220K views · 12K reactions | Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, and Margaret Avery all received Oscar nominations for their powerful performances in the celebrated adaptation of Alice Walker's essential novel, The Color Purple. Now on Netflix. | Netflix | Facebook

Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Alice Walker, THE COLOR PURPLE ('85) introduced several newcomers to the screen. Deeply moved by the book, well-known comedian Whoopi Goldberg wrote to Walker requesting the role of Sofia. A fan of her one-woman show, Walker felt she better fit the character, Celie. For the role of Sofia, producer Quincy Jones approached a then-rising talk show host: the one and only, Oprah Winfrey. Both women received their first Oscar nominations for their respectiv