11-year-old Akeelah Anderson has a way with words. After winning her schoolwide spelling bee, she decides to enter the competition, despite her classmates' derision and the antipathy of her mother Tanya. Thanks to the efforts of her teacher Dr. Larabee, she reaches the finala. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
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| Writing | Doug Atchison | Writer |
| Directing | Doug Atchison | Director |
| Production | Nancy Hult Ganis | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheryl Cravedi | Set Costumer |
| Camera | Saeed Adyani | Still Photographer |
| Production | Jaki Brown | Casting |
| Sound | Roland N. Thai | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Warren Alan Young | Production Design |
| Camera | Johnny Radzik | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Johnny Caruso | Music Editor |
| Art | Shelley A. Wallace | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edna Sheen | Makeup Department Head |
| Camera | Chris Mosio | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Matthew Nicolay | Sound mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kenneth Walker | Hair Department Head |
| Sound | Eduardo Ponsdomenech | Music Editor |
| Sound | Aaron Zigman | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Glenn Farr | Editor |
| Production | Aisha Coley | Casting |
| Sound | Joel C. High | Music Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Riki Lin Sabusawa | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Stacey A. Washer | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Kirk Huston | Transportation Captain |
| Art | Julieann Getman | Set Decoration |
| Production | Jennifer Booth | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Kim Taylor-Coleman | Casting |
| Sound | Ken S. Polk | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Angel DeSanti | Transportation Captain |
| Sound | Roland N. Thai | Sound Designer |
| Camera | M. David Mullen | Director of Photography |
| Sound | James Morioka | Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Mike Upton | Co-Producer |
| Production | Laurence Fishburne | Producer |
| Production | Danny Llewelyn | Producer |
| Production | Kent Kubena | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Cowan | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gigi Williams | Key Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Oswaldo Rojas | Propmaker |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sharen Davis | Costume Design |
| Art | Matt Furginson | Assistant Property Master |
| Directing | Rodney Allen Hooks | Assistant Director |
| Art | Kathleen Kasinger | Property Master |
| Art | Robert 'Cass' McEntee | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Carl Pedregal | Post Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Jason Dock Harrell | Propmaker |
| Art | Alicia Maccarone | Set Designer |
| Sound | Shawn Kennelly | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Eric Thompson | ADR Mixer |
| Directing | Jan McWilliams | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Greg Sanger | Leadman |
| Crew | Kevin Moll | Studio Teacher |
| Sound | Barbara McCart | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Brad Heiner | Key Grip |
| Editing | Markus Czyzewski | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | James Morioka | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | James 'Keeper' Auld | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | William Rick Young | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | David Mun | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Melissa Kennelly | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Vince Nicastro | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Fred Stafford | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Camera | Chris Mosio | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Crew | Jo Ann Smith | Studio Teacher |
| Camera | Marcos O. Lopez | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Lighting | Rich Paisley | Gaffer |
| Sound | Laura Macias | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Chris Navarro | ADR Recordist |
| Production | Jules Carideo | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Heather Fielding | Studio Teacher |
| Production | Mark Cuban | Executive Producer |
