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B. Orlando Bagwell; Sam Bailey (director) Mya Baker; Melvonna Ballenger; Robert Banks (filmmaker) Rhonda Baraka; Paris Barclay; Neema Barnette; Qasim Basir; Kim Bass
Second Black director to direct a Best Picture-winning film. First African-American director to direct a Best Picture-winning film. 2017: Jordan Peele: Get Out: Nominated First African-American nominated for both Best Director and Best Picture for their debut film. 2018: Spike Lee: BlacKkKlansman: Nominated
Sidney Poitier (1927–2022), pictured in 1963, was the first Black movie star and the first Black male winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1964. Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (1878–1949), pictured in 1946, was an American tap dancer, actor, singer, perhaps best known today for his Shirley Temple films.
At just 24 years old, John Singleton was the youngest person and first Black person nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, for his debut film “Boyz n the Hood” (1991).
Every Black actor and actress, director and comedian stands on the shoulders of those who paved the way for future generations. In honor of Black History Month, ET is celebrating some of the ...
In 2019, the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative reported that 2018 was a historic year for black filmmakers, noting a "record high when it came to hiring black directors." The report reflected a ...
Category: Films by African-American directors. 3 languages. ... Time (2020 film) This page was last edited on 23 June 2019, at 22:03 (UTC). Text ...
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American directors. ... African-American film directors (2 C, 336 P) M. African-American museum directors (12 P) T.