Gina Prince-Bythewood Responds To “Eye-Opening” Snubs For Black Women At The Oscars

Essence Magazine:

By Rivea Ruff ·Updated February 9, 2023

Director Gina Prince-Bythewood is breaking her silence on The Academy Awards’ lack of nominations for work from Black women creators.

Despite critical acclaim, high audience ratings, and box office success, The Woman King was infamously excluded from all categories in the 2023 Oscars nominations.

“This awards season was an eye-opener,” Prince-Bythewood wrote in an op-ed for The Hollywood Reporter. “I’ve gotten so many

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