Fosse in the FX limited series Fosse/Verdon (2019) for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie nomination. He was also nominated as a producer on the same project earning a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. For his role in the HBO anthology series The White Lotus (2024) he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. On stage, he earned a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination for his role as a hustler in the David Mamet revival American Buffalo (2022).
Vice is a 2018 American biographical black comedy film based on the life of Dick Cheney, the 46th vice president of the United States. Directed, written, and produced by Adam McKay, it stars Christian Bale as Cheney. The supporting cast includes Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Justin Kirk, Tyler Perry, Alison Pill, Lily Rabe, and Jesse Plemons. The film follows Cheney on his path to becoming the most powerful vice president in American history, presented with political satire elements. Vice was released in the United States on December 25, 2018, by Annapurna Pictures, and grossed $76.1 million worldwide and was considered a box office flop against its $60 million budget. While the performances were universally acclaimed, the film polarized critics; some considered it to be one of the best films of the year while others thought it to be one of the worst, with McKay's screenplay and direction receiving both "scathing critiques and celebratory praise". The film received numerous accolades, with eight nominations at the 91st Academy Awards, winning Best Makeup and Hairstyling. It also received six nominations each from the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs. For their performances, Bale, Adams, and Rockwell were nominated for all three awards, with Bale winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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