Ava DuVernay
Birth Name:
Ava Marie DuVernay
Birth Place:
Long Beach, California, United States
Profession
Producer, Director, Writer, Actress, Editorial department, Music department
Fast Facts
- Named of of Fortune Magazine's 2017 50 Greatest World Leaders
- Was named on of TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2017
- Graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles
- Worked as a publicist and marketer before becoming a filmmaker
- Founded the film distribution company Array
- Directed the Jay-Z music video "Family Fued․"
- Edited her film "A Wrinkel in Time" across the hall from director Ryan Coogler, who was editing his film "Black Panther" at the same time
Awards
- 2008Audience Choice Award - Best Documentary:Winner
- 2008Jury Award - Honorable Mention - Documentary:Winner
- 2008Audience Award - Best Documentary:Winner
- 2008Jury Award - Honorable Mention:Winner
- 2008Audience Award - Documentary:Winner
- 2010Black Reel - Outstanding Independent Feature:Nominated
- 2011AAFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 2012AAFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 2012Special MentionWinner
- 2012Black Reel - Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted:Nominated
- 2012Black Reel - Best Director:Nominated
- 2012Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Feature:Nominated
- 2012Humanitas Prize - Sundance Film Category:Nominated
- 2012Bronze Horse - Best Film:Nominated
- 2012Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic:Nominated
- 2012Directing Award - Dramatic:Winner
- 2013EDA Female Focus Award - Best Woman Screenwriter:Nominated
- 2013Black Reel - Best Film:Nominated
- 2013Black Reel - Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted:Winner
- 2013Black Reel - Best Director:Winner
- 2013Best Directorial DebutNominated
- 2013John Cassavetes AwardWinner
- 2014AAFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2014ACCA - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014BFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2014Black Reel - Outstanding Television Documentary:Nominated
- 2014DFWFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014ICP Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014New Generation AwardWinner
- 2014OFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014Reel Black Award - Outstanding Television Documentary:Nominated
- 2014Wyatt AwardWinner
- 2014WAFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014WFCC Award - Best Movie by a Woman:Winner
- 2015EDA Female Focus Award - Best Woman Director:Winner
- 2015EDA Female Focus Award - Female Icon of the Year:Winner
- 2015EDA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015TopsNominated
- 2015Audience Award - Best Film:Winner
- 2015Black Reel - Outstanding Director, Motion Picture:Winner
- 2015COFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2015COFCA Award - Breakthrough Film Artist:Winner
- 2015Christopher Award - Feature Films:Winner
- 2015Cinema for Peace Award - Cinema for Peace Award for The Most Valuable Film of the Year:Winner
- 2015Critics Choice Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015Dorian Award - Film Director of the Year:Winner
- 2015Independent Spirit Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia CinemaWinner
- 2015Breakthrough AwardNominated
- 2015GAFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015Gold Derby Film Award - Director:Nominated
- 2015Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2015Image Award - Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2015NCFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015OFTA Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015Directors to WatchWinner
- 2015Audience Award - Best Narrative Feature:Winner
- 2015Satellite Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2016ACCA - Best Documentary Feature Film:Winner
- 2016Critics' Choice Documentary Award - Best Director (TV/Streaming):Winner
- 2016Grammy - Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media:Nominated
- 2016Video Source AwardWinner
- 2016IDA Award - Best Feature:Nominated
- 2016Courage in Filmmaking AwardWinner
- 2016WFCC Award - Best Woman Storyteller:Winner
- 2016WFCC Award - Best Movie by a Woman:Winner
- 2017Oscar - Best Documentary Feature:Nominated
- 2017EDA Female Focus Award - Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry:Winner
- 2017EDA Female Focus Award - Best Woman Director:Winner
- 2017EDA Award - Best Documentary Feature Film:Winner
- 2017BAFTA Film Award - Best Documentary:Winner
- 2017Black Reel - Outstanding Documentary Feature:Winner
- 2017Black Reel - Outstanding Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2017Black Reel - Outstanding Directing, Drama Series:Nominated
- 2017Black Reel - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 2017Black Reel - Outstanding Writing, Drama Series:Nominated
- 2017Impact AwardWinner
- 2017Cinema for Peace Award - Cinema for Peace Award for Justice:Nominated
- 2017Independent Spirit Award - Best Documentary:Nominated
- 2017Gold Derby Film Award - Documentary Feature:Nominated
- 2017Humanitas Prize - Documentaries - Special Awards Category:Winner
- 2017Image Award - Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series:Winner
- 2017INOCA - Best Documentary:Nominated
- 2017OFTA Film Award - Best Documentary Picture:Nominated
- 2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special:Winner
- 2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming:Nominated
- 2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming:Winner
- 2017SFCS Award - Best Documentary Feature:Nominated
- 2018Black Reel - Outstanding Writing, Drama Series:Nominated
- 2018Black Reel - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 2018Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Nonfiction Filmmaking:Nominated
- 2018HCA Award - Best Female Director:Nominated
- 2018Image Award - Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2019AAFCA Award - Best Writing:Winner
- 2019Black Reel - Outstanding Directing, TV Movie/Limited Series:Winner
- 2019Black Reel - Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series:Nominated
- 2019Black Reel - Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series:Nominated
- 2019Black Reel - Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series:Nominated
- 2019Black Reel - Outstanding TV Movie/Limited Series:Winner
- 2019Black Reel - Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series:Winner
- 2019Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Series - Longform:Winner
- 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Limited Series:Nominated
- 2020DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series:Nominated
- 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Documentary Feature of the Decade:Nominated
- 2020Humanitas Prize - Limited series, TV Movie, or Special:Winner
- 2020Image Award - Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2020Image Award - Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2020PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television:Nominated
- 2022Black Reel - Outstanding Directing, TV Movie/Limited Series:Nominated
- 2023Golden Lion - Best Film:Nominated
- 2023Visionary AwardWinner
- 2023Audience Award - Narrative Feature:Winner
- 2023WAFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2023WFCC Award - Best Woman Storyteller:Nominated
- 2023WFCC Award - Best Movie by a Woman:Nominated
- 2024AAFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2024EDA Female Focus Award - Best Woman Director:Nominated
- 2024Astra TV Award - Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series:Nominated
- 2024Black Reel - Outstanding Film:Nominated
- 2024Black Reel - Outstanding Screenplay:Nominated
- 2024Black Reel - Outstanding Director:Nominated
- 2024Black Reel - Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2024Black Reel - Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2024Cinema for Peace Award - Cinema for Peace Dove for The Political Film of the Year:Nominated
- 2024Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia CinemaNominated
- 2024Image Award - Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture:Winner
- 2024LEJA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2024LEJA Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2024USC Scripter Award - Film:Nominated