Ellis-Taylor was among the special honorees at the awards show, feted not just for turning another year older, but for ...

The movie is nominated for best picture ... Hattie, who’s played by Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, is visiting her grandson, Elwood, who is played by Ethan Herisse at Nickel Academy, in which he ...

The "Nickel Boys" star is always going to speak up: about injustices in the world, representation in Hollywood, and the awards season snub that still stings. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor didn't intend to ...

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor stars as Hattie in director RaMell ... She wants the Mississippi audience to see it. The movie is in limited release and will be in theaters nationwide in January.

As soon as Academy Award-nominated actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor saw the work of filmmaker ... school known for its history of abuse. The movie, set in Jim Crow-era Florida, is adapted from ...

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor didn't intend to find her niche as an actor starring in movies and TV shows about race. But with a long list of credits punctuated by acclaimed projects that tackle the topic ...

The movie’s stylistic delivery makes it so ... as was often the case). Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor gives the best overall performance as Hattie, with work that is often stunning – and again, even ...

Meanwhile, others have no clue what’s going on. Among them: Elwood’s grandmother (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor) who comes to visit and is denied a few moments of connection. Sadistic and cruel (it ...