Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay

b. 1972 (age 54) Long Beach, California, USA
Writer

Ava Marie DuVernay (born August 24, 1972) is an American director, screenwriter, film marketer, and film distributor. At the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, DuVernay won the Best Director Prize for her second feature film Middle of Nowhere, becoming the first African-American woman to win the award. For her work in Selma (2014), DuVernay was the first black female director to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award. With Selma, she was also the first black female director to have her film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, though she was not nominated for Best Director. In 2017, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for her film 13th (2016).

Known For

Selma
🎞️
★ 7.5
Selma
2014
Middle of Nowhere
🎞️
★ 6.6
Middle of Nowhere
2012
Queen Sugar
📺
★ 7.8
Queen Sugar
2016
When They See Us
📺
★ 8.8
When They See Us
2019

Filmography

🎬
🎞️
AAFCA 9th Annual Special Achievement Awards
2026 Self
🎬
🎞️
The 17th Annual AAFCA Awards
2026 Self
🎬
📺
Hussle
2026 Director
🎬
🎞️
★ 1.8
Critics Choice 7th Annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television
2025 Self
Becoming King
🎞️
★ 6.5
Becoming King
2024 Self
Origin
🎞️
★ 7.2
Origin
2023 Director Writer
The Queen
📺
★ 5.2
The Queen
2023 Writer
🎬
🎞️
★ 1.1
Etalk in Conversation with Ava DuVernay
2023 Self
Naomi
📺
★ 4.9
Naomi
2022 Writer
DMZ
📺
★ 5.5
DMZ
2022 Director
One Perfect Shot
📺
★ 6.0
One Perfect Shot
2022 Self Director Writer
Only in Theaters
🎞️
★ 7.2
Only in Theaters
2022 Self
🎬
📺
More Than a Celebrity
2022 Self
🎬
🎞️
49th Student Academy Awards
2022 Self
Colin in Black & White
📺
★ 6.3
Colin in Black & White
2021 Writer Director
Home Sweet Home
📺
★ 5.8
Home Sweet Home
2021 Writer
Regard noir
🎞️
★ 7.4
Regard noir
2021 Self
Cherish the Day
📺
★ 6.4
Cherish the Day
2020 Writer
Aggie
🎞️
★ 7.0
Aggie
2020 Self
🎬
🎞️
★ 2.0
2020 TIFF Tribute Awards
2020 Self
When They See Us
📺
★ 8.8
When They See Us
2019 Writer Director
Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now
🎞️
★ 7.8
Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now
2019 Self
🎬
🎞️
★ 3.0
2019 VH1 Trailblazer Honors
2019 Actress
🎬
🎞️
The Annual IFP Gotham Awards
2019 Self
A Wrinkle in Time
🎞️
★ 4.3
A Wrinkle in Time
2018 Director
Shine on with Reese
📺
★ 7.5
Shine on with Reese
2018 Self
Half the Picture
🎞️
★ 7.2
Half the Picture
2018 Self
🎬
🎞️
★ 2.4
Essence 10th Anniversary Black Women in Hollywood Awards
2017 Actress
🎬
🎞️
Genius Talks
2017 Self
🎬
🎞️
The British Academy Britannia Awards
2017 Self
13th
🎞️
★ 8.2
13th
2016 Director Writer
Queen Sugar
📺
★ 7.8
Queen Sugar
2016 Writer Director
August 28th
🎞️
★ 6.0
August 28th
2016 Director Writer
For Justice
🎞️
★ 3.3
For Justice
2015 Director
🎬
🎞️
★ 3.2
Black Girls Rock!
2015 Self
🎬
🎞️
★ 8.2
5TH NAFCA: African Oscar
2015 Self
🎬
🎞️
The 39th Annual Women in Film Crystal & Lucy Awards
2015 Self
🎬
🎞️
The 365Black Awards
2015 Self
🎬
🎞️
Countdown to the Oscars: 15 Movies That Changed American Cinema
2015 Self
Selma
🎞️
★ 7.5
Selma
2014 Director
Life Itself
🎞️
★ 7.8
Life Itself
2014 Self
🎬
📺
Creative Spark
2014 Self
🎬
🎞️
★ 4.8
The Door
2013 Director Writer
Nine for IX
📺
★ 6.3
Nine for IX
2013 Director
Scandal
📺
★ 7.7
Scandal
2012 Director
Middle of Nowhere
🎞️
★ 6.6
Middle of Nowhere
2012 Director Writer
🎬
🎞️
★ 2.6
Grace
2011 Writer
I Will Follow
🎞️
★ 6.1
I Will Follow
2010 Director Writer
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
🎞️
★ 6.7
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
2010 Director
🎬
🎞️
★ 3.9
TV One Night Only: Live from the Essence Music Festival
2010 Director Writer
🎬
🎞️
★ 2.5
Essence Presents: Faith in 2010
2010 Director Writer
🎬
🎞️
★ 4.6
Compton in C Minor
2009 Director
This Is the Life
🎞️
★ 6.9
This Is the Life
2008 Director Writer
Saturday Night Life
🎞️
★ 6.6
Saturday Night Life
2006 Director Writer
🎬
🎞️
The Last Amazons
Writer
Untitled Lupita Nyong'o/Rihanna Project
🎞️
Untitled Lupita Nyong'o/Rihanna Project
Director
Battle of Versailles
🎞️
Battle of Versailles
Writer
🎬
🎞️
Heist of Benin
Director
🎬
📺
Untitled Ava DuVernay
Writer
← Back