Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic youth. The story depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay, her boyfriend and manager. Casting a shadow over even Holiday's brightest moments is the vocalist's severe drug addiction, which threatens to end both her career and her life.
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Awards Dominance
Wins
Nominations
Won
1973
Actress
Diana Ross
Art Direction
Art Direction: Carl Anderson; Set Decoration: Reg Allen
Costume Design
Bob Mackie, Ray Aghayan, Norma Koch
Music (Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score)
Adaptation Score by Gil Askey
Writing (Story and Screenplay--based on factual material or material not previously published or produced)
Terence McCloy, Chris Clark, Suzanne de Passe
1973
New Star Of The Year - Actress
Diana Ross
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Michel Legrand
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Diana Ross
1973
Out of Competition - Feature films
Sydney J. FURIE
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