Life Support (film)

Life Support is a 2007 American drama television film directed by Nelson George and starring Queen Latifah. It is loosely based on the real-life story of Ana Wallace, an HIV-positive woman.^[1]

Life Support
Written by	Nelson George Jim McKay Hannah Weyer
Directed by	Nelson George
Starring	Queen Latifah Wendell Pierce Evan Ross Anna Deavere Smith Tracee Ellis Ross
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Mark A. Baker[1]
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	March 10, 2007 (2007-03-10)

The film premiered on January 26, 2007, at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival^[2] and premiered on HBO on March 10, 2007.^[3]

Plot

Ana Wallace (Queen Latifah) was diagnosed with HIV 11 years ago. She got the virus from shooting cocaine with her boyfriend, Slick (Wendell Pierce). Slick had the virus first but did not tell Ana he had it. Ana is devoted to her work at Life Support, an AIDS outreach group, but she struggles to repair her relationship with her teenage daughter, whom she lost custody of 11 years ago due to her drug addiction.

Cast

• Queen Latifah as Ana Wallace
• Anna Deavere Smith as Lucille
• Wendell Pierce as "Slick"
• Rachel Nicks as Kelly Wallace
• Evan Ross as Amare
• Gloria Reuben as Sandra
• Tony Rock as Ness
• Darrin Dewitt Henson as "MJ2"
• Tracee Ellis Ross as Tanya
• Limary L. Agosto as Woman #1
• Carlos Alban as Andre
• Brandon Scott as Markus
• Sidné Anderson as Sister Bernice
• Dorothea Golden as Peer Counselor #1
• Chyna Layne as Deyah
• Angel Magee as Peer Counselor #2
• Andrea Williams as herself

Critical reception

Critics gave the film favorable reviews. On the review aggregator Metacritic, the film had an average score of 77 out of 100, based on nine reviews.^[4]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2007	Artios Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Casting – TV Movie of the Week	Aleta Chappelle	Nominated	[5]
	Online Film & Television Association Awards	Best Motion Picture		Nominated	[6]
		Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries	Queen Latifah	Nominated
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie		Nominated	[7]
	Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie	Mary Jo Markey	Nominated
	Satellite Awards	Best Motion Picture Made for Television		Nominated	[8]
		Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Queen Latifah	Nominated
	Women Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Female Images in a Movie		Won	[9]
		Best Theatrically Unreleased Movie by or About Women		Won
2008	American Cinema Editors Awards	Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television	Mary Jo Markey	Nominated	[10]
	Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film	Queen Latifah	Won	[11]
	Gracie Awards	Outstanding Female Lead – Drama Series or Special		Won	[12]
	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special		Won	[13]
		Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	Wendell Pierce	Won
			Evan Ross	Nominated
		Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	Queen Latifah	Won
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie		Won	[14]