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Selma is a 2014 historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb. It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches which were initiated and directed by James Bevel [ 5 ] [ 6 ] and led by Martin Luther King Jr. , Hosea Williams , and John Lewis .
Selma: Nominated [20] Best Director: Ava DuVernay: Nominated Best Actor: David Oyelowo: Nominated Best Acting Ensemble: Selma: Nominated Best Song: John Legend and Common for "Glory" Won Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association: December 15, 2014 Top Ten Films of the Year: Selma: Won [21] Best Director: Ava DuVernay: 5th Place Dorian Awards ...
When Ava DuVernay's "Selma" hits theaters on Christmas, audiences won't get to hear David Oyelowo, who plays Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., speak King's actual words. (Video via Paramount Pictures ...
The schedule also includes a 10th-anniversary screening of “Selma,” with special appearances by director Ava DuVernay, lead actor David Oyelowo and other key cast members.
Ava Marie DuVernay (/ ˌ dj uː v ər ˈ n eɪ /; [1] born August 24, 1972) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. She is a recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards, two NAACP Image Award, a BAFTA Film Award, and a BAFTA TV Award, as well as a nominee for an Academy Award and Golden Globe.
On the Golden Globes side, nominations for best director of a motion picture has included DuVernay (2015), Lee (1990 and 2019), Barry Jenkins (2017) and Regina King (2021), but none of them won.
This is a list of awards and nominations received by American director and screenwriter Ava DuVernay.. Active in the cinematographic field since 2000s, DuVernay started as an independent director, received critics associations accolades for This Is the Life (2008), I Will Follow (2010) and Middle of Nowhere (2012), for which she was recognized with the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award.
Inside the ceremony, several of the night’s nominees, including Selma director Ava DuVernay and Avengers actor Mark Ruffalo, as well as Best Original Song nominees Billie Eilish and Finneas O ...