Monday, January 29, 2018

Oscar Herstory

Welcome back to Good Gay News Monday (GGNM because I’ve never met an overly long acronym I didn’t love to bits). Last week, out cinematographer Rachel Morrison became the first women to be nominated for best cinematography by the Academy Awards. That’s right, since 1929 when they started no women have ever been nominated for the award before now. In the meantime 651 men were nominated during those 89 years. Cool, cool.

Rachel was nominated for her work on “Mudbound,” the critically acclaimed feature from out filmmaker Dee Rees (who was deservedly nominated for best adapted screenplay). Rachel, it should be noted, also became the first lesbian nominated for a best cinematography Oscar.

She got the news while in the Burbank airport with her wife and their son, on their way to Sundance. AE (the good, old AE) interviewed her way back in 2008. Look what a difference 10 years makes. After her historic nomination, Rachel tweeted this.


And, as if to further prove how much anything is possible, Rachel’s next project is as cinematographer for the much-anticipated, looks-cool-as-hell “Black Panther.” Don’t dream it, be it. Happy Monday, all.

4 comments:

Osiris said...

No Grammy recaps ?!?

Carmen SanDiego said...

""Don’t dream it, be it" is the best take here. You go Morrison! And I still miss AE...
oh, by the way DS, hope to see you at A-Camp..

Kathleen said...

I was wowed by Mudbound. Many congrats!

Karen said...

I agree why don't you write for After Ellen anymore ? That was a bigger platform.