Ava DuVernay stepped out at the 2026 Oscars with a new beau, whose name she has not revealed publicly ...

*For years, Ava DuVernay has been one of Hollywood’s most respected—and most private—powerhouses. The acclaimed director of Selma, 13th, and Origin has often spoken openly about choosing to focus on ...

To view this video please enable JavaScript. “Art is the foundation of any movement,” is how director Ava DuVernay began our interview as we unpacked the ...

Acclaimed director Ava DuVernay reflected on what the Smithsonian museums mean to Americans as she received a lifetime achievement award on Thursday at the National Museum of American History. Two ...

A writer explores the unspoken system that has shaped America in Director Ava DuVernay’s drama, Origin. Based on Isabel Wilkerson’s influential nonfiction best-seller, Caste: The Origins of Our ...

Netflix will debut a 30-minute interview featuring a dialogue between Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay, the company announced this morning. The special is essentially a supplement to DuVernay’s ...

It’s 8 a.m. in Santa Clarita and Ava DuVernay is thinking about fate. We’re on the set of Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time, the film adaptation of the much-loved fantasy story that she’s directing. Here in ...

“Positive characterizations are complex characterizations,” says writer-director Ava DuVernay, tucking into a serving of roasted potatoes. “That’s all we need to know. They shouldn’t be saccharine.