as per the movie did akeelah win this contest?
Yes, she enters the spelling bee and wins
Akeelah and the Bee
After being threatened for detention for the remainder of the semester, she enters the spelling bee and wins.
cast of the movie akeelah and the bee Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal, Sean Michael Afable, Erica Hubbard, Lee Thompson Young, Julito McCullum, Sahara Garey, Eddie Steeples, and Tzi Ma. what is this movie about? It tells the story of Akeelah Anderson, an 11-year-old girl who participates in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, her mother, her schoolmates, and her coach, Dr. Joshua Larabee. is it a real life adaptation? UNANSWERABLE ddid this movie get any awards? It won Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture and Outstanding Writing in a Feature Film/Television Movie - Comedy or Drama. who is last mentioned actor from list you mentioned above? He is a Hong Kong-American actor what are the other movies he has acted in? "Dante's Peak", "Rush Hour", "Rush Hour 3", "Arrival", "The Farewell", and "Tigertail" what role did he play in the second movie? UNANSWERABLE where did the spelling bee originate? 1925 is it also held at internationally? Scripps announced tentative plans for an international version but the plans are still on hold
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Akeelah and the Bee [SEP] Plot
Akeelah Anderson, an 11-year-old spelling enthusiast, attends Crenshaw Middle School, a predominantly black school in South Los Angeles. She lives with her widowed mother Tanya, her three older siblings, Kiana, Devon, and Terrence, and her unnamed infant niece. Her principal, Mr. Welch, suggests that she sign up for the Crenshaw Schoolwide Spelling Bee, which she initially refuses. After being threatened for detention for the remainder of the semester, she enters the spelling bee and wins. Soon after, Dr. Joshua Larabee, a visiting English professor, tests Akeelah and decides that she is good enough to compete in the National Spelling Bee.