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Forest Whitaker portrays Cecil Gaines in The Butler. Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines, [6] the film's main character, who dedicates his life to becoming a professional domestic worker. Michael Rainey Jr. and Aml Ameen portray Cecil at ages 7 and 18, respectively. Gaines's private life. Oprah Winfrey as Gloria Gaines, [6] Cecil Gaines's wife.
Eugene Charles Allen (July 14, 1919 – March 31, 2010) [2] was an American waiter and butler who worked for the US government at the White House for 34 years until he retired as the head butler in 1986.
Cecil Gaines: 2014: Eddie Redmayne ‡ The Theory of Everything: Stephen Hawking [21] Steve Carell: Foxcatcher: John Eleuthère du Pont: Benedict Cumberbatch: The Imitation Game: Alan Turing: Jake Gyllenhaal: Nightcrawler: Louis "Lou" Bloom Michael Keaton: Birdman: Riggan Thomson 2015: Leonardo DiCaprio ‡ The Revenant: Hugh Glass [22] Bryan ...
Forest Whitaker – The Butler as Cecil Gaines; Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine as Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis. Sandra Bullock – Gravity as Dr. Ryan Stone; Judi Dench – Philomena as Philomena Lee; Meryl Streep – August: Osage County as Violet Weston; Emma Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks as P. L. Travers; Outstanding Performance by a Male ...
The Rev. Cecil Williams, who with his late wife turned Glide Church in San Francisco into a world-renowned haven for people suffering from poverty and homelessness and living on the margins, has died.
Cecil Gaines: 2014 [33] [34] Michael Keaton: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Riggan Thomson / Birdman: Steve Carell: Foxcatcher: John Eleuthère du Pont: Benedict Cumberbatch: The Imitation Game: Alan Turing: Jake Gyllenhaal: Nightcrawler: Louis "Lou" Bloom David Oyelowo: Selma: Martin Luther King Jr. Eddie Redmayne: The Theory ...
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The Great Migration is a backdrop of the 2013 film The Butler, as the Forest Whitaker character Cecil Gaines moves from a plantation in Georgia to become a butler at the White House. [68] The Great Migration also served as part of August Wilson’s inspiration for The Piano Lesson. [69]