British filmmaker Steve McQueen, extremely honored at house, is again within the Hollywood awards image together with his World Warfare II drama “Blitz,” during which a younger boy (Elliott Heffernan) tries to make his means house by the perils of wartime to his single mom (Saoirse Ronan) after they’re separated.
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McQueen gained a finest image Academy Award for the searing 2013 drama “12 Years a Slave,” which gained …
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… Oscars in all — additionally for supporting actress (Lupita Nyong’o) and tailored screenplay (John Ridley), from …
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… nominations. McQueen misplaced the directing award to Alfonso Cuarón (“Gravity”). He’s one among solely …
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… Black males ever nominated for a directing Oscar. (No Black lady has been nominated.)
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With “Blitz,” McQueen might turn into the primary Black director nominated twice.
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Ratio of BAFTA to Emmy nominations for McQueen’s 2020 small-screen masterpiece “Small Axe,” a five-film exploration of West Indian immigrants in London.
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BAFTA vs. Emmy wins for “Small Axe.”
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McQueen didn’t win from his two BAFTA directing nominations (“12 Years a Slave,” “Small Axe”) however did obtain …
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… The very best first-feature movie award for “Hunger,” and a noncompetitive John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing.
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Sir Steve McQueen obtained one of many U.Okay.’s highest noncompetitive awards, a royal knighthood.
