Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Oprah Snaps Up TV Rights to “The Butler” for 2017

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Smart, smart, smart: Oprah Winfrey has snapped up TV rights to Lee Daniels’ “The Butler.” The movie will play on OWN after it’s had its cable and pay TV showings and DVD sales. Oprah, of course, will be nominated for Best supporting Actress from “The Butler.” I dare say she will win, as well. Winfrey has made an investment in herself and the movie. “The Butler” has made over $106 million. Look for Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Actor (Forest Whitaker), Supporting Actress (Winfrey), Supporting Actor (David Oyelowo), Director (Daniels), Screenplay (Danny Strong), and Best Song (Gladys Knight song written by Lenny Kravitz).

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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