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This London-born director is also the only person to win both an Oscar and the Turner Prize, Britain’s highest honor for visual artists. 6. Jordan Peele (born 1979)
First African director whose films have received three nominations for Best Foreign Language Film. 2013: Abderrahmane Sissako: Mauritania: Timbuktu: Nominated 2019: Ladj Ly: France: Les Miserables: Nominated First non-African film directed by a Black director to be nominated in this category.
Black Panther: Nominated 2020 Timothy McKenzie Beyoncé "Spirit" The Lion King: Nominated Joshuah Brian Campbell Cynthia Erivo "Stand Up" (Academy Award nominee) Harriet: Nominated 2021 H.E.R. Dernst Emile II Tiara Thomas "Fight For You" (Academy Award winner) Judas and the Black Messiah: Nominated Leslie Odom Jr. "Speak Now" (Academy Award ...
Oscar Micheaux (1884–1951) was both writer, director and the first major Black filmmaker who made more than 40 films, including adaptations from his own novels. Stepin Fetchit , né Lincoln Perry (1902–1985), pictured in 1959, both criticized as a stereotype and praised as an archetype, was the first Black actor to earn $1 million.
The history of Black cinema is just as diverse, and thanks to streaming (for all its faults), film fans can watch films and documentaries made by both legendary and up-and-coming Black filmmakers.
The movie expertly tackles white privilege, the Black Lives Matter movement, police brutality and conflicts within the Black community. Watch on Prime Video 25.
First African film to win an Academy Award. 1976: Black and White in Color: Jean-Jacques Annaud: Won 1983: Le Bal: Ettore Scola: Nominated 1995: Dust of Life: Rachid Bouchareb: Nominated 2004: Yesterday: Darrell Roodt: Nominated 2005: Tsotsi: Gavin Hood: Won First African film in a language other than French to win in this category. 2006: Days ...
35. Life (1999). Cast: Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Ned Beatty, R. Lee Ermey Directed by: Ted Demme Two New Yorkers, Ray Gibson and Claude Banks, travel to Mississippi on a bootlegging mission ...