Lee Daniels tells ET’s Nischelle Turner as the game-changing filmmaker looks back on his career in Hollywood, which includes directing Oprah Winfrey in as well as helming, the first major biopic about the legendary jazz singer since 1972’s.
Starring singer Andra Day, the film recounts the unapologetic icon’s fierce battle with the federal government, which targeted her in its escalating war on drugs and tried to stop her from singing the controversial ballad, “Strange Fruit,” which protested against the lynching of Black Americans.
Ahead of its Friday release on Hulu, it has already garnered considerable awards season attention as well as two Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress in a Motion Picture -- Drama and Best Original Song for.
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