Oscar
The first Black man to win an Oscar for supporting actor, Louis Gossett Jr. has died at 87. In 1982, Gossett Jr. starred as Marine Gunnery Sgt. Emil Foley in “An Officer and a Gentleman,” for which he scored an Academy Award for best supporting actor and became the first Black man to win in […]
Cord Jefferson is now an Oscar winner but wants others to join him in the winner’s circle. The filmmaker won Best Adapted Screenplay for 2023’s “American Fiction,” which stars Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Jeffrey Wright, Erika Alexander, and Sterling K. Brown. Jefferson, a former staff writer for The Root, saw his commitment to writing Black […]
Acclaimed actress Viola Davis was a big winner at the Grammy’s! Davis became the 18th EGOT winner when she earned a Grammy Award in the audio book, narration and storytelling recording category. Davis was nominated for narrating the audio versions of her 2022 memoir, “Finding Me.” EGOT status is a person has won at least one of each of […]
Acclaimed actress Viola Davis was a big winner at the Grammy’s! Davis became the 18th EGOT winner when she earned a Grammy Award in the audio book, narration and storytelling recording category. Davis was nominated for narrating the audio versions of her 2022 memoir, “Finding Me.” EGOT status is a person has won at least one of each of […]
The 2023 Oscar nominations were announced this morning from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Angela Bassett was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”. The Marvel movie also received nominations for Original Song For Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up” and Best makeup and hairstyling. FX’s “Atlanta” Star Brian Tyree Henry was also nominated for […]
Jennifer Hudson joins the elite status of “EGOT”. The awards term “EGOT” refers to people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony over the course of their careers in entertainment. At the 2022 Tony Awards Hudson achieved EGOT with her Tony win for producing “A Strange Loop.” Notable figures who […]
On June 29th, Filmmaker, Dees Rees’ debut feature, “Pariah,” joined the Criterion Collection and made history. Dees’ film was nominated for an Oscar and an Emmy making her the first Black woman to be included. Rees stated: “It feels like a formal acknowledgment of the film’s impact to the canon and being a part of the […]
The sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse has added Issa Rae to the cast. The HBO “Insecure” star will voice Jessica Drew / Spider-Woman. Along side Shameik Moore as Miles Morales / Spider-Man, and Hailee Steinfeld as Spider-Gwen. Right now, not much is known about the plot, only that it will bring together a lot of […]
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel star Raven Goodwin, will play Hattie McDaniel. McDaniel was the First Black Person to ever win an Oscar. The film entitled “Behind the Smile” will be a biopic produced by Jami McCoy-Lankford, with the script written by Gregory Blair. Raven Goodwin, 28, has been acting since the age of […]
American Idol champion and Oscar winning singer Jennifer Hudson will be playing the part of Aretha Franklin in the movie ‘Respect’, directed by Liesl Tommy. Hudson says she is beside herself, even after having opened for Aretha Franklin in Merriville, Indiana and paying tribute to her over the years, she still says: “every time is […]