Till Helmer Calls Out “Unabashed Misogyny Towards Black Women” in Hollywood After Oscar Snub

Director Chinonye Chukwu is calling out misogynoir in Hollywood. After her film Till was completely shut out of the 2023 Oscar nominations—including missing out on a perceived lock of a nomination for the film’s star Danielle Deadwyler in the best-actress race—Chukwu called out the industry’s “unabashed misogyny towards Black women.” “We live in a world and work in industries that are so aggressively committed to upholding whiteness and perpetuating an unabashed misogyny towards Black women,” Chukwu captioned a photo that she posted on Instagram shortly after the nominations were announced. Deadwyler starred in Till as Mamie Till-Mobley, mother of Emmett… Read Full Article