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Confirmation is a 2016 American television political thriller film, directed by Rick Famuyiwa and written by Susannah Grant. It is about Clarence Thomas' Supreme Court nomination hearings, and the controversy that unfolded when Anita Hill alleged she was sexually harassed by Thomas. It stars Kerry Washington as Hill and Wendell Pierce as Clarence Thomas, with Erika Christensen, Jennifer Hudson, Greg Kinnear, Jeffrey Wright, Bill Irwin, and Eric Stonestreet in supporting roles. The film aired on HBO on April 16, 2016.
Original Release
04/16/2016
US Release
04/16/2016
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Kerry Washington | Anita Hill |
Wendell Pierce | Clarence Thomas |
Greg Kinnear | Joe Biden |
Jeffrey Wright | Charles Ogletree |
Eric Stonestreet | Ken Duberstein |
Bill Irwin | Jack Danforth / Senator Jack Danforth |
Zoe Lister-Jones | Carolyn Hart |
Grace Gummer | Ricki Seidman |
Treat Williams | Ted Kennedy |
Dylan Baker | Orrin Hatch |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Kerry Washington | Anita Hill |
Wendell Pierce | Clarence Thomas |
Greg Kinnear | Joe Biden |
Jeffrey Wright | Charles Ogletree |
Eric Stonestreet | Ken Duberstein |
Bill Irwin | Jack Danforth / Senator Jack Danforth |
Zoe Lister-Jones | Carolyn Hart |
Grace Gummer | Ricki Seidman |
Treat Williams | Ted Kennedy |
Dylan Baker | Orrin Hatch |
Erika Christensen | Shirley Wiegand |
Alison Wright | Ginni Thomas / Virginia Thomas |
Malcolm Gets | Arlen Specter |
Peter McRobbie | Alan Simpson |
Kimberly Elise | Sonia Jarvis |
Jennifer Hudson | Angela Wright |
Frank Hoyt Taylor | Strom Thurmond |
Tom Virtue | Patrick Leahy |
Bruce Taylor | Howard Metzenbaum |
Peter Trencher | Paul Simon |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Kerry Washington | Executive Producer |
Susannah Grant | Executive Producer |
Michael London | Executive Producer |
Janice Williams | Executive Producer |
Darren M. Demetre | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2017 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie | Nominated |
2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Television Movie | Nominated |