2021Nominee
Best Performance
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Oscar Micheaux
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Metropolis, Illinois, USA
January 2, 1884
Biography
Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films. Although the short-lived Micheaux Book & Film Company produced some films, he is regarded as the first major African-American feature filmmaker, the most successful African-American filmmaker of the first half of the twentieth century and the most prominent producer of race films. He produced both silent films and "talkies" after the industry changed to incorporate speaking actors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Oscar Micheaux licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1920Nominee
Best Director
The Symbol of the Unconquered: A Story of the Ku Klux Klan
1920Nominee
Best Writing
Within Our Gates
Career Highlights
1938Highlight
Best Director
Swing!
1939Highlight
Best Director
Lying Lips
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Within Our Gates