Precious director Lee Daniels has found his Martin Luther King. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Precious director has cast British actor David Oyelowo in the role of the civil rights leader in Selma.
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It was the first Iraq war movie to really break through, and now “The Hurt Locker” has won six Academy Awards, including best picture and best director, marking the first time an Oscar for directing has gone to a woman. The movie opens with a quote from Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges.
“The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug.” Hedges wrote that line in his book “War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning.”
The film is surprisingly apolitical, given its subject matter. It was written and co-produced by Mark Boal, a journalist who won an Oscar for his screenplay.
The winning director, Kathryn Bigelow, was only the fourth woman ever nominated in that category. She beat out, among others, Lee Daniels, who would have been the first African-American to take home the best-director statuette.
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Gritty drama “Precious” swept the top honors at the Spirit Awards, the movie industry’s annual salute to the best of independent film. The Oscar-nominated film about an obese, illiterate, abused teenager in Harlem won four top honors, including best picture, best director, best actress and best supporting actor. Lee Daniels — who is also nominated for best director at Sunday … Continue reading 'Precious' sweeps Spirit awards
