Strange Justice
Promotional poster
Genre	Political drama
Based on	Strange Justice by Jane Mayer Jill Abramson
Written by	Jacob Epstein
Directed by	Ernest Dickerson
Starring	Delroy Lindo Mandy Patinkin Regina Taylor Paul Winfield
Music by	William Jacobs
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Steven Haft Jacob Epstein
Producer	Jonathan Starch
Cinematography	Jonathan Freeman
Editor	Stephen Lovejoy
Running time	95 minutes
Production company	Haft Entertainment
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	August 29, 1999 (1999-08-29)

Strange Justice is a 1999 American political drama television film directed by Ernest Dickerson, written by Jacob Epstein, and starring Delroy Lindo, Mandy Patinkin, Regina Taylor, and Paul Winfield. The film is based on the 1994 non-fiction book of the same name by Jane Mayer and Jill Abramson that covered the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination. It aired on Showtime on August 29, 1999.

Synopsis

Strange Justice is based on events regarding the sexual harassment accusation brought by Anita Hill (Regina Taylor) during the Senate confirmation hearings of Clarence Thomas (Delroy Lindo) for the United States Supreme Court during the George H. W. Bush presidential administration.

Cast

The film was shot on location in Los Angeles and Toronto.^[1]

Year	Award	Result	Category	Recipient
2000	American Cinema Editors	Nominated	Best Edited Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television	Stephen Lovejoy
	American Society of Cinematographers		Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Mini-Series	Jonathan Freeman
	Black Reel Awards		Network/Cable - Best Film	-
			Network/Cable - Best Director	Ernest R. Dickerson
			Network/Cable - Best Actress	Regina Taylor
			Network/Cable - Best Actor	Delroy Lindo
	Peabody Award	Won	-	-
	Satellite Award	Nominated	Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television	Regina Taylor
		Nominated	Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television	Delroy Lindo
		Won	Best Motion Picture Made for Television	-

Films directed by Ernest Dickerson

Films directed by Ernest Dickerson
Juice (1992) Surviving the Game (1994) Demon Knight (1995) Bulletproof (1996) Blind Faith (1998) Ambushed (1998) Futuresport (1998) Strange Justice (1999) Bones (2001) Our America (2002) Monday Night Mayhem (2002) Good Fences (2003) Never Die Alone (2004) For One Night (2006) Double Play (2017)

Satellite Award for Best Television Film

Satellite Award for Best Television Film
1999–2010	Strange Justice (1999) Harlan County War (2000) The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001) Door to Door (2002) Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story (2003) Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004) Reefer Madness (2005) A Little Thing Called Murder (2006) Mitch Albom's For One More Day (2007) Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story (2008) Grey Gardens (2009) Temple Grandin (2010)
2014–2015	Return to Zero (2014) Stockholm, Pennsylvania (2015)
2017–2022	The Wizard of Lies (2017) The Tale (2018) El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019) The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel (2020) Oslo (2021) Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
Between 1996–1998, 2011–2013, 2016 and 2023–present, the category was merged with Best Miniseries and Limited Series or Television Film.