Motion Picture Academy Board Of Governors Nominees List Includes Brett Ratner, Ava DuVernay, Michael Shamberg

Jumping into a heated Twitter discussion about Hollywood hiring practices, Oscar-nominated director Ava DuVernay suggested that she and other “Black producers with hiring power” could stop hiring "those who diminish us" to work on their film and TV projects. The director is an outspoken advocate for diversity in Hollywood and has become even more vocal in the wake of ongoing protests sparked by the death of George Floyd while in police custody on May 25.

killing of George Floyd, and are available to stream for free online, while, which the director says “serves [as] a snapshot of the destruction that these systems actually have on real people,” is available on Netflix — and is part of the platform’s curated collection of content in support of Black Lives Matter.

Ava DuVernay has thrown her support behind a new campaign to rename a famous bridge featured in her 2014 movie Selma after civil rights activist and politician John Lewis. The U.S.

Oprah Winfrey continued to have an open conversation with black artists and activists on Wednesday aimed at determining how America can help eradicate systemic inequality and racism. Winfrey's two-night conversation, called "Where Do We Go From Here?", featuring director Ava DuVernay, former U.S.

Filmmaker Ava DuVernay is among six people elected to the Academy’s board of governors for the first time.

Ava DuVernay has shared memories of her childhood interactions with the police, including one traumatising incident in which she saw her father tackled to the ground.“Police came into our backyard… and I remember coming out of the house and seeing my father – my proud, beautiful father – on the ground in our own backyard, wrestled to the ground by police,” DuVernay told Oprah Winfrey during the first of two OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here? TV specials.

Filmmaker Ava Duvernay grew up wary and fearful of police officers, because no one in her community thought they made bad things better.The Selma director has been a loud voice amid the Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd at the hands of cops in Minnesota, and now she’s opening up about one scary encounter with police officials when she was a kid, growing up in Los Angeles’ southern cities.“Police came into our backyard… and I remember coming out of the house and

Filmmaker Ava Duvernay grew up wary and fearful of police officers, because no one in her community thought they made bad things better.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the results of the latest Board of Governors election and six members were elected for the first time. A notable name among the group? Ava DuVernay.

Despite the protests and the killing of George Floyd being the latest news to come up in regards to the Black Lives Matter movement and the systemic racism that plagues the US, the stories of Black people being targeted by police is nothing new.

LOS ANGELES -- Filmmaker Ava DuVernay has been elected to the film academy’s Board of Governors for the first time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its new members Wednesday, which include the “Selma” filmmaker, “A Star is Born” producer Lynette Howell Taylor and casting director Debra Zane.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced results for its annual board of governors election, to record diversity and gender inclusion.The number of female Academy governors has increased from 25 to 26, the Academy said in a Wednesday announcement, and people of color increases from 11 to 12, including the three governors-at-large.Additions to the board include filmmaker Ava DuVernay, who was elected for the first time to head the directors

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticIn a compacted election period due to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has announced those candidates who have been elected to the Board Of Governors.Among those voted in for their first term on the board are  Ava DuVernay (Selma, 13th, When They See Us) for the directors branch, and co-producer of this year’s Oscar show Lynette Howell Taylor (A Star Is Born) for the producers branch.

"We find ourselves on a precipice, on a tipping point," Oprah Winfrey said as she opened a conversation with black artists and activists on Tuesday aimed at determining how America can funnel the rage and protests of recent weeks into action to eradicate systemic inequality and racism.

Ava DuVernay has launched The Law Enforcement Accountability Project (LEAP), a new media initiative to keep watch on police abuse and malpractice. Police brutality and racial prejudice in U.S.

Ava Duvernay has launched The Law Enforcement Accountability Project (LEAP), a new media initiative to keep watch on police abuse and malpractice.Police brutality and racial prejudice in U.S.

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