Steel Magnolias (2012 film)

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| caption = Online poster

| genre =

| creator =

| based_on = {{based on|Steel Magnolias|Robert Harling}}

| writer =

| screenplay = Sally Robinson

| story =

| director = Kenny Leon

| starring = Queen Latifah
Phylicia Rashād
Adepero Oduye
Condola Rashād
Jill Scott
Alfre Woodard

| narrated =

| music = William Ross

| country = United States

| language = English

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| producer = Neil Meron
Queen Latifah
Shakim Compere
Shelby Stone
Craig Zadan

| editor =

| cinematography =

| runtime = 85 minutes

| company = Sony Pictures Television

| budget =

| network = Lifetime

| released = {{Start date|2012|10|07}}

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Steel Magnolias is an American comedy-drama television film directed by Kenny Leon that premiered at Lifetime Network on October 7, 2012.[http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/lifetime-sets-world-premiere-date-for-all-black-steel-magnolias-remake Lifetime Sets World Premiere Date For all black 'Steel Magnolias' Remake] It is a contemporary retelling of the play Steel Magnolias and its 1989 film adaptation.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/steel-magnolias|title=Steel Magnolias}} The new film stars an all-black American cast, including Queen Latifah as M'Lynn, Jill Scott as Truvy, Condola Rashād as Shelby, Adepero Oduye as Annelle, with Phylicia Rashād as Clairee and Alfre Woodard as Ouiser.Erin Strecker, [http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/07/03/steel-magnolias-remake-lifetime-trailer/#disqus_thread Lifetime's 'Steel Magnolias' remake: Watch trailer here], Entertainment Weekly, July 3, 2012Chris Harnick, [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/03/steel-magnolias-lifetime-remake-trailer_n_1646758.html 'Steel Magnolias' Lifetime Remake Trailer (VIDEO)], The Huffington Post, July 3, 2012

Cast

Queen Latifah as Mary Lynn "M'Lynn" Eatenton
Phylicia Rashād as Clairee Belcher
Adepero Oduye as Annelle Dupuy-DeSoto
Condola Rashād as Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie, M'Lynn & Drum's daughter
Jill Scott as Truvy Jones
Alfre Woodard as Louisa "Ouiser" Boudreaux
Tory Kittles as Jackson Latcherie, Shelby's husband
Afemo Omilami as Drum Eatenton, M'Lynn's husband
Lance Gross as Sammy DeSoto, Annelle's husband
Michael Beasley as Spud Jones, Truvy's husband
Justin Martin as Tommy Eatenton, M'Lynn & Drum's first son
Demetrius Bridges as Jonathan Eatenton, M'Lynn & Drum's second son
Julius Erving as Minister
Jeff Rose as Dr. Judd

Reception

=Critical reception=

The film has been met with positive reviews from critics, with a score of 74 out of 100 from Metacritic.[https://www.metacritic.com/tv/steel-magnolias Steel Magnolias: Season 1] Many critics praised Alfre Woodard's performance as Ouiser.[http://www.afterellen.com/content/2012/10/lifetimes-steel-magnolias-remake-will-make-you-cry-just-hard-original-0 Lifetime's "Steel Magnolias" remake will make you cry just as hard as the original] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121229064739/http://www.afterellen.com/content/2012/10/lifetimes-steel-magnolias-remake-will-make-you-cry-just-hard-original-0 |date=2012-12-29}}

=Ratings=

The film premiered on Sunday, October 7, 2012, on Lifetime and earned 6.5 million viewers. It is the 3rd highest viewed Lifetime Original.{{cite web|last=Collins |first=Scott |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-steel-magnolias-remake-blooms-record-ratings-for-lifetime-20121008,0,6146378.story |title='Steel Magnolias' remake blooms high ratings for Lifetime |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2012-10-08 |accessdate=2012-10-27}}

