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Oscars 2021: Hollywood may earn brownie points for diversity, but still lags behind in celebrating Black women's musicality
• 4 years agoBoth Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and The United States vs. Billie Holiday represent the singers more as victims of their social circumstances than virtuosos, obscuring contributions of two of the most influential American performers.
BAFTA 2021: Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis-starrer Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom scores two wins on opening night
• 4 years agoWhile Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom was awarded for best costume design and best makeup and hair, Sound of Metal won for best sound at the BAFTA's opening night.
As Screen Actors Guild Awards go virtual, a look at participating actors, nominations
• 4 years agoThe SAG Awards, to be held virtually on 4 April, has been condensed to an hour-long affair that aims to honour this year's best film and television actors through pre-taped segments.
Academy Awards 2021 nominations: Chadwick Boseman gets posthumous nod for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
• 4 years agoChadwick Boseman is the first Black performer ever nominated posthumously for an Oscar
From streaming dominance to diversity volume, what to expect from Academy Awards 2021 nominations
• 4 years agoIt might be the most diverse Oscar lineup in years, but we are also looking at a historic set of nominees for the director category this year, where there could be two — or possibly three women filmmakers.
Borat 2, Nomadland, Sound of Metal, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom among nominees for Producers Guild Awards 2021
• 4 years agoStreaming services dominated the Producers Guild Awards, nominations, led by Netflix with three: Mank, The Trial of the Chicago 7 and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
Netflix releases data showing streaming giant is outpacing Hollywood in inclusivity of content
• 4 years agoThe study revealed that Netflix films were more likely to have women directing (23.1%), writing (25.2%) or producing (29%) than the top-grossing movies of 2018 and 2019
Golden Globes 2021 nominations: David Fincher's Netflix film Mank in lead with six nods; see full list
Fp Staff • 4 years agoThe 78th annual Golden Globe Awards will air on 28 February.
The Friday List: From a concert marking Beethoven's 250th anniversary to Netflix's film on Ma Rainey, your weekly calendar of virtual events
Fp Staff • 4 years agoEvery Friday, we'll bring you a curated list of online experiences — performances, talks, tours, screenings — to mark on your weekly calendar.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, The Prom, Hamilton — what makes a good film adaptation of a stage classic
• 4 years agoUnlike the theatres, where the audience is their own editor and cameras, choosing the frames they like, film adaptations puts viewers onstage without much of a choice.