Judas and the Black Messiah is inspired by the true story of the betrayal and assassination of Fred Hampton, chairman of the Black Panther Party.

As Hampton, Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out, Black Panther) won the Oscar, BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor, while H.E.R's Fight For You also took home an Oscar for Best Original Song. The film also picked up Oscar nominations for Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Lead Actor (LaKeith Stanfied fromAtlanta) and Best Cinematography.

 Judas and the Black Messiah has a 97% critics' rating on Rotten Tomatoes, where the critics' consensus says, "An electrifying dramatisation of historical events, Judas and the Black Messiah is a forceful condemnation of racial injustice - and a major triumph for its director and stars."