=Accolades=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col"\| Award ! scope="col"\| Date of ceremony ! scope="col"\| Category ! scope="col"\| Recipient(s) ! scope="col"\| Result ! scope="col"\| Ref.
rowspan="7" scope="row" \| Black Reel Awards \| rowspan="7" \|February 7, 2013 \|Best Television Miniseries or Movie \|Steel Magnolias \|{{Nominated}} \| rowspan="7" \|{{Cite web \|last=Says \|first=Michonnemicheaux \|date=2013-12-18 \|title=The 14th Annual Black Reel Awards Nominations \|url=https://blackreelawards.wordpress.com/2013/12/18/the-14th-annual-black-reel-awards-nominations/ \|access-date=2024-06-30 \|website=The Black Reel Awards \|language=en}}
Best Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series \|Queen Latifah \|{{Nominated}}
rowspan="4" \|Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series \|Alfre Woodard \|{{Won}}
Jill Scott \|{{Nominated}}
Phylicia Rashad \|{{Nominated}}
Adepero Oduye \|{{Nominated}}
Outstanding Director in a Television Miniseries or Movie \|Kenny Leon \|{{Nominated}}
scope="row"\| Critics' Choice Television Awards \|June 10, 2013 \|Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries \|Alfre Woodard \|{{Nominated}} \|{{Cite web \|date=2012-06-02 \|title=Critics' Choice Awards {{!}} Critics' Choice Television Awards \|url=http://www.criticschoice.com/television-awards/ \|access-date=2024-06-30 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602110331/http://www.criticschoice.com/television-awards/ \|archive-date=2012-06-02 }}
scope="row"\| Gracie Awards \|May 21, 2013 \|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Drama \|Cast of Steel Magnolias \|{{Won}} \|{{Cite web \|date=2016-10-03 \|title=2013 Gracies Winners \|url=https://allwomeninmedia.org/gracies/2013-gracies-winners/ \|access-date=2024-06-30 \|website=Alliance for Women in Media \|language=en-US}}
scope="row"\| Motion Picture Sound Editors Awards \|February 17, 2013 \|Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing \|Robert Getty, Pembrooke Andrews, Chato Hill, Pembrooke Andrews \|{{Nominated}} \|{{Cite web \|title=MPSE Announces 2013 Golden Reel Nominees \|url=https://www.awn.com/news/mpse-announces-2013-golden-reel-nominees \|access-date=2024-06-30 \|website=Animation World Network \|language=en}}
rowspan="7" scope="row" \| NAACP Image Awards \| rowspan="7" \|February 1, 2013 \|Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special \|Steel Magnolias \|{{Won}} \| rowspan="7" \|{{Cite web \|last=Hofler \|first=Robert \|date=2013-02-01 \|title=NAACP Image Award nominees crossover with Oscar \|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/awards/naacp-image-award-nominees-crossover-with-oscar-1118065410/ \|access-date=2024-06-30 \|website=Variety \|language=en-US}}
rowspan="2" \|Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special \|Afemo Omilami \|{{Nominated}}
Tory Kittles \|{{Nominated}}
rowspan="4" \|Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special \|Alfre Woodard \|{{Won}}
Jill Scott \|{{Nominated}}
Phylicia Rashad \|{{Nominated}}
Queen Latifah \|{{Nominated}}
scope="row"\| Primetime Emmy Awards \|September 22, 2013 \|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie \| rowspan="2" \|Alfre Woodard \|{{Nominated}} \|{{Cite web \|date=2013-09-26 \|title=CBS' Broadcast of 'The 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards' Delivers Largest Audience Since 2005 - Ratings \|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/09/23/cbs-broadcast-of-the-65th-annual-primetime-emmy-awards-delivers-largest-audience-since-2005/204327/ \|access-date=2024-06-30 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926052920/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/09/23/cbs-broadcast-of-the-65th-annual-primetime-emmy-awards-delivers-largest-audience-since-2005/204327/ \|archive-date=2013-09-26 }}
scope="row"\| Screen Actors Guild Awards \|January 27, 2013 \|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie \|{{Nominated}} \|{{Cite web \|last=pbadmin \|date=2012-12-12 \|title=19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations Announced \|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/97990-19th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards-nominations-announced \|access-date=2024-06-30 \|website=ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More \|language=en-US}}
scope="row"\| Women's Image Network Awards \|December 11, 2013 \|TV Show Produced by a Woman \|Queen Latifah \|{{Nominated}} \|{{Cite web \|last=Neal \|first=Wayne \|date=2013-10-14 \|title=Oprah Winfrey, Kerry Washington Among Women's Image Awards Nominees \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/oprah-winfrey-kerry-washington-womens-648247/ \|access-date=2024-06-30 \|website=The Hollywood Reporter \|language=en-US}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

scope="col"| Award

! scope="col"| Date of ceremony

! scope="col"| Category

! scope="col"| Recipient(s)

