Sentences with phrase «only black actor»

Samuel L. Jackson is the only black actor to make the list.

Not exact matches

«Deathly Hallows 2» also brings back, if only fitfully, many of the wonderful British character actors who have flitted in and out of the series, including Gary Oldman as Sirius Black, Jim Broadbent as potions professor Horace Slughorn, and Maggie Smith, whose Professor Minerva McGonagall crisply defends Hogwarts against Voldemort's looming hordes.

«Chadwick Boseman was only recently confirmed to be entering the Marvel universe as the emphatic superhero the Black Panther, and while such news left many a film fan scratching their heads as to who this young actor is, it should be a question that's easier to answer when James Brown biopic Get On Up has been released; such is the sheer brilliance of the electric performance by this talented star»... Read More»

Black Hat is a movie that relies on star power to make the film, Chris Hemsworth in the lead roll did a adamant job in his roll but he was about the only memorable actor in the film.

While Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige has gone on record to say that Chadwick Boseman was the only actor they'd considered for Black Panther, finding the right actor for other characters hasn't always been as easy.

But at least this one has the courtesy to offer up a number of gifted comic actors with Black, Jenny Slate, Jason Schwartzman, and Vanessa Bayer on hand to dance through the only - in - America wreckage.

Hollywood star says female actors, such as Jennifer Lawrence, are only being listened to over gender pay gap because black male actors are broadening the discussion

The goal is not only to provide a setting to watch the first African - American superhero lead a film in the Marvel cinematic universe, but also empower children of color to partipate in the arts and help change the fact that of the the 100 highest - grossing films of 2016, roughly a quarter lacked any black characters (stemming from a lack of representation amongst directors, actors and screenwriters).

Moonlight actor's Alex R. Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, and Trevante Rhodes made Black Reel History as being the only actors to be nominated for the same role.

The only British actor to make this list is this talented three - time Black Reel Awards winner, Chiwetel Ejiofor who has quietly garnered ten Black Reel Award nominations during his career.

This year's list included seven actors of color, three African American writers (including the late August Wilson, who wrote the screenplay for Fences), and a Best Director nomination for Barry Jenkins (Moonlight), who becomes only the fourth black director nominated in the Oscars» history after John Singleton, Lee Daniels, and Steve McQueen.

Many actors — especially women but also some men — wore black on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Globes telecast to show solidarity with victims of harassment and abuse and donned Time's Up pins promoting the newly launched vast and ambitious initiative to fight systemic sexual harassment not only in Hollywood a but also in blue - collar workplaces nationwide.

Since the only superpower Hollywood truly recognizes is boffo box office, I hope that the inescapable commercial success of «Black Panther» will result not simply in more black - themed superhero movies but also in something far more valuable: a recognition of the extraordinary range and artistry of black filmmakers, writers, and actors whose talents even now remain so imposingly underrepresented and unexpreBlack Panther» will result not simply in more black - themed superhero movies but also in something far more valuable: a recognition of the extraordinary range and artistry of black filmmakers, writers, and actors whose talents even now remain so imposingly underrepresented and unexpreblack - themed superhero movies but also in something far more valuable: a recognition of the extraordinary range and artistry of black filmmakers, writers, and actors whose talents even now remain so imposingly underrepresented and unexpreblack filmmakers, writers, and actors whose talents even now remain so imposingly underrepresented and unexpressed.

Based on his own experience of being deemed «not black enough,» Townsend played a struggling actor who dreams of great roles, only to be offered nothing but slaves, butlers and jive - talking hoodlums.

Of course, he is not the only factor involved that matters, but no one can deny that this Canadian actor suits the role like a red and black spandex glove (pardon the lame joke), particularly his levity when it comes to shooting sarcasm and spilling profanity (as most of the suit - up sequences are performed by stuntmen).

«Black Sea» appears to be a real return to form for Macdonald, while Law's latest career reinvention has not only resulted in some of his best work, but reaffirms him as one of the more underrated actors in the business.

Dubbed as the most expensive war movie ever made, filming is halted only five days into production due to a skyrocketing budget and a cast of prima donnas that include A-list action star Tugg Speedman (Stiller), Australian method actor Kirk Lazarus (Downey Jr.), drug - addicted comedy star Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black), rapper - turned - actor Alpa Chino (Brandon T. Jackson), and rookie actor Kevin Sandusky (Jay Baruchel).

