It turns out that Geoffrey Fletcher also made a fi...

2010-03-09T08:26:09.773-05:00

It turns out that Geoffrey Fletcher also made a first - he's the first African American to win for screenplay. I, myself, was surprised because even though I knew no woman had won, it wasn't until that night that I learned no African American had ever won.

But I'm really happy for Kathryn Bigelow. I watched The Hurt Locker and it blew me away (oh, oops, no pun intended). It was one of the best movies I've seen in a long time.

Actually, Lee Daniels is the second African-Americ...

2010-03-08T22:09:02.843-05:00

Actually, Lee Daniels is the second African-American to be nominated for Best Director. The first was John Singleton, for 1991's "Boyz n the Hood."

It's still a shameful record. Although when Barbra Streisand walked out to present the award, my first thought was, "That's it--Kathryn's got it in the bag."

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It turns out that Geoffrey Fletcher also made a fi...

Actually, Lee Daniels is the second African-Americ...