Ava DuVernay
Ava Marie DuVernay (/ˌdjuːvərˈneɪ/;[1] born August 24, 1972) is an American filmmaker.
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| Born | Ava Marie DuVernay August 24, 1972 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
Notable work | |
| Website | AvaDuVernay.com |
For her work on Selma (2014), DuVernay became the first black woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director, and also the first black female director to have her movie nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.[2][3]
In 2017, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for her movie 13th (2016).
DuVernay's 2018 Disney children's fantasy movie A Wrinkle in Time made her the first black woman to direct a live-action movie earning $100 million at U.S. box office.[4]
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DuVernay at the 2010 AFI Film Festival
Ava DuVernay, David Oyelowo and Colman Domingo from the film Selma
Ava DuVernay at the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival in 2018
Duvernay with her Peabody Award for 13th at the 76th annual ceremony in 2017
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References
- ↑ Mekado, Murphy (January 22, 2015). "Anatomy of a Scene | 'Selma'". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/video/movies/100000003464541/anatomy-of-a-scene-selma.html. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
- ↑ Ford, Rebecca (December 11, 2014). "Golden Globes: 'Selma's' Ava DuVernay Becomes First Black Woman to Receive Director Nomination". The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/golden-globes-selmas-ava-duvernay-756511.
- ↑ Suskind, Alex (December 17, 2014). "How Ava DuVernay struck a chord with Selma". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/dec/17/ava-duvernay-film-director-selma.
- ↑ Keegan, Rebecca (August 3, 2016). "With 'A Wrinkle In Time,' Ava DuVernay will pass a milestone". Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-wrinkle-budget-20160803-snap-story.html.
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