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Our breakdown of 3 significant Black moments from the 2026 BAFTAs: Wumi Mosaku's upset win, Ryan Coogler's historic Sinners victories, and My Father's Shadow impact . From L-R: Wumi Mosaku, Ryan Coogler, and Akinola Davie Jr.  The 2026 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards  took place yesterday, 22nd February 2026, at the Royal Festival Hall, London. The Awards, which serve as one of the major stops in the 2026 Awards season, leading up to the Oscars in March, pr

Why the Lupita Nyong'o Helen of Troy controversy exposes Hollywood hypocrisy: From White Jesus to Egyptian gods, accuracy only matters for Black actors. What should be a non-issue has quickly devolved into ugly Internet discourse about race and historical accuracy, flawed as the latter is.  Elon Musk says Christopher Nolan  "has lost his integrity." The crime? Rumoured casting of Lupita Nyong'o  as Helen of Troy in his upcoming epic The Odyssey , set to premiere July 17, 2026

A New Chapter in the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul's Cinematic Journey By Sahndra Fon Dufe , Atlanta, GA Source: Deadline Mary J. Blige continues her successful partnership with Lifetime  as her latest film, Mary J. Blige Presents: Be Happy, premieres this Friday, February 7, at 8 p.m. ET as part of the network's "Love of a Lifetime" winter slate. This marks the first project in Blige's newly extended three-picture deal with Lifetime, following the success of her previous films Real

A Black Film Wire Deep Dive Netflix/Liam Daniel  Four days ago, Cape Town was buzzing. The South African premiere of Bridgerton Season 4 at the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa was an Afrocouture masquerade that brought African fashion to the forefront of one of the world's biggest shows. Zozibini Tunzi  wore a custom Georges Malelu masterpiece made entirely of cowrie shells. Katlego Lebogang  incorporated cowrie beads into her afro hairstyle. Nigerian actress Idia Ais

Twenty-four years after Halle Berry's historic Oscars win, Black women remain trapped in a ‘supporting role win hole’.  By Sahndra Fon Dufe On March 24, 2002, Halle Berry  became the first Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress. In her tearful acceptance speech for Monster's Ball , she declared the moment was "for every nameless, faceless woman of color that now has a chance because this door tonight has been opened." Twenty-four years later, the door remains o

How Black actors are shaping the conversation in this Awards season.  By Sahndra Fon Dufe The 2026 Actor Awards nominations arrived with a record-breaking seven nods for One Battle After Another , but the real story extends beyond any single film's dominance. Black actors secured five individual nominations across the film categories (two in the TV category), distributed across leading, supporting, and ensemble categories in ways that reveal progress, but also persistent patt

AFFC Storytellers Film Lab Cohort III is now accepting applications from emerging female filmmakers in Nairobi. 6-week program, apply by February 2. The African Female Filmmakers Collective  (AFFC) has announced an open call for its highly anticipated Storytellers Film Lab Cohort III , a transformative opportunity designed specifically for emerging women filmmakers based in Nairobi, Kenya. This intensive six-week program offers hands-on training, professional mentorship, and

2026 Golden Globes: Teyana Taylor's Best Supporting Female Actor win and Sinners’ Best Original Score and Cinematic and Box Office Achievement were the night's only Black wins.  In a surprising turn of events, the 83rd Annual Golden Globes  Award Ceremony, which held on Sunday, January 11, 2026, ended with only three wins for nominated Black talent: Teyana Taylor  who won Best Supporting Female Actor for her role in One Battle After Another  and Ryan Coogler’s   Sinners   whi

By Sahndra Fon Dufe | Black Film Wire The 20th anniversary of the BET Awards pulled off the impossible: they gave us gospel and Glorilla, Snoop and scripture, Mariah and a mic stand. I showed up ready for Black excellence… but I was not prepared for the emotional rollercoaster that would follow. This show was part sermon, part soul train, part fever dream. From Jamie Foxx’s miraculous return to Taraji P. Henson turning every outfit change into a full-blown theatrical moment,

Denzel Washington. Jake Gyllenhaal. Othello on Broadway Credit | Othello Tickets The latest Broadway revival of Shakespeare's Othello , starring Denzel Washington as Othello and Jake Gyllenhaal as Iago, has taken the theater world by storm, achieving unprecedented financial success. The production grossed an impressive $2.8 million during its first week of previews at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, setting a new record for a non-musical play on Broadway. This groundbreaking pro

Aja Naomi King, Katori Hall & Angi Bones to Be Honored at 10th Annual Black Women Film Network Summit in Atlanta (Atlanta, GA – March 1,...

Michelle Yeoh and Omari Hardwick on StarTrek The wait is over! Star Trek’s highly anticipated spin-off, Section 31 , has officially...