WOMEN IN THE ARTS WOMEN IN Flim BY NADINE PINEDE PHD CONTENT CONSULTANT Suzanne Leonard PhD Associate Professor Simmons College Cover image Melissa McCarthy starred in the 2016 film Ghostbusters Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com
CHAPTER ONE
Motivational Movies Television audiences around the world night It was time to announce the 2015 held their breath It was the end of a long Academy Award for Best Motion Picture The awards also known as the Oscars highlight the best work in the movie industry Being nominated for an Oscar is a big deal Ava DuVernay sat with other excited nominees in the glitzy Hollywood theater She had directed a film about Dr Martin Luther King Jr and the civil rights movement Selma had received glowing reviews It was nominated for Best Motion Picture Director Ava DuVernay’s film Selma was nominated for Best Motion Picture at the 2015 Oscars
