RaMell Ross On Double ‘Nickel Boys’ Oscar Nominations: “People Are Responding To The Adventure Of Complexity And The Vicarious”

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On Thursday, documentary filmmaker RaMell Ross scored his first feature film nomination—Ross was previously nominated in 2018 for his documentary film Hale County This Morning, This Evening—for Nickel Boys in Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture.

The historical drama, based on Colson Whitehead’s book of the same name, chronicles the deep friendship between two teenagers (Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson) who have to overcome the shocking brutality and horrific discriminatory regulations of a Florida reform school in the Jim Crow South.

Below, Deadline talks to Ross about his nomination and the making of the film.  DEADLINE: Where were you when you found out that you received your nominations?  RAMELL ROSS: You know, people say [it’s just] me, but there are a lot of people who helped with this film.

We have a huge team that has been out there hitting the pavement for Nickel Boys. However, I was on my couch in my studio under the covers [laughs].