Monster's Ball

Monster's Ball is a 2001 American drama film directed by German-Swiss director Marc Forster and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Heath Ledger, Peter Boyle, Sean Combs, Mos Def, Will Rokos and Milo Addica. The film, originally set to star Vanessa Williams, tells the story of a widowed corrections officer, his adult son, and his bigoted (and also widowed) father, all of whom work in the same profession. The main character befriends, and then starts a relationship with, a woman whom he does not at first realize is the widowed wife of a man that he executed as part of his job.

Berry won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her leading performance in this film.