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Clayton Davis When Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas announced the nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards, the most shocking inclusion was Lakeith Stanfield in best supporting actor for his performance in Warner Bros’ “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Not surprising from the standpoint of quality, as he delivers a career-best turn as William O’Neal — an FBI informant that betrays the trust of his friend Fred Hampton, who is played by his fellow nominee and Oscar frontrunner Daniel Kaluuya —

have,” she told TheWrap with a laugh. “It’s been life-changing.”Also Read: Oscars Song Contenders on 'Common Thread' Through Their Songs: 'A Need to Be Heard and Seen' (Video)The 23-year-old singer and songwriter said she didn’t hesitate when she was approached by the filmmakers of “Judas” to write and perform a song for their film about the FBI campaign to target the Black Panther Party and its chairman, Fred Hampton, in late 1960s Chicago.

several shock omissions, including the absence of One Night in Miami and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom for Best Picture. But there were some equally surprising inclusions as well, perhaps the most notable in Best Supporting Actor, where Stanfield earned a nod for playing William O'Neal in Judas and the Black Messiah.

Judas and The Black Messiah helmer Shaka King picked up two Oscar nominations this morning for Best Original Screenplay as a co-writer of the Fred Hampton and Bill O’Neal feature, alongside Will Berson, Kenneth Lucas, and Keith Lucas, as well as a Best Picture nomination as a producer on the film. “It was a wonderful surprise. I wasn’t anticipated it,” said King, speaking to Deadline after the nominations were read.

Judas And The Black Messiah.The Shaka King-directed film, which came out last month (February 26), details the story of the chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya) and car thief turned informer William O’Neal (Lakeith Stanfield).Hoover (Martin Sheen) – who served as the first FBI director, later becoming a controversial figure owing to his abuses of power – orders Hampton’s assassination in the movie.As Deadline reports, Democratic US lawmakers

From The Deuce to Random Acts of Flyness to The Hate U Give to Project Power, Dominique Fishback has built an acting career that has a strong foundation of perspective and point of view. With her most recent role in Judas and the Black Messiah, Fishback takes her career to a new level.

Judas and the Black Messiah took top honors from the African American Film Critics Association, the world's largest group of Black film critics. The film was named best picture, with star Daniel Kaluuya winning best supporting actor for his portrayal of Black Panther Party deputy chairman Fred Hampton and Dominique Fishback named best supporting actress for her role as Deborah Johnson, Hampton's fiancee and mother of his child.

Daniel Kaluuya celebrates his Best Supporting Actor win at the 2021 Critics Choice Awards from home on Sunday (March 7).

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDirector Shaka King tasked singer and songwriter H.E.R to bring home the end of “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Her challenge was what tone to go for.The original song contender “Fight For You” is a hopeful one. As a fan of Fred Hampton’s story, the songwriter knew she could make a masterpiece drawing on artists such as Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone and Sly and the Family Stone.

In director Shaka King's Judas and the Black Messiah, Dominique Fishback plays Deborah Johnson, the fiancee of Illinois Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya) and mother to his son, who was born just weeks after the activist was assassinated in Chicago in 1969 at age 21.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorIn Shaka King’s “Judas and the Black Messiah,” the sound of the 1960s is an authentic and riveting one.As King tells the story of Illinois Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton (played by Daniel Kaluuya) and his betrayal by an FBI informant, the key for the sound team was to not just be authentic, but also to find a soundscape that was naturalistic.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentAside from being well-made and effective as a movie, Warner Bros.’ “Judas and the Black Messiah” has a goal: to counter decades of government lies about the Black Panther Party.The party was founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in 1966, and ceased operations in 1982. The film, which started streaming Feb.

Judas and the Black Messiah's Daniel Kaluuya succumbed to a common problem of Zoom calling at yesterday's (February 28) Golden Globe Awards. Accepting the Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture gong for his performance as Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton, Kaluuya's connection failed as the audio didn't broadcast for a little while.

Nipsey Hussle at last night’s Golden Globes Awards while delivering an acceptance speech that was initially marred by technical issues.Kaluuya won the first award of the largely virtual ceremony, scooping Best Supporting Actor for his role as Black Panther leader Fred Hampton in the acclaimed Judas And The Black Messiah.But as the first recipient, it was up to Kaluuya to work out the small technical hitches – including starting his speech on mute.

Daniel Kaluuya won a Golden Globe for Best Actor, and then did what we’ve all done over the past year – forgot to unmute himself on Zoom. Kaluuya was announced as the winner in the category for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for his role as American activist Fred Hampton in Shaka King’s Judas and the Black Messiah.

Gallery: These are the most memorable Golden Globes moments of all time! (BANG Showbiz)He exclaimed: "You did me dirty! You did me dirty!" After a string of thank yous - including to "our leader and general" director Shaka King, "for your inspiration" - he said: “Man, this took it out of me, I gave it everything.

