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'Attica' is a 2021 American documentary film by Stanley Nelson[https://www.thewrap.com/attica-film-review-2021-stanley-nelson-showtime/ 'Attica' Film Review: Documentary Sets the Record Straight, 50 Years After the Uprising|The Wrap] and Traci Curry. It premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2021 and aired on Showtime on October 29, 2021.

Summary



The film is a 50-year look back at the 1971 Attica uprising through interviews with the mostly black and Latino inmates who were there.

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Accolades



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! scope="row"|Academy Awards

| March 27, 2022

| Best Documentary Feature

| Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry

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| style="text-align:center;" |[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao6vrTcVP_Q 'Summer of Soul' Wins Best Documentary Feature|94th Oscars]

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!scope="row" rowspan="3"|Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

| rowspan="3"|November 14, 2021

| Best Documentary Feature

| 'Attica'

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| Best Director

| Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry

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| Best Historical or Biographical Documentary

| 'Attica'

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!scope="row"|Directors Guild of America Awards

| March 12, 2022

| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries

| Stanley Nelson

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!scope="row" rowspan="3"|FOCAL International Awards

| rowspan="3"| June 23, 2022

| Best Use of Footage in a Cinematic Feature

| 'Attica'

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| Best Use of Footage in a History Feature

| 'Attica'

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| The Jane Mercer Researcher of the Year Award

| Rosemary Rotondi

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!scope="row"|NAACP Image Awards

| February 26, 2022

| Outstanding Documentary (Film)

| 'Attica'

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! scope="row"|National Board of Review Awards

| December 2, 2021

| Top 5 Documentaries

| 'Ascension'

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!scope="row"|Peabody Awards

| June 69, 2022

| Documentary

| 'Attica'

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| align="center"|[https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/attica/ The Peabody Awards]

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