Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie Explained
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie is a 2023 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about the life of actor Michael J. Fox and his struggle with Parkinson's disease.[1] The film premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, and was then released on May 12, 2023, on Apple TV+.[2] [3] [4]
The project won the award for Best Documentary Film from the National Board of Review and received seven nominations at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, including for Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special, and five nominations (eventually winning them all) at the 8th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards, including Best Documentary Feature.[5]
Reception
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Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com gave the film three and a half out of four stars and wrote, "This could have been mawkish—an "eat your vegetables" movie about an inspirational figure overcoming adversity. But keeping Fox's self-effacing, no-nonsense voice as a through-line consistently buoys 'Still.'"[1]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | |
|---|
| 2023 | Critics' Choice Documentary Awards | Best Documentary Feature | Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie | | [7] |
| Best Biographical Documentary | |
| Best Director | Davis Guggenheim | |
| Best Narration | Michael J. Fox | |
| Best Editing | Michael Harte | |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Best Original Score in a Documentary | John Powell | | [8] |
| 2024 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special | Nelle Fortenberry, Laurene Powell Jobs and Nicole Stott, executive producers; Davis Guggenheim, Annetta Marion, Jonathan King and Will Cohen, produced by | | [9] |
| Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program | C. Kim Miles, Clair Popkin and Julia Liu | |
| Outstanding Directing For A Documentary/Nonfiction Program | Davis Guggenheim | |
| Outstanding Picture Editing For A Nonfiction Program | Michael Harte | |
| Outstanding Music Composition For A Documentary Series Or Special (Original Dramatic Score) | John Powell | |
| Outstanding Sound Editing For A Nonfiction Or Reality Program (Single Or Multi-Camera) | Michael Feuser, Rich Bologna, Wyatt Sprague, Heather Gross, Bill Bernstein | |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera) | Skip Lievsay, Benjamin Berger, Martin Kittappa and Lily van Leeuwen | |
| British Academy Film Awards | Best Documentary | Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie | | [10] | |
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie. RogerEbert.com. Christy. Lemire. May 12, 2023. January 23, 2024.
- News: 'Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie' Review: Hiding in Plain Sight. Ben. Kenigsberg. The New York Times . May 11, 2023. NYTimes.com.
- Web site: Parkinson's 'made me present in every moment of my life,' says Michael J. Fox . Deggans . Eric . NPR . 12 May 2023 . 13 May 2023 .
- Web site: 'Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie' Review: A Star's Dignity. John. Anderson. WSJ.
- Web site: 'Killers Of The Flower Moon' Named Best Film By The National Board Of Review. Deadline. Patrick. Hipes. November 6, 2023. November 6, 2023.
- Web site: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie. Metacritic. January 23, 2024.
- Web site: Jon Batiste Profile 'American Symphony' Leads Critics Choice Documentary Award Nominations. IndieWire. Anne. Thompson. October 16, 2023. October 16, 2023.
- Songs from 'Barbie' Pace 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Awards Nominations (Full List) . Paul . Grein . . November 2, 2023 . November 3, 2023.
- Web site: 75th Emmy Awards Complete Nominations List . . September 1, 2023 . September 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230902030611/https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/75th-nominations-list-v3.pdf . live .
- Web site: 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards: The Winners and Nominations. BAFTA. February 18, 2023. February 19, 2024.
