This year, Sundance Fest may have unveiled two best picture nominees: Manchester By the Sea and The Birth of a Nation.
Oscar Artists: Lubezki, Emmanuel: Hollywood’s Brilliant Cinematographer
January 31, 2016 by
With Oscars for “Gravity” and “Birdman” already in his pocket, cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki could be on track to win a third in a row, for his natural-light lensing of Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s “The Revenant.” It would tie costume designer Edith Head’s record for features (Walt Disney gobbled up eight consecutive gold men in the animated short […]
Oscar: Black Actors–One Step Forward, Three Backward
January 22, 2016 by
How many black actors have won the Oscar in the four acting categories from 1927 to the present?
Oscar 2016: Michael Caine on the Oscars and Black Actors
January 22, 2016 by
Two-time Oscar winner Michael Caine says black actors should be “patient” for Oscar nominations, and that he would not vote for a black actor solely based on their race.
Oscar 2016: Spike Lee Will Not Attend, But Doesn’t Call for Boycott or Movement
January 20, 2016 by
It’s easier to be president of the United States as a black person than to be head of a studio–Spike Lee
