But the night's highlight was speaking with two actors who gave us some of the most groundbreaking performances of the last ...

Based on a true story, the drama follows two young Black men who befriend one another inside a segregated reform school.

Keke Palmer, Giancarlo Esposito, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Aaron Pierre and Marla Gibbs — the ceremony, presented by Nice Crowd, ...

The director RaMell Ross narrates a sequence from his film, which is shot from the point of view of its characters. The movie is nominated for best picture.

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor didn't intend to find her niche as an actor starring in movies and TV shows about race. But with a long ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor interview each other about Hard Truths and Nickel Boys and working with creatively bold directors.

So then we flew in all kinds of other rental things, and with Aunjanue, we explored a few different variations.” Loar says that meant she and Ellis-Taylor getting together and asking a lot of ...

The director RaMell Ross narrates a sequence from his film, which has been nominated for best picture.

Oscar-nominated actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor considers Mississippi her home, and her latest theatrical release is one that touches on topics familiar to the state. "Nickel Boys" takes on systemic ...

In under 12 months, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor has appeared in five films – The Color Purple, Origin, The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat, The Deliverance and now Nickel Boys – all directed by Black ...

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is happy to acknowledge that, since emerging from university in the mid-1990s, she has rarely been short of work. It says here that her first professional gig was playing ...

Help support the DJs, journalists, and staff of the station you love. Actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor discusses her emotionally restrained performances and her latest role in ‘Nickel Boys’, where she ...