at $11,197,897 behind The Peacemaker's opening weekend and In & Out's second. Awards and nominations Williams and Fox were nominated for an Image Award for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture"; Williams won, while Hammond won for "Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress" and Hall won for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture." Phifer and Hall both appeared in HBO's 1999 adaptation of A Lesson Before Dying, the 1993 novel by Ernest J. Gaines. Hammond, Beach and Sams all appeared in the 1995 film Waiting to Exhale, where Beach played the father of Hammond. Soul Food spawned a follow-up cable television show on the Showtime network. Soul Food: The Series aired from 2000-2004 on Showtime and currently airs in reruns on TV One. Acapulco Black Film Festival (1998) Best Film - Winner Best Actor (Michael Beach) - Nomination Best Actress (Vivica A. Fox) - Winner Best Actress (Vanessa L. Williams) - Nomination Best Soundtrack (Various Artists) - Nomination Best Director (George Tillman Jr.) - Nomination Grammy Awards (1998) Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for a Television Series ("A Song for Mama", music & lyrics by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds) - Nomination MTV Movie Awards (1998) Best Female Performance (Vivica A. Fox) - Nomination Best Song ("A Song for Mama", music & lyrics by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds) - Nomination NAACP Image Awards (1998) Outstanding Motion Picture - Winner Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture (Vivica A. Fox) - Nomination Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture (Vanessa L. Williams) - Winner Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Irma P. Hall) - Winner Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress (Brandon Hammond) - Winner Satellite Awards (1998) Best Song ("A Song for Mama", music & lyrics by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds) - Nomination See also List of films featuring diabetes Notes References External links 1997 films Films set in Chicago Films shot in Chicago African-American films American comedy-drama films 20th Century Fox films Films adapted into television shows Films directed by George Tillman Jr. Cooking films Films produced by Robert Teitel 1997 directorial debut films 1997 comedy-drama films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films