Don King: Only in America is a 1997 American television film directed by John Herzfeld and written by Kario Salem (based on the book Only in America: The Life and Crimes of Don King by Jack Newfield). The film stars actor Ving Rhames as Don King and tells the story of King becoming a famous fight promoter and boxing manager.
Cast
Ving Rhames as Don King Vondie Curtis-Hall as Lloyd Price Jeremy Piven as Hank Schwartz Darius McCrary as Muhammad Ali Keith David as Jabir Herbert Muhammad Bernie Mac as Bundini Brown Gabriel Casseus as Jeremiah Shabazz Ken Lerner as Bob Arum Danny Johnson as Larry Holmes Jarrod Bunch as George Foreman Israel Cole as Joe Frazier Kevin Grevioux as Leon Spinks K.J. Penthouse as Chuck Wepner James R. Black as Earnie Shavers Michael Blanks as James "Buster" Douglas Everton Davis as Evander Holyfield Cliff Couser as Mike Tyson Loretta Devine as Constance Harper Ron Leibman as Harry Shondor
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref. Peabody Awards HBO Pictures and The Thomas Carter Company American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Two-Hour Movie for Non-Commercial Television Steven Cohen Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television – Movie of the Week, Mini-Series or Specials Richard Lightstone, Jeffrey Perkins, and David J. Hudson Critics' Choice Awards Best Picture Made for Television Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials John Herzfeld Golden Globe Awards Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Ving Rhames Golden Reel Awards Best Sound Editing – Television Movies of the Week – Dialogue & ADR Best Sound Editing – Television Movies of the Week – Effects & Foley NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Television Movie or Mini-Series Outstanding Lead Actor in a Television Movie or Mini-Series Ving Rhames Online Film & Television Association Awards Best Motion Picture Made for Television Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Ving Rhames Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries Kario Salem Best Makeup/Hairstyling in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Best Sound in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Best New Titles Sequence in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Made for Television Movie Thomas Carter and David Blocker Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Ving Rhames Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Movie John Herzfeld Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Movie Kario Salem Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or a Movie Robi Reed Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Leonard Drake, Pauletta O. Lewis, and Alan Scott Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie Steven Cohen Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special J. Paul Huntsman, Gloria D'Alessandro, Carin Rogers, George Nemzer, Timothy A. Cleveland, Mark L. Mangino, Paul J. Diller, Michael E. Lawshe, Karyn Foster, Terry Wilson, Dale W. Perry, and Joseph T. Sabella Satellite Awards Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Ving Rhames Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Vondie Curtis-Hall Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Ving Rhames Television Critics Association Awards Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials Writers Guild of America Awards Long Form – Adapted Kario Salem At the Golden Globe Awards, Rhames won the award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his performance. When presented with the award, he summoned Jack Lemmon on to the stage and gifted the award to him, feeling that Lemmon was more deserving of it for his role in 12 Angry Men. Rhames refused to re-accept the award when Lemmon tried to return it to him, meaning that, although Lemmon didn't officially win the Golden Globe Award, he did receive the trophy.
See also List of boxing films
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