🎬 Film
What's Love Got to Do with It
The story of Tina Turner.
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["Academy Award Nomination Best Actress (Angela Bassett)","Academy Award Nomination Best Supporting Actor (Laurence Fishburne)","BAFTA Best Actor (Laurence Fishburne)","Grammy Award Best Compilation Soundtrack Album"]
About
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) is Brian Gibson's biographical film about Tina Turner, played by Angela Bassett. The film chronicles Turner's life from her discovery by Ike Turner through years of domestic abuse to her triumphant solo career. Bassett received the Academy Award nomination for Best Actress — a physically and emotionally extraordinary performance. Laurence Fishburne received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor as Ike Turner.
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Cast & Performance
Cast & Performance
Angela Bassett's searing, physically commanding performance as Tina Turner — singing, dancing, and enduring abuse — earned the Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
Laurence Fishburne won the BAFTA for Best Actor and received the Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his menacing, complex portrayal of Ike Turner.