A Free Soul [SEP] nominated for
is said to be the main reason he won the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 4th Academy Awards that year. Gable made such an impression in the role of a gangster who pushes Shearer around that he was catapulted from supporting player to leading man, a position he held for the rest of his career.
Plot.
Defense lawyer Stephen Ashe (Lionel Barrymore) successfully defends known gangster Ace Wilfong (Clark Gable) from a murder charge, despite his knowledge of Ace's other illegal activities. His upper-
Collaboration – "Put You Up On Game": nominated
- 2009:
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group : won
- Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration – "I'm His Only Woman" : nominated
- 2011: NAACP Image Award for Best R&B Song – "Bittersweet": won
- Soul Train Awards
- 2005: Best New R&B/Soul or Rap Artist – "I Believe": nominated
- 2006: Best Female R&B/Soul Album – "Free Yourself