Complete List of NAACP Image Award Winners Film Categories Best Picture - «The Secret Life of Bees» Best Director - Gina Prince - Bythewood, «The Secret Life of Bees» Best Actor - Will Smith, «Seven Pounds» Best Actress - Rosario Dawson, «Seven Pounds Supporting Actor - Columbus Short, «Cadillac Records» Supporting Actress - Taraji P. Henson, «The Curious Case of Benjamin Button» Independent Film - «Slumdog Millionaire» Documentary - «The Black List» Foreign Film - «The Class» Best Screenplay - Jenny Lumet, «Rachel Getting Married» Television Categories Best Comedy Series - «Tyler Perry's House of Payne» Best Actor in a Comedy Series - LaVan Davis, «Tyler Perry's House of Payne» Best Actress in a Comedy Series - Tracee Ellis Ross, «Girlfriends» Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Lance Gross, «Tyler Perry's House of Payne» Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Keshia Knight Pulliam, «Tyler Perry's House of Payne» Best Dramatic Series - «Grey's Anatomy» Best Actor in a Dramatic Series - Hill Harper, «CSI: NY» Best Actress in a Dramatic Series - Chandra Wilson, «Grey's Anatomy» Supporting Actor in a Dramatic Series - Taye Diggs, «Private Practice» Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Series - Angela Bassett, «ER» Made - for - TV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special - «A Raisin in The Sun» Best Actor in a Made - for - TV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special - Sean Combs, «A Raisin in the Sun» Best Actress in a Made - for - TV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special - Phylicia Rashad, «A Raisin in the Sun» Best Actor in a Sopa Opera - Bryton McClure, «The Young and the Restless» Best Actress in a Sopa Opera - Debbi Morgan, «All My Children» Best Director in a Dramatic Series - Ernest Dickerson, «Lincoln Heights - The Day Before Tomorrow» Best Director in a Comedy Series - Kevin Sullivan, «30 Rock - MILF Island» Best Screenplay for a Dramatic Series - Shonda Rhimes, «Grey's Anatomy: Freedom Part 1 & 2» Best Screenplay for a Comedy Series - Erica D. Montolfo, «The Game: White Coats and White Lies» News / Information Series or Special - «In Conversation: Michelle Obama Interview» Talk Series - «The View» Reality Series - «American Idol 7» Variety Series or Special - «An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Smokey Robinson» Children's Program - «Dora The Explorer» Best Performance in a Children's Series or Special - Keke Palmer, «True Jackson» Music Categories Best Male Artist - Jamie Foxx Best Female Artist - Beyonce» Best New Artist - Jennifer Hudson Best Duo, Group or Collaboration - Jennifer Hudson, featuring Fantasia - «I'm His Only Woman» Best Jazz Artist - Natalie Cole - «Still Unforgettable» Best Gospel Artist - Mary Mary Best World Music Album - Cheryl Keyes - «Let Me Take You There» Best Music Video - «Yes We Can» - Will.i.am Best Song - «Yes We Can» - Will.i.am Best Album - Jennifer Hudson - «Jennifer Hudson» Literary Categories Fiction - «In the Night of the Heat: A Tennyson Hardwick Novel,» Blair Underwood, Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes Nonfiction - «Letter to My Daughter,» Maya Angelou Debut Author - «Barack, Race, and the Media: Drawing My Own Conclusion,» David Glenn Brown Biography / Autobiography - «The Legs are the Last to Go,» Diahann Carroll Instructional - «32 Ways to Be a Champion in Business,» Earvin «Magic» Johnson Poetry - «Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of «Poetry With a Beat»» Nikki Giovanni Children - «Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope,» Nikki Grimes (illustrator - Bryan Collier) Youth / Teens - «Letters to a Young Sister: Define Your Destiny,» Hill Harper

Hollywood may still be largely in denial about its diversity problem, pointing to the success of black actors like Anthony Hopkins and Asian - Americans like Tilda Swinton and Emma Stone while making only minor changes to the MPAA's nominating process after last year's #OscarsSoWhite controversy.

The voice cast does not only feature Jack Black (Brütal Legend, Tenacious D, School of Rock) and Jennifer Hale (Brütal Legend, Mass Effect, Metal Gear) but many more Double Fine voice actor veterans.

James Dean's black leather «Rolfs» wallet and key to room 82 of the Iroquois Hotel symbolize the only stability in the nomadic existence of a young actor whose career was skyrocketing.