“Selma” director Ava DuVernay says she’s disappointed that star David Oyelowo’s performance as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., wasn’t recognized with an Oscar nod. – “We were nominated as best…
When director Ava DuVernay decided to helm the Martin Luther King, Jr. biopic Selma, she noticed something missing from the script. “When I first came on board the project, the…
“Selma” director Ava DuVernay is headed to the small screen for a new drama series on OWN with Oprah Winfrey. The series will be based on Natalie Baszile’s first-time novel…
In an interview with Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman, “Selma” director Ava DuVernay had a beautiful response to those who say she was snubbed by the Academy. She paid tribute to…
“Selma” director Ava DuVernay has found her next feature film: a “sweeping love story and complex murder mystery” set against the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Participant Media will produce the…
More than most other black filmmakers in Hollywood today, Ava DuVernay elicits a certain giddiness in black moviegoers. Her path to stardom as the director of the Oscar-nominated Martin Luther…
Best Picture nominee “Selma” screened at the White House on Friday for Barack and Michelle Obama. In an Instagram photo posted on Tuesday, director Ava DuVernay explained what it was…
The movie still cinched two nominations, for best picture and best original song, but director Ava DuVernay and lead actor David Oyelowo’s portrayal of Martin Luther King didn’t get an…
But not all esteemed films did so well at the Oscar nominations Thursday morning. Complete list of Oscar nominations Here are 5 things we learned: 1. Fifty years after the…