The Producers Guild of America announced Monday that “Till” will receive the Stanley Kramer Award at its upcoming awards ceremony.
Producers Keith Beauchamp, Barbara Broccoli, Whoopi Goldberg, Thomas Levine, Michael Reilly and Frederick Zulu will share the honors at the ceremony, which will be held February 25 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
The Stanley Kramer Award is awarded annually to a producer, producer, or major contributor to a film that uses cinema as a platform to raise awareness of social issues from the past to the present. The award is named after American director and producer Stanley Kramer, whose films such as “The Defiant Ones” and “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” changed popular American cinema with their commentary on racism.
Directed by Chinone Choco, “Till” follows the true story of Mamie Till-Mobley (Daniel Didwiller), the mother of 14-year-old Emmett (Galen Hall). Emmett was executed while visiting family in Mississippi, prompting the teacher to turn to activism, channeling her grief into the civil rights movement.
“We are very grateful to the Producers Guild for honoring our film ‘Till’ with this prestigious award as Stanley Kramer was a visionary filmmaker whose films and life inspired us all,” the producers wrote in a joint statement. “Our film honors the legacy of Mamie Till-Mobley and her son Emmett, and all those before and after them who fought for justice here in the United States and around the world.”
Previous winners of the Stanley Kramer Award include actors and producers Rita Moreno and Jane Fonda as well as films like “Get Out,” “Loving,” “Fruitvale Station,” “The Normal Heart,” and “Hotel Rwanda.”
“This team has fought for years to see Mamie Tell Mobley’s story told on the big screen, to honor her legacy and the enduring love she had for her son Emmett,” said Stephanie Allen and Donald D. Line, Presidents of the Producers Association of America. . “We are happy and humbled to award this award to a film that sympathetically depicts the events, and the relationship between mother and son, that sparked the civil rights movement. “Till” inspires us all to work towards Mamie’s cause, bringing justice to her son Emmett and all those harmed by hate and prejudice.”
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