The diversity of the cast prompted some members of the media to dub the film " rainbow ' Cinderella ' " , Laurie Winer of the '' Los Angeles Times '' summarized that the film 's cast " is not just rainbow , it 's over the rainbow " , observing that " the black queen ( Goldberg ) and white king ( Victor Garber ) , for instance , produce a prince played by Filipino Paolo Montalban " while " Cinderella withstands the company of a white stepsister ( Veanne Cox ) and a black one ( Natalie Desselle ) , both , apparently , birth daughters of the mother played by Bernadette Peters . " A writer for '' Newsweek '' believed that Brandy 's Cinderella falling in love with a non-black prince reflects " a growing loss of faith in black men by many black women " , explaining , " Just as Brandy 's Cinderella falls in love with a prince of another color , so have black women begun to date and marry interracially in record numbers . " '' The Sistahs ' Rules '' author Denene Millner was less receptive towards the fact that Brandy 's Cinderella falls in love with a non-black prince , arguing , " When my stepson who 's 5 looks at that production , I want him to know he can be somebody 's Prince Charming . " The film received several accolades . '' Rodgers & Hammerstein 's Cinderella '' was nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards , including Outstanding Variety , Music or Comedy Special . At the 50th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1998 , the film was also nominated for Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program , Outstanding Choreography , Outstanding Costume Design for a Variety or Music Program , Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program , Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries , Movie or a Special , and Outstanding Music Direction , ultimately winning one for Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program , which was awarded to Julie Kaye Fanton , Edward L. Rubin and Randy Ser . '' Rodgers & Hammerstein 's Cinderella '' was the 13th most nominated program at that year 's ceremony
50th Primetime Emmy Awards
50th Primetime Emmy Awards
Cinderella (1997 film)