Ava Marie DuVernay (/ ˌdjuːvərˈneɪ /; [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.

Jan 18, 2025 · Ava DuVernay is best known for her films and TV shows that explore experiences of African Americans, including Jim Crow-era racism, the civil rights movement, racial inequities of mass incarceration, and the history of hip-hop music.

A director, producer, writer, marketer and film distributor, Ava DuVernay made her feature film debut with the documentary This is the Life (2008), a history on hip hop movement that flourished in Los Angeles in the 1990's.

Mar 8, 2024 · Filmmaker Ava DuVernay is a director known for 'Selma,' '13th' and 'A Wrinkle in Time.' She is the first African American female director to receive a Golden Globe nomination and have a film ...

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She was the first African American woman to win Best Director at the Sundance Film Festival, be nominated for a Best Director Golden Globe, direct a film nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, and direct a film with a budget over $100 million. Her work has made her the highest grossing Black woman director in American box office history.

Ava DuVernay. Writer: Queen Sugar. A director, producer, writer, marketer and film distributor, Ava DuVernay made her feature film debut with the documentary This is the Life (2008), a history on hip hop movement that flourished in Los Angeles in the 1990's.

Jan 18, 2024 · Ava DuVernay is smiling, but there’s a steeliness to her words. The director, writer and producer is no stranger to carving her own path.

Jan 19, 2024 · Part personal tale of grief, part academic exploration of race and discrimination, Ava DuVernay's new film draws on everything she's learned as a filmmaker.

Ava Marie DuVernay (/ ˌdjuːvərˈneɪ /; [1] born August 24, 1972) is an American filmmaker. For her work on Selma (2014), DuVernay became the first black woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director, and also the first black female director to have her movie nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. [2][3]