“You did me dirty!” said actor Daniel Kaluuya after the audio finally kicked in after he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his amazing turn as Chairman Fred Hampton in the Shaka King-directed Judas and the Black Messiah.

Filmmaker Shaka King realized early on that the only way to get a major Hollywood studio interested in the story of Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton was to make a film that was part biopic and part genre. His theory proved correct.

Judas And The Black Messiah.Stanfield, who portrays FBI informant William O’Neal in the film, said he found playing the role of the bad guy so mentally and physically taxing that he ended up seeking help.The actor highlighted a cut scene where he has to poison Black Panther leader Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya) as an example.

Angelique Jackson To capture the essence of Black Panthers leader Fred Hampton, “Judas and the Black Messiah” director Shaka King couldn’t just read a few history books. He had to put boots on the ground.

People are talking about H.E.R., who recently rocked Super Bowl LV with a soulful rendition of "America the Beautiful" (with a guitar solo that would have made Prince smile) and whose groovy throwback "Fight for You" can be heard in Warner Bros.' Judas and the Black Messiah, about the 1969 police assassination of Black Panthers leader Fred Hampton.

The Writers Guild of America has announced its nominees in the categories of original, adapted and documentary screenplay for the 2021 WGA Awards. The original screenplay nominees are Judas and the Black Messiah, Palm Springs, Promising Young Woman, Sound of Metal and The Trial of the Chicago 7.

JAY-Z appears alongside the late Nipsey Hussle on new song “What It Feels Like.” The posthumous collaboration is featured on the soundtrack for Shaka King’s new film Judas and the Black Messiah, which tells the story of Black Panthers chair Fred Hampton and the FBI informant who betrayed him. “What It Feels Like" catches both rappers looking back over history, both ancient and more recent.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticWith the Super Bowl behind us and the Oscars looming (and a pandemic-dampened Valentine’s Day as a marketing peg), American distributors are releasing their most robust slate of new releases in months this weekend.Awards contenders “Judas and the Black Messiah” (about the FBI-sanctioned murder of Fred Hampton) and “Land” (starring and directed by Robin Wright) arrive in theaters, hot off their premieres at this year’s virtual Sundance Film Festival.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorWhen cinematographer Sean Bobbitt (“12 Years a Slave”) was shooting Shaka King’s “Judas and the Black Messiah,” he looked at more than 300 photos from the period and watched documentaries of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton speaking to crowds to see how Hampton was framed.“There were several references that Shaka had shown me, including a documentary with Fred speaking,” Bobbitt says.

Jay-Z is releasing his team-up with the late Nipsey Hussle.

LOS ANGELES -- The stars of “Judas and the Black Messiah” found their own lives transformed as they immersed themselves in the story of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton.Daniel Kaluuya said “a different me showed up” to the set when he was playing the magnetic Chicago-based activist, who was just 21 when he was killed by police in a 1969 raid.

Get Out actor Daniel Kaluuya will be returning to the big screen next month as the leader of the Black Panther Party. The actor's next film titled Judas and the Black Messiah's trailer released on Tuesday and we're all glued to it.

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LaKeith Stanfield) who infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya), leading to the police raid and killing of Hampton in 1969 when he was just 21. Costume designer Charlese Antoinette Jones recreated the historical uniform of the Black Panther Party in the late '60s, such as incorporating the iconic beret.ET spoke with Jones on her research process and the impact of her work in the film, set to release in theaters

Antonio Ferme editorThe Palm Springs International Film Festival will honor Daniel Kaluuya with the 2021 International Star Award for his portrayal of Black Panther chairman Fred Hampton in “Judas and the Black Messiah.”The film awards gala will not host an in-person event, but honoree selections will recognize the year’s great performances.

Shaka King’s “Judas and the Black Messiah” has arrived at something of a cultural tipping point for Hollywood. Months before the tragedy of George Floyd‘s death or the millions of people marching in the streets for social justice, his period piece about the assassination of a prominent Chicago community leader, Fred Hampton, had wrapped production.

Ahead of its release, LaKeith Stanfield is describing what filming “Judas And The Black Messiah” was like.

Also Read: 'Judas and the Black Messiah' Review: Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield Bring Fred Hampton's Betrayal to LifeKing initially pitched his biopic about Black Panther leader Fred Hampton as a Martin Scorsese-style crime thriller.

The 1969 killing at age 21 of Illinois Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton was a potent secondary plot point last year in Aaron Sorkin's The Trial of the Chicago 7. That same government hit job gets expanded treatment and wields proportionately explosive impact in Shaka King's Judas and the Black Messiah, a historical thriller with an urgency that speaks even louder more than half a century later.

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