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Kemp Powers Explains Why Regina King ‘Deserves a Medal’ for Directing ‘One Night in Miami’

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Angelique Jackson “One Night in Miami” is a work of historical fiction, but the film stands to make history: Regina King could become the first Black woman nominated for a best director Oscar.

King, whose list of honors includes an Oscar and four Emmys for her acting, is also a prolific television director; she makes her feature directorial debut with the film.“I’d be proud of her because she deserves it,” screenwriter Kemp Powers says of King’s possible nomination. “She did her job so well that it actually disguises how great a job she did as a director.”“It was complex as hell to shoot this film that, ostensibly, 50% takes place in one location.

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