“Till” is set to receive a major honor at the 2023 Producers Guild Awards. Chinonye Chukwu’s biopic of Mamie Till-Mobley will receive the the Stanley Kramer Award, which “recognizes a production, producer, or other individuals whose achievement or contribution illuminates and raises public awareness of important social issues,” per Deadline.
Released in October, “Till” stars Danielle Deadwyler and revisits how Till-Mobley sought justice for her son, Emmett Till, after the 14-year-old was murdered and lynched. Her activism helped mobilize the civil rights movement.
“Past recipients of the award include Rita Moreno and Jane Fonda, as well as such films as ‘Get Out,’ ‘Loving,’ ‘Fruitvale Station,’ ‘The Normal Heart,’ ‘The Hunting
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