At Sunday's Oscars, actor, screenwriter and director Jordan Peele made cinematic history, becoming the first black director to win an Oscar for best screenplay. (relevantmagazine.com)
Produced for just $ 5 million (which is shoestring budget by industry standards), it dominated at the box office, making Peele the first black director to make $ 100 million for a debut film. (relevantmagazine.com)
Barry Jenkins, who directed Moonlight, is also the first black director since Steve McQueen (2013's Best Picture winner 12 Years a Slave) to be recognized for Best Director, a category that's only nominated four black men — John Singleton, Lee Daniels, McQueen and Jenkins — since the award was first handed out in 1929. (etonline.com)