Describing the difference between the play of
male and female children in the
black community where she developed, Johnson says: the boys in the neighborhood had this game with rope... tug -
o» - war..
The period movie, about a free
black man from New York who is abducted and sold into slavery, has landed filmmaker Steve McQueen a nod for Best Director, while Chiwetel Ejiofor is shortlisted for Best
Male Lead, and Michael Fassbender and Lupita Nyong»
o will compete in the supporting actor and actress categories, respectively.