Rose Byrne, left, as Rebecca Skloot and Oprah Winfrey as Deborah Lacks in the film "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks." (Quantrell Colbert / HBO)

‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks received 6 major nominations in 2018.

2018 Writers Guild of America
1 nomination

Long Form Adapted

Teleplay by Peter Landesman and Alexander Woo and George C. Wolfe, Based on the book written by Rebecca Skloot

Nominee

2018 Directors Guild of America
1 nomination

Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Movies For Television And Miniseries

George C. Wolfe

Nominee

2018 NAACP Image
3 nominations

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

Nominee

Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special

Peter Landesman, Alexander Woo and George C. Wolfe

Nominee

Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

"The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"

Nominee

2018 Critics' Choice
1 nomination

Best Movie Made for TV

"The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"

Nominee

2017 Emmys
1 nomination

Outstanding Television Movie

"The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"

Nominee