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Chi-Raq
Chi-Raq () is a 2015 American musical crime comedy-drama film, directed and produced by Spike Lee and co-written by Lee and Kevin Willmott. Set in Chicago, the film focuses on the gang violence prevalent in neighborhoods on the city's south side, particularly the Englewood neighborhood.
The story is based on Aristophanes' "Lysistrata", a Classical Greek comedy play in which women withhold sex from their husbands as punishment for fighting in the Peloponnesian War. It stars Nick Cannon
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- Best Director
- Ryan Coogler – "Creed"
- Best Actor
- Will Smith – "Concussion
- Best Actress
- Teyonah Parris – "Chi-Raq"
- Best Supporting Actor
- Jason Mitchell – "Straight Outta Compton"
- Best Supporting Actress
- Tessa Thompson – "Creed"
- Best Ensemble
- "Straight Outta Compton"
- Best Independent Film
- "Chi-Raq"
- Best Screenplay
- Rick Famuyiwa – "Dope