Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor gives an award-worthy performance in "Nickel Boys." She got an Oscar nomination for King Richard," but ...

"Origin" director Ava DuVernay and actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor discuss grief, awards season "frustration" and their ...

(JTA) — Early in the new drama “Origin,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning Black author Isabel Wilkerson (played by Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor ... But this movie’s version of Wilkerson can’t ...

is basically brought to life in a sweeping cinematic exploration of human history. This film is basically a drama about the writing of a non-fiction book. In the film, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor plays ...

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.

The film not only explores the personal journey of Isabel Wilkerson but also takes a deeper dive into the topic of ‘Caste’ and its global connections. Ava DuVernay has a way of retelling true ...

By Brande Victorian Behind every great man, as the old, outdated expression goes, there’s a great woman — and there’s a pretty decent chance she’s been played by Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.

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

Oscar-nominated actress Aunjanue ... Ellis-Taylor, who attended Jackson's Tougaloo College, has many film and television credits, including "The Help," "The Color Purple," "Origin," and "Lovecraft ...

The 'Nickel Boys' actress specializes in supporting roles that steal the spotlight: “If we only know the figurehead and we don’t know the women who were doing the groundwork, it’s not the full truth.” ...