12 Years a Slave

Plot

In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.

Director

Steve McQueen

Writer

John Ridley, Solomon Northup

Cast

• Chiwetel Ejiofor
• Michael Kenneth Williams
• Michael Fassbender

Awards

Won 3 Oscars. 244 wins & 338 nominations total