Tag: Oscars

Shunika Terry is nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for Sinners, the film that earned a record-breaking 16 nominations at this year's Academy Awards. Here, she talks about how she went from a salon to the film and TV industry, working with Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan on Sinners, and how it feels to be nominated.

Christalyn Hampton’s directorial career couldn’t have got off to a better start. Her debut as a filmmaker, The Devil is Busy, which she co-directed with Geeta Gandbhir, has been nominated for the Best Documentary Short Film at the 98th Academy Awards. Set at a women’s healthcare clinic in Atlanta, the film shows a day in the life of Tracii, its head of security. Atlanta magazine spoke with Hampton about the film, why documentaries are so important, and what she hopes the film's impact will be. 

Over the past 15 years, Dunwoody native Ryan White has established himself as one of the most entertaining and captivating documentary filmmakers working in American cinema. Come See Me in the Good Light has earned White his first Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature. The film celebrates the life, work, career, and activism of Andrea Gibson, the late poet who garnered a legion of fans as a spoken-word artist. We spoke with White about how growing up in Atlanta inspired him to become a documentary filmmaker, his love for Southern stories, and his connection to Gibson’s poetry.

Powell is known for her work on films like The Favourite, Shakespeare in Love, and Carol

A Super Fly remake, new TBS series Miracle Workers, CW superhero series Black Lightning, Netflix's Ozark, and Avengers: Infinity War and 4 were just a few of the movies and TV shows that filmed in Atlanta in January.

From where we sit, I can pick out Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Nicole Kidman, and, in a floor-level opera box, butt-kicker extraordinaire Jackie Chan. Oddly, the two seats next to me remain empty throughout the night. Could someone really not find a babysitter willing to work during the Oscars?