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NAACP Image Awards: Beyoncé and Daughter Blue Ivy Carter Among Night Two Non-Televised Winners

Film winners included 'Emilia Pérez,' 'Wicked,' 'Nickel Boys' and 'The Six Triple Eight.'

Where to Stream Oscar-Nominated Drama ‘Nickel Boys’ Online

Watch the film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by author Colson Whitehead.

‘Nickel Boys’ Writer-Director RaMell Ross Talks Reinventing a Point of View

Ross walks THR through a protagonist POV scene in which Elwood, the film’s main character, first catches a glimpse of his new home at reform school after being accused of stealing a car.

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Is Nobody’s Second Fiddle

The 'Nickel Boys' actress specializes in supporting roles that steal the spotlight: “If we only know the figurehead and we don’t know the women who were doing the groundwork, it’s not the full truth.”

“If You Show Any Doubt, They’ll Eat You Alive”: Ridley Scott, Denis Villeneuve and the Director Roundtable

Six Oscar-contending directors come clean about the question of self-confidence, unnecessary multiple takes and what it’s really like to work with Denzel Washington.

NAACP Image Awards Nominations: ‘The Piano Lesson’ Leads Film Nods With 14

Other movies topping the list include six-time nominees 'Nickel Boys,' 'Bob Marley: One Love' and 'The Book of Clarence' and five-time nominees 'Wicked' and 'The Six Triple Eight.'

‘Sonic 3’ Powers Up, John Mulaney’s ‘All In’ Arrives on Broadway and This Week’s Best Events

Inside this week's biggest Hollywood premieres, parties and openings.

Ethan Herisse’s ‘Nickel Boys’ Dreams Have Already Come True

The burgeoning star, who leads Ramell Ross’ Oscar hopeful, says all he wants is for audiences to feel how much love they put into making it. 

‘Nickel Boys’ Named Best Picture of 2024 by Toronto Film Critics Association

RaMell Ross picked up the best director prize for the Jim Crow-era friendship drama, while sharing the best adapted screenplay prize for the Colson Whitehead novel adaptation.

‘Sing Sing’ Tops African American Film Critics Association Awards

'Nickel Boys,' 'The Piano Lesson' and 'The Wild Robot' also received multiple prizes.

“It’s Like Wrangling Cats, Isn’t It?”: Ed Lachman, Greig Fraser, Alice Brooks and THR’s Cinematographer Roundtable

DPs of the season’s biggest and brightest (though not always literally) movies – 'Gladiator II,' 'Wicked,' 'Dune: Part Two,' 'Emilia Pérez,' 'Nickel Boys' and 'Maria' – reveal the ways behind their wizardry.

Why ‘Nickel Boys’ Made That Wild POV Choice

Editor Nicholas Monsour on seeing the action through characters’ eyes.