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• Jamie Foxx received an Academy Award, a Screen Actors' Guild Award and a Golden Globe for his portrayal of legendary musician Ray Charles in the biopic Ray.Yahoo! Movies: Ray Awards and Nominations

• Fast Facts

  1. Release date: October 19, 2004
  2. Director: Taylor Hackford
  3. Screenwriter: James L. White
  4. Producer: Taylor Hackford, Stuart Benjamin, Howard Baldwin, Karen Baldwin
  5. Distributor: Universal Pictures
  6. MPAA rating: PG - 13
  7. Run time: 152 minutes
  8. Awards: 11 wins and 14 nominationsYahoo! Movies: Ray Awards and Nominations
  9. Based on: real life of musician Ray Charles
  10. Production budget: $40 millionBoxofficemojo: Ray
  11. U.S. Box office: $75,305,995Yahoo! Movies: Ray

• Plot Summary

  Encouraged by his single mother, Ray Charles became an accomplished piano player and singer despite going blind at the age of seven. Charles went on to become a pioneer in the music industry and overcame prejudices against both the handicapped and African Americans. Behind the scenes, Charles battled with drug addiction and a series of failed relationships.

• Cast

  • Jamie Foxx: Ray Charles
  • Sharon Warren: Aretha Williams
  • Kerry Washington: Della Bea Robinson
  • Regina King: Margie Hendricks
  • Renee Wilson: Pat Lyle
  • Larenz Tate: Quincy Jones
  • Harry Lennix: Joe Adams
  • Clifton Powell: Jeff Brown

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  Taylor Hackford | Universal Pictures | Ray Charles | Jamie Foxx | Kerry Washington | Dreamgirls | Larenz Tate | Harry Lennix | Regina King

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