Reception
| Academy Awards record | |
|---|---|
| 1. Best Actor (Forest Whitaker) | |
| Golden Globe Awards record | |
| 1. Best Actor - Drama (Forest Whitaker) | |
| BAFTA Awards record | |
| 1. Best British Film | |
| 2. Best Actor (Forest Whitaker) | |
| 3. Best Adapted Screenplay | |
Whitaker received outstanding critical acclaim for his performance as dictator Idi Amin in the film. He won the Best Leading Actor award at the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors' Guild and the BAFTAs, in addition to awards from the Broadcast Film Critics Association, New York Film Critics' Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics' Association, the National Board of Review and many other critics awards, for a total of at least 23 major awards, with at least one more nomination. The movie currently holds a "fresh" 87% on the Rotten Tomatoes website. Whitaker's performance was dubbed as the best foreign male actor performance at the Egyptian International film festival in 2007.
The film was received well in Uganda, where it premiered two days before Whitaker won the Best Actor Academy Award.
The film received a 2007 BAFTA Award for Best British Film and the BAFTA award for Best Adapted Screenplay, in addition to receiving nominations for Best Film. James McAvoy was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
The film was also considered a financial success, grossing more than eight times its budget.
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