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It’s about running your leg of the race and passing the baton onto the great runner. “It’s always about the next generation, and that’s our job in this lifetime. The film becomes a showcase for the next generation of Black women in Hollywood, notably Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim and Jayme Lawson. Meryl Streep has more nominations in the category, with 17, with two statuettes. For comparison, there have been 14 instances of Black women nominated for best actress, with one winner, Halle Berry (for 2001’s “Monster’s Ball”). In the film, Davis plays Nanisca, a brave warrior and a General of the Agojie, the all-female warrior unit that protected the West African kingdom during the 17th to 19th centuries.ĭavis is an Oscar-winner for “Fences” (2016) and is the most nominated Black actress with four noms.

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Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, the scale and brevity of the movie is a seamless effort, boasting noteworthy performances, along with an impressive team of artisans, including composer Terence Blanchard and cinematographer Polly Morgan. The only one it surprises is you.”ĭavis emerges as an action star in a film that blends large-scale historical epics like “Braveheart” (1995) and “Gladiator” (2001), both Oscar winners for best picture. “I know my story can reach you as your story can reach me. Just today, Davis says, a white woman asked her, “Does it surprise you that your story could reach me as a white woman?” “I feel human stories are for everyone, not just Black consumption.” “There was a sense that our stories aren’t universal and can’t reach the white man or woman or the Hispanic man or woman,” Davis tells Variety.

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