Searching for Sugar Man

Summary

Searching for Sugar Man is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (801 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Searching for Sugar Man received the Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film^[3].
• Searching for Sugar Man received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film^[4].
• Searching for Sugar Man received the Guldbagge Award for Best Documentary Feature^[5].
• Searching for Sugar Man received the Sundance World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary^[6].
• Searching for Sugar Man received the Sundance World Cinema Special Jury Prize Documentary^[7].
• Searching for Sugar Man's instance of is recorded as film^[8].
• Searching for Sugar Man's director is recorded as Malik Bendjelloul^[9].
• Searching for Sugar Man's screenwriter is recorded as Malik Bendjelloul^[10].
• Searching for Sugar Man's composer is recorded as Sixto Rodriguez^[11].
• Searching for Sugar Man's genre is recorded as music documentary film^[12].
• Searching for Sugar Man's genre is recorded as biographical film^[13].
• Searching for Sugar Man's cast member is recorded as Sixto Rodriguez^[14].
• Searching for Sugar Man's production company is recorded as Passion Pictures^[15].
• Searching for Sugar Man's production company is recorded as Sveriges Television^[16].
• Searching for Sugar Man's production company is recorded as Yle^[17].
• Searching for Sugar Man's IMDb ID is recorded as tt2125608^[18].
• Searching for Sugar Man's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[19].
• Searching for Sugar Man's distribution format is recorded as video on demand^[20].
• Searching for Sugar Man's review score is recorded as 8/10^[21].
• Searching for Sugar Man's review score is recorded as 95%^[22].
• Searching for Sugar Man's review score is recorded as 79/100^[23].
• Searching for Sugar Man's color is recorded as color^[24].
• Searching for Sugar Man's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 625347^[25].
• Searching for Sugar Man's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[26].
• Searching for Sugar Man's country of origin is recorded as Sweden^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Searching for Sugar Man's director is recorded as Malik Bendjelloul^[9]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Malik Bendjelloul^[10]. Its cast member is recorded as Sixto Rodriguez^[14].

Publication

Publication dates include +2012-01-19T00:00:00Z^[28] and +2012-12-27T00:00:00Z^[29]. Searching for Sugar Man's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[19]. Genres include music documentary film^[12] and biographical film^[13].

Reception

Awards received include Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film^[3], a class of award^[30], founded in 1985^[31]; Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film^[4], an award for best film by genre^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1942^[34]; Guldbagge Award for Best Documentary Feature^[5], a film award category^[35], in Sweden^[36], founded in 2000^[37]; Sundance World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary^[6], a class of award^[38], in United States^[39]; and Sundance World Cinema Special Jury Prize Documentary^[7]. Reviews include 8/10^[21], 95%^[22], and 79/100^[23].

Why It Matters

Searching for Sugar Man ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (801 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40]

FAQs

What awards did Searching for Sugar Man receive?

Honors received include Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film^[3], Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film^[4], Guldbagge Award for Best Documentary Feature^[5], and Sundance World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary^[6].