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Oscar Micheaux. Bill Miles. Mary Morten. Janks Morton. Gilbert Moses. (previous page) ( next page ) Categories: African-American directors.
First Black director whose film won an Oscar for Best Picture. First Black British person to earn a Best Director nomination. 2016: Barry Jenkins: Moonlight: Nominated 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
Full list. Shelton Jackson " Spike " Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and author. His work has continually explored race relations, issues within the black community, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and other political issues.
Ryan Coogler. Ryan Kyle Coogler (born May 23, 1986) [ 1] is an American filmmaker. He is a recipient of four NAACP Image Awards and four Black Reel Awards, and has been nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Grammy Award . He made his feature-length debut with the independent film Fruitvale Station (2013), which won 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 ...
Hollywood blacklist. The Hollywood blacklist was an entertainment industry blacklist put in effect in the mid-20th century in the United States during the early years of the Cold War, in Hollywood and elsewhere. Actors, screenwriters, directors, musicians, and other American entertainment professionals were barred from work by the studios.
e. African American cinema is loosely classified as films made by, for, or about Black Americans. [ 1] Historically, African American films have been made with African-American casts and marketed to African-American audiences. [ 1] The production team and director were sometimes also African American. [ 2]
Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (US: / m ɪ ˈ ʃ oʊ / ⓘ; (January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films.. Although the short-lived Lincoln Motion Picture Company was the first movie company owned and controlled by black filmmakers, [1] Micheaux is regarded as the first major African-American feature filmmaker, a prominent ...