! scope="col"| Result

! scope="col"| Ref.

rowspan="7" scope="row" | Black Reel Awards

| rowspan="7" |February 7, 2013

|Best Television Miniseries or Movie

|Steel Magnolias

|{{Nominated}}

| rowspan="7" |{{Cite web |last=Says |first=Michonnemicheaux |date=2013-12-18 |title=The 14th Annual Black Reel Awards Nominations |url=https://blackreelawards.wordpress.com/2013/12/18/the-14th-annual-black-reel-awards-nominations/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=The Black Reel Awards |language=en}}

Best Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series

|Queen Latifah

|{{Nominated}}

rowspan="4" |Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series

|{{Won}}

|{{Nominated}}

|{{Nominated}}

|{{Nominated}}

Outstanding Director in a Television Miniseries or Movie

|Kenny Leon

|{{Nominated}}

scope="row"| Critics' Choice Television Awards

|June 10, 2013

|Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries

|Alfre Woodard

|{{Nominated}}

|{{Cite web |date=2012-06-02 |title=Critics' Choice Awards {{!}} Critics' Choice Television Awards |url=http://www.criticschoice.com/television-awards/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602110331/http://www.criticschoice.com/television-awards/ |archive-date=2012-06-02 }}

scope="row"| Gracie Awards

|May 21, 2013

|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Drama

|Cast of Steel Magnolias

|{{Won}}

|{{Cite web |date=2016-10-03 |title=2013 Gracies Winners |url=https://allwomeninmedia.org/gracies/2013-gracies-winners/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=Alliance for Women in Media |language=en-US}}

scope="row"| Motion Picture Sound Editors Awards

|February 17, 2013

|Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing

|Robert Getty, Pembrooke Andrews, Chato Hill, Pembrooke Andrews

|{{Nominated}}

|{{Cite web |title=MPSE Announces 2013 Golden Reel Nominees |url=https://www.awn.com/news/mpse-announces-2013-golden-reel-nominees |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=Animation World Network |language=en}}

rowspan="7" scope="row" | NAACP Image Awards

| rowspan="7" |February 1, 2013

|Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

|Steel Magnolias

|{{Won}}

| rowspan="7" |{{Cite web |last=Hofler |first=Robert |date=2013-02-01 |title=NAACP Image Award nominees crossover with Oscar |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/awards/naacp-image-award-nominees-crossover-with-oscar-1118065410/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

rowspan="2" |Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

|Afemo Omilami

|{{Nominated}}

Tory Kittles

|{{Nominated}}

rowspan="4" |Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

|Alfre Woodard

|{{Won}}

Jill Scott

|{{Nominated}}

Phylicia Rashad

|{{Nominated}}

Queen Latifah

|{{Nominated}}

scope="row"| Primetime Emmy Awards

|September 22, 2013

|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

| rowspan="2" |Alfre Woodard

|{{Nominated}}

|{{Cite web |date=2013-09-26 |title=CBS' Broadcast of 'The 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards' Delivers Largest Audience Since 2005 - Ratings |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/09/23/cbs-broadcast-of-the-65th-annual-primetime-emmy-awards-delivers-largest-audience-since-2005/204327/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926052920/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/09/23/cbs-broadcast-of-the-65th-annual-primetime-emmy-awards-delivers-largest-audience-since-2005/204327/ |archive-date=2013-09-26 }}

scope="row"| Screen Actors Guild Awards

|January 27, 2013

|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie

|{{Nominated}}

|{{Cite web |last=pbadmin |date=2012-12-12 |title=19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations Announced |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/97990-19th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards-nominations-announced |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More |language=en-US}}

scope="row"| Women's Image Network Awards

|December 11, 2013

|TV Show Produced by a Woman

|Queen Latifah

|{{Nominated}}

|{{Cite web |last=Neal |first=Wayne |date=2013-10-14 |title=Oprah Winfrey, Kerry Washington Among Women's Image Awards Nominees |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/oprah-winfrey-kerry-washington-womens-648